 | Interstate 96 Main route of the Interstate Highway System |
 | | Length: | 192.06 mi (309.09 km) | | Formed: | First signed: 1959 Completed: 1977 | | West end: |
U.S. 31 near Muskegon, MI | Major junctions: |
U.S. 131 near Grand Rapids, MI
I-69 in Lansing, MI
U.S. 127 in Lansing, MI
U.S. 23 in Brighton, MI
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The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System, is a network of freeways in the United States. ...
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US Highway 31 is a long north-south highway connecting northern Michigan to southern Alabama, with termini at Interstate 75 near Mackinaw City, Michigan, and U.S. Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 98 at Spanish Fort, Alabama. ...
Muskegon is a city located in Muskegon County, Michigan. ...
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U.S. Highway 131 (US-131) is a north-south United States highway. ...
Grand Rapids redirects here. ...
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Interstate 69 (abbreviated I-69) is an interstate highway in the Southern and Midwestern United States. ...
Michigan State Capitol Flag Seal Location Location in Ingham County, Michigan1 Coordinates: , Government Country State County United States Michigan Ingham, Eaton, Clinton Mayor Virg Bernero (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 35. ...
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United States Highway 127 is a north-south United States highway. ...
Michigan State Capitol Flag Seal Location Location in Ingham County, Michigan1 Coordinates: , Government Country State County United States Michigan Ingham, Eaton, Clinton Mayor Virg Bernero (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 35. ...
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U.S. Highway 23 is a long north-south U.S. highway between Mackinaw City, Michigan and Jacksonville, Florida. ...
Brighton is one of only two cities located in Livingston County, the fastest growing county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
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Interstate 94 (abbreviated I-94) is a long interstate highway connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain region of the United States. ...
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> | | Interstate 96 (abbreviated I-96) is an intrastate Interstate highway that is entirely within the U.S. state of Michigan. Its western terminus is at an interchange with US-31 and Bus. US-31, on the western boundary of Norton Shores southeast of Muskegon. Its eastern terminus is at I-75 near the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit. From Detroit to Grand Rapids, it parallels Grand River Avenue, never straying more than a few miles from the decommissioned US-16. Image File history File links I-75. ...
Interstate 75 (abbreviated I-75) is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ...
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M-95 is a medium-length state trunkline in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from Kingsford to near Champion in Humboldt Township. ...
M-96 M-96 is a largely urban highway between Kalamazoo and Marshall. ...
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The following two-digit United States Interstate Highways do not cross state lines. ...
Interstate Highways in the lower 48 states. ...
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Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area Ranked 11th - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²) - Width 239 miles (385 km) - Length 491 miles (790 km) - % water 41. ...
US Highway 31 is a long north-south highway connecting northern Michigan to southern Alabama, with termini at Interstate 75 near Mackinaw City, Michigan, and U.S. Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 98 at Spanish Fort, Alabama. ...
BUS US-31 is a business route running through the Muskegon, Michigan metropolitan area. ...
Norton Shores is a city located in Muskegon County, Michigan. ...
Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Interstate 75 (abbreviated I-75) is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ...
Ambassador Bridge from the Canadian side of the Detroit River The Ambassador Bridge is a privately-owned suspension bridge that connects Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, with Windsor, Ontario, in Canada. ...
Nickname: Motor City, Motown Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area - City 370. ...
Grand Rapids redirects here. ...
Grand River Avenue is one of the principal pre-Interstate roads in the state of Michigan. ...
U.S. Highway 16 is an east-west United States highway between Rapid City, South Dakota and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. ...
The Wayne Co. portion of I-96 is still known to the locals as the Jeffries Freeway from its eastern terminus to the junction with I-275 and M-14. This is now technically incorrect as the portion within the City of Detroit borders was renamed to Rosa Parks Memorial Highway in December, 2005[1]. Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Interstate 275 (abbreviated I-275) in the U.S. state of Michigan is a western bypass of the Detroit metropolitan area. ...
M-14 is a 22. ...
Route Description
Length of
by state[2] | State | Miles | Kilometers | | Michigan | 192.06 | 309.09 | | | Total | 192.06 | 309.09 | Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ...
