michigan highway east west state trunkline highway state michigan runs near starts interchange interstate highway passes michigan counties highway briefly crosses southwest corner terminates intersection northwestern downtown trunkline runs parallel rural southwestern michigan running middle smaller towns area dating originally segment current highway area martin changes 1920s 1930s moved eastern end section paved 1950s highway rerouted michigan area extensions came 1960s route description begins interchange near half mile highway travels east street small communities like trunkline passes wetlands north swan creek marsh crosses miles west intersection run concurrently southeast miles farms way blocks splits concurrent highways junction splits continues southeast crossing leaving runs roughly parallel approximately miles passing rural areas residences agricultural fields highway curves east crosses west city trunkline curves south city runs east junction exit west east highway passes city crosses continuing rural areas route heads southeast village north meets share brief routing mile heads southwest heads east passing south passing lake highway turns southeast begins enter outskirts follows michigan avenue passes neighborhoods level park oak park residential areas city highway continues junction continues michigan avenue intersection route turns southwest crosses time trunkline terminates blocks later road known business loop maintained michigan_department_of_transportation mdot like state highways michigan maintenance responsibilities department tracks volume traffic uses roadways jurisdiction volumes expressed metric called annual average daily traffic statistical calculation average daily number vehicles segment roadway mdot surveys showed highest traffic levels vehicles daily lowest counts vehicles day interchange section listed national_highway_system network roads important country economy defense mobility history july incarnation shorter relative today road western terminus junction later near traveled east turned south pearl turning east alignment miles south present day configuration highway left present day terminated east freeway extended rerouted southeast present day alignment terminate years later road extended southeast east present day routing end route realigned run east south met inside line road remained fashion years late early section paved segment south east months later highways realigned run east south pearl intersect rerouted run concurrently freeway opened western terminus extended meet new freeway years later realigned route took extended southeasterly michigan avenue old terminated highway extended southeasterly replace old routing michigan avenue turned south washington terminated bringing route current alignment major intersections
M-89 (Michigan highway)