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The highway serves as a connector between Interstate 96 (I-96) and US Highway 31 (US 31), helping connect Grand Haven with the Grand Rapids metro area. A related Connector 104 runs between the M-104 and US 31 in Ferrysburg. During the 1920s and 1930s, a different highway bore the M-104 designation.
M-120 – Muskegon, Hesperia B-86 west – Montague: Western terminus is at county tri-point; roadway continues west as B-86 along Muskegon–Oceana county line: Newaygo: Newaygo: 15.025: 24.180: M-37 north – White Cloud, Baldwin: Northern end of M-37 concurrency through town: 16.673: 26.833: M-37 south – Grand Rapids: Southern end of M-37 ...
M-46 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan between Muskegon and Port Sanilac, terminating near Lake Michigan and Lake Huron on each end. Except for the north–south segment that corresponds with the US Highway 131 (US 131) freeway between Cedar Springs and Howard City, M-46 is practically a due east–west surface highway.
The Grand River Road was a major route for settlers headed inland to Grand Rapids in 1836, as the shortest route for travelers coming from Detroit. [24] An economic panic in 1837 drove settlers from New York to Michigan; these were the travelers who followed the Grand River Road. New settlements were created along the route, every six miles (9. ...
The freeway numbered I-196 is the second in the state to bear the number. Originally to be numbered as part of the I-94 corridor in the state, the Benton Harbor–Grand Rapids freeway was given the I-96 number in the 1950s while another Interstate between Muskegon and Grand Rapids was numbered I-196. That I-196 was built in the late 1950s and ...
[20] In the Grand Rapids area, Alpine Avenue was originally constructed as a plank road. These roads were at least 8 feet (2.4 m) wide covered with wood planks 3 inches (76 mm) thick. [21] A portion of M-37 follows the route of the Muskegon, Grand Traverse and Northport State Road, which was later renamed the Newaygo and Northport State Road.
I-96 east – Grand Rapids: Southern end of LMCT concurrency; eastern terminus of I-96; exit 1 on I-96; exit 110 on US 31: 0.905: 1.456: Western end of freeway: Muskegon: 5.613– 5.767: 9.033– 9.281: Muskegon Avenue, Webster Avenue: Northbound exit to Muskegon Avenue and southbound entrance from Webster Avenue; former routing of Bus. US 31: ...
The South Beltline Freeway near Grand Rapids was a project that took about 32 years to complete. The idea dates back to the 1940s, but serious proposals were not made until the 1960s. [ 17 ] The 1955 planning map for the Grand Rapids area Interstate Highways included a freeway roughly along the M-6 corridor before I-96 and I-196 were shifted ...