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Interstate 94

I have read that the current Interstate 94 in Michigan east of Benton Harbor, MI was originally intended to be Interstate 92, also the current route of Interstate 96 between it's eastern terminus and the current route of Interstate 196 was originally supposed to be I-94 including the current I-196 itself. So, please describe that in this article. --Koopa turtle 01:36, 2 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sure that showed up on the original hand drawn Interstate map the User:SPUI posted, except it is pretty much irrelevant as neither I-196 nor I-96 was ever actually numbered as I-94. For what it is worth, that random factoid is mentioned in the Interstate 94 in Michigan article. -- KelleyCook 02:12, 2 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Article improvement drive

This is apparently the current U.S. roads article improvement drive. I'm also adding the banner to the exit list article as an obvious extension. Hopefully we'll be able to do better with this than we did with I-79. --NE2 11:08, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

History notes

Relevant maps: Image:Grand Rapids, Michigan 1955 Yellow Book.jpg, Image:Lansing, Michigan 1955 Yellow Book.jpg, Image:Detroit, Michigan 1955 Yellow Book.jpg Image:Interstate Highway plan August 14, 1957.jpg April 25, 1958 Image:Interstate Highway plan June 27, 1958.jpg

1957 and June 1958: 94 via Chicago, Benton Harbor, Grand Rapids to Detroit; 94N from Muskegon to Detroit
April 1958: Michigan SHD requested to make 96 Muskegon to Detroit and 67 Benton Harbor to Grand Rapids; 196 would have been the west and south bypass of Grand Rapids (with 67 ending at 196, and 96 roughly following the present 296 and 196); 296 would have been the loop through Lansing; 98 would have been the north bypass of Detroit
Actually approved (by 1959, though I can't find any actual confirmation of the 3DIs other than 196 that early): 96 Benton Harbor to Detroit, 196 Muskegon to Grand Rapids, 296 in Grand Rapids (when was the network there changed to its current layout? by 1960; 296 was numbered by 1961), 496 in Lansing, 696 north of Detroit
1963: 96 and 196 swapped

--NE2 13:56, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

[1] might be useful for some early planning information. --NE2 13:59, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

An actual numbering change, August 20, 1961: [2]

I-96 opened between Cascade and the eastern edge of Grand Rapids; I believe this completed the part around GR
US 16 Business and M-50 were removed "in the area"
US 16 moved off the South Belt and West Belt onto 196/96; the belt became M-11

--NE2 14:14, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I-96 was completed on December 12, 1962 [3] (except in Detroit). --NE2 15:26, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A continuous freeway between downtown Detroit and Muskegon was almost completed on January 8, 1964;[4] the 1.5 miles between 7 Mile and 9 Mile remained to be completed. The article says that it opened from Santa Barbara (where? apparently just north of 9 Mile) to Orchard Lake Road, and that 696 eastbound had been open from Orchard Lake Road to Lahser Road for several months. The 1964 Rand McNally more or less agrees with that, but shows the Lodge ending at 8 Mile. According to [5] it opened from 7 Mile to Greenfield Road on June 23 and Greenfield Road to 9 Mile on October 29, 1964 (see also [6], which confirms Greenfield Road to 9 Mile). [7] shows late 1962 south of 8 Mile. --NE2 17:50, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If a reference for US 16 using the beltline around Grand Rapids is needed: [8] --NE2 17:00, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Some more early history: [9] [10] --NE2 17:11, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

[11] --NE2 10:16, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Scheduled for 1972 completion along Grand River Avenue; "New Detroit-Ann Arbor Link" also planned --NE2 11:49, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Openings

1957: west of Coopersville to Marne (16 to 24)
1957: Portland to Eagle (77 to east of 86)
December 1957: Brighton-Farmington Expressway (east of 148 to the end east of Farmington)^[1]
1958: near Clarksville to Portland (Hastings Road to 73?)
July 1959: south of Portland (73 to 77); closed the gap between Hastings Road and 86[12]
1959-60 (after July 1959): near Cascade to near Clarksville (Whitneyville Avenue to Hastings Road)
1961: Muskegon to Nunica (1 to 10)
1961: Marne to east of Grand Rapids (24 to 40)
August 20, 1961: east of Grand Rapids to southeast of Cascade (40 to Whitneyville Avenue)
September 18, 1961: two-way traffic on eastbound lanes, Nunica to Coopersville (10 to 16)^[2]
December 21, 1961: Brighton bypass (145 to east of 148)^[3]
December 22, 1961: 11.8 mi north of Grand Rapids (where?); completed Muskegon to Lansing^[3]
1962: east of 86 to 90 and 141 to 145
December 12, 1962: 51 mi from "five miles northwest of Lansing" to "midway between Brighton and Howell" (90 to 141); it was all at once^[4]

