unction ▁with ▁M - 6 1 ▁where ▁it ▁turned ▁north w ester ly . ▁M - 7 6 ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁south west ▁of ▁Ster ling ▁and ▁over ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁T itt ab aw as see ▁River ▁as ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁approaches ▁Al ger ▁through ▁a ▁for ested ▁area . ▁In ▁O gem aw ▁County , ▁the ▁tr unk line ▁ran ▁south ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁Green wood ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Branch ▁area . ▁There , ▁M - 7 6 ▁met ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁end ▁of ▁its ▁business ▁loop ▁that ▁ran ▁north ▁into ▁dow nt own . ▁The ▁fre ew ay ▁by pass ed ▁the ▁town ▁to ▁the ▁south west , ▁passed ▁over ▁M - 3 0 ▁without ▁an ▁inter change ▁and ▁then ▁met ▁the ▁north western ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁loop . ▁While ▁M - 7 6 ▁was ▁still ▁an ▁active ▁highway ▁design ation , ▁this ▁second ▁business ▁loop ▁j unction ▁marked ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁M - 7 6 ▁turned ▁west , ▁mer ging ▁onto ▁M - 5 5 ▁to ▁run ▁concurrent ly ▁along ▁a ▁two - lane ▁highway . ▁ ▁M - 5 5 / M - 7 6 ▁ran ▁west ▁into ▁Ros common ▁County ▁along ▁West ▁Branch ▁Road . ▁The ▁two ▁high ways ▁separated ▁at ▁a ▁j unction ▁with ▁St . ▁Helen ▁Road ▁where ▁M - 7 6 ▁turned ▁due ▁north ▁toward ▁St . ▁Helen . ▁South ▁of ▁town , ▁the ▁highway ▁met ▁county ▁road