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History Interstate 96 was constructed in stages, that opened to traffic between 1957 and 1977. Most of these segments of freeway were already being planned as bypasses and replacements for the parallel route of U.S. 16. U.S. Highway 16 is an east-west United States highway between Rapid City, South Dakota and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. ...
Beginnings When the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, which created the Interstate Highway System, was enacted in June 1956, several routes were planned and considered for Michigan. As late as 1958, the route paralleling U.S. 16 from Muskegon to Detroit was conceived as two different Interstate numbers: as Interstate 94N from Muskegon to Grand Rapids, and Interstate 94 (coming from Chicago) from Grand Rapids to downtown Detroit.[3] When the plan was finalized, Interstate 94 from Benton Harbor to Detroit was replaced with Interstate 96, and the route from Muskegon to Grand Rapids was rechristened Interstate 196. (The route that is currently designated Interstate 94 from Benton Harbor to Detroit through Kalamazoo was originally planned as Interstate 92).[4] The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, popularly known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, was enacted on June 29, 1956, when a hospitalized Dwight D. Eisenhower signed this bill into law. ...
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System, is a network of freeways in the United States. ...
Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Grand Rapids redirects here. ...
Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, The City of Big Shoulders Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area - City 606. ...
Interstate 196 (abbreviated I-196) is a long freeway spur route in the U.S. state of Michigan linking Grand Rapids, Holland, South Haven, and Benton Harbor. ...
Nickname: The Mall City Location of Kalamazoo within Kalamazoo County, Michigan Coordinates: Counties Kalamazoo County Mayor Hannah McKinney Area - City 25. ...
The first limited access expressways that were later to be designated as parts of Interstate 96 were opened to traffic in 1957: the 22 mile long "Brighton-Farmington Expressway" from Brighton to Farmington, the 8 mile U.S. 16 (future Interstate 196) freeway from Coopersville to Marne, and the 9 mile U.S. 16 freeway from Portland (present-day exit 77) to the M-100 interchange (present-day exit 86) near Eagle.[5] By 1960, the freeway in central Michigan was completed from southeast of Cascade to the Portland area. During this period, that freeway and the "Brighton-Farmington Expressway" were first signed as Interstate 96, and the freeway from Coopersville to Marne was first signed as Interstate 196.[4][6] The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...
An expressway is a divided highway, usually 4 lanes or wider. ...
Brighton is one of only two cities located in Livingston County, the fastest growing county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Downtown Farmington. ...
Coopersville is a city located in north central Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Marne, Michigan is located in Ottawa County, Michigan. ...
Portland is a city located in Ionia County, Michigan. ...
M-100 is a short, largely rural, north-south state highway in central Michigan between Potterville and Grand Ledge. ...
Eagle is a village located in Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Cascade Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Numbering swap with Interstate 196 Late in 1961, and by 1962, the freeway in western Michigan was completed from its current terminus west of Muskegon to the existing freeway end southeast of Cascade; the portion from Muskegon to Grand Rapids was signed as Interstate 196 and the portion from Grand Rapids east was signed as Interstate 96. In late 1962, the 59 miles of remaining freeway between Eagle and Brighton were opened to traffic, and, at this time, U.S. 16 was decommissioned in Michigan.[4] The largest single change in Interstate 96's routing occurred in 1963, when its routing with Interstate 196 west of Grand Rapids was swapped: Interstate 96 was redesignated along the Muskegon-to-Grand Rapids route, while Interstate 196 was redesignated along the still incomplete Benton Harbor-to-Grand Rapids route.[4][7]
Construction of the Jeffries Freeway Originally, the route of Interstate 96 from the east end of the existing freeway in Farmington through Detroit, named the Jeffries Freeway (commonly referred to as simply "the Jeffries"), was to closely parallel Grand River Avenue (formerly U.S. 16). However, by 1963, several freeway revolts were taking place in urban locations throughout the country, including Detroit. Several of Detroit's planned freeways were modified, scaled back, or outright cancelled, and the Jeffries was no exception. To minimize the impact to existing communities and businesses, it was decided that the freeway would no longer utilize the Grand River Avenue corridor.[8] Instead, the new Interstate 96 freeway corridor would partially use the C&O Railroad right of way through the city of Livonia, and utilize the planned Interstate 275 freeway bypassing Detroit to the west to connect back to the existing freeway.[9] Grand River Avenue is one of the principal pre-Interstate roads in the state of Michigan. ...
