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It may follow an older alignment after construction of a bypass, but neither history is required. In the United States, these routes use BUSINESS plaques or green Interstate business route shields, with examples in the US Numbered Highway System and along Interstate 75 in Michigan; they help local commerce retain passing traffic and are designated by state transportation authorities, with AASHTO approval applying to designations in the US Numbered Highway and Interstate business route systems rather than to all state highway business routes. 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