North to the Straits Area U.S. Route 31 in Michigan

passing through bay view

as us 31 curves around northeast , east in charlevoix county, follows section of lake michigan shoreline not considered part of bay. highway continues through northern michigan agricultural areas southeast of charlevoix. once enters city, trunkline intersects northern end of m-66 , follows series of city streets drawbridge on channel connects lake charlevoix lake michigan. south of structure bridge street, , north of bridge michigan avenue. highway turns eastward exit town on petoskey avenue , follow lake michigan shoreline. near community of bay shore, us 31 crosses emmet county. trunkline continues past bay harbor development on charlevoix avenue city of petoskey.

once in petoskey, us 31 intersects northern end of us 131 (spring street) , turns northward along spring street through downtown. highway curves around follow mitchell street cross bear river , follow bay view road. us 31 runs along little traverse bay through eastern end of petoskey , bay view. there, intersects southern end of m-119 , passes through pair of small towns, conway , oden, border inland lakes round lake , various bays of crooked lake.

us 31 in alanson

north of oden, us 31 runs through ponshewaing before entering village of alanson. there highway intersects western end of m-68 , runs parallel crooked river, part of inland waterway. north of town, us 31 runs through town of brutus before entering pellston. highway runs past pellston regional airport , continues due north levering. there, us 31 turns northwesterly , northeasterly on mackinaw highway round lake paradise in community of carp lake. north of lake, us 31 follows limited-access highway cheboygan county. less ⁄2 mile (0.80 km) east of county line, us 31 connects i-75 in partial interchange. @ interchange, northbound traffic defaults onto northbound i-75 , us 31 terminates.