Clare Business routes of U.S. Route 10 in Michigan

business highway 10 (bus. 10) business loop in clare on 5.0 miles (8.0 km) long. western end, branches off parent highway, us 10 , runs southward city of clare. because us 10 runs concurrently us 127 on northern , eastern sides of clare, bus. us 10 concurrent bus. us 127 on western leg. bus. us 10/bus. us 127 follows mcewan street southward on south branch of tobacco river , through residential area on north side of city. several blocks further south, highway enters downtown district , turns onto 5th streets, separating bus. us 127.

fifth street continues eastward , southeasterly out of downtown , through residential areas. @ clarabella road, business loop crosses clare county isabella county before passing under us 127 freeway without interchange. bus. us 10 runs parallel pere marquette rail-trail on saginaw road in rural section of isabella county before terminating @ interchange connects eastbound us 10 in wise township. through city, business loop has 4 lanes traffic, rural segment in isabella county has two. according michigan department of transportation, agency maintains roadway, between 4,035 , 6,540 vehicles per day used business loop on average daily in 2013.

in 1919 when state highway system first numbered, east–west highway running through clare numbered m-20, , renumbered us 10 7 years later when united states numbered highway system created. in late 1961, us 10 freeway east of city midland finished, route through downtown remained part of us 10. freeway bypass north of clare , farwell opened in 1975, , us 10 rerouted along then-us 27 freeway connect new bypass existing freeway east of city, bypassing both cities. section of 10 in downtown clare designated bus. 10 @ time, running along then-bus. us 27 connect us 27/us 10 north of downtown. section of former us 10 between farwell , clare became extended m-115 in 1989. in 2002, us 27 in michigan renumbered us 127, , business loops renumbered accordingly.

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