Interstate 94 in Michigan
Template:Infobox Interstate/Intrastate In the U.S. state of Michigan, Interstate 94 runs east-west through the southern portion of the state.
Route description
The route enters Michigan and parallels Lake Michigan up to St. Joseph before turning east. It then passes Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Jackson and Ann Arbor before traveling into Detroit. I-94 exits Detroit to the Northeast and at Port Huron I-94 meets I-69 before both routes end on Blue Water Bridge as they meet Ontario 402.
| Major cities Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs[1] |
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Miscellanea
 | This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. (October 2007) |
- Through much of Michigan, Interstate 94 follows the route of Old U.S. Highway 12. In the 1990s, Michigan set up an "emergency Interstate" system. This system is designed as a permanent set of detours for Interstates in case an impassable problem occurs on the Interstates (in the case of I-94 in this area, the problem is usually very heavy lake effect snow in the winter months and construction in the summer).[2]
- In early plans for the Interstate highway system, all of I-94 east of Benton Harbor was proposed to be numbered I-92. The originally proposed route for I-94 became the pre-1963 routing for I-96.[3]
- In Detroit, Interstate 94 was routed over the existing Edsel Ford Freeway,[4] and remained signed as such until the late 1980s when Michigan deemphasized proper names on Interstate guide signs. Its interchange with the Lodge Freeway, built in 1953, is significant as the first full freeway-to-freeway interchange built in the United States.[5]
- Immediately west of the Detroit city limits, I-94 was routed over the existing Detroit Industrial Expressway, built during World War II to accommodate transportation of workers. Its intersection with US-24 (Telegraph Road) was one of the nation's more unusual full interchange designs. Only two bridges were used and left hand exits were used throughout.[6] The interchange was reconfigured in 2005 to a SPUI design, I-94's first, and was completed in December of that year.[7] A pair of bridges called the Gateway Arch Bridges (alternately "Gateway to Detroit"[8]) was incorporated in the new interchange.
- The stretch of I-94 between Chicago and Detroit is sometimes referred to as the Chicago-Detroit Industrial Freeway.
- I-94 and I-69 hold the distinction of being the only "dual" highways in the US to end at a Canadian border. (I-5, I-15, I-29, I-75, I-81, I-87, I-89, I-91, and I-95 terminate at Canada, but are signed with only one number)
- Completed just before for Super Bowl XL, in early 2006, I-94 was rebuilt from the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan to downtown Detroit. Prior to this, the road was known for its potholes.
Exit list
| County | Location | # | Destinations | Notes |
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| Berrien | New Buffalo Township | 1 |  M-239 (La Porte Road) – New Buffalo
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| 4 |  US 12 – Three Oaks, Niles, New Buffalo
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Signed as exits 4A (east) and 4B (west) | ||
| 6 | Union Pier | |||
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| 12 | Sawyer | |||
| Bridgman | 16 | Bridgman | ||
| Stevensville | 22 | John Beers Road - Stevensville | ||
| Lincoln Township | 23 |   BL I-94 east (Red Arrow Highway) – St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Stevensville
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| St. Joseph Township | 27 |  M-63 (Niles Avenue)
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| Benton Township | 28 |  M-139 (Scottdale Road)
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| 29 | Pipestone Road | |||
| 30 |   US 31 south (Napier Avenue)
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West end of US 31 overlap | ||
| 33 | BL I-94 – Downtown St. Joseph, Downtown Benton Harbor
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No eastbound exit | ||
| 34 |    I-196 north / US 31 north – South Haven, Holland, Grand Rapids
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East end of US 31 overlap | ||
| Coloma | 39 | Millburg, Coloma | ||
| Watervliet | 41 |  M-140 – Watervliet, Niles
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| Van Buren | Hartford | 46 | Hartford | |
| Lawrence | 52 | Lawrence | ||
| Paw Paw Township | 56 |  M-51 – Decatur, Dowagiac
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| Paw Paw | 60 |  M-40 – Paw Paw, Lawton
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| Mattawan | 66 | Mattawan | ||
| Kalamazoo | Texas Township | 72 | 9th Street - Oshtemo | |
| Portage | 74 |  US 131 / BL I-94 east – Kalamazoo, Three Rivers, Grand Rapids
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Signed as exits 74A (south) and 74B (north) | |
| 75 | Oakland Drive | |||
| 76 | Westnedge Avenue | Signed as exits 76A (south) and 76B (north) | ||
| 78 | Portage Road, Kilgore Road | |||
| Kalamazoo | ||||
| 80 | Sprinkle Road, Cork Street | |||
| Comstock Township | ||||
| 81 |  BL I-94 west – Downtown Kalamazoo
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Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 85 | 35th Street - Augusta, Galesburg | |||
