Interstate 96 - Michigan

Muskegon County
City of Norton Shores

Sign truss with Clearview guide sign for I-96, Clearview 0.25 mile advance exit sign for US 31 North (Exit 1 B) and Clearview exit sign for US 31 South (Exit 1 A) at the beginning of I-96 East.  The interchange that connects US 31 with I-96 and BUS US 31 is one ramp short of being a full cloverleaf.  There is no direct ramp from US 31 North to I-96 East.  US 31 North traffic looking to make that maneuver must exit at Hile Rd., and head east for 0.25 mile to be able to access I-96 East.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek

Date: 4/21/2007

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Muskegon County
City of Norton Shores

Clearview guide sign at I-96's Western Terminus marking the beginning of BUS US 31 and the end of I-96.  This sign is located just to the west of the US 31 interchange.

Photographer: Patrick Allen

Date: 11/27/2007

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Muskegon County
City of Norton Shores

Clearview guide sign marking the start of I-96 East and the end of BUS US 31, located just after the departure of the exit ramp to US 31 South.

Photographer: Patrick Allen

Date: 11/27/2007

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Bridge-mounted Clearview 0.25 mile advance exit sign for Hile Rd. (Exit 1 C) and Clearview exit sign for US 31 North (Exit 1 B) on I-96 East.  Both of the signs shown here are mounted on the US 31 overpass.  Note that right after the exit ramp to US 31 North departs from I-96 East, a deceleration lane for the Hile Rd. exit opens up.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek

Date: 4/21/2007

Bridge-mounted Clearview guide sign for BUS US 31 and Clearview exit sign for Airline Rd. and US 31 South (Exit 1 A) on I-96 West at the point where it transitions into BUS US 31 North.  These signs are attached to the US 31 overpass.  Upon exiting, traffic has the option of either bearing to the left to access Airline Rd., or keeping right and following the loop ramp onto US 31 South.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek

Date: 4/21/2007

Sign truss with Clearview 0.25 mile advance sign for Airline Rd. and US 31 South (Exit 1 A) and Clearview exit sign for US 31 North (Exit 1 B) on I-96 West as it enters into its final interchange.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek

Date: 4/21/2007

Muskegon County
Fruitport Township

Clearview 0.5 mile advance exit sign for US 31 North (Exit 1 B) on I-96 West.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek

Date: 4/21/2007

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Muskegon County
Fruitport Township

Pair of warning signs, one on each side of I-96 West, announcing the upcoming end of the freeway in 1.25 miles at US 31.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek

Date: 4/21/2007

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Ottawa County
Crockery Township

Scene looking west along I-96 from the B-31/112th Ave. overpass, which is located at Exit 10.  The median widens out here to accommodate the corresponding left exits from I-96 West to M-104, and from I-96 East to B-31.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

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Ottawa County
Crockery Township

View of I-96 looking east toward Coopersville from the B-31/112th Ave. overpass.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

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Bridge-mounted Clearview 0.5 mile advance exit sign for upcoming left exit for M-104 on I-96 West, affixed to the B-31/112th Ave. overpass.  The upcoming interchange marks M-104's Eastern Terminus.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

Bridge-mounted Clearview exit sign for B-35 (Exit 16) on I-96 East, mounted to the B-35/68th Ave. overpass.  A four-ramp interchange with diamond ramps on the north side and parclo B ramps on the south side, this exit marks the southern end of B-35, which heads north through portions of Ottawa, Muskegon and Newaygo Counties before coming to an end at M-82 near Fremont.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

Ottawa County
City of Coopersville

View looking west along I-96 from the B-35/68th Ave. overpass.  The B-35 interchange off of I-96 is Exit 16.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek

Date: 4/21/2007

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Ottawa County
City of Coopersville

Scene of I-96 looking east toward Grand Rapids from the B-35/68th Ave. overpass.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek

Date: 4/21/2007

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Clearview exit sign for B-35 (Exit 16) on I-96 West.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek

Date: 4/21/2007

Bridge-mounted Clearview 0.75 mile advance exit sign for M-11 (Exit 24) and Clearview exit sign for Marne (Exit 23) on I-96 East, both attached to the 16th Ave. overpass in the hamlet of Marne at a four-ramp parclo AB2 interchange, with all ramps on the east side.  An unusual concrete barrier serves as the railing for this particular bridge.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

Ottawa County
Wright Township

View of I-96 looking west toward Coopersville from the 16th Ave. overpass at Exit 23.  This stretch of I-96 was completely reconstructed in 2004.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

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Ottawa County
Wright Township

View looking east along I-96 from the same overpass as the previous picture.  In the distance, the median of I-96 widens out.  This is due to the M-11 interchange (Exit 24), which features M-11 West merging in with I-96 West from the left side.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

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M-37 heads north from I-96 to Newaygo, Baldwin and eventually Traverse City.  Click here for M-37 images.

