Interstate 94 - Michigan

Western Entrance: Indiana State Line southwest of New Buffalo.

Eastern Terminus: Canadian Border at the mid-span of the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, where it continues into Ontario as Highway 402.

Length: 275.4 miles

Counties: Berrien, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Jackson, Washtenaw, Wayne, Macomb, St. Clair

Routing: I-94 runs east-west along the southern portion of the Wolverine State between the Indiana border and Detroit.  At Detroit, the freeway curves northeasterly and continues in that direction up to Port Huron, where it connects to Ontario's Highway 402.

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Pictures on this page are arranged in order from west to east.  I-94 East photos are left-aligned in the last column, while I-94 West photos are right-aligned.  Center-line pictures are centered within the last column.



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Description

Photo

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West-
Bound
Berrien County
Lincoln Township

Overhead exit sign for Red Arrow Hwy. (Exit 23) on I-94 West.  This interchange also marks the Western Terminus of the BL I-94 that serves Benton Harbor and St. Joseph.

Photographer: Pete Tolhuizen

Date: 3/11/2006

Berrien County
Lincoln Township

1 mile advance exit sign for Red Arrow Hwy. (Exit 23) on I-94 West.  The overpass just behind the sign carries Cleveland Ave. over I-94.

Photographer: Pete Tolhuizen

Date: 3/11/2006

Berrien County
Benton Township

Overhead 1 mile advance exit sign for I-196/US 31 North (Exit 34) on I-94 East/US 31 North, located in front of the Highland Ave. overpass.

Photographer: Pete Tolhuizen

Date: 3/11/2006

Washtenaw County
City of Ypsilanti

Westerly view of I-94/US 12 from the Grove Rd. overpass toward the Huron River bridge and the BUS US 12/Huron St. interchange.  The Grove Rd. overpass is located at approximately mile marker 184.

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Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 11/24/2007

Washtenaw County
City of Ypsilanti

Scene looking east along I-94/US 12 from the Grove Rd. overpass.  The eastern end of the I-94/US 12 multiplex around Ypsilanti is located just after the pedestrian overpass visible in the background.

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Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 11/27/2007

Wayne County
City of Taylor

Overhead 1 mile advance exit sign for M-39/Southfield Frwy. (Exit 204) on I-94 East.  A two-lane on-ramp merges in with I-94 East from US 24/Telegraph Rd.  These two lanes become one upon merging, whereupon that one becomes a fourth eastbound lane.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 3/01/2008

Wayne County
City of Taylor

Overhead exit only sign for M-39/Southfield Frwy. (Exit 204) on I-94 East.  The fourth lane that appeared after the previous interchange becomes exit only for M-39.  However, the second lane from the right also offers access to M-39 at the upcoming interchange.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 3/01/2008

Wayne County
City of Taylor

I-94 guide sign and M-39/Southfield Frwy. exit sign (Exit 204) on sign truss located on I-94 East at the M-39 interchange.  Pelham Rd. is also accessible from this interchange; however, as the previous pictures show, it is not noted on any of the I-94 East exit signs.  Only an auxiliary guide sign denotes that Pelham Rd. can be reached via Exit 204. 

 

 

 

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Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 3/01/2008

Wayne County
City of Allen Park

Overhead Clearview 0.75 mile advance exit sign for Oakwood Blvd. (Exit 206) on I-94 East.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 3/01/2008

Wayne County
City of Allen Park

Overhead Clearview exit sign for Oakwood Blvd. (Exit 206) on I-94 East.  The interchange between I-94 and Oakwood Blvd. is a six-ramp parclo AB4, with loop ramps provided from I-94 West to SB Oakwood Blvd., and from SB Oakwood Blvd. to I-94 East.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 3/01/2008

Wayne County
City of Harper Woods

Pedestrian bridge-mounted exit sign for M-102/Vernier Rd. and 8 Mile Rd. (Exit 225) on I-94 East.  This interchange marks the Eastern Terminus of M-102.  Except for its easternmost mile, where it follows Vernier Rd., M-102 follows both 8 Mile Rd. and the northern Wayne County Line.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 3/17/2006

Wayne County
City of St. Clair Shores

Bridge-mounted 2 mile advance exit sign for I-696 and 11 Mile Rd. (Exit 229) and 1 mile advance exit sign for 10 Mile Rd. (Exit 228) on I-94 East, affixed to bridge that carries the  Michigan left turnaround for EB 9 Mile Rd. over I-94.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 3/17/2006

Macomb County
Chesterfield Township

Scene of I-94 looking west from the 23 Mile Rd. overpass, which marks the transition of M-3 into M-29 at Exit 243.  From this location westerly into Detroit, I-94 carries six lanes.  The stretch of I-94 between here down to Little Mack Ave. was reconstructed during the 2007 construction season.

