michigan highway north south state trunkline highway lower_peninsula state michigan runs ohio state border connects state route north terminates junction interstate capitol loop highway mainly serves local communities route passes farm lands southern state segment routed concurrently highway northern end runs urban areas street named current highway carry designation located near near lower_peninsula 1920s 1930s current highway designated parts numbers later dropped favor designation loop route designated rerouted area designation applied highway state completed paving twice segment returned gravel surface years 1950s southern section rerouted 1960s sections converted divided highways late 1970s route description ends michigan state line north pioneer ohio roadway travels northward state line pioneer road agricultural areas reaching junction west trunkline turns westward curves north lake southeast passes northwest course broad street road passing blocks west leaving town road bends north olds street runs parallel community intersects highways run concurrently half mile returns northwesterly course leaves town continuing parallel river enters town southeast passing near downtown meets northern terminus highway leaves heading northwest homer road miles bending north crosses trunkline passes farmland runs homer street homer passing roundabout meets highways run concurrently town northeast road briefly splits divided highway near end concurrency heads north continues eastward continues northward mile road city crossing downtown merges continues east concurrently business loop michigan avenue passing near heading north interchange exit interchange marks end continues northward road heads north farmland village turns eastward main street passes town highway continues easterly road turning northward cross shortly crossing county line comes southwest meet highways travel form main street city separate north town leaves northwest continues northeast canal michigan streets miles trunkline splits divided highway runs parallel general course crosses river southeast opposing directions merge undivided highway north river crossing meets exit southern border road continues north residential neighborhoods boulevard highway travels northeasterly southern capital city far road turns northward old street bordered commercial properties area widens boulevard south intersection crossing north river highway bordered site plant century produced cars ends junction north assembly plant area exit boulevard continues north interchange capitol loop maintained michigan_department_of_transportation mdot like state highways michigan maintenance responsibilities department tracks volume traffic uses roadways jurisdiction volumes expressed metric called annual average daily traffic statistical calculation average daily number vehicles segment roadway mdot surveys showed highest traffic levels vehicles daily north lowest counts vehicles day state line junction section listed national_highway_system network roads important country economy defense mobility history previous designations state highway system originally signed designated road lake michigan shoreline hart highway decommissioned designated gravel road east lake michigan highway decommissioned current designation highway signed ohio state line area western terminus extended homer terminated years later western terminus truncated end remainder extension version renumbered traveled pioneer road ohio border turning west road north clark road west montgomery road north road time loop planned continue north corner pioneer montgomery road turned west met clark road short loop designated later year routing shifted alignment eliminating route middle highway extended northward end designation replaced completely paved segment homer converted gravel surface change reverted years later concurrency redesignated city freeway completed year business loop redesignated designation removed freeway applied time concurrency new alignment highway opened ransom area north western terminus scaled end new highway near supplanted divided highway section opened north major intersections
M-99 (Michigan highway)