7 4 0   mill ion ▁were ▁delayed ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁because ▁the ▁state ▁could ▁not ▁match ▁available ▁federal ▁fund ing ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁work . ▁ ▁Memorial ▁design ations ▁US   1 3 1 ▁and ▁its ▁prede cess ors ▁be ars ▁several ▁mem orial ▁design ations ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Sid ney ▁O uw ing a ▁Memorial ▁B yp ass ▁near ▁Cad illa c . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁is ▁the ▁Mack ina w ▁Tra il , ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁former ▁Indian ▁trail ▁that ▁ran ▁from ▁S ag ina w ▁to ▁Mack ina w ▁City ▁and ▁S ault ▁Ste . ▁Marie . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁road way ▁that ▁was ▁later ▁number ed ▁US   1 3 1 . ▁The ▁Mack ina w ▁Tra il ▁Association ▁was ▁formed ▁that ▁year ▁to ▁promote ▁an ▁all - we ather ▁highway ▁between ▁Grand ▁Rap ids ▁and ▁Mack ina w ▁City , ▁using ▁a ▁logo ▁incorpor ating ▁a ▁tr out ▁for ▁the ▁road . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁officially ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁highway ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁but ▁the ▁State ▁Senate ▁did ▁not ▁agree ▁to ▁the ▁proposal . ▁The ▁official ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁after ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Mack in ac ▁Bridge ▁rev ital ized ▁the ▁idea . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁households ▁would ▁display ▁a ▁service ▁flag ▁if ▁a ▁family ▁member ▁was ▁serving ▁in ▁the