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Benton Harbor – St. Joseph business loop

Interstate 94 Business Loop or BL I-94 is a 10.7 mile (17.32 km) Michigan highway looping from the I-94 freeway

Interstate 94 in Michigan

Interstate 94 is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Billings, Montana, to the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. In Michigan, it is a state trunkline highway that enters the state south of New Buffalo...

through the downtowns of Benton Harbor

Benton Harbor, Michigan

Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan which is located west of Kalamazoo. The population was 10,038 at the 2010 census. It is the lesser populated of the two principal cities included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a...

and St. Joseph

St. Joseph, Michigan

St. Joseph is a city in the US state of Michigan. It was incorporated as a village in 1834 and as a city in 1891. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,789. It lies on the shore of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the St. Joseph River, about east-northeast of Chicago. It is the county...

. It follows a former routing of US 12

U.S. Route 12

U.S. Route 12 or US 12 is an east–west United States highway, running from Grays Harbor on the Pacific Ocean, in the state of Washington, to downtown Detroit, for almost . As a thoroughfare, it has mostly been supplanted by I-90 and I-94, but remains an important road for local travel.The...

through the area. The highway begins at Exit 23 on I-94 in Lincoln Township

Lincoln Charter Township, Michigan

Lincoln Charter Township is a charter township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 13,952 at the 2000 census....

where it runs along Lakeshore Drive. passing through the community of Shoreham

Shoreham, Michigan

Shoreham is a village in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 860 at the 2000 census. The village is located within St. Joseph Charter Township on the shore of Lake Michigan, just south of the City of St...

. It briefly runs concurrently with M-63

M-63 (Michigan highway)

M-63 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that runs from M-139 at Scottdale through the cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph to Interstate 196/US Highway 31 at exit 7 just outside Hagar Shores. The trunkline runs through residential areas south of St. Joseph and through...

along Main Street in downtown St. Joseph before crossing the St. Joseph River

St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)

The St. Joseph River is a river, approximately long, in southern Michigan and northern Indiana in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of Lake Michigan...

on Ship Street to Benton Harbor. From there it follows Main Street through downtown Benton Harbor to the eastern terminus at Exit 33 on I-94/US 31

U.S. Route 31

U.S. Route 31 is a long north–south highway connecting northern Michigan to southern Alabama, with its northern terminus at Interstate 75 near Mackinaw City, Michigan, and southern terminus at the combined U.S. Route 90 & U.S. Route 98 at Spanish Fort, Alabama...

in Benton Township

Benton Charter Township, Michigan

Benton Charter Township is a charter township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2000 census, the township population was 16,404.-Communities:...

.

The business loop was commissioned on 1960-11-17.

Albion business loop

Interstate 94 Business Loop or BL I-94 is a 4.42 mile (7.11 km) Michigan highway looping from the I-94 freeway

Interstate 94 in Michigan

through downtown Albion, Michigan

Albion, Michigan

Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. The population was 9,144 at the 2000 census and is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. It follows the routing of a former BUS US 12. The highway begins at Exit 121 on I-94 where it runs along Eaton Ave., Austin Ave., Superior St., and Michigan Ave. until the highway intersects I-94 Exit 124 near downtown Albion.

1960-08-15 marked the opening of the I-94/US 12 freeway in Calhoun County

Calhoun County, Michigan

-Interstates:* I-69* I-94* I-194* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Albion.* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Battle Creek.* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Marshall.-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-37* M-60* M-66* M-78* M-89* M-96* M-99...

. At this time, Eaton Ave. is transferred to state control, marking the debut of BUS US 12 in Albion. BUS US 12 would use Easton Ave. and other portions of the former US 12 through Albion. Later that year, BUS US 12 would become BL I-94 in preparation to move the US 12

U.S. Route 12

designation south to replace US 112

U.S. Route 112

U.S. Route 112 was a largely east–west state trunkline highway across the southern portion of the US state of Michigan between New Buffalo and Detroit...

. The highway is concurrently designated with M-99 from Superior St. to the eastern terminus. M-199

M-199 (Michigan highway)

M-199 is a short highway in the US state of Michigan. The western terminus of the 3.98 mile-long road is in Sheridan Township at exit 119 off I-94. The eastern terminus is a junction with BL I-94 in the city of Albion. The entire road is within Calhoun County. Although M-199 is nominally a "child"...

intersects BL I-94 north of the M-99 junction and runs along a portion of the former US 12.

Kalamazoo business loop

Interstate 94 Business Loop or BL I-94 is a Michigan highway looping for 11.21 miles (18.04 km) from the I-94 freeway

Interstate 94 in Michigan

through downtown Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo, Michigan

The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...

