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M-37 runs for 221.27 miles (356.10 km) through the western side of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan connecting Battle Creek, Grand Rapids and Traverse City. Segments of it have been listed on the National Highway System (NHS), a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility. [4]
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).
At the intersection with Clyde Park Avenue, Bus. M-21 turned northward along Grandville Avenue and entered the city of Grand Rapids. At Franklin Street, the business route turned eastward and terminated at US 131. [29] In 1953, M-21 was rerouted to replace its bypass route. The former route through downtown Grand Rapids was redesignated as Bus ...
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M-44 is known in Grand Rapids as the "East Beltline" and intersects with its related highway, Connector M-44, in Plainfield Township. This highway runs concurrently with M-37 between M-11 and Interstate 96 (I-96). As a state highway, M-44 dates back to around July 1, 1919, and it was routed along a section of its modern route at that time.
By 1945, a Bypass US 131 was created around the south and east sides of Grand Rapids, following 28th Street and East Beltline Avenue, while the main highway continued to run through downtown unchanged. [43] A decade later, mainline US 131 was rerouted around Grand Rapids over the former bypass route, and Business US 131 (Bus. US 131) was ...
Interstate 296 (I-296) is a part of the Interstate Highway System in the US state of Michigan.It is a north–south state trunkline highway that runs for 3.43 miles (5.52 km) entirely within the Grand Rapids area.
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 north and east to their current locations. [18] An increase in the state gas tax was approved in 1972 with the goal to finance local road projects in the state, including the South Beltline.