| Charleston Township | 88 | Climax, Galesburg | ||
| Calhoun | Battle Creek | 92 |  BL I-94 east / M-37 – Springfield, Battle Creek, Augusta, Climax
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| 95 | Helmer Road - Springfield | |||
| 97 | Capital Avenue | |||
| 98 |   I-194 / M-66 – Sturgis, Downtown Battle Creek
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Signed as exits 98A (south) and 98B (north) | ||
| Emmett Township | 100 |  M-294 (Beadle Lake Road)
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| 103 |   BL I-94 west / M-96 west – Battle Creek
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Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 104 |  To M-96 (Michigan Avenue)
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| Marshall Township | 108 |  I-69 - Ft. Wayne, Lansing
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| Marshall | 110 | Old 27 | Former US 27 | |
| Marengo Township | 112 | BL I-94 west (Partello Road) – Marshall
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| 115 | 22½ Mile Road | |||
| Sheridan Township | 119 |  M-199 (26 Mile Road)
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| Albion | 121 | BL I-94 east (28 Mile Road) – Albion
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| Jackson | Parma Township | 124 |  BL I-94 west / M-99 – Albion, Eaton Rapids
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| 127 | Concord | |||
| 128 | Michigan Avenue | |||
| 130 | Parma | |||
| Sandstone Township | ||||
| 133 | Dearing Road - Spring Arbor | |||
| Blackman Township | 136 |  M-60 west / BL I-94 east – Jackson, Spring Arbor
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| 137 | Airport Road | |||
| 138 |   US 127 north / M-50 – Jackson, Lansing
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West end of US 127 overlap | ||
| 139 |  M-106 (Cooper Street) – Downtown Jackson
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| 141 | Elm Road | |||
| Leoni Township | 142 | US 127 south – Hudson
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East end of US 127 overlap | |
| 144 | BL I-94 west – Jackson
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Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 145 | Sargent Road | |||
| 147 | Race Road | |||
| Grass Lake Township | 150 | Grass Lake | ||
| 153 | Clear Lake Road | |||
| Washtenaw | Sylvan Township | 156 | Kalmbach Road | |
| 157 | Old US 12, Pierce Road | |||
| Chelsea | 159 |  M-52 – Chelsea, Manchester
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| Lima Township | 162 | Old US 12, Jackson Road | ||
| Scio Township | 167 | Baker Road - Dexter | ||
| 169 | Zeeb Road | |||
| 171 |  M-14 – Plymouth
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Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| Ann Arbor | 172 | BL I-94 east (Jackson Avenue) – Ann Arbor
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| 175 | Ann Arbor Saline Road | |||
| 177 | State Street | |||
| Ypsilanti Township | 180 |  US 23 / BL I-94 west – Ann Arbor, Flint, Toledo
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Signed as exits 180A (south) and 180B (north) | |
| 181 | US 12 west (Michigan Avenue) – Ypsilanti, Saline
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West end of US 12 overlap; signed as exits 181A (west) and 181B (east) westbound | ||
| Ypsilanti | 183 |    Bus. US 12 east (Huron Street) – Downtown Ypsilanti
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| Ypsilanti Township | 185 | US 12 east (Michigan Avenue) – Willow Run Airport
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East end of US 12 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
| 186 | Willow Run Airport | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 187 | Rawsonville Road | |||
| Wayne | Van Buren Township | 190 | Belleville Road - Belleville | |
| 192 | Haggerty Road | |||
| Romulus | 194 |  I-275 - Toledo, Flint
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Signed as exits 194A (south) and 194B (north) eastbound | |
| 196 | Wayne Road - Wayne | |||
| 197 | Vining Road | |||
| 198 | Middlebelt Road, Merriman Road - Detroit Metro Airport | |||
| Taylor | 200 | Ecorse Road - Inkster | ||
| 202 |  US 24 (Telegraph Road)
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| Allen Park | 204 |  M-39 (Southfield Freeway)
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| 206 | Oakwood Boulevard | Signed as exits 206A (south) and 206B (north) westbound | ||
| Dearborn | 208 | Schaefer Road, Greenfield Road | ||
| 209 | Rotunda Drive | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 210A | US 12 (Michigan Avenue) – Dearborn
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| Detroit | 210B |  M-153 (Ford Road)
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Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| 211A | Lonyo Avenue | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 211B | Central Avenue, Cecil Avenue | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 212A | Livernois Avenue | Signed as exit 212 westbound | ||
| 212B | Warren Avenue | Westbound exit is via exit 213A | ||
| 213A | West Grand Boulevard | |||
| 213B |  I-96 – Lansing, Ambassador Bridge to Canada
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| 214A | Linwood Avenue, Grand River Avenue | Signed as exit 214 westbound | ||
