michigan highway east west state trunkline highway state michigan runs area junction highway jackson area ends interstate trunkline passes mix farm fields woodlands crosses runs rivers connects small towns southern area state westernmost segment runs divided highway easternmost section freeway bypass jackson originally designed rest state highway system michigan ran roughly current route connecting downtown downtown jackson western end extended bypasses smaller towns highway added bypasses resulted creation alternate route concord route decommissioned bypassed 1950s business loop bus created town western end truncated current location business loop converted business spur route description starts interchange southeast southwestern interchange highway runs northeasterly divided highway detroit road intersection bus yankee road main highway turns east shore trunkline continues mixed farm fields woodlands running northeastward rounding southern approach town runs north south town broadway street merging run concurrently downtown turns eastward state street separating leaves town crossing line east runs past farm fields highway passes meeting north east jones trunkline crosses meets south rivers highways run concurrently northward retail business corridor intersection michigan avenue turns east michigan avenue following bus downtown business loop turns north intersection meets near crossing continuing eastward passes high school rivers municipal running trunkline turns north runs continues town farm fields near highway runs river east town meets run east northeast extreme northwest corner south athens turns northward continues southern road runs meets southern end runs north area continues east farm fields meets interstate northwest town continuing homer highway runs street town merges intersection street east town highway widens lane divided highway turns north short section roadway lane highway trunkline crosses concord crosses passes campus outside jackson highway widens freeway bypass west city bypass interchange michigan avenue near north interchange highway picks business loop crosses norfolk line area freeway ends trumpet interchange northwest jackson maintained michigan_department_of_transportation mdot like state highways responsibilities department tracks level traffic uses roadways jurisdiction expressed metric called annual average daily traffic aadt statistical calculation average daily number vehicles segment roadway according mdot surveys highest traffic counts cars trucks freeway immediately south near jackson lowest aadt cars trucks west sections listed national_highway_system concurrency rivers concurrency near jackson network roads important country economy defense mobility history designated rest original state highway system july series roads running jackson way rivers end western end extended terminate early mid-1930s realigned new buffalo section bypass department extended concurrently rerouted concord bypassed late highway routed continued improve highway end 1930s segment homer paved making hard surfaced roadway late early shifted jones area roadway bypass rivers opened concurrency bus concurrency town result december highway department opened miles new lane divided highway south final miles bypass opening early year consequently converted route town business loop bus connected bypass downtown continued bus end 1950s moved freeway bypass west jackson final mile designated bus highways connected freeway north city western end redesignated late designation truncated roadway routing remained unchanged major intersections special routes different special routes business bus existence concord decommissioned business business bus state business spur running city adjacent spur starts intersection main street 11th street runs eastward routing oak street residential section town near county line highway passes south jerry tyler memorial airport east airport street changes oak street yankee road bus runs terminus detroit road total length miles cars trucks use route day business route loop route continuing downtown bus designation created late early truncated west time bus truncated junction bus near downtown alternate alternate loop route running concord acted business route downtown concord short lifetime bypass town built appearance development business routes michigan concord bypassed resulting creation alternate route route turned local control year designation
M-60 (Michigan highway)