michigan highway state trunkline highway northern state michigan state highways extend lower_peninsula highway crosses rural forest connect crosses major rivers state sections highway follow freeways near running miles state maintained michigan_department_of_transportation mdot highway designated july portion current roadway series extensions lengthened connect current early 1930s trunkline rerouted sections time resulting modern roadway alignment set changes produced business loop area route description starts way intersection north trunkline runs southeast highway highway passes near community turning eastward forest land eastern roadway crosses south intersects western southwest roadway turns northeasterly south shore lake mitchell curves southeasterly run concurrently south shore lake south interchange freeway merges north freeway bypassing downtown east town leaves freeway turns east running road highway meets joins runs north farmland highways approach run shore downtown turns east separating north central business district section trunkline passes mixed farm wood lands transitions forests near road crosses follows outskirts passes freeway enters highway runs southeasterly shores downtown briefly joins east lake follows road continues east interstate follows exits distance miles section listed national_highway_system system roads important nation economy defense mobility end freeway concurrency follows business loop downtown leaving town highway runs farm lands rural counties highway curves southeast eastern end intersection shores history beginning july designated extended eastward section new time segment highway designated year routed sections communities western extension added near eastern end shifted rerouted area segments relocated years basic routing completed early 1930s direct route eastward created prior construction present day road city entered present day road second street fifth avenue ending present day intersection moved run west lakes shifted run concurrently southward replaced intersection routed east route designated new redesignated bus rerouted freeway completed area shifted routing replacing bus late gravel segments paved late 1950s segment east south realigned time signed portion newly opened stretch routing change november southern segment bypass opened moved downtown freeway joined bypass october northern half bypass completed major intersections business loop business bus business loop designated decade bus ran miles lake drive shifted road highways area rerouted moved west lakes area moved follow replace original area replace section routing early route designated bus business loop existed freeway built area late time moved routing replacing bus
M-55 (Michigan highway)