Late 1940s San Francisco Planning Department Freeway Plan The Freeway Revolt is the name given to public opposition against building freeways through San Francisco, California in the 1950s. ...
The phrase Right-of-way is used in two main ways: with reference to the question of which of two or more moving vehicles has priority: for right of way among boats and ships on the water, refer to International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. ...
I-275 and I275 redirect here; i275 is also the model number of a Motorola cell phone. ...
The Jeffries Freeway (not yet signed as Interstate 96) was opened in stages in the early-1970s. The first two segments, opened in 1970 and 1971, connected Interstate 75 to Interstate 94, and Interstate 94 to Livernois Avenue, respectively.[4] The full freeway-to-freeway connection ramps to the planned Davison Freeway were opened in 1973, in another extension of the Jeffries Freeway to Grand River Avenue.[4] In 1975, the Jeffries was completed westward to the Southfield Freeway (M-39), and, about this time, the Jeffries Freeway was signed as Interstate 96, leaving a gap in the routing between Farmington and the M-39 interchange.[4] Michigan State Highway 8, or M-8, is a short but important Michigan state highway lying within Detroit. ...
When a portion of the new Interstate 275 freeway opened from the existing Interstate 96 to the Schoolcraft Avenue in 1976, it was still not signed as Interstate 96. In 1977, the final portion of the Jeffries Freeway through Livonia (from Interstate 275 east to the end of the existing Jeffries Freeway) opened to traffic, and with that, the final segment of Interstate 96 in general.[10] The Interstate 96 routing was assigned along the Interstate 275 freeway south to the Jeffries Freeway, and eastward along the new freeway to the M-39 interchange, and the remaining stub of Interstate 96 around Farmington was redesignated as an extension of M-102 (now M-5). I-275 and I275 redirect here; i275 is also the model number of a Motorola cell phone. ...
M-102 is a highway in the U.S. state of Michigan, running along the northern boundary of Detroit. ...
M-5 is a 21 mile highway in the metro Detroit area of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Subsequent history Since the completion of Interstate 96 in 1977, several expansions of the freeway have taken place, including the addition of a third lane in each direction for most of the eastern half of the route. Beginning in 1984, a southerly extension of the U.S. 27 freeway (later to become Interstate 69) bypassing Lansing opened; U.S. 27 was then co-signed with Interstate 96 along the western side of Lansing. Three years later, the Interstate 69 designation was applied to this new bypass, resulting in a rare triple-concurrency (I-96/I-69/U.S. 27) that existed until 2002, when U.S. 27 was decommissioned in Michigan.[4] United States Highway 27 (US-27), is a north-south United States highway. ...
Interstate 69 (abbreviated I-69) is an interstate highway in the Southern and Midwestern United States. ...
On January 12, 2005, a massive pile-up consisting of over 200 motor vehicles occurred in both directions of Interstate 96 near Williamston in Ingham County. Two people were killed in the incident, one of the largest multi-vehicle collisions in U.S. history, which was blamed on heavy fog.[11] January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A multi-vehicle collision (colloquially known as a pile-up) is a road traffic accident involving many vehicles. ...
Nickname: Billtown Motto: Discover the Charm. ...
Ingham County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ...
From 2003 to 2005, the Beck Road interchange (exit 160) in Novi was reconstructed as a Single Point Urban Interchange (SPUI), the first in the metropolitan Detroit area and the first on Interstate 96, at a cost of $46 million.[12] A similar reconstruction is currently planned for the nearby Wixom Road interchange.[7] Novi is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Spui may refer to the following things: Spui, a river in The Netherlands SPUI (Single Point Urban Interchange), a type of highway interchange This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Future While Interstate 96 is, for the most part, a complete route, there are a few minor changes planned or being considered for the future.
