Interstate 296

Interstate 296 (I-296) is an Interstate Highway near Grand Rapids in Kent County, Michigan, United States. It runs between the Interstate 196 near Downtown Grand Rapids; and the Interstate 96 in Walker. It is around 3 miles (4.8 km) long and is part of the U.S. Route 131 for most of the route. It first opened in December 1962, but is now not shown on signs and is only shown as the U.S. Route 131.[4][5]

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Route information
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Length3.393 mi[2] (5.461 km)
ExistedDecember 17, 1962[1]–present
HistoryApproval granted to remove signage on December 3, 1979[3]
Major junctions
South endLua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a boolean value). in Grand Rapids
North endLua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a boolean value). in Walker
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Highway system
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Exit list

The entire highway is in Kent County.

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Locationmi[2]kmExit[4][a]DestinationsNotes
0.8151.31287Leonard StreetPreviously Bus. US 131
1.5662.52088Ann Street
3.3935.461Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a boolean value).Northbound exit and southbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Interstate 296 Media

Notes

  1. Most of I-296 is concurrent with US 131 and uses the exit numbers of the latter.

References

  1. "Driver's Boon: Int. 296 Opening Finishes City Freeway, Links Kalamazoo, Muskegon". The Grand Rapids Press: A1. December 17, 1962. OCLC 9975013 . 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Template:Cite MDOT PRFA
  3. Template:Cite letter
  4. 4.0 4.1 Template:Cite MDOT map
  5. Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview Map of Unsigned I-296 [map]. Cartography by Tele Atlas.

Other websites

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  • I-296 at Michigan Highways
  • I-296 at Interstate Guide—Photos of termini and scan of 1970s Michigan map before the freeway designation was "hidden"
  • I-296 at kurumi.com