michigan highway state trunkline highway thumb region state michigan trans highway travels agricultural area bay port current trunkline originally parts state highways date initial state highway system state designation applied road remained unchanged completely paved 1950s highway near carried number 1930s route description begins miles south bay port intersection near bay port cemetery thirds mile inland road travels eastward farm country road highway follows direct course village turns south main street exit town south town road resumes mile turns eastward near grand lawn cemetery road continues eastward farms direct course cross line east town north bad axe leaves road turn southward van road mile half section highway runs concurrently town intersection avenue turns east turns west ending overlap highways exits town follows sand beach road farm country miles bad axe meets northern terminus road continuing eastward highway crosses branches passes unincorporated community east location trunkline turns northeasterly roughly parallel angles follows state street town trunkline terminates intersection quarter mile west like state highways michigan maintained michigan_department_of_transportation mdot department traffic surveys showed average vehicles highway daily city east vehicles day highest lowest counts highway respectively section listed national_highway_system network roads important country economy defense mobility history previous designation highway gain moniker designated end running eastward farm owned south mile highway transferred local control current highway state highway system signed original numbered originally running northward port westward approved november decommissioned favor alternate numbers roadway bay port assigned designation bad axe highway contemporary designation removed highway realigned follow shoreline later parts extended highway new section returned local control resulted routing segments trunkline absorbed existing highways routing bay port eastward thumb met redesignated early section highway paved stretching miles eastward state highway department april official highway map map highway unchanged major intersections entire highway
M-142 (Michigan highway)