Ambassador Bridge connection At this time, there is no direct freeway access to the Ambassador Bridge at the United States/Canada border; only a short surface street connection exists between the bridges' approaches and the nearby Interstates 75 and 96. The construction of an Interstate connection between I-75 and the bridge was mandated by the 1998 National Highway System Act; this most likely would take the form of an easterly extension of Interstate 96 directly to the bridge.[13] However, the actual construction of this connection faces several obstacles, including the projected high cost and local impact.[7] Ambassador Bridge from the Canadian side of the Detroit River The Ambassador Bridge is a privately-owned suspension bridge that connects Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, with Windsor, Ontario, in Canada. ...
The National Highway System includes many significant roads besides Interstate Highways Note: This article was adapted from public domain Federal Highway Administration web sites. ...
Additional interchanges Currently, another interchange at Latson Road in Howell is planned and under study, pending right of way acquisition. This interchange would bring improved access to the eastern Howell area, which is currently only accessible from westbound Interstate 96.[14] The reconstruction of the Wixom Road interchange near Novi as a Single Point Urban Interchange is also planned in the future.[15] Howell is a city located in Livingston County, Michigan. ...
Grand Rapids area work Starting north of Leonard St on the side that travels east it will be recieving a realigned Leonard St Exit with a new circle entrance from Leonard. Where the present entrence from Leonard merges with the interstate a new single lane exit will be built at level ground to connect with Westbound I-196. After that lane breaks off the present freeway will be used for an exit ramp for M 37/M 44. A brand new 2 lane freeway gets built and gets merged with the a new Eastbound I-196 traveling lanes. Both traveling and exit lanes will be built on level ground and pass under the new westbound 3 lane I-196 bridge. From there it will pass under a widened M 37/M 44 bridge with 4 lanes then 5 with the M 37/M 44 entrence ramp. After passing over a railroad with an expanded bridge it will shed 2 lanes for exits with M 21 (Fulton St). The present east bound M 21 exit will be retained in all aspects with a new westbound M 21 exit built. An improved Michigan Left turn will be built about 100 feet west of the present one to allow east bound M 21 an ability to connect with the interstate. From westbound M 21 a new entrence will be built with almost all of the Right of Way being used to do so. This part also gets a third traveling lane built on the east side of the freeway along with a weave merge lane to Cascade Rd. This ends the eastbound remodel. The Westbound remodel begins where the eastbound ends at Cascade Road. From the entrence ramp of Cascade rd to M 21 a weave merge lane will be added along with a traveling lane. A new entrence ramp from the interstate to both east and west M 21 will be built. A minor adjustment of the present intersection maybe required but a new signal will be installed. Some right of way will be aquired to facilite this new ramp and the retaining wall. When it passes over the railroad on its way to the M 37/M 44 interchange it will have a widened bridge for the new traveling lane. The present weave merge lane will be kept between M 21 and M 37/M 44. A modified exit ramp will be done for M37/M 44. Just before the freeway goes under the bridge a new 2 lane freeway splits off from itself to move vehicles pass Leonard and all the weaving and merging from M 37/M 44, I 196, and Leonard St. This will take the two left lanes of traffic. After the split the current freeway alignment will be used as a weave and merge lanes. The next paragraph details all of the merging and weaving of that section. The first merging traffic comes from North M37/M44 which place M 37 onto I 96 until Alpine Ave. The next merging traffic comes from South M 44. This will only require an addition of one lane. Midway between the M 37/M 44 and Leonard strech of freeway the I-196 exit ramp will be built using a new bridge, with the exit around the present location. This bridge will carry 3 lanes of traffic and will be the offical start of that interstate. The I 96 weave merge lane will be reduced at this point to 2 lanes. The 2nd lane on the right will be used as a spliter with traffic either staying on I 96 or going to I 196. This will give the southbound M44 entrence ramp about the same amount of distance to merge into the 2nd lane to get onto I-196. After less than a quarter mile one lane of traffic will be split off and merged with new I-96 through lanes midway between Leonard and the splitting point. After that the new Eastbound I-196 to Westbound I-96 exit will be merged with the single weave merge lane just before Leonard St bridge. That exit ramp will go over 7 sets of freeway traffic using one long bridge. After the bridge the weave merge lanes will use the present Leonard St exit then become a single lane until the present Leonard St entrence ramp merges with it. After that merging it will finally merge with I-96 traffic. A final note is that the 2 lanes of through traffic for I-96 will use the present freeway at the point it gets a merging lane with the weave merge before Leonard. At that point an addition lane of traffic will be added to the present freeway. The ability to add lanes between the present freeways in the median is possible since the width of the grassy median is over 50 feet.