. It partially follows the routing of a former BUS US 12. The highway begins at Exit 74 on I-94 in Portage

Portage, Michigan

Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 46,292 at the 2010 census. It is the smaller of the two main cities included in the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 326,589 as of 2010.Portage is adjacent to the...

where it runs concurrent with US 131

U.S. Route 131

US Highway 131 is a north–south United States Highway, of which all but 0.67 miles of its 266.82 miles are within the state of Michigan. The highway starts in rural Indiana south of the state line as a state road connection to the Indiana Toll Road...

until it intersects with BUS US 131/Stadium Dr. at Exit 36 in Oshtemo Township

Oshtemo Township, Michigan

Oshtemo Charter Township is a charter township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 17,003 at the 2000 census...

. From there it follows BUS US 131 and M-43

M-43 (Michigan highway)

M-43 is a state trunkline highway in southwestern and central parts of the US state of Michigan. The highway runs from South Haven to Webberville along an indirect path through both rural areas and larger cities...

through downtown Kalamazoo. At an interstection between BL I-94/M-43/Kalamazoo Ave. and King Highway, BL I-94 turns along King Highway to its eastern terminus at I-94's Exit 81.

BL I-94 is freeway from the western terminus concurrent with US 131 to the western junction with BUS US 131, and it is expressway

Limited-access road

A limited-access road known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway and expressway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which has many or most characteristics of a controlled-access highway , including limited or no access to adjacent...

from the eastern terminus northwesterly to the corner of King Highway and Amvets Memorial Parkway in Kalamazoo at a junction with M-96

M-96 (Michigan highway)

M-96 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that runs between Kalamazoo and Marshall. Its termini are both on business loops of Interstate 94 ; the eastern one coincides with an intersection with I-69...

/OLD US 12.

History

On 1959-12-07, the I-94/US 12

U.S. Route 12

freeway is opened on the south side of Kalamazoo. This marks the beginning of BUS US 12 in the Kalamazoo area, The highway was routed along the former US 12 on Stadium Dr. to a junction with M-43

M-43 (Michigan highway)

/Michigan Ave. BUS US 12 then followed Michigan Ave. to King Highway back to I-94/US 12. BUS US 12 is signed temporarily along 9th St. in Oshtemo from Stadium Dr. southerly to I-94/US 12 starting on 1960-01-06. Later in 1960, BUS US 12 is redesignated as BL I-94 in preparation to move the US 12 designation to the US 112

U.S. Route 112

U.S. Route 112 was a largely east–west state trunkline highway across the southern portion of the US state of Michigan between New Buffalo and Detroit...

corridor.

On 1963-12-16, the US 131 freeway is opened on the west side of Kalamazoo. Along with the creation of BUS US 131 along a portion of the BL I-94 routing, BL I-94 is rerouted along the US 131 freeway on the west end back to I-94. The section of Stadium Dr. west of US 131 and the 9th St. routing is removed from BL I-94.

Kalamazoo and the newly built Michikal avenues were transferred to state jurisdiction on 1965-10-04. To smooth out traffic patterns downtown, Michikal Ave. is built as a connector between Kalamazoo and Michigan avenues. Kalamazoo and Michigan avenues are used as a pair of one-way streets downtown. Kalamazoo and Michikal are then signed as westbound BL I-94 from Stadium Dr. to Michigan Ave. while Main St. and Michigan Ave. continue to serve eastbound traffic.

Jackson business loop

Business Loop Interstate 94 is a 10.08 mile (16.22 km) Michigan highway looping from the I-94 freeway

Interstate 94 in Michigan

through downtown Jackson, Michigan

Jackson, Michigan

Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...

. It follows the routing of a former BUS US 12. It runs concurrently with M-60

M-60 (Michigan highway)

M-60 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. It runs from the Niles area at a junction with US Highway 12 to the Jackson area where it ends at Interstate 94 . The trunkline passes through a mix of farm fields and woodlands, crosses or runs along several rivers and...

between the western terminus in Blackman Township at Exit 136 on I-94 and the Michigan Ave. exit. Through downtown Jackson, it is also concurrent with BUS US 127/M-50

M-50 (Michigan highway)

M-50 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. Although designated as an east–west highway, it is nearly a diagonal northwest-southeast route...

between N. East St. and Airline Highway. Its routing along Michigan Ave. is a former routing of US 12

U.S. Route 12

before the construction of I-94 and the move of US 12 to the US 112

U.S. Route 112

U.S. Route 112 was a largely east–west state trunkline highway across the southern portion of the US state of Michigan between New Buffalo and Detroit...

corridor in Michigan.

