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| Interstate 94 Main route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Edsel B. Ford Freeway Maintained by MDOT |
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| Length: | 275.39 mi[1] (443.20 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1958-1959[1] | ||||||||
| West end: |  I-94 at Indiana state line |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-196 in St. Joseph US 131 in Kalamazoo I-69 in Marshall US 127 in Jackson US 23 in Ann Arbor I-275 in Romulus I-75 in Detroit I-69 in Port Huron |
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| East end: |  Highway 402 at Canadian border on Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron |
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>In the U.S. state of Michigan, Interstate 94 runs east-west through the southern portion of the state.
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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.
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 Detroit, Interstate 94 was routed over the existing Edsel Ford Freeway,[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] The interchange was reconfigured in 2005 to a SPUI design, I-94's first, and was completed in December of that year.[6] A pair of bridges called the Gateway Arch Bridges (alternately "Gateway to Detroit"[7]) was incorporated in the new interchange.
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.[8]
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 74 (US 131) and Exit 34 (Interstate 196) (2 lanes on each side)
- Between Exit 76 and just west of Exit 74 (US-131) (3 lanes on each side)
- Between just west of Exit 167 (Baker Rd.) and Exit 76 (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)
Business routes of Interstate 94
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 |
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) |
West end of US 31 overlap | ||
| 33 | BL I-94 – Downtown St. Joseph, Downtown Benton Harbor |
No eastbound exit | ||
| 34 | I-196 north (Ford Freeway) / US 31 north – South Haven, Holland, Grand Rapids |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Signed as exits 98A (south) and 98B (north) | ||
| Emmett Township | 100 |  M-294 (Beadle Lake Road) |
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| 104 |  To BL I-94 west / M-96 (Michigan Avenue) / 11 Mile Road |
Partial interchange 103, which had directly served Michigan Avenue, permanently closed in 2009[10] | ||
| 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 |
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 |
East end of US 127 overlap | |
| 144 | BL I-94 west – Jackson |
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 |
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 | |||
| Pittsfield Township | 180 | US 23 / BL I-94 west – Ann Arbor, Flint, Toledo |
Signed as exits 180A (south) and 180B (north) | |
| 181 | US 12 west (Michigan Avenue) – Ypsilanti, Saline |
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 |
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 | West access to Lower Huron Metropark | ||
| Romulus | 194 | I-275 - Toledo, Flint |
Signed as exits 194A (south) and 194B (north) eastbound | |
| 196 | Wayne Road - Wayne | |||
| 197 | Vining Road | |||
| 198 |  Middlebelt Road, Merriman Road - Detroit Metro Airport |
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| Taylor | 200 | Ecorse Road - Inkster | ||
| 202 |  US 24 (Telegraph Road) |
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| Allen Park | 204 |  M-39 (Southfield Freeway) / Pelham Road |
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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) / Wyoming Avenue – Dearborn |
Signed as exit 210 eastbound | ||
| Detroit | 210B |  M-153 (Ford Road) / Addison Avenue |
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 (Jeffries Freeway) – 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 (Lodge Freeway) – Downtown Detroit, Southfield |
Signed as exits 215A (south) and 215B (north) | ||
| 215C |  M-1 (Woodward Avenue) / John R. Street, Brush Street |
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| 216A | I-75 (Chrysler Freeway) – 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 (Reuther Freeway) / 11 Mile Road – Lansing |
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| 230 | 12 Mile Road | |||
| Roseville | ||||
| 231 | M-3 (Gratiot Avenue) |
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 |
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 |
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 248 | 26 Mile Road - Marine City | |||
| Lenox Township | ||||
| 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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| 271 |  BL I-69 east – Port Huron |
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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References
- ^ a b Bessert, Christopher J. (2006-10-22). "Michigan Highways: Highways 90 through 99". Michigan Highways. http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwys90-99.html#I-094. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- ^ "Emergency Interstate 94" from "Michiana Road Photos". Roadfan.com.
- ^ Dolley, Brandon. "Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint Freeways". Detroit Rising. http://www.detroitrising.com/freeways.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ^ "Preliminary List of Nationally and Exceptionally Significant Features of the Interstate Highway System". http://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/histpres/highways_list.asp. 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.
- ^ American Association of State Highway Officials. Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways [map]. (1957)
- ^ MDOT - Work to begin April 17 on I-94 project in Benton Harbor. Press release, Michigan Department of Transportation (2006-04-10).
- ^ "I-94 interchange closes Monday, first story of "In the Neighborhood"". Battle Creek Enquirer. April 24, 2009. http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20090424/NEWS01/904240320/1002/NEWS01. Retrieved April 24, 2009. "The Michigan Department of Transportation is closing the I-94 partial interchange with Michigan Avenue (exit 103) between Battle Creek and Marshall."
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