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U.S. Route 131 (Michigan) |
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Southern Entrance:
Indiana State Line, south of White Pigeon Northern Terminus: US 31 in Petoskey Length: 268.13 miles Counties: St. Joseph, Kalamazoo, Allegan, Kent, Montcalm, Mecosta, Osceola, Wexford, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet Routing: US 131 traverses the west-central portion of the Lower Peninsula. Entering into the Wolverine State south of White Pigeon, US 131 becomes a freeway south of Kalamazoo. From there, US 131 continues north as a freeway as it goes by Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Big Rapids and Cadillac. US 131 turns back into a two-lane highway for the remainder of its trek, going through Kalkaska and Mancelona before coming to an end at US 31 in Petoskey. Links:
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Pictures are arranged in order from south to north.
US 131 North photos are left-aligned in the last column, while US 131 South are right-aligned.
Center-line pictures are centered within
the last column.
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St. Joseph County Village of White Pigeon |
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Photographer: David Stilwell |
Date: 5/16/2006 |
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Kent County |
Bridge-mounted Clearview 0.75 mile advance exit sign for 68th St. and M-6 (Exits 76 and 77) on US 131 North, affixed to the 76th St. overpass. US 131 transitions from four lanes with a grassy median to six lanes (eight briefly between 76th St. and 68th St.) with a paved median and concrete tall-wall at this location. |
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Photographer: Josh Anderchek |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
Overhead Clearview exit only sign for 76th St. (Exit 75) on US 131 South. A fourth southbound lane that forms with the merging of the C/D lane for M-6 and 68th St. turns into an exit only lane for 76th St. Note the ending of the left lane that takes place simultaneously, as US 131 approaches the 76th St. overpass. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
Sign truss with Clearview exit only sign for 68th St. and M-6 (Exits 76 and 77) on US 131 North. A fourth northbound lane is formed by the merge of the on-ramp from 76th St. This lane becomes exit only for both the 68th St. and M-6 interchanges. |
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Photographer: Josh Anderchek |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
Clearview exit sign for 68th St. and M-6 attached to sign gantry on US 131 North at the point where a C/D lane begins that carries traffic from US 131 North to the next two interchanges: 68th St. (Exit 76) and the M-6 freeway (Exit 77). |
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Photographer: Josh Anderchek |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County Byron Township |
Sign truss with exit signs for M-6 (Exit 77) and 68th St. (Exit 76) on the US 131 North C/D road for these two interchanges at the divergence of the off-ramp to 68th St. |
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Photographer: Josh Anderchek |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
View looking south along US 131 from the 68th St. overpass at Exit 76. The southbound C/D lane from the M-6 interchange continues up to the spot where the entrance ramp from 68th St. merges in with the C/D lane. At that point, the concrete barrier between the mainline and C/D lanes ends, and the C/D lane blends back in with the three mainline US 131 South lanes to form a fourth lane for the 76th St. exit. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
Scene of US 131 as viewed from the 68th St. overpass, looking north toward the expansive cloverleaf interchange with M-6. The ramps from US 131 South to 68th St. and from 68th St. to US 131 North are direct with the mainline US 131 lanes. These connections take place via braided ramps that cross over the respective C/D lanes for the M-6 interchange. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County Byron Township |
Bridge-mounted Clearview 1 mile advance exit sign for 54th St. (Exit 78) on US 131 North, mounted on the overpass that carries the M-6 East C/D lanes over US 131. |
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Photographer: Dan Garnell |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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M-6 is a southern freeway by-pass of Grand Rapids, connecting I-196 to the west with I-96 to the east. Click here for M-6 images. |
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Kent County |
Sign truss spanning both the mainline and C/D lanes for US 131 South at the M-6 interchange. Over the mainline lanes is a Clearview 0.5 mile advance exit sign for 68th St. (Exit 76), and over the C/D road are exit signs for M-6 East and M-6 West. No sooner then the C/D lanes separate from the mainline lanes, the exit ramp to M-6 West diverges from the C/D road. |
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Photographer: Josh Anderchek |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
Overhead exit sign for M-6 (Exit 77) on US 131 South. A C/D lane commences at this location to facilitate traffic maneuvers between both directions of M-6 and US 131 South. The exit only lane defaults onto M-6 West, while a second lane accessible from the right-center lane coming into the interchange provides access to M-6 East. |
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Photographer: Josh Anderchek |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County City of Wyoming |
Overhead Clearview exit only sign for 54th St. (Exit 78) on US 131 North. US 131 North temporarily gains a fourth lane following the merge of the C/D lanes from the M-6 interchange. This fourth lane immediately becomes exit only for the 54th St. interchange. |
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Photographer: Dan Garnell |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
Overhead exit only sign for M-6 (Exit 77) on US 131 South. The convergence of the on-ramp from 54th St. to US 131 South forms a fourth lane, which immediately becomes exit only for the M-6 freeway. |
