 Instead of curving to the northeast in the area, the county road turned northward and a T-shaped intersection was built to reconnect CR 553 with the remainder of its routing into South Marquette, requiring the county road to make a right-angle turn.As part of Governor John Engler's "Build Michigan II" plan in the late 1990s, about of roadway were investigated as potential candidates for state maintenance as part of the Rationalization plan.Included in these queries were county roads 553, 460 and 462; the latter two roadways connected east–west across the former base.