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Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/20/2007

Macomb County
Chesterfield Township

View looking easterly from the 23 Mile Rd. overpass.  East of this overpass, I-94 maintains a four-lane cross-section up to Port Huron.

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Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/20/2007

Macomb County
Chesterfield Township

1 mile advance exit sign for M-3 and M-29 (Exit 243) on I-94 West.  This sign dates back to before 1998, as up until that time M-59 multiplexed with M-3 up to a common terminus at this location.  In that year, M-59 was re-routed to a new Eastern Terminus at I-94's Exit 240, and M-3 carried on as a solo route to this upcoming interchange.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/20/2007

St. Clair County
St. Clair Township

Exit sign for Wadhams Rd. (Exit 262) on I-94 West.  I-94 meets Wadhams Rd. at a four-ramp interchange, with parclo A ramps on the north side and diamond ramps on the south side.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/08/2007

St. Clair County
St. Clair Township

1 mile advance exit sign for Wadhams Rd. on I-94 West.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/08/2007

St. Clair County
Kimball Township

Clearview exit sign for BL I-94/Gratiot Rd. (Exit 266) on I-94 West in Marysville.  This parclo A2 interchange marks the Southern Terminus of the BL I-94 that serves Port Huron and Marysville, and marks one of the few times where a business loop is actually signed at the far end of the route...in this case, in the westbound direction.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/08/2007

St. Clair County
Kimball Township

View west along I-94 from the Ravenswood Rd. overpass, which is located at approximately mile marker 268. 

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Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/20/2007

St. Clair County
Kimball Township

Opposing view from Ravenswood Rd.  I-94 was extensively reconstructed through this area during the 2006 construction season.

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Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/20/2007

St. Clair County
Kimball Township

Bridge-mounted Clearview 1.5 mile advance exit sign for BL I-94/Gratiot Rd. (Exit 266) on I-94 West, attached to the Ravenswood Rd. overpass.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/08/2007

St. Clair County
Kimball Township
Westerly view from the Range Rd. overpass at Exit 269 between Marysville and Port Huron.

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Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/20/2007

St. Clair County
Port Huron Township
Looking east from the Range Rd. overpass.

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Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/20/2007

I-69 leaves Port Huron to the west, heading through Flint and Lansing before turning southerly.  Click here for I-69 Images.
St. Clair County
Port Huron Township
Two views from the west side of the Michigan Rd. overpass.  This overpass provides an excellent vantage point for the interchange between I-94 and I-69.

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Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/20/2007

St. Clair County
Port Huron Township
Easterly view from Michigan Rd.  BL I-69 can be seen departing the mainline freeway to the right heading toward Downtown Port Huron.

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Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/20/2007

St. Clair County
Port Huron Township
View from the Western side of the Water St. overpass of I-94/I-69.  There is a short C/D lane through this area, due to the close spacing of the Lapeer Rd. and Water St. exit and entrance ramps.  Both Lapeer Rd. and Water St. are a part of I-94's Exit 274.

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Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/20/2007

St. Clair County
Port Huron Township
Easterly view from the Water St. overpass toward the Black River bridge and the common Eastern Terminus of I-94 and I-69.  The Blue Water Bridge can be seen on the right side of this photo.

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Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/20/2007

St. Clair County
City of Port Huron

Older-style sign gantry with the first set of guide signs that greet travelers upon exiting the Blue Water Bridge at the starting point of I-94/I-69 West.  Featured are guide signs for I-94 and I-69, which begin to the left, and BL I-94, BL I-69 and M-25, which all start to the right.  The sign on the far right of the gantry is a warning sign typically posted at entrances into the State of Michigan warning of doubled fines in work zones, school zones and emergency areas.   

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/20/2007

I-69/I-94 ends at the Bluewater Bridge, where the freeway continues as Ontario's Highway 402.  Click here for Highway 402 images.

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© 2007-08, by Dan Garnell and Scott Steeves. All rights reserved. All pictures used on this site are the property of the respective photographers, and are used by permission. No picture may be used without the consent of the respective photographer.  All shield graphics are courtesy of Barry Camp.

Page Created: June 6, 2007.
Last Updated: March 5, 2008.