United States Highway 131 is a north-south United States highway. All but one mile (1.6 km) of its length is within Michigan. Current U.S. Highway shield The United States Highway System is an integrated system of roads in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ... State nickname: Wolverine State or Great Lakes State Other U.S. States Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Official languages English Area 250,941 km² (11th)  - Land 147,255 km²  - Water 103,687 km² (41. ...

Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Petoskey, Michigan, at an intersection with U.S. Highway 31. Its southern terminus is about five miles (8 km) north of Middlebury, Indiana at an intersection with the Indiana Toll Road, just south of the Michigan-Indiana border, where it continues as Indiana State Highway 13. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the town; for the type of rock, see Petoskey Stone. ... 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. ... Middlebury is a town located in Elkhart County, Indiana. ... The Indiana Toll Road, or more officially the Northern Indiana East-West Toll Road, is a limited access, divided highway in the extreme north of Indiana. ... Indiana State Highway 13, IN-13, or SR 13 is a north-south highway in north-central and central Indiana. ...

Until the mid-1960s it extended south to Middlebury and was co-signed with U.S. Highway 20 to complete a loop to U.S. Highway 31 in South Bend, Indiana. United States Highway 20 is an east-west United States highway. ... 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. ... South Bends downtown, with Notre Dame in the upper right. ...

Business Routes

• BS US-131 Grand Rapids

BR US-131 is a business route running through the Grand Rapids, Michigan. ...

States Traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

Michigan

US 131 runs for a distance of approximately 275 miles (443 km) in Michigan, beginning at the junction with the Indiana Toll Road near the Michigan-Indiana state border and running north to Petoskey. It is an important highway in Western Michigan, serving the cities of Three Rivers, Portage, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Big Rapids, Cadillac, Kalkaska, and Petoskey. The highway is an important link between Grand Rapids and the tourist areas of northwest Michigan. Western Michigan, also known as West Michigan, is a region of the U.S. State of Michigan. ... Three Rivers is a city located in St. ... Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Kalamazoo is a city located in Kalamazoo County in southwest Michigan. ... Nickname: Furniture City Location in Michigan Founded  -Incorporated    {{{incorporated}}} County  Kent County Mayor  George Heartwell Area  - Total  - Water  117. ... Big Rapids is a city located in Mecosta County, Michigan. ... Cadillac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Wexford County. ... Kalkaska is a village located in Kalkaska County, Michigan. ...

US 131 is a freeway from Portage to Manton, Michigan; it is a four-lane highway, though not limited-access, from just south of Portage to Three Rivers. As of 2003, an extension of the freeway north to Kalkaska and a possible link to Interstate 75 as well as a southward extension of the freeway to the Indiana state line are in the planning stages. Manton is a city located in Wexford County, Michigan. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Interstate 75 is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ...

Indiana

US 131 extends less than a mile (1.6 km) into Indiana before becoming Indiana State Highway 13 at the Indiana Toll Road. The Indiana Toll Road, or more officially the Northern Indiana East-West Toll Road, is a limited access, divided highway in the extreme north of Indiana. ...

Related US Routes

• U.S. Highway 31
• U.S. Highway 231
• U.S. Highway 331
• U.S. Highway 431

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. ... U.S. Highway 231 is a spur of U.S. Highway 31. ... U.S. Highway 331 is a spur of U.S. Highway 31. ... U.S. Highway 431 is a spur of U.S. Highway 31. ...

See Also

List of United States Highways This list of United States Highways is grouped by the 1- or 2-digit parent highway. ...

Sources

• Endpoints of US highways (used with permission)

External Links

• US-131 Endpoint Photos