Interstate 675 (Michigan)
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| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length: | 7.73 mi[1] (12.44 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1969[1] – present | |||
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| South end: |   I-75 / US 23 in Saginaw |
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 M-58 in Saginaw |
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| North end: | I-75 / US 23 in Zilwaukee |
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Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System Michigan State Trunkline Highway System
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→Interstate 675 (I-675) is an Interstate Highway in the US state of Michigan. I-675 is a 7.73-mile (12.44 km) loop route through downtown Saginaw as I-75 passes on the east side of the city.
One additional reason for I-675's existence, besides improved access to downtown Saginaw, was to serve as a bypass of the former drawbridge carrying I-75 across the Saginaw River in the nearby city of Zilwaukee, until the present Zilwaukee Bridge opened in 1988. The former drawbridge allowed navigation up the Saginaw River for a General Motors plant located there. The present Zilwaukee Bridge is much higher, allowing navigation without the need for a drawbridge.
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[edit] Route description
I-675 splits from I-75 on the eastern side of Saginaw, turning west going into downtown Saginaw. It runs on the northern end of downtown, crossing the Saginaw River on the Henry Marsh Bridge to an interchange with M-58. From there it turns northward, merging back into I-75 north of the Zilwaukee Bridge.
[edit] History
On January 24, 1964, MDOT assumed the freeway loop through Saginaw into the state highway system. This loop, designated I-675 would not be completed until October 22, 1972. At this time, the highway routings through Saginaw replaced by the new I-675 freeway were turned back to local jurisdiction and removed from the state highway system.[1]
Starting in April 2011, Interstate 675 was closed from exit 2 easterly to begin renovations. These will include the reconstruction of overpasses and a redesigned exit at Warren Avenue to ease access into downtown Saginaw.[2][3]
[edit] Exit list
The entire highway is in Saginaw County.
| Location | Mile | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Buena Vista Township | 0.00 | — | I-75 / US 23 – Flint, Mackinac Bridge |
Exit 150 on I-75/US 23 |
| Saginaw | 1.13 | 1 | Veterans Memorial Parkway | |
| 1.89 | 2A | Wadsworth Avenue, 5th Avenue, 6th Avenue – Downtown Saginaw | Signed as exit 2 northbound | |
| 2.25 | 2B | Jefferson Avenue – Downtown Saginaw | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 3.00 | 3 | M-58 (Davenport Avenue) / Michigan Avenue |
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| Saginaw Township | 5.88 | 6 | Tittabawassee Road – Zilwaukee | |
| Zilwaukee Township | 7.77 | — | I-75 / US 23 – Flint, Mackinac Bridge |
Exit 155 on I-75/US 23 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Bessert, Christopher J. (October 22, 2006). "Michigan Highways: Highways 250 through 696". Michigan Highways. http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwys250-696.html#I-675. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "MDOT to begin construction on I-675 at Warren Avenue". Flint, MI: WJRT-TV. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=7734017. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ^ Engel, Justin (April 17, 2011). "Downtown Saginaw businesses don't expect I-675 construction to affect commerce much". Saginaw News. http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2011/04/downtown_saginaw_businesses_do.html. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
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