Sign truss along I-96 West/M-37 North with exit sign for I-196/G.R. Ford Fwy. (Exit 37) and guide sign for I-96 West/M-37 North at the Eastern Terminus of I-196.  This exit is a partial interchange, with access possible from I-96 West/M-37 North onto I-196 West, and from I-196 East onto I-96 East/M-37 South only.

Photographer: Barry Camp

Date: 6/26/2005

After departing I-96, M-37 traverses the eastern suburbs of Grand Rapids, then continues south to Hastings and Battle Creek.  Click here for M-37 images.

Kent County
Cascade Township

Sign truss with 1.25 mile advance exit sign for M-11/28th St. (Exits 43 B-A and exit sign for 36th St. (Exit 44) on I-96 West at the 36th St. interchange, which just opened in 2006.  This exit, a very distinctive semi-directional "Y" interchange, features four bridges that all have a very high aesthetical appeal.  

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

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Kent County
Cascade Township

View of I-96 looking west toward the 36th St. interchange from the Thornapple River Dr. overpass.  Thornapple River Dr. is located at approximately mile marker 45.  I-96 has always had a wide median west of this bridge; the 36th St. interchange (just out of view) was designed with respect to this, and features a bridge carrying the ramp from 36th St. to I-96 West over the ramp from I-96 West to 36th St. in between the I-96 carriageways.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

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View looking east along I-96 from the Thornapple River Dr. overpass toward the M-6 interchange, which is just around the bend.  The median of I-96 widens briefly between this overpass and the M-6 interchange. 

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

Bridge-mounted 1 mile advance exit sign for M-6 West (Exit 46) on I-96 West, attached to the Whitneyville Ave. overpass.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

Ionia County
Berlin Township

View of I-96 looking west from the M-66 overpass.  M-66 meets I-96 at Exit 67.  This scene shows a typical four-lane cross-section of I-96 between Grand Rapids and Lansing.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

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Ionia County
Orange Township

Scene looking east from the M-66 overpass along I-96.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

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Exit sign for M-66 (Exit 67) on I-96 West.  The interchange between I-96 and M-66 is a five-ramp interchange.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

1 mile advance exit sign for M-66 (Exit 67) on I-96 West.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

Eaton County
Delta Township

Sign truss with 0.25 mile advance exit sign for BL I-69/M-43 East (Exit 93 B) and exit sign for M-43 West (Exit 93 A) on I-96 East/I-69 South at the exit to M-43 West.  The interchange between I-96/I-69 and M-43, which also serves as the Western Terminus of BL I-69, is a full cloverleaf.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek

Date: 4/20/2007

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Eaton County
Delta Township

Sign truss with 0.75 mile advance exit sign for I-496 (Exit 95) and exit sign for BL I-69/M-43 East (Exit 93 B) on I-96 East/I-69 South at the exit that leads to M-43 East and the beginning of BL I-69 East.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek

Date: 4/20/2007

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Eaton County
Windsor Township

Sign truss with 0.25 mile advance exit sign for NB Lansing Rd. (Exit 98 B) and exit sign for SB Lansing Rd. (Exit 98 A) on I-96 East at the divergence of the exit ramp to SB Lansing Rd.  Similar to the M-43/BL I-69 interchange 5 miles back, the interchange between I-96 and Lansing Rd., which was US 27 prior to the completion of I-69 up to I-96 in 1992, is a full cloverleaf.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek

Date: 4/20/2007

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Overhead exit sign for NB Lansing Rd. (Exit 98 B) on I-96 East.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek

Date: 4/20/2007

Bridge-mounted 1 mile advance exit sign for US 23 (Exits 148 A-B) and exit sign Spencer Rd. (Exit 147) on I-96 East, each affixed to the Spencer Rd. overpass.  The Spencer Rd. interchange off of I-96 is a four-ramp parclo B2.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

Livingston County
Brighton Township

View of I-96 looking west from the Spencer Rd. overpass at Exit 147. 

