Interstate 296
Interstate Highway in Michigan
Interstate 296 (I-296) is an Interstate Highway near Grand Rapids in Kent County, Michigan, United States. It runs between the Interstate 196 near Downtown Grand Rapids; and the Interstate 96 in Walker. It is around 3 miles (4.8 km) long and is part of the U.S. Route 131 for most of the route. It first opened in December 1962, but is now not shown on signs and is only shown as the U.S. Route 131.[4][5]
I-296 | ||||
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 I-296 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of I-96 | ||||
| Length | 3.393 mi[1] (5.461 km) | |||
| Existed | December 17, 1962[2]–present | |||
| History | Approval granted to remove signage on December 3, 1979[3] | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   I-196 / US 131 in Grand Rapids | |||
| North end |   I-96 / US 131 / M-37 in Walker | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Michigan | |||
| Counties | Kent | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Exit list
changeThe entire highway is in Kent County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Exit[4][a] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Grand Rapids | 0.000 | 0.000 | 86 | I-196 (G.R. Ford Freeway) – Lansing, Holland US 131 south – Kalamazoo | Signed as exits 86A (east) and 86B (west); southern end of unsigned I-296 concurrency on US 131 |
| 0.815 | 1.312 | 87 | Leonard Street | Previously Bus. US 131 | |
| 1.566 | 2.520 | 88 | Ann Street | ||
| Walker | 2.648 | 4.262 | 89 | US 131 north – Cadillac | Northern end of US 131 concurrency; I-296 designation continues along the ramps between I-96 and US 131 |
| 2.957 | 4.759 | I-96 east / M-37 south – Lansing | Northbound exit only | ||
| 3.185 | 5.126 | M-37 north (Alpine Avenue) | Secondary left exit northbound for M-37 north (Alpine Avenue) | ||
| 3.393 | 5.461 | I-96 west – Muskegon | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Notes
change- ↑ Most of I-296 is concurrent with US 131 and uses the exit numbers of the latter.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Department of Transportation & Michigan Center for Shared Solutions and Technology Partnerships (2009). MDOT Physical Reference Finder Application (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Driver's Boon: Int. 296 Opening Finishes City Freeway, Links Kalamazoo, Muskegon". The Grand Rapids Press. December 17, 1962. p. A1. OCLC 9975013.
- ↑ Merchant, David A. (December 3, 1979). "Removal of I-296 Designation, Grand Rapids". Letter to John P. Woodford. Lansing, Michigan: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved June 3, 2019 – via Wikisource.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Department of Transportation (2013). Pure Michigan: State Transportation Map (Map). c. 1:221,760. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Grand Rapids inset. OCLC 42778335 and 861227559.
- ↑ Google (December 22, 2009). "Overview Map of Unsigned I-296" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
Other websites
changeRoute map:
| KML file (edit • help)
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- I-296 at Michigan Highways
- I-296 Archived 2019-03-21 at the Wayback Machine at Interstate Guide—Photos of termini and scan of 1970s Michigan map before the freeway designation was "hidden"
- I-296 at kurumi.com