Interstate 96
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Template:Infobox Interstate Interstate 96 (abbreviated I-96) is an intrastate Interstate highway entirely within the U.S. state of Michigan. Its western terminus is at an interchange with US-31 and Bus. US-31, on the western boundary of Norton Shores southeast of Muskegon. Its eastern terminus is at I-75 near the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit. From Detroit to Grand Rapids, it parallels Grand River Avenue, never straying more than a few miles from the decommisioned US-16.
The Wayne Co. portion of I-96 is still known to the locals as the Jeffries Freeway from its eastern terminus to the junction with I-275 and M-14. This is now technically incorrect as the portion within the City of Detroit borders was renamed to Rosa Parks Memorial Highway in December, 2005<ref name="Rosa Parks">- Rosa Parks Memorial Highway Legislation</ref>.
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Length
| Miles | km | state | |
| 192 | 311 | Michigan | |
| 192 | 311 | Total | |
Major cities
Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.
Junctions with other interstates
- Interstate 69 in Lansing.
- Interstate 275 west of Detroit.
- Interstates 75 and 94 in Detroit.
Junctions with other notable highways
The following junctions are all with 4 lane or more restricted access divided highways
- Michigan State Highway 6 or "South Beltline" to the east of metro Grand Rapids. Google Maps link
- U.S. Highway 127 (other side of I 496 interchange) on the south side of Lansing. Google Maps link
- U.S. Highway 23 near Brighton. Google Maps link
- Michigan State Highway 14 near Livonia (at the point where 96 and 275 separate if traveling eastward) Google Maps link
- Michigan State Highway 39 or the Southfield Freeway, the intersection is called "Malfunction Junction" by some locals. Google Maps link
Spur routes
- Interstate 196, Gerald R. Ford Freeway through Grand Rapids and continuing southwesterly to Benton Harbor.
- Interstate 296 (unsigned), the short segment of the US-131 freeway between I-96 and I-196 in Grand Rapids.
- Interstate 496, Ransom E. Olds Freeway, a loop through Lansing.
- Interstate 696, Walter P. Reuther Freeway through north side Detroit suburbs.
Lane configurations
- between western terminus and exit 37 (2+ lanes on each side)
- between exit 37 and exit 39 (3 to 4 lanes on each side)
- between exit 39 and exit 90 (2 lanes on each side)
- between exit 90 and exit 97 on the west side of Lansing, MI (3 lanes on each side)
- between exit 97 and exit 133 near Howell (2+ lanes on each side)
- between Howell and I-275 (3 lanes on each side)
- transition from I-696 onto I-275 (2 lanes eastbound, a brief portion of westbound down to 1 lane)
- multiplexed with I-275 (c. 4 lanes on each side)
- splitoff from I-275 to M-14's eastern terminus (2 lanes on each side)
- between M-14 and Outer Drive (4 lanes on each side)
- between Outer Drive and Davison Avenue (2+ local, 3 express; on each side)
- between Davison Avenue and eastern terminus (c. 4 lanes on each side)
- See Michigan State Highway 5 for the lane configurations of the leftover stub after the transferring into the Jeffries freeway and I-275.
Notes
- I-96 is an intrastate Interstate.
- I-96 is the highest numbered even (east-west) Interstate. Only Interstates 97 and 99 are higher.
- Interestingly, the law<ref name="Rosa Parks"/> renaming the Detroit portion of I-96 to the "Rosa Parks Memorial Highway" is incorrect as it refers M-24—which I-96 never intersects—instead of US-24. Nevertheless, MDOT was able to figure it out and erect the signs anyhow.
- The duplex with I-69 is the only concurrency — or intersection — in the Interstate system where the roads' numbers are mirror images of each other.
External links
- Interstate 96 at Michigan Highways
- Interstate 196 at Michigan Highways
- Interstate 296 at Michigan Highways
- Interstate 496 at Michigan Highways
- Interstate 696 at Michigan Highways
References
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