Photographer: Josh Anderchek

Date: 4/20/2007

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Livingston County
Brighton Township

Scene looking east along I-96 from the Spencer Rd. overpass in the direction of the US 23 interchange.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek

Date: 4/20/2007

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0.25 mile advance exit sign for US 23 South (Exit 148 A) on I-96 East.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

Livingston County
Brighton Township

Sign truss with I-96 East guide sign and exit signs for US 23 North
(Exit 148 B, 0.25 mile) and US 23 South (Exit 148 A) at the divergence of the exit ramp to US 23 South.  In addition to serving the home of the University of Michigan,  US 23 South also serves as a direct route for traffic heading toward Toledo, Ohio, which is located just an hour to the south of here.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

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Overhead exit sign for US 23 North (Exit 148 B) on I-96 East.  Flint is approximately 35 miles to the north of this location via US 23 North.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 4/21/2007

Oakland County
Lyon Township

Overhead Clearview exit sign for Kent Lake Rd. (Exit 153) on I-96 East.  The Kent Lake Rd. exit off of I-96 is a five-ramp interchange, with the lone loop ramp connecting SB Kent Lake Rd. with I-96 East. 

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 9/03/2007

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Oakland County
Lyon Township

Overhead Clearview exit sign for New Hudson and Milford (Exit 155) on I-96 East.  This, the Milford Rd.  interchange, is a parclo AB4, with loop ramps provided from I-96 West to SB Milford Rd., and from SB Milford Rd. to I-96 East.  New Hudson is a hamlet located just south of here at the intersection of Milford Rd., Grand River Ave. and Pontiac Tr.  Milford, meanwhile, is located approximately 4 miles to the north of this interchange.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 9/03/2007

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Oakland County
Lyon Township

View of I-96 facing west toward the Milford Rd. interchange from the South Hill Rd. overpass.  South Hill Rd. crosses over I-96 at approximately mile marker 156.  Note that there are two "openings" in the median ahead.  These are the respective underpasses for a former railroad grade (now bike trail) and Milford Rd.  When the median was paved and a concrete tall-wall was installed, dual carriageways were (and still are) maintained at all three of the underpasses of I-96 in the 15-mile stretch between US 23 and the interchange with I-275, I-696 and M-5.   

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 9/03/2007

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Oakland County
Lyon Township

Scene looking east along I-96 from the South Hill Rd. overpass.  This shows the typical six-lane cross-section of I-96 between US 23 and the interchange with I-275, I-696 and M-5.  A concrete median tall-wall exists throughout this entire stretch of I-96. 

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 9/03/2007

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Oakland County
City of Wixom

Overhead Clearview exit sign for Wixom and Walled Lake (Exit 159) on I-96 East.  This exit, Wixom Rd., is a four-ramp interchange, featuring diamond ramps on the north side and parclo A2 ramps on the south side.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 9/03/2007

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Oakland County
City of Novi

Overhead Clearview exit sign for Beck Rd. (Exit 160) on I-96 West.  This interchange is one of only four single-point urban interchanges (SPUIs) in the Wolverine State to date.  This one was completed in 2005.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 9/03/2007

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Oakland County
City of Novi

Sign truss with Clearview advance exit signs for I-275, I-696 and M-5 (2.25 miles), as well as for Novi and Northville (Exit 162, 1 mile) on I-96 East.  This and two other sign gantries along this stretch of I-96, all erected in April 2007, are of a variant style to the typical box truss style used in Michigan.  These feature a triangular truss structure supported by a pair of thick steel poles, and are commonly used in places such as Ontario and Illinois. 

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 9/18/2007

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Oakland County
City of Novi

Sign truss with Clearview 1.25 mile advance diagrammatical exit sign for the upcoming interchange with I-696, I-275 and M-5 (Exit 163), along with Clearview exit sign for Novi and Northville (Exit 162) on I-96 East at the Novi Rd. interchange.  Like the previous sign gantry, this one also features a triangular truss structure to which the exit signs are affixed.  The interchange between I-96 and Novi Rd. is a six-ramp parclo A4.  Upon the merge of the ramp from SB Novi Rd. onto I-96 East, a fourth eastbound lane is formed, leading into the huge interchange ahead. 

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 9/18/2007

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Close-up of shield assembly featuring I-96 West and I-275 North reassurance markers, located just north of the 8 Mile Rd. interchange.  An interesting fact: There are four northbound sets of reassurance markers along the I-96/I-275 multiplex, but none southbound! 

Photographer: Howard Goldman

Date: 12/10/2006