Major cities Image File history File links I-96. ...
A control city is a city or locality posted on a traffic sign indicating forward destinations on a certain route. ...
Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Grand Rapids redirects here. ...
Michigan State Capitol Flag Seal Location Location in Ingham County, Michigan1 Coordinates: , Government Country State County United States Michigan Ingham, Eaton, Clinton Mayor Virg Bernero (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 35. ...
Nickname: Motor City, Motown Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area - City 370. ...
Exit list - For a complete exit list for Interstate 96, see Exit List of Interstate 96 in Michigan.
Interstate 96 uses a mile-based exit system for its entire length; each exit number corresponds to the next highest milepost number. The mile numbers increase as the highways progresses from west to east, and exits below are listed in that order.[7][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] Interstate 96 in Michigan uses a mile-based exit system for its entire length; each exit number corresponds to the next highest milepost number. ...
Interchanges with other freeways Moving eastward from the Muskegon area to Detroit, Interstate 96 intersects and has interchanges with the following 4+ lane limited access freeways/expressways: A freeway is a type of highway that is designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections. ...
Image File history File links US_31. ...
US Highway 31 is a long north-south highway connecting northern Michigan to southern Alabama, with termini at Interstate 75 near Mackinaw City, Michigan, and U.S. Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 98 at Spanish Fort, Alabama. ...
Image File history File links I-296. ...
Image File history File links US_131. ...
Interstate 296 (abbreviated I-296) is a 3. ...
United States Highway 131 is a north-south United States highway. ...
Image File history File links I-196. ...
Interstate 196 (abbreviated I-196) is a long freeway spur route in the U.S. state of Michigan linking Grand Rapids, Holland, South Haven, and Benton Harbor. ...
Image File history File links M-6. ...
M-6, or Paul B. Henry Freeway, is a 20 mile (32 km) long freeway serving the southern portions of Grand Rapids, Michigan. ...
Image File history File links I-69. ...
Interstate 69 (abbreviated I-69) is an interstate highway in the Southern and Midwestern United States. ...
Image File history File links I-496. ...
Interstate 496 (abbreviated I-496) is an Interstate highway that passes through downtown Lansing, Michigan, USA and is a child of Interstate 96. ...
Image File history File links I-69. ...
Interstate 69 (abbreviated I-69) is an interstate highway in the Southern and Midwestern United States. ...
Image File history File links I-496. ...
Image File history File links US_127. ...
United States Highway 127 is a north-south United States highway. ...
Image File history File links US_23. ...
U.S. Highway 23 is a long north-south U.S. highway between Mackinaw City, Michigan and Jacksonville, Florida. ...
Image File history File links I-275. ...
Image File history File links I-696. ...
Image File history File links M-5. ...
Interstate 275 (abbreviated I-275) in the U.S. state of Michigan is a western bypass of the Detroit metropolitan area. ...
Interstate 696 (abbreviated I-696) is an interstate highway entirely within the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
M-5 is a 21 mile highway in the metro Detroit area of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Image File history File links M-14. ...
M-14 is a 22. ...
Image File history File links M-39. ...
M-39 is a 16. ...
Image File history File links I-94. ...
Interstate 94 (abbreviated I-94) is a long interstate highway connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain region of the United States. ...
Image File history File links I-75. ...
Interstate 75 (abbreviated I-75) is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ...
Spur routes Interstate 196 (abbreviated I-196) is a long freeway spur route in the U.S. state of Michigan linking Grand Rapids, Holland, South Haven, and Benton Harbor. ...
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ...
Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. State of Michigan. ...
Interstate 296 (abbreviated I-296) is a 3. ...
United States Highway 131 is a north-south United States highway. ...
Interstate 496 (abbreviated I-496) is an Interstate highway that passes through downtown Lansing, Michigan, USA and is a child of Interstate 96. ...
Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864âAugust 26, 1950) was a pioneer of American automobile industry. ...
Interstate 696 (abbreviated I-696) is an interstate highway entirely within the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Walter Philip Reuther (b. ...
Image File history File links I-96. ...
