Editing Northern Michigan (section)

==== Automobile roads ====
[[File:US_Highway_131_map.png|thumb|450px|US-131 (in red), US-23 (in orange), and I-75 (in blue) are three primary highways bringing downstate automobile traffic to Northern Michigan.]][[File:SSBadger.JPG|thumbnail|right|250px|The [[SS Badger|SS ''Badger'']] connects the Wisconsin and Michigan segments of US 10]]
[[File:Grandview Parkway Traverse City.jpg|thumb|The [[Grandview Parkway (Michigan)|Grandview Parkway]] in Traverse City serves as a bypass of downtown, and, in total, carries four different highways along its length: US-31, M-22, M-37, & M-72]]
The primary means of transportation in Northern Michigan is by automobile.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} Northern Michigan is served by one [[List of Interstate Highways in Michigan|Interstate]], and a number of [[List of U.S. Highways in Michigan|U.S. Highways]] and [[List of state trunklines in Michigan|Michigan state trunklines]].<ref name="MDOT11">{{cite map |publisher= Michigan Department of Transportation |title= State Transportation Map |year= 2011 |scale= 1&nbsp;in:15&nbsp;mi&nbsp;/ 1&nbsp;cm:9&nbsp;km |section= E8–J13}}</ref>

*{{jct|state=MI|I|75}} runs northwest–southeast through the region between the [[Flint/Tri-Cities]] area and [[Mackinac Bridge]] at [[Mackinaw City, Michigan|Mackinaw City]], which leads on to the [[Upper Peninsula]].
*{{jct|state=MI|US|10}} enters [[Michigan]] after it crosses [[Lake Michigan]] from Manitowoc to Ludington. US&nbsp;10 runs from Ludington through Baldwin and Reed City before it becomes a [[freeway]] west of US&nbsp;127 near the junction with M-115. US&nbsp;10 bypasses Midland and terminates at I-75 in Bay City.
*{{jct|state=MI|US|23}} runs northward for about {{convert|200|mi|km}} along (or parallel with) the [[Lake Huron]] shoreline as the Sunrise Side Coastal Highway from the Flint/Tri-Cities area.
*{{jct|state=MI|US|31}} mainly parallels the Lake Michigan shore from the Ludington area north to Mackinaw City; near Traverse City, the highway cuts the base of the Leelanau Peninsula.
*{{jct|state=MI|US|127}} ends at Grayling, connecting Northern Michigan with points south
*{{jct|state=MI|US|131}} is a primary north–south highway that is a freeway from Manton southwards; north of the freeway terminus, the highway is mostly two lanes, connecting Kalkaska, Mancelona, and ending at US&nbsp;31 in [[Petoskey, Michigan|Petoskey]].
*{{jct|state=MI|M|18}} runs between Midland County, through Prudenville and Roscommon to M-72 in Crawford County.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|22}} follows the Lake Michigan shoreline from Traverse City to Manistee and is a scenic drive along the Leelanau Peninsula and the [[Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore]].
*{{jct|state=MI|M|27}} runs along the old route of [[U.S. Route 27 in Michigan|US&nbsp;27]] between Indian River and Cheboygan.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|32}} runs between East Jordan and Alpena.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|33}} runs between Alger (northwest of Standish) and Cheboygan.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|37}} runs from Battle Creek via Grand Rapids to Traverse City and the Old Mission Peninsula.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|42}} is a short route between Manton and M-66 north of Lake City.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|55}} is a {{convert|150|mi|km|adj=on}} transpeninsular highway at the southern edge of the region from Manistee to Tawas City.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|65}} runs northward from Au Gres (just north of Standish) to Rogers City,.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|66}} traverses almost the entire north–south distance of the Lower Peninsula ending at Charlevoix.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|68}} is an east–west state highway that runs from Alanson to Rogers City; it passes through Indian River, Afton, Tower, and Onaway.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|72}} crosses the Lower Peninsula from Empire via Traverse City to Harrisville.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|75}} is a connector between US-131 and Boyne City, and, despite its proximity to the highway, is not related to I-75.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|88}} traverses Antrim County from Eastport to Mancelona via a handful of small towns.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|93}} is a short highway connecting Camp Grayling, Hartwick Pines, and the city of Grayling in Crawford County.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|109}} serves as a scenic loop off M-22 in the Sleeping Bear Dunes.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|113}} runs across southern Grand Traverse County connecting M-37, US-131, and the village of Kingsley.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|115}} is a "diagonal highway", taking a generally northwest–southeast direction from Clare to Frankfort.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|119}} spurs off US-31 near Petoskey through Harbor Springs and along the Lake Michigan Coast as the [[Tunnel of Trees]].
*{{jct|state=MI|M|137}} is a short highway running from US-31 to Interlochen Center for the Arts. The highway has become famous among students.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|204}} cuts across Leelanau County from Leland to Suttons Bay.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|212}} is the shortest signed highway in the state, connecting Aloha State Park to M-33 south of Cheboygan.