▁M - 7 6 ). ▁The ▁highway ▁itself ▁ran ▁through ▁mixed ▁fields ▁and ▁for ests ▁by pass ing ▁several ▁other ▁towns ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁First ▁designated ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁M - 7 6 ▁initially ▁terminated ▁at ▁Ros common . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁extended ▁north ▁through ▁Gray ling ▁and ▁west ▁to ▁K alk aska ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁A ▁second , ▁dis connected , ▁segment ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁highway ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁both ▁the ▁dis connected ▁section ▁and ▁the ▁K alk aska – G ray ling ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁M - 7 2 . ▁M - 7 6 ▁was ▁converted ▁in ▁stages ▁into ▁a ▁fre ew ay ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁When ▁the ▁last ▁segment ▁was ▁completed , ▁the ▁number ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁highway , ▁and ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁I - 7 5 . ▁ ▁Route ▁description ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁M - 7 6 ▁design ation ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁overall ▁highway ▁had ▁been ▁converted ▁to ▁fre ew ay . ▁It ▁started ▁south west ▁of ▁Stand ish ▁at ▁an ▁inter change ▁with ▁US   2 3 ▁in ▁southern ▁Ar en ac ▁County . ▁The ▁fre ew ay ▁ran ▁north ward ▁through ▁fields ▁to ▁a ▁j