page:  = M @-@ 82 ( Michigan highway ) = 
   
   M @-@ 82 is a state trunkline in the Lower Peninsula in the US state of Michigan that travels between <unk> and Howard City . The section between <unk> and Howard City travels through <unk> and along the southern edge of <unk> National Forest . The current version of M @-@ 82 is actually the second in the state ; the first usage appeared in the Upper Peninsula by 1919 . The Lower Peninsula routing has been in use since the 1920s . Various extensions and <unk> have shifted the terminus as far west as New Era or <unk> in the past . The current route was finalized in the late 1970s 
   
   = = Route description = = 
   
   M @-@ 82 begins at a junction with M @-@ 120 and B @-@ 96 west of <unk> . This junction is at a <unk> of county lines . M @-@ 120 forms the north – south <unk> – <unk> and <unk> – <unk> county lines . B @-@ 96 , which forms the east – west <unk> – <unk> county line runs due west of the intersection . M @-@ 82 exits the intersection to the east . The highway runs along 48th Street through rural farms into the community of <unk> . The road , now called Main Street , passes through the downtown area and M @-@ 82 turns south along Stewart Avenue out of town . The highway rounds a curve and transitions to 72nd Street running eastward through more farm land . As the trunkline approaches <unk> , the terrain becomes more wooded near the <unk> River . M @-@ 82 follows <unk> Street east to a junction with M @-@ 37 . The two highways merge and run concurrently over the river and into downtown on State Street . South of downtown , M @-@ 82 turns east again , independent of M @-@ 37 , and runs along 82nd Street on the southern edge of the <unk> National Forest . The east end of M @-@ 82 is at exit 118 on US 131 / M @-@ 46 west of Howard City . 
   The Michigan Department of Transportation ( MDOT ) , as a part of its maintenance responsibilities , tracks the volume of traffic using its roadways . These levels are expressed in terms of a metric called average annual daily traffic ( AADT ) , which is a calculation of the traffic along a segment of road for any average day of the year . In 2009 , the department 's measurements indicated that a segment of M @-@ 82 west of <unk> had the peak volume for the highway at 16 @,@ <unk> vehicles daily . The traffic nadir was 4 @,@ <unk> vehicles east of <unk> . In addition , MDOT has not had any section of the highway listed on the National Highway System , a network of roads important to the country 's economy , defense , and mobility . 
   
   = = History = = 
   
   
   = = = Previous designation = = = 
   
   The first usage of M @-@ 82 was in the Upper Peninsula by July 1 , 1919 . The trunkline started at M @-@ 25 and ran north of <unk> to the vicinity of Eight Mile Corner . It was later replaced by M @-@ 48 in 1926 . 
   
   = = = Current designation = = = 
   
   The current M @-@ 82 dates back to 1926 . It ran from US 31 in Hart to the northern junction of US 131 and M @-@ 46 in Howard City . The highway was routed through Ferry , <unk> and <unk> , replacing M @-@ 41 . In late 1936 , M @-@ 46 was extended along the section between <unk> and Howard City , forming a M @-@ 46 / M @-@ 82 concurrency to fill a gap in the M @-@ 46 routing . This concurrent section became just M @-@ 46 in 1938 , <unk> M @-@ 82 back to the northern M @-@ 37 junction in <unk> . The highway was moved to a new alignment west of Ferry in late 1947 or early 1948 . Instead of heading northwesterly to Hart , it was continued west to end in Shelby . 
   Two <unk> in 1963 and 1964 rerouted the western end of the highway again . This time it was realigned to run from <unk> to New Era , bypassing Ferry . A larger change around 1969 <unk> the highway designations in <unk> County . M @-@ 20 replaced M @-@ 82 west of <unk> , to end at New Era instead of <unk> . The new M @-@ 120 designation replaced M @-@ 20 south of <unk> . M @-@ 82 now ran from <unk> to <unk> only . The length of the highway was increased in 1973 when the eastern end was moved back to Howard City . M @-@ 46 was rerouted to follow the US 131 freeway south of Howard City to Cedar Springs , and replaced M @-@ 57 between Cedar Springs and <unk> . This freed up the <unk> to Howard City highway for a return to the M @-@ 82 designation . The last change came in 1978 when the concurrency with M @-@ 120 was eliminated in favor of M @-@ 120 . The M @-@ 82 designation was truncated at this time to the junction west of <unk> , resulting in the current highway routing . 
   
   = = Major intersections = = 
   
   
   