| 214B | Trumbull Avenue | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 215 |  M-10 – Downtown Detroit, Southfield
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Signed as exits 215A (south) and 215B (north) | ||
| 215C |  M-1 (Woodward Avenue)
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| 216A |  I-75 – Flint, Toledo
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| 216B | Russell Street | Eastbound exit only | ||
| 217 | Chene Street, East Grand Boulevard, Mount Elliott Avenue | Signed as exits 217A (Chene Street, Grand Boulevard) and 217B (Mount Elliott Avenue) eastbound | ||
| 218 |  M-53 (Van Dyke Avenue)
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| 219 |  M-3 (Gratiot Avenue)
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| 220A | French Road | No westbound exit | ||
| 220B | Conner Avenue - Detroit City Airport | |||
| 222A | Outer Drive, Chalmers Avenue | |||
| 222B | Harper Avenue | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 223 | Cadieux Road | |||
| 224A | Moross Road | |||
| Harper Woods | 224B | Allard Avenue, Eastwood Drive | ||
| 225 |  M-102 (8 Mile Road, Vernier Road)
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| Macomb | Eastpointe, St. Clair Shores | 227 | 9 Mile Road | |
| 228 | 10 Mile Road | |||
| Roseville, St. Clair Shores | ||||
| 229 |   I-696 west – Lansing
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| 230 | 12 Mile Road | |||
| Roseville | ||||
| 231 | M-3 (Gratiot Avenue)
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Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 232 | Little Mack Avenue | |||
| Clinton Township | 234 | Harper Avenue | Signed as exits 234A (south) and 234B (north) | |
| Harrison Township | 235 | Shook Road | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| 236 | Metropolitan Parkway | |||
| Mt. Clemens | 237 | North River Road - Mt. Clemens | ||
| Harrison Township | 240 |  M-59 – Selfridge ANG, Utica
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Signed as exits 240A (east) and 240B (west) eastbound | |
| Chesterfield Township | ||||
| 241 | 21 Mile Road - Selfridge ANG | |||
| 243 |  M-3 / M-29 – Algonac, New Baltimore, Utica
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| 247 |  M-19 – Richmond, New Haven
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Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 248 | 26 Mile Road - Marine City | |||
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| St. Clair | Casco Township, Columbus Township | 257 | Richmond, St. Clair | |
| St. Clair Township | 262 | Wadhams Road | ||
| Kimball Township | 266 | BL I-94 east (Gratiot Road) – Marysville
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| 269 | Range Road, Dove Street | |||
| St. Clair Township | ||||
| 271 | I-69 west – Flint
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| West end of I-69 overlap | ||||
| 271 |  BL I-69 east – Port Huron
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Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 274 | Water Street, Lapeer Avenue - Port Huron | |||
| Port Huron |  BL I-69 west / BL I-94 west / M-25 (Pine Grove Avenue) – Lexington, Downtown Port Huron
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| Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Highway 402 | ||||
Spur routes and business connections
I-194 - Spur into Battle Creek.
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1Unsigned 2Proposed 3Unbuilt 4Former | ||
Business routes of Interstate 94
Lane configurations
- Between Interstate 196 and Indiana state line (3 lanes on each side - a 4th lane was added westbound in 2006 between Exit 30 and Exit 29[9]
- Between just west of Exit 167 (Baker Rd.) and Exit 34 (Interstate 196) (2 lanes on each side)
- Between Exit 171 (M-14) and just west of Exit 167 (Baker Rd.) (3 lanes on each side)
- Between Exit 180 (US-23) and Exit 171 (M-14) (2 lanes on each side)
- Between Exit 198 (Detroit Metropolitan Airport) and Exit 180 (US-23) (3 lanes on each side)
- For Exits 199 (Detroit Metropolitan Airport/Middle Belt Road) and 198 (Merriman Road) (2 Local + 3 Express Lanes each side)
- Between Exit 243 (23 Mile Rd.) and Exit 198 (3-4 lanes on each side)
- Between Blue Water Bridge and Exit 243 (23 Mile Rd.) in Chesterfield Township, MI (2 lanes on each side)
References
- ^ "List of Control Cities for Use in Guide Signs on Interstate Highways". AASHTO. 2001. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- ^ "Emergency Interstate 94" from "Michiana Road Photos". Roadfan.com.
- ^ Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (Map). American Association of State Highway Officials. 1957.
{{cite map}}: External link in|title= - ^ Dolley, Brandon. "Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint Freeways". Detroit Rising. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ^ "Preliminary List of Nationally and Exceptionally Significant Features of the Interstate Highway System". Retrieved 2006-07-06.
- ^ 1971 AAA Detroit Southern Suburbs
- ^ Single-Point Urban Interchange (SPUI). Michigan Department of Transportation.
- ^ "I-94 Bridge Builders Go by the Playbook". Detroit Free Press. 2005-09-28.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ MDOT - Work to begin April 17 on I-94 project in Benton Harbor. Press release, Michigan Department of Transportation (2006-04-10).
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