3 1 ) ▁was ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁former ▁route ▁through ▁dow nt own . ▁A ▁second ▁business ▁loop ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁Three ▁R ivers , ▁Michigan , ▁after ▁an ▁express way ▁by pass ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁dow nt own ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁Another ▁express way ▁section ▁was ▁opened ▁between ▁Man cel ona ▁and ▁the ▁M - 3 2 ▁j unction ▁west ▁of ▁El mi ra ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁Fre ew ay ▁conversion ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁US   1 3 1 ▁had ▁been ▁real igned ▁as ▁an ▁express way ▁from ▁the ▁Three ▁R ivers ▁by pass ▁to ▁Moore park . ▁The ▁section ▁of ▁fre ew ay ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁Rap ids ▁area ▁opened ▁near ▁the ▁southern ▁county ▁line ▁north ▁to ▁ 2 8 th ▁Street . ▁This ▁latter ▁fre ew ay ▁segment ▁was ▁extended ▁further ▁south ▁to ▁Way land ▁by ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁By ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁M - 1 1 8 ▁in ▁Martin , ▁where ▁traffic ▁used ▁M - 1 1 8 ▁to ▁connect ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁routing . ▁The ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁US   1 3 1 ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁another ▁location ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁line . ▁Instead ▁of ▁running ▁concurrent ly ▁with ▁US   1 1 2 ▁between ▁White ▁P ige on ▁and ▁M ott ville , ▁US