michigan highway north south state trunkline highway state michigan southern terminus junction highway south northwestern edge detroit metropolitan area trunkline recreational route running north northwest area northern terminus junction east total length miles regions original designation northern half state designation wholly replaced november previous designation contained section highway home painted highway centerline nation section western included bridge built state michigan year replaced designation reused new highway routing current highway current highway extended northerly eventually end scaled slightly end southeast proposed extension west metro detroit later corridor highway pure michigan system located national_highway_system section lane highway local moniker death alley local sheriff says highway poorly designed stretch highway location traffic fatalities reported including year old local girl route description runs rural agricultural communities thumb connecting northern edge metro detroit area starts junction south village northern highway runs north road intersection near deer middle lakes continuing town main street near comes interchange interstate north village south near turns northwest lakes trunkline state road county line turns north near near state recreation area outside southeastern south intersects near running town state road curves west small lakes town state road turns northwesterly southwestern heading intersects turns northwest avenue historical routing crossing town western intersects community road changes road trunkline continues northwesterly communities arthur arthur located highway junctions follows road meets western terminus runs highway enters southeast town road leaves residential areas roadway runs near patrick turning north street 10th street highway follows street blocks highway designation ends way intersection street continues north residential section city history original designation july original routing located ran state line connecting wisconsin running north powers ran concurrently northern terminus highway fort copper harbor highway centerline nation painted section highway road road carried western bridge built response state trunk line act passed act designated state trunkline highway network nearly miles act said design build maintain trunkline bridges spanning feet long local governments improved adjacent miles roads built mainline road west near county line road generally followed known county road miles west historical marker site center line painted dead man curve continued crossing town connecting road known county road west followed drive westward north lake junction way abandoned sections village champion west continued crossing improved mile section encourage state build bridge bridge designed department built local firm mitchell bridge designated state built bridge trunkline highway system draft plan establishment replaced different highways powers replaced east powers trunkline segment planned remainder north planned powers planned follow west route modern powers system announced november highway routed alignment original map showed following alignment powers designation instead routed follow current designation current routing designated southern end located running north end extended concurrently june concurrency removed realigned replace july northern end extended run concurrently bus west routing extended year end new freeway northerly extensions reversed scaled northern end moved current location time beginning program named family fun recreational heritage route running roughly parallel route added national_highway_system system roadways considered important nation economy defense mobility state highway map showed proposed southern extension southern proposed highway bypassed metro detroit west plymouth belleville highway built extended south proposal completed later corridors death alley line nicknamed locals death alley april reported april people died stretch road car accidents county sheriff asked stretch said road suffers bad design including lack turn lanes quoted saying death trap michigan_department_of_transportation mdot looks roadways fatal crash determine improvements local government officials called solutions safety issues roadway major intersections
M-15 (Michigan highway)