." ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁government ▁officials ▁refused ▁to ▁end or se ▁the ▁association ' s ▁proposal , ▁and ▁Michigan ▁was ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁the ▁highway . ▁The ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁association ▁were ▁st unted ▁by ▁the ▁halt ed ▁progress , ▁and ▁the ▁highway ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁by ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Michigan ▁Tra il , ▁another ▁auto ▁trail ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁" follow ed ▁just ▁about ▁every ▁major ▁tr unk ▁line ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Lower ▁Pen ins ula ▁and ▁covered ▁over ▁a ▁thousand ▁miles ▁[] ▁of ▁state ▁high ways ." ▁The ▁Michigan ▁Tra il ▁started ▁in ▁To led o , ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁ran ▁to ▁Detroit ; ▁its ▁branches ▁extended ▁to ▁New ▁Buff alo , ▁Grand ▁Rap ids , ▁and ▁Port ▁Hur on . ▁Other ▁segments ▁included ▁US   1 3 1 ▁between ▁Kal am az oo ▁and ▁Pet os key , ▁US   3 1 ▁between ▁New ▁Buff alo ▁and ▁the ▁Stra its ▁of ▁Mack in ac ▁and ▁a ▁route ▁between ▁Port ▁Hur on ▁and ▁Big ▁Rap ids . ▁The ▁highway ▁failed ▁as ▁a ▁concept ▁because ▁it ▁lack ed ▁focus , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁segments ▁of ▁road way ▁had ▁already ▁assigned ▁names . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁name ▁applied ▁to ▁US   1 3 1 ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁first . ▁En act ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Public ▁Act   1 3 8 ▁added ▁an ▁additional ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁Mack ina