▁F - 9 7 ▁at ▁a ▁j unction ▁with ▁Ar tes ia ▁Beach ▁Road . ▁The ▁two ▁roads ▁ran ▁concurrent ly ▁into ▁town ▁along ▁the ▁east ▁end ▁of ▁Lake ▁St . ▁Helen . ▁Near ▁the ▁air port ▁in ▁town , ▁M - 7 6 ▁turned ▁back ▁north w ester ly ▁along ▁Washington ▁Street , ▁part ing ▁from ▁F - 9 7 ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁The ▁highway ▁ran ▁along ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁shore ▁of ▁Lake ▁St . ▁Helen ▁and ▁near ▁M ud ▁Lake ▁as ▁it ▁continued ▁toward ▁Ros common . ▁As ▁it ▁entered ▁that ▁town , ▁the ▁tr unk line ▁passed ▁the ▁Ros common ▁Conserv ation ▁Airport ▁and ▁followed ▁El m ▁Street ▁on ▁a ▁north west ▁track ▁through ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁village . ▁M - 1 8 ▁joined ▁M - 7 6 ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁town , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁turned ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁Ros common – C raw ford ▁county ▁line ▁on ▁Federal ▁Highway . ▁N ortheast ▁of ▁H igg ins ▁Lake , ▁the ▁highway ▁transition ed ▁to ▁a ▁fre ew ay ; ▁that ▁fre ew ay ▁ran ▁north west ▁into ▁C raw ford ▁County . ▁M - 1 8 / M - 7 6 ▁terminated ▁at ▁a ▁j unction ▁south ▁of ▁Gray ling ▁with ▁US   2 7 . ▁This ▁partial ▁inter change ▁marked ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁I - 7 5 ▁res umed ▁its ▁course ▁north ▁through ▁the ▁state . ▁Tra ffic ▁could ▁not ▁directly ▁access ▁south bound ▁US   2 7 ▁from ▁north bound ▁M -