route michigan highway runs tennessee lower_peninsula michigan michigan state trunkline highway runs miles entering ohio south hudson ending partial interchange interstate south prior ended north total approximately miles primary route connecting bridge south jackson northerly lane freeway notable exception mile stretch north south highway built expressway speed limits lower south jackson state line trunkline lane undivided highway access adjacent properties highway designated november series existing state highways southward southern end rerouted south somerset rural northwestern course ran directly south ohio state line remainder renumbered starting 1950s highway bypass mason communities converting freeway jackson area mid-1970s michigan_department_of_transportation mdot successfully petitioned transportation officials remove state extended northward replacement designation change resulting current configuration highway michigan united_states congress designated additional interstate highway replace central southern michigan plans mdot complete highway cancelled route description running miles michigan runs north south center lower_peninsula north junction listed national_highway_system system roads importance nation economy defense mobility state trunkline highway roadway maintained michigan_department_of_transportation mdot includes approximately miles freeway segments southernmost running jackson clinton counties separated mile long gap northernmost segment counties according department vehicles use average near state line vehicles street lowest highest traffic counts highway respectively state line enters michigan lane highway south follows course minor survey michigan early 19th century state line north follows county line north agricultural areas highway intersects hudson near road north city westward county line travels fully miles near intersections adams roads south crosses fully highway continues north intersection northern terminus northwestern corner county turns northwesterly mile farther north intersects east somerset continues northward corner crossing highway follows southern area county interchange southeast jackson transitions freeway bypass east jackson business bus follows city freeway crosses twice near interchange crosses rail line near interchange northeast jackson meets turns westward run concurrently northern edge jackson crosses mile section turning northward freeway continues northward concurrent mile half north freeway runs rural northern paralleled state road curving northwesterly near county line passes hull roads running parallel freeway loses companion roads mason curves northwest area southeastern capital city meets interchange northward freeway designated freeway runs northward city right near red cedar river west campus separate continues north turns west city residential neighborhoods runs border commercial area surrounding lake road interchange highway crosses meets northeast terminus highway north follows north central michigan freeway continues northward rural crosses looking glass river near price road bus splits connect freeway bypasses city east intersects east downtown freeway curves west north intersect northern end business loop north interchange miles follows expressway segment lane divided highway local access cross traffic grade intersections speed limit drops miles hour section miles hour considered speed trap expressway segment passes area farms occasional business north line highway cross large wetlands area north river expressway crosses rail line grade north interchange expressway connecting south highway crosses transitions freeway remainder routing interchanges end city bus freeway runs east city downtown area runs northward curving northwesterly pass alma adjacent partial interchanges lincoln state roads separate business loops depart freeway run cities bus alma follows westward runs north state road freeway crosses running alma intersecting northern ends business loops pair adjacent partial interchanges turns north crosses runs near campus crossing home tribal reservation area directional interchanges bus marked residential neighborhoods location interchange commercial properties landscape farms adjacent freeway business loop splits main freeway south city signed provide access eastbound bus crosses south line north line meet directional interchange westbound northbound traffic southbound freeway exit eastbound direct connections provided freeways requiring use business loops downtown missing connections freeway rounds north downtown intersections joint northern end business loops welcome center median highways separate north city continues northward rural woodlands community harrison bus community freeway passes lakes north harrison intersecting northern end business loop serves resort area crosses west running western near line ends miles south partial interchange traffic northbound access northbound southbound traffic access southbound history highway system time time original designation assigned ohio state line northward mount pleasant highway continued northward seven years later created november michigan initial assignments replaced ran southward jackson somerset area turned southeasterly replacing adrian ohio remainder south state line remained shortened southern end rerouted somerset south hudson cincinnati ohio section somerset northern end shifted slightly city rerouted car route truck route realigned connect new routing city mason bypassed route town designated bus time expressway started extension south mason extension jackson opened jackson bypassed east route downtown redesignated bus years expressway upgraded freeway completed freeway extended north area routed north east connect extension years completed freeway completed north area connecting changes took place routing 1980s freeway completed northern bypass completed built changes routed portion near removed routing east opening august shortened miles routed freeway exits connect new freeway northward ended junction longer ran concurrently afterward mdot petitioned officials approval remove michigan proposed change remove mile concurrency southwest area mdot proposed extended north approved change april nearly highway miles miles highway markers changed converting bus designations bus respectively mdot constructed michigan intersections northern remove cross street traffic april department raised speed limits passenger cars non freeway stretch miles hour previous miles hour future originally defined alignment michigan simply run detroit definition amended branch corridor south jackson corridor north north near northward simply use marie south jackson lane road section road north freeway divided highway rural lane freeway immediate plans convert section freeway mdot continues purchase parcels right way future upgrades mdot included corridors options build included corridor way ohio connection south new freeway connection adrian mdot abandoned study june remaining funding safety improvement projects corridor department stated lack need sections proposed freeway project website closed according press reports group advocating behalf freeway working revive project michigan according mdot spokesman knowledge taking issue county road commission interested freeway according president little chance having link jackson built future exit list
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