^ Ironwood Daily Globe, Expressway to be Opened by Dec. 13, December 6, 1957
^ Holland Evening Sentinel, Open Interstate 96 to Eastbound Traffic, September 15, 1961
^ ^a ^b Holland Evening Sentinel, Last Section of Road Opens, December 19, 1961
^ Holland Evening Sentinel, Detroit-Lansing-Muskegon Freeway, Third Freeway completed, December 8, 1962

Photos

[13] is under an acceptable license, but it's just a random road shot. Hopefully someone can get a better one. --NE2 06:34, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lengths

From [14]:

Muskegon County: 857607 5.432
Ottawa County: 742410 19.501
Kent County: 405406 30.453
Ionia County: 504910 25.586
Clinton County: 208901 10.151
Eaton County: 567905 9.602
Ingham County: 337304 23.855
Livingston County: 935105 27.461
Oakland County: 657303 11.340, 639202 4.002
Wayne County: 1607802 3.120, 1606201 15.809, 1577404 5.720

192.032 total

Bridge dates

1972 under Grand River
1971 under 10 Mile
1971-72 over 9 Mile
1974 over 8 Mile
1974 under 7 Mile
1974 under 6 Mile
1971 under 5 Mile
1971 I-275/M-14
1972 under Schoolcraft
1974 under U
1974 under Newburgh
1974 under U
1974 under U
1974 under Levan
1974 under U
1974 under Yale
1974 under Wayne
1974 under Stark
1974 under U
1974 under Farmington
1974 under U
1974 under Brookfield
1974 under Berwick
1973 under U
1974 under Merriman
1973 under U
1974 under Warner
1973 under Melvin
1971 under U
1971 under Middlebelt
1971 under U
1971 under racetrack entrance
1971 under Cardwell
1971 under U
1971 under Inkster
1971 under U
1974 under Breakfast
1974 under Minock ped
1973 under Berwyn
1974 under U
1974 under Beech Daly
1974 under U
1974 under Garfield
1974 under Fenton
1970 under Telegraph
1970 under Virgil
1970 over Rouge River
1970 under Outer
1970 under Bentler ped
1970 under Burt
1970 under Schoolcraft
1971 under Stout ped
1970 under Glendale
1971 under Evergreen
under RR
under RR
under RR
1970-75 over M-39/under ramps
1973 under Mansfield ped
1972 under Greenfield
under RR
1970? under Fullerton
1970 under Hubbell
under RR
1971 under Schaefer
1971 under U
1971? under Grand River
1971 under Sorrento ped
1971 under Meyers
1971 under Mendota ped
1971 under Wyoming
1971 under Cherrylawn ped
1971 over Davison Ramp
under RR
1971 under Davison ramp (1974 ramp over ramp)
1971? under Fullerton
1971 under Oakman
1972 under Elmhurst
1972 under U
1972? under Grand River
2001 under Chicago
1972 under Livernois
1972 under U
1972 under Underwood
1972 under Joy
1972 under Clarendon ped
1972 under Maplewood
1972 under Ivanhoe ped
1972 under Pacific
1972 under Scotten
1972 under Tireman/Grand
1972 under Roosevelt ped
1971 under McGraw
1971 over I-94 ramps
1971 under I-94 ramps
1971 over I-94
1971 under Warren
under RR
1971 under Buchanan
1971 under Selden ped
1971 under MLK
1970 under I-75 north ramp
1970 under Michigan
1970 under I-75 south
under RR
1970 under Vernor

Some old maps

1968: UC I-75 to I-94
1969: none
1969: UC I-75 to I-94
1971: open to GR east; proposed along GR
1972: open to GR east; UC partway to GR west
1972: open to GR east; rest UC
1972: open to GR east; rest UC
1974: open to GR west; rest UC
1976: open to GR west (as Temporary I-96 - huh?); rest (including I-275) UC
1977: open to M-39; UC to I-275; open on I-275

[1] Ironwood Daily Globe, Expressway to be Opened by Dec. 13, December 6, 1957

[2] Holland Evening Sentinel, Open Interstate 96 to Eastbound Traffic, September 15, 1961

[Dec1961-3] Holland Evening Sentinel, Last Section of Road Opens, December 19, 1961

[4] Holland Evening Sentinel, Detroit-Lansing-Muskegon Freeway, Third Freeway completed, December 8, 1962

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