This is a list of three-digit Interstate Highway (3DI) designations in the United States. ...
Interstate 196 (abbreviated I-196) is a long freeway spur route in the U.S. state of Michigan linking Grand Rapids, Holland, South Haven, and Benton Harbor. ...
Interstate 296 (abbreviated I-296) is a 3. ...
Interstate 496 (abbreviated I-496) is an Interstate highway that passes through downtown Lansing, Michigan, USA and is a child of Interstate 96. ...
Interstate 696 (abbreviated I-696) is an interstate highway entirely within the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Lane configurations - between western terminus and I-196 (2 lanes on each side)
- between I-196 and M-21 (3 lanes on each side; the right-most of the 3 eastbound lanes is actually an auxiliary lane connecting the on-ramp from 196 with the off-ramp to M-21)
- between M-21 and milepost 86 (2 lanes on each side)
- between milepost 86 and north-end merge with I-69 (3 WB, 2 EB lanes)
- through the multiplex with I-69 (miles 90-97) on the west side of Lansing, MI (3 lanes on each side)
- between south I-69 split and M-59 near Howell (2 lanes on each side)
- between M-59 and I-275 (3 lanes on each side)
- transition from I-696 onto I-275 (2 through lanes each way)
- multiplexed with I-275 (4 lanes on each side, very short segment of 5 each side on approach to I-696/I-275/M-5 interchange)
- ramps carrying I-96 from I-275 to Jeffries Freeway (2 lanes on each side)
- between M-14 and Outer Drive (4 lanes on each side)
- between Outer Drive and Davison Avenue (2+ local, 3 express; on each side)
- between Davison Avenue and eastern terminus (4 lanes on each side)
- See M-5 for the lane configurations of the leftover stub after I-96 joins I-275.
Howell is a city located in Livingston County, Michigan. ...
Interstate 275 (abbreviated I-275) in the U.S. state of Michigan is a western bypass of the Detroit metropolitan area. ...
Interstate 696, also named the Walter P. Reuther Freeway, and often referred to as Michigans Autobahn by locals, is an interstate highway entirely within the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Interstate 275 (abbreviated I-275) in the U.S. state of Michigan is a western bypass of the Detroit metropolitan area. ...
M-5 is a 21 mile highway in the metro Detroit area of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Notes - I-96 is an intrastate Interstate.
- I-96 is the highest numbered even (east-west) Interstate. Only Interstates 97 and 99 are higher.
- Interestingly, the law[1] renaming the Detroit portion of I-96 to the "Rosa Parks Memorial Highway" is incorrect as it refers M-24—which I-96 never intersects—instead of US-24. Nevertheless, MDOT was able to figure it out and erect the signs anyhow.
- The duplex with I-69 is the only palindromic concurrency — or intersection, for that matter — in the Interstate system.
- I-96 was originally intended to shadow Grand River Avenue within Detroit's city limits and was actually completed along this route into Farmington. Local opposition killed this project, so prior to the Jeffries opening through Livonia in the 1977, I-96 was relocated onto it. The Farmington stub was redesignated as an extension to M-102 and now bears the designation of M-5.
- Furthermore when the interchange with Davison Avenue (present day exit 186) was constructed, it was expected that the Davison Freeway was to be extended to meet up with the Jeffries. Accordingly it was built as a full freeway-to-freeway interchange, but before the Jeffries was completed both the Davison extension was cancelled and I-96 was rerouted. This left both an interchange far larger than traffic dictates and I-96 following an elbow that has it intersecting with the straight Grand River Ave. twice within two miles.
- MDOT and the FHWA disagree on the designation of the Livonia to Farmington Hills stretch of I-96. MDOT signs this 6 mile (10 km) segment as a duplex with I-275. However, FHWA maintains that I-275's northern terminus is at the I-96/M-14 intersection near Plymouth and therefore this stretch should only be labeled I-96. Although the mile markers and exit numbers continue with I-96's sequence, local residents tend to refer to this leg of I-96 primarily as I-275; the designation distinctly separates the Jeffries Freeway portion of I-96 from the portion of the highway west of I-696.
Interstate 97 (abbreviated I-97) is an intrastate Interstate highway located entirely within Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. ...
