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US Highway 131 (US 131) is a north–south United States Highway, of which all but 0.64 of its 269.96 miles (1.03 of 434.46 km) are within the state of Michigan. The highway starts in rural Indiana south of the state line as a state road connection to the Indiana Toll Road. As the road crosses into Michigan it becomes a state trunkline highway ...
The company was consolidated with the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad on October 1, 1884. [4] The main line of the Grand Rapids and Indiana ran between Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Mackinaw City, a total distance of roughly 366 miles (589 km). Under the Pennsylvania Railroad and Penn Central the line was known as the Grand Rapids branch and GR&I ...
The line extended north to Big Rapids, Michigan, by October 1, 1870, and a train first traveled between Fort Wayne and Big Rapids on that date. [1] In June 1871, the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Company took control of the road and property of the Cincinnati, Richmond and Fort Wayne Railroad Company, extending the line south to Cincinnati.
In Michigan, it is a state trunkline highway that runs from the Indiana–Michigan state line at Bertrand Township north to its terminus at Interstate 75 (I-75) south of Mackinaw City. Along its 355.2-mile-long (571.6 km) route, US 31 follows the Michigan section of the St. Joseph Valley Parkway as well as other freeways and divided highways ...
M-11 (Michigan highway) M-11 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. The highway runs through the western and southern sides of the metro area, starting over the border in Ottawa County at an interchange with Interstate 96 (I-96). It runs through both rural woodlands and busy commercial ...
The Muskegon, Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad(MGR&I) is a defunct railroad which operated in Western Michigan. Operating between Grand Rapids and Muskegon, it was the second rail line built into Muskegon. MGR&I was a branch line of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. The railbed now serves as the Musketawa Trail.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana pays an annual rental of 5 per cent on one-half of a valuation of $4,919.11, and one-half of maintenance, plus "usual percentage between railroads." Double tracks at Grand Rapids, Mich. Flat rate of $500 per annum.
Grand Rapids Union Station. Coordinates: 42.9615°N 85.6706°W. Grand Rapids Union Station was a union station in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A Georgian Revival building of two stories, it was built in 1900 on 61 Ionia Avenue SW and was closed in 1958. The building was demolished in 1958 and 1959 to make space for the U.S. Route 131 highway. [1][2]