- List of freeways in Michigan
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Blue=Interstate highways, Green=Controlled-access, Red=Miscellaneous expressways; Note:Not all freeways and expressways are shown in this image. (as of March 28, 2006)Contents
Controlled-access freeways
By name
- American Legion Memorial Freeway, most of I-75 in the northern Lower Peninsula, roughly from Saginaw to the Otsego –Cheboygan county line (see G. Mennen Williams Freeway below)
- Brighton–Farmington Freeway, I-96/M-5 Brighton to Farmington; no longer named as such.
- Prentiss M. Brown Freeway, I-75 in Mackinac County.
- Walter P. Chrysler Freeway, I-75, I-375, 1.2 miles (1.9 km); Downtown Detroit to northern Oakland County.
- Christopher Columbus Freeway, M-53 Sterling Heights to Washington Township; sometimes referred to as the "Van Dyke Expressway" by locals.
- Davison Freeway, M-8
- Detroit–Toledo Freeway, I-75 Ohio border to Woodhaven
- Detroit Industrial Freeway, I-94 Western Wayne County.
- Fenton–Clio Freeway, US 23 Livingston–Genesee county border to Birch Run; no longer named as such.
- Fisher Freeway, I-75 Woodhaven to Gratiot Avenue in Detroit.
- Edsel Ford Freeway, I-94 Detroit
- Gerald R. Ford Freeway, I-196 Grand Rapids
- Jeffries Freeway, I-96 Livonia to downtown Detroit.
- John C. Lodge Freeway, M-10 I-696/US-24 interchange in Southfield to downtown Detroit
- Paul B. Henry Freeway, M-6, I-196 to I-96 south of Grand Rapids
- Ransom E. Olds Freeway, I-496 through Lansing.
- Walter P. Reuther Freeway, I-696 Novi to St. Clair Shores.
- Southfield Freeway, M-39; M-10 to I-94.
- St. Joseph Valley Parkway, US 31 south of I-196 going southerly toward the Indiana state border. It is not connected to any other freeway segment in Michigan except by the Indiana Toll Road to another freeway that feeds into Michigan. It has been under study for decades and will be connected to the other freeways in Michigan by approximately 2015.
- Sojourner Truth Downtown Parkway, I-194 from I-94 into downtown Battle Creek; typically called the Penetrator by locals
- UAW Freeway, I-475 through Flint, commemorating Flint's role in the creation of the UAW.
- G. Mennen Williams Freeway, I-75 in Cheboygan County.
Interstates
Main article: List of Interstate Highways in Michigan- Interstate 69, from Indiana south of Coldwater to Port Huron.
- Interstate 73, (proposed, but all future study halted; essentially removed from consideration)
- Interstate 75, from Ohio south of Erie to Sault Ste. Marie.
- Interstate 94, from Indiana near New Buffalo to Port Huron.
- Interstate 96, Norton Shores to Detroit.
- Interstate 194, Battle Creek.
- Interstate 196, northeast of Benton Harbor to Grand Rapids.
- Interstate 296, (unsigned) Grand Rapids.
- Interstate 275, Newport to Novi.
- Interstate 375, Downtown Detroit.
- Interstate 475, Flint.
- Interstate 496, Lansing.
- Interstate 675, Saginaw.
- Interstate 696, Metro Detroit.
Others by highway number
- M-5 is a freeway from the I-275/I-96/I-696 junction to Grand River Avenue west-northwest of Middlebelt Road. This portion used to be part of I-96; and the part where M-5 continues east used to be BS I-96. However, between the timeframe of the current designations and the latter designations; this freeway portion used to be M-102.
- M-10 (see above)
- US 12 (see below)
- CONN M-13 is a freeway that goes from I-75 north of US 10's eastern terminus and Kawkawlin. This used to be part of US-23 until the late 1960s, then for a short time became ALT US-23, but was rejected since ALT routes were not allowed in Michigan, and then renamed to a "connector" designation.
- M-14 is a freeway from the southern I-275/I-96 junction in Livonia to I-94 west of Ann Arbor
- US 23 is a freeway from the state line to Standish. It runs concurrent with I-75 between south of Flint to the east-west stub of freeway that connects I-75 to M-13's northern terminus.
- US 31 is a freeway in 3 portions:
- The St. Joseph Valley Parkway from the Indiana border to the part which almost touches the I-196/I-94 intersection where US-31 runs concurrent (see below); however, the St. Joseph Valley Parkway ends at Napier Avenue and is scheduled to continue on in 2015.
- Concurrent with I-196 from southern terminus to Holland
- From Muskegon to Ludington
- M-37 runs concurrent with I-96 near Grand Rapids, Michigan, and turns into an expressway north of it (see below).
- M-39 (see above)
- M-47 for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from Midland road near Freeland to its northern terminus.
- M-59 freeway from Pontiac to Utica
- M-60 is a freeway from its eastern terminus to approx. 5 miles (8.0 km) south of it.
- US 131 is a freeway from Schoolcraft to north of Manton.
See also
- List of Ontario expressways - a list of expressways in Michigan's neighboring Canadian province of Ontario.
- Michigan State Trunkline Highway System
References
- Google Maps, satellite view helps fish out roads that meet freeway and expressway criteria.
External links
- Michigan section of the Expressway Site (not up to date)
- Michigan Highways
Categories:- Freeways and expressways in Michigan
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