michigan highway mile long state trunkline highway state michigan highway runs termini highway near northeastern lower_peninsula state runs inland small communities region passing forests fields course crosses including river runs river road national scenic region includes areas original created series roads ohio state line flint sections later joined highway replaced current created near moved extended southward encompass roadway second segment added later 1930s second extension end decade added segment highway sections connected late 1940s highway completely paved early 1960s designations added respectively route description begins intersection road near town highway runs north road mixed forest agricultural area inland road passes community crosses branch lake state railway south trunkline crosses tributary river follows street running near town north town highway crosses main channel river intersects rural area miles west road continues north fields reaching edge northern county north community road enters near trunkline takes turn east passes river river road national scenic starts road highway generally follows river passes logging community commemorated monument intersection river road turns north cross designation continues east follow river bridge downstream crossing high water highway turns northwesterly forest land cross north county line trunkline follows baker state roads near hunters lakes meets western terminus county road community highway crosses north highway passes continues rural near merges run concurrently curving northwest past eastern terminus county road north town separate turns westward continues north exiting highway line crosses beaver creek process trunkline runs east runs north mixed forest fields community southeast town turns eastward short distance turning north town highway crosses near community runs northern portion runs highway passes community eastern road continues north terminus intersection junction inland near big little trout lakes southeast maintained michigan_department_of_transportation mdot like state highways responsibilities department tracks volume traffic roads jurisdiction use metric called average annual daily traffic aadt statistical calculation average daily number vehicles segment roadway mdot surveys calculated highest volume traffic cars north junction highest commercial aadt trucks river road national scenic segment north junction lowest traffic counts cars trucks near northern terminus section concurrent listed national_highway_system network roads important country economy defense mobility history previous routing july designation roads southern lower_peninsula southern segment ran ohio state line north area northern section ran flint way brighton gap segments eliminated middle created november original redesignated current routing segment current routing designated time road ran intersection near ran north moved inland routing follow shoreline alignment route extension changes highway lengthened northwards end second segment added ran north county line end decade routing moved location follow time highway rerouted extended northwards terminate downtown northernmost segment downtown redesignated truncated junction southeast town early closed gap northern southern segments adding earth roadways near second county line year northern end highway near moved eliminate segments roadway routing ran north terminate change middle section straightened paved realigned series roads single set curves county line late time project completed paved december designated section second designation added september listed roadway river road national scenic beginning mdot spent substantial sums money year program upgrade replacing bridges adding passing lanes community embarked project length town project cost installed park benches new lighting highway funding venture came federal government mdot particular mdot restored old bridge river built new parallel upgraded bridge straightened leveled roadway longer deep river valley change improved safety highway area new bridge opened traffic october original bridge left place recreational uses original structure parker bridge foot spans built total length feet makes longest type michigan major intersections
M-65 (Michigan highway)