Bannered routes of U.S. Route 23

There are four bannered routes of U.S. Route 23.

tandish, Michigan

usban
route=23
banner=ALT
location=Standish, Michigan

Alternate US 23, or ALT US 23, was a 24.8 mile (39.9 km)cite web | title=Google Maps| date=2007-03-26| url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=US+23+%26+M-13,+Standish,+MI&daddr=M-13,+Monitor,+MI+to:43.619254°N+83.948936°W&layer=&mrcr=1&sll=43.647752,-83.920097&sspn=0.078255,0.120163&ie=UTF8&z=13&ll=43.622656,-83.944645&spn=0.078287,0.120163&om=1 | accessdate=2007-03-26] redesignation of a stretch of US 23 in Michigan from Monitor Township near Kawkawlin to about 4 miles south of Standish. It was established on 1967-10-06cite web | author= Bessert, Christopher J. | title= Michigan Highways: Business Connections 2 through 31 | date=2007-01-02 | work=Michigan Highways | url= http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwysBus2-31.html#M-13CONN | accessdate=2007-03-26 ] In 1967, a stretch of what would later become part of the I-75 freeway was opened between the above 2 mentioned towns, and US 23 was designated on the new road. After the former US 23 was given the ALT US 23 designation, AASHTO, although it has no enforcement authority, did not approve of having two types of US 23's running parallel so close with each other, and after about a year, ALT US 23 became an extension of M-13cite web | author= Bessert, Christopher J. | title=Michigan Highways: Master List 1918-Present | date=2007-01-02 | work=Michigan Highways | url= http://www.michiganhighways.org/master_list.html#routes20-29 | accessdate=2007-03-25 ] . The freeway portion from I-75 to Kawkawlin became Connector M-13."Historical note": In the 1940's and early 1950's, when ALT US 23 was part of US 23, it was a 3-lane highway, then widened to 4-lanes with a narrow cement bumper between the north and south lanes, which it remains today.

External links

* [http://www.state-ends.com/michigan/m13/ Former Alt. US-23 Northern Terminus (now M-13)]
* [http://www.state-ends.com/michigan/conn13/ Former Alt. US-23 Southern Terminus (now CONN M-13)]

Ann Arbor, Michigan

usban
route=23
banner=BUS
location=Ann Arbor, Michigan

BUS US 23 is a 7.42 mile (11.94 km)cite web | author= Bessert, Christopher J. | title=Michigan Highways: Business Connections 2 through 31 | date=2006-10-22 | work=Michigan Highways | url= http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwysBus2-31.html#US-23BUS-AA | accessdate=2007-03-25 ] business route running in Ann Arbor. It was first designated on November 28, 1962 as a business route of US 23. It travels concurrently with both BL I-94 and M-14 over portions of its routing.

In 1962, with the completion of the US 23 freeway in the area, BUS US 23 was designated over the former routing in Ann Arbor. It utilized a portion of the 1958 freeway from the Huron River north to the US 23 freeway. In 1965, M-14 was relocated and the concurrency with BUS US 23 was shortened.

The northern terminus of BUS US 23 is at the western interchange of US 23 and M-14 north of downtown Ann Arbor. The southern terminus is at the interchange with US 23 between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. This interchange also includes BL I-94 and M-17.

External links

* [http://www.state-ends.com/michigan/bus23-1/ BUS US 23 at Michigan Ends]

Fenton, Michigan

usban
route=23
banner=BUS
location=Fenton, Michigan

Business US-23 in Fenton was a cite web | author= Bessert, Christopher J. | title=Michigan Highways: Business Connections 2 through 31 | date=2006-10-22 | work=Michigan Highways | url= http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwysBus2-31.html#US-23BUS-F | accessdate=2007-03-25 ] business loop serving the city of Fenton, Michigan. It was first designated on September 16, 1958 as a business loop route of US 23. The original routing followed Owen Road and Shiawassee Street into downtown Fenton, before following LeRoy Street (a former routing of US-23) for about four blocks, then following Silver Lake Road back to the US-23 freeway. The loop was rerouted in 1961 with the completion of the US 23 freeway in Genesee and Livingston counties. cite web | author= Bessert, Christopher J. | title=Michigan Highways: Business Connections 2 through 31 | date=2007-01-02 | work=Michigan Highways | url= http://michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwysBus2-31.html#US-23BUS-F | accessdate=2007-11-19] The southern portion of the loop was separated in 1975 with the creation of a pedestrian mall and the turnback of two blocks of Leroy St. in downtown Fenton. The southern portion of the loop was left as a state trunkline, but unsigned. From that point until around 2004, only the Silver Lake Road portion was signed as Business US-23; guide signage from the US-23 freeway never indicated the presence of the business route, however. The Owen Road/Shiawassee Street portion was eventually signed in 2004, approximately two years before the route was decommissioned. Leroy St. was reopened to auto traffic in 2004, but it was not turned over to the Michigan Department of Transportation to reconnect the existing spur to the unsigned southern portion. The entire trunkline, both signed and unsigned was turned back to local control on 2006-12-07.

External links

* [http://www.state-ends.com/michigan/bus23-2/ BUS US 23 at Michigan Ends]
* [http://www.tctimes.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=6361459&BRD=2524&PAG=461&dept_id=494488&rfi=8 An article from the "Tri-county Times" detailing the reopening of Leroy St.]

Rogers City, Michigan

usban
route=23
banner=BUS
location=Rogers City, Michigan

BUS US 23 is a 4.07 mile (6.55 km)cite web | author= Bessert, Christopher J. | title=Michigan Highways: Business Connections 2 through 31 | date=2006-10-22 | work=Michigan Highways | url= http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwysBus2-31.html#US-23BUS-RC | accessdate=2007-03-25 ] business route running in Rogers City. It was first designated on November 12, 1940 as M-65, and on January 28, 1942 as a business route of US 23.

In 1940, the shoreline routing of US 23 from Rogers City to Cheboygan was opened. Until the designation of BUS US 23 in 1942, the former US 23 was partially designated M-65. Other sections of BUS US 23 were M-91.

The northern terminus of BUS US 23 is at the intersection with US 23 northwest of downtown Rogers City. The southern terminus is at the intersection with US 23 south of Rogers City.

External links

* [http://www.state-ends.com/michigan/bus23-3/ BUS US 23 at Michigan Ends]

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