michigan highway east west state trunkline highway state michigan terminating near end north south segment corresponds highway freeway practically east west surface highway road runs rural sections lower_peninsula connecting freeways including highway formed july sections current corridor gap filled second break routing created 1930s second corridor eliminated year paths followed straightened intervening years producing modern corridor 1970s changes location western terminus remained fixed current location route description trans highways lower_peninsula starting blocks away running lake highways city empire highway maintained michigan_department_of_transportation mdot like state trunkline highways state department tracks traffic volumes state highway highways maintenance responsibilities metric called average annual daily traffic aadt measurement calculation traffic level segment roadway average day year mdot figured lowest traffic levels vehicles highway daily near eastern terminus peak traffic volumes vehicles aadt section immediately east freeway near trunkline listed national_highway_system western terminus junction network roadways important nation economy defense mobility starts intersection apple avenues near downtown business district highway follows eastward edge district residential area interchange freeway freeway runs farther east leaving area passing rural woodlands way road passes artificial reservoir merges north roundabout intersection highways run concurrently county line turning southeast miles later turns east leaves run independently mile road highway runs mixed agricultural land turns north freeway runs northwards northern kent western counties miles near near leaves freeway turns eastward independently road highway runs north connecting communities lakes runs distance miles trunkline passes small lakes crosses near crossing highway called crosses farm fields approaches alma north downtown intersects north south leg alma business loop meeting freeway east freeway interchange picks east west leg business loop similar separate business loop follows monroe road main street turns south downtown continues eastward town farm fields road highway follows road east area east meets northern terminus southern terminus near crossing port enters proper follows avenue past area club filled residential subdivisions roadway approaches follows southeasterly avenue eastward cross river highway continues avenue warren avenue turns north highway follows holland avenue continuation avenue east river passes interchange leaves area highway continues eastward rural region lower_peninsula known thumb passes crosses north area near river east junction forested approaches kingston farms dominate landscape crosses west junction van road follows miles highway crosses near eastern end blocks west city marina intersection history designated july route ran rural port highway followed different routing place today western terminus downtown north town road ran farther south went downtown alma end filled gap department extended western end followed contemporary modern routing west ending downtown middle 1930s section north straightened removing angled route favor direct connection removed section removed highway system gap eliminated late routed followed south new road opened early alma designated end year western terminus extended farther west outlet lake michigan concurrency removed direct routing lakes opened time end 1950s routing altered instead terminating park outlet routed follow car ferry docks section gravel highway paved near line routing altered freeway opened north congressman restored roadway 1930s routed concurrently process replaced section designated mile road late early change routing early 1980s extension car ferry docks reversed highway current terminus bus business loop shifted away location leaving terminate junction city street instead state highway major intersections
M-46 (Michigan highway)