History

The US 12 bypass of Jackson was partially completed in 1951. US 12 turned south along US 127

U.S. Route 127

U.S. Route 127 is a long north–south United States highway in the eastern half of the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 27 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The northern terminus is at Interstate 75 near Grayling, Michigan...

/Lansing Road at the end of the freeway to connect back to the existing routing of US 12 through the west end of town. The former routing along Ann Arbor Rd. and Michigan Ave. into downtown to US 12/US 127/M-50/M-60 became BUS US 12 at this time.

The bypass of Jackson was extended west to Parma

Parma, Michigan

Parma is a village in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 907 at the 2000 census. This was an increase from 875, the population in 1990, and this marks the first time the village of Parma had more than 900 people....

in 1953. BUS US 12 was rerouted along US 127/M-50/M-60 on West Ave. to connect back to US 12. The last routing change to BUS US 12 came on 1958-07-29 with the opening of the M-60 bypass of Jackson. BUS US 12 was extended back along Michigan Ave to the new freeway west of town in Blackman Township and northerly to a new western terminus at I-94/US 12. The designation as BUS US 12 lasted until late 1960 when the State Highway Department

Michigan Department of Transportation

The Michigan Department of Transportation is a constitutional government agency in the US state of Michigan. The primary purpose of MDOT is to maintain the Michigan State Trunkline Highway System which includes all Interstate, US and state highways in Michigan with the exception of the Mackinac...

redesignated the BUS US 12 routings in Michigan as BL I-94 routings. This allowed the US 12 designation to be removed from the completed I-94 freeway and moved to replace the US 112 corridor farther south in Michigan.

1964 saw several changes to the business routes in the central business district of Jackson on a trial basis. The jurisdictional transfers to affect this changes were not officially made until 1967-11-30. Eastbound BL I-94 traffic was shifted off Michigan Ave. along Blackstone St. to Washington Ave. From there it ran along Washington to Francis St. and back to Michigan Ave. The westbound traffic was shifted north at Mechanic St. to Pearl St. On Pearl traffic continued until turning south at Blackstone back to Michigan Ave. When the permanent jurisdictional transfers were made, eastbound traffic, joined by southbound BUS US 127/M-50, still used Blackstone and Washington. This leg was extended to Louis Glick Highway/Airline Dr. BUS US 125/M-50 traffic turned south, and BL I-94 traffic turned north. Eastbound traffic turned north at Louis Glick back to Michigan Ave. Louis Glick Highway was specifically built for these changes.

A set of connector streets was built in 1969 to streamline the flow of traffic further resulting in the last changes to the BL I-94 routing in Jackson. Eastbound traffic is redirected to the new connector on Michigan Ave just east of Third St. This connector curves south then east to Washington Ave. near First St. Louis Glick Highway was extended west from Blackstone curving south to merge into Michigan.

Battle Creek business loop

Business Loop Interstate 94 is a Michigan highway looping from the I-94 freeway

Interstate 94 in Michigan

through the downtown Battle Creek, Michigan

Battle Creek, Michigan

Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county...

. It follows the routing of a former BUS US 12. It is 13.60 miles (21.89 km) long.

The highway begins at Exit 92 on I-94 where it runs concurrent with M-37

M-37 (Michigan highway)

M-37 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. The southern terminus is near the border between Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties at exit 92 of Interstate 94 southwest of Battle Creek. The northern terminus is at the Mission Point Light on Old Mission Point in Grand...

until the intersection of Dickman and Helmer roads. It then runs along Dickman Road until it intersects with I-194

Interstate 194

Interstate 194 is the designation for several Interstate Highways in the United States, all of which are related to Interstate 94:*Interstate 194 , a spur to Battle Creek*Interstate 194 , a spur to Bismarck...

/M-66

M-66 (Michigan highway)

M-66 is a north–south state trunkline highway on the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It runs from the Indiana state line in the south to Charlevoix in the north. M-66 is the only state highway to traverse almost the entire north–south distance of the LP. It starts as a...

in downtown Battle Creek. After a very brief concurrency with M-66, it follows Michigan Avenue soon gaining a concurrency with M-96

M-96 (Michigan highway)

to its eastern terminus at I-94's Exit 103.

History

The road was commissioned as BUS US 12 on 1940-11-12 and converted to BUS I-94 in 1960.

Ann Arbor business loop

Business Loop Interstate 94 or BL I-94 is a Michigan highway looping from the I-94 freeway

Interstate 94 in Michigan

through downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...