Interstate 99 (abbreviated I-99) is a part of the U.S. Interstate highway system. ...
Michigan State Highway 24, or M-24, is a highway that extends 74. ...
U.S. Highway 24, a dual north-south/east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ...
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is a government agency in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
A palindrome is a word, phrase, number or other sequence of units (such as a strand of DNA) that has the property of reading the same in either direction (the adjustment of punctuation and spaces between words is generally permitted). ...
A multiplex or concurrency on a road network occurs where a single physical road carries two or more different highway, motorway or other road numbers. ...
Grand River Avenue is one of the principal pre-Interstate roads in the state of Michigan. ...
For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
M-102 is a highway in the U.S. state of Michigan, running along the northern boundary of Detroit. ...
M-5 is a 21 mile highway in the metro Detroit area of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
The Davison (M-8) M-8 is a short but important Michigan state highway lying within Detroit. ...
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation that specializes in automobile transportation. ...
Plymouth is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
External links References - ^ a b MICHIGAN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY ACT (EXCERPT) Act 142 of 2001, 250.1098 Rosa Parks Memorial Highway. Michigan Legislature (accessed August 18, 2006)
- ^ Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
- ^ Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways American Association of State Highway Officials. (Accessed August 18, 2006)
- ^ a b c d e f g h Michigan Highways: Highways 90 through 99. Michigan Highways. (Accessed August 18, 2006)
- ^ Michigan Highways: Historic U.S. 16 (page 2). Michigan Highways. (Accessed August 18, 2006)
- ^ Michigan Highways: 180 through 199. Michigan Highways. (Accessed August 18, 2006)
- ^ a b c d Interstate 96 @ Interstate-Guide.com. Interstate-Guide.com. (Accessed August 18, 2006)
- ^ Bessert, Chris (2000-08-03). "Never-built Detroit Freeways [was Re: MDOT finally recognizes M-8]". (Google Groups). Retrieved on 2006-08-19.
- ^ Bessert, Chris (2001-01-29). "A plethora of questions for Michigan roads". (Google Groups). Retrieved on 2006-08-19.
- ^ Michigan Highways: Highways 250 through 696. Michigan Highways. (Accessed September 1, 2006).
- ^ "Police continue investigation of massive I-96 accident". The State News. January 20, 2005. (Accessed September 2, 2006).
- ^ Beck Road & I-96 SPUI. City of Novi, Michigan. (Accessed September 2, 2006).
- ^ High Priority Corridors @ AARoads.com: Interstate 69 (Corridors 18 and 20). AARoads.com. (Accessed September 3, 2006)
- ^ 2006-2010 Five Year Transportation Program: Expanding the System. Michigan Department of Transportation. 7. (Accessed September 3, 2006).
- ^ 2006-2010 Five Year Transportation Program: Expanding the System. Michigan Department of Transportation. 7. (Accessed September 3, 2006).
- ^ List of Control Cities for Use in Guide Signs on Interstate Highways. (Accessed September 2, 2006).
- ^ State of Michigan Transportation Map, Pane 7. State of Michigan. (Accessed August 18, 2006) This map shows the westernmost portion of Interstate 96.
- ^ State of Michigan Transportation Map, Grand Rapids inset. State of Michigan. (Accessed August 18, 2006)
- ^ State of Michigan Transportation Map, Pane 8. State of Michigan. (Accessed August 18, 2006) This map shows the central portion of Interstate 96.
- ^ State of Michigan Transportation Map, Lansing inset. State of Michigan. (Accessed August 18, 2006)
- ^ State of Michigan Transportation Map, Detroit inset pane 1. State of Michigan. (Accessed August 18, 2006)
- ^ State of Michigan Transportation Map, Detroit inset pane 2. State of Michigan. (Accessed August 18, 2006)
- ^ State of Michigan Transportation Map, Pane 9. State of Michigan. (Accessed August 18, 2006)
- ^ State of Michigan Transportation Map, Detroit inset, pane 6. State of Michigan. (Accessed August 18, 2006)
- ^ State of Michigan Transportation Map, Detroit inset, pane 7. State of Michigan. (Accessed August 18, 2006)
- ^ Google Maps. Google. (Accessed August 18, 2006)
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