michigan highway state trunkline highway southwestern central parts state michigan highway runs indirect path rural areas larger cities trunkline follows overall segments southeasterly track northeasterly course hastings area easterly route area designation dates july series roadways running easternmost sections transferred highways 1930s additions extended current termini sections highway realigned history changes led creation business loop segment trunkline area renumbered route description begins intersection known locally bailey avenue road heads city southwest intersecting county road running interstate road continues southeast near airport rural areas road runs mixed woodland fields passing route heads east past intersects north junction highway enters interchange highway entering city main street near north campus downtown runs concurrently city business loops eastbound traffic combined highway routed michigan avenue westbound traffic uses avenue business bus turns north park street continues east traffic directions merge cross turns southeast follows drive intersection road begins head northeast city highway passes row retail commercial properties road trunkline travels rural area brief period entering community merges run concurrently mile north heads west continues north concurrency ends turns east north run lakes point begins northward trek road continues general north northeast track rural areas lakes meeting merges highway run hastings downtown leaves town south heads north curving east passing approaching community woodland leaving town road meets head north junction turns east briefly run southeast known continues easterly path northern south briefly travel south south town junction follows highway highway junction continuing merged highway travels splits follow way streets eastbound oakland westbound near crosses passes trunkline passes paired way streets merge grand river avenue merge heads southeast passing main campus stadium road continues southeast path traveling enters road travels terminating interchange south exit michigan_department_of_transportation mdot maintains like state trunkline highways responsibilities department tracks volume traffic roadways metric called average annual daily traffic calculation traffic levels roadway segment average day year mdot determined highest traffic volume east interchange vehicles day highest commercial traffic west interchange trucks daily lowest volumes woodland vehicles trucks traveling section highway daily segments listed national_highway_system section runs east intersection road road second segment junction street grand river avenue history commissioned july ran hastings extended north turning east western end extended section construction end sections north east redesignated parts highways segment renumbered highway road extended east replacing routing way existed grand river avenue year realigned created concurrency area rerouted new course highway ran concurrently miles rural northeastern highway completely paved new routing opened northeast hastings bypassing fourth change routing year highway rerouted northward hastings broadway street shifted bypass route town retained state highway designated bus extended eastern end section highway grand river avenue extension freeway opened year area rerouted michigan avenue downtown routing renumbered major intersections business loop bus business loop city ran east street curves southeast bend merges northeast bridge street highways ran concurrently south highway bus ended intersection continued south business loop created rerouted new roadway southwest downtown grand roadway opened november time business loop signed route town bus decommissioned section concurrent turned local control removed state trunkline highway system
M-43 (Michigan highway)