. The route is 8.80 miles (14.16 km) long. It follows the former routing of US 12

U.S. Route 12

. This routing was first designated as M-14

M-14 (Michigan highway)

M-14 is a east–west state trunkline highway in the southeastern portion of the US state of Michigan. Entirely freeway, it connects Ann Arbor with Detroit by way of connecting with I-96.-Route description:...

in 1956 when US 12 was moved to a freeway bypass to the south of town. BL I-94 was first designated in 1960. Currently it is maintained by the City of Ann Arbor under contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation

Michigan Department of Transportation

. Signage along the highway can be rather poor, reflecting this local maintenance. BL I-94 is freeway along the US 23

U.S. Route 23 in Michigan

US Highway 23 is a United States Numbered Highway that runs from Jacksonville, Florida to Mackinaw City, Michigan. In the US state of Michigan, it is a major north–south state trunkline highway that runs through the Lower Peninsula...

freeway on the east side of town.

History

In 1960, BL I-94 was designated along the US 12 freeway and a new BL I-94 designation was created. BL I-94 followed M-14 from the Jackson Road interchange to Main Street along Jackson Road and Huron Street. At Main, BL I-94 turned along US 23 on Huron, Washtenaw Avenue and Carpenter Road back to I-94/US 12. The US 23 freeway was finished on 1962-11-28. BL I-94 was rerouted on the east end to follow the new US 23 freeway, leaving the Carpenter Road alignment turned back to local control. BUS US 23 replaced US 23 along Huron and Washtenaw in the city of Ann Arbor at this time. A new M-14 freeway opened on 1965-11-16, removing the M-14 concurrency from the routing.

Marshall business loop

Interstate 94 Business Loop or BL I-94 is a 5.52 mile (8.88 km) Michigan highway looping from the I-94 freeway

Interstate 94 in Michigan

through downtown Marshall, Michigan

Marshall, Michigan

Marshall is a city located in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,459. It is the county seat of Calhoun County...

. It follows the routing of a former BUS US 12. The highway begins at Exit 108 on I-94 where it runs concurrent with I-69

Interstate 69

Interstate 69 is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It exists in two parts: a completed highway from Indianapolis, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, and a mostly proposed extension southwest to the Mexican border in Texas...

until it intersects with Michigan Ave. at Exit 36 near downtown Marshall. From there it is follows Michigan Avenue and Partello Road to its eastern terminus at I-94's Exit 112.

The original routing of BUS US 27 was commissioned in 1960 with the completion of the I-94/US 12

U.S. Route 12

freeway bypass of Marshall. It would follow US 27

U.S. Route 27

U.S. Route 27 is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus is at US 1 in Miami, Florida. The northern terminus is at Interstate 69 in Fort Wayne, Indiana...

/Kalamazoo Avenue to Michigan Avenue. From there, BUS US 12 would follow the current routing of BL I-94 along Michigan Avenue and Partello Road. It would be redesignated as BL I -94 in late 1960 as a preparation to move the US 12 designation to its current routing along the former US 112

U.S. Route 112

U.S. Route 112 was a largely east–west state trunkline highway across the southern portion of the US state of Michigan between New Buffalo and Detroit...

.

The portion of BL I-94 along US 27/Kalamazoo Avenue would become BUS US 27 with the completion of the I-69/US 27 freeway bypass on 1967-12-15. BL I-94 would be rerouted and cosigned with BUS US 27 along Michigan Avenue and the new freeway on the west end. On 2001-01-11. BL I-94 inside the City of Marshall would be designated a Historic Heritage Route.

Port Huron business loop

Interstate 94 Business Loop or BL I-94 is an 8.81 mile (14.18 km) highway serving the cities of Marysville

Marysville, Michigan

Marysville is a city in St. Clair County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,684 at the 2000 census.-Geography:* According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.* It is considered to be part of the Thumb of...

and Port Huron

Port Huron, Michigan

Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administratively autonomous. It is joined by the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Sarnia,...

. The route was a part of US 25

U.S. Route 25

U.S. Route 25 is a north–south United States highway that runs for from Brunswick, Georgia to the Ohio state line in Covington, Kentucky.-Georgia:...

before the completion of I-94, and was designated as a part of M-25

M-25 (Michigan highway)

M-25 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. The route follows an arc-like shape closely along the Lake Huron shore of the Thumb in the eastern Lower Peninsula between Port Huron and Bay City. It serves the lakeshore resorts along Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay and generally lies...

before gaining its current designation. The route starts from I-94 at Exit 266 and ends (concurrent with BL I-69's eastern terminus) at I-94/I-69 at the foot of the Blue Water Bridge

Blue Water Bridge

The Blue Water Bridge is a twin-span international bridge across the St. Clair River that links Port Huron, Michigan, USA and Sarnia, Ontario, Canada...

at mile 275.

External links

I-94 (Ann Arbor) @ Michigan Highway Ends

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