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Photographer: Josh Anderchek |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County City of Wyoming |
Overhead Clearview exit sign for 54th St. (Exit 78) on US 131 North at the southernmost of four interchanges along US 131 within Wyoming. The interchange between US 131 and 54th St. is a six-ramp parclo A4. |
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Photographer: Dan Garnell |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
Bridge-mounted Clearview advance exit signs for 68th St. (Exit 76, 1.25 miles) and M-6 (Exit 77, 0.75 mile) on US 131 South, attached to the 54th St. overpass. While one ramp accesses two separate exits for mainline US 131 North traffic, two separate exits facilitate maneuvers between US 131 South and M-6 and 68th St., respectively. |
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Photographer: Josh Anderchek |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
Sign truss with Clearview 1 mile advance exit sign for M-11/28th St. (Exit 81) and Clearview exit sign for 36th St. (Exit 80) on US 131 North. The 36th St. exit off of US 131 is a diamond interchange. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
Sign truss with Clearview 0.5 mile exit sign for BS I-196/Franklin St. (Exit 83 B) and Clearview exit sign for Hall St. (Exit 83 A) on US 131 North. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County City of Grand Rapids |
Sign truss with Clearview 0.75 mile advance exit sign for the upcoming left exit to Wealthy St. (Exit 84 A) and Clearview exit sign for BS I-196/Franklin St. (Exit 83 B) on US 131 North at the interchange that marks the Eastern Terminus of BS I-196. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
Bridge-mounted Clearview advance exit signs for the upcoming left exit for Wealthy St. (Exit 84 A, 0.5 mile) and the upcoming right exit for BUS US 131 (Exit 84 B, 0.5 mile) on US 131 North, mounted on the BS I-196/Franklin St. overpass. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
Sign truss with Clearview exit signs for the Wealthy St. left exit (Exit 84 A) and the BUS US 131 right exit (Exit 84 B) on US 131 North. The Wealthy St. exit is a full interchange, but the BUS US 131 exit is only a partial interchange. Because of the close layout of these two interchanges, access between US 131 North and Wealthy St. is via a left exit and left entrance, respectively. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County City of Grand Rapids |
Bridge-mounted 1 mile Clearview advance exit sign for I-196/G.R. Ford Frwy. (Exits 86 A-B) on US 131 North, affixed to the Wealthy St. overpass. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
Overhead exit only sign for Pearl St. (Exit 85 B) on US 131 North. The on-ramp from Market St. forms a fifth northbound lane for US 131 North. Immediately, that lane turns into an exit only lane for Pearl St. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
Sign truss with advance exit sign for I-196/G.R. Ford Frwy. West (Exit 86 B), exit only sign for I-196/G.R. Ford Frwy. East (Exit 86 A) and exit sign for Pearl St. (exit 85 B), all in Clearview, on US 131 North. Beyond the Pearl St. exit, the right lane of the four northbound lanes becomes exit only for I-196 East. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
Sign truss with advance exit sign for I-196/G.R. Ford Frwy. West (Exit 86 B) featuring black-on-yellow "Left Exit" text in lieu of the normal "Exit Only" text, US 131 lane distribution sign and second exit only sign for I-196/G.R. Ford Frwy. East (Exit 86 A), all in Clearview, on US 131 North. The right lane begins to diverge just after this sign gantry, and the exit sign in the distance appears well after the ramp to I-196 East has split from mainline US 131. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Kent County |
Overhead Clearview exit sign for I-196/G.R. Ford Frwy. East (Exit 86 A), followed by sign truss with Clearview exit sign for the left-side exit to I-196/G.R. Ford Frwy. West (Exit 86 B) and Clearview US 131 lane distribution sign on US 131 North at the I-196 interchange. Immediately prior to the left exit, the northbound and southbound US 131 lanes criss-cross, accommodating for easier left-hand exit maneuvers from US 131 North to I-196 West and from US 131 South to I-196 East, respectively. |
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Photographer: Scott Steeves |
Date: 4/21/2007 |
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Montcalm County Reynolds Township |
Clearview exit sign for M-82 (Exit 118) on US 131 South/M-46 West. This diamond interchange, located just a couple of miles west of Howard City, serves as the Eastern Terminus of M-82. |
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Photographer: David Stilwell |
Date: 2/20/2006 |
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Montcalm County Reynolds Township |
Clearview 1 mile advance exit sign for M-82 (Exit 118) on US 131 South/M-46 West. |
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Photographer: David Stilwell |
Date: 2/20/2006 |
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Wexford County Clam Lake Township |
Bridge-mounted 0.5 mile advance exit sign for the Cadillac BUS US 131 (Exit 177) on US 131 North/M-55 East, affixed to the Mackinac Tr. overpass. Prior to the construction of the Cadillac By-Pass in the early 2000s, the US 131 freeway ended just north of this overpass, with the freeway melding into the roadway that is now BUS US 131. |
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Photographer: Dan Garnell |
Date: 8/29/2008 |
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Wexford County |
Exit sign for the Cadillac BUS US 131 (Exit 177) on US 131 North/M-55 East. The US 131/M-55 freeway and the Cadillac BUS US 131 meet at a diamond interchange. |
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Photographer: Dan Garnell |
Date: 8/29/2008 |
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Wexford County |
1 mile advance exit sign for M-55 East (Exit 180) on US 131 North/M-55 East. |
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Photographer: Dan Garnell |
Date: 8/29/2008 |
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Wexford County Cedar Creek Township |
1 mile advance exit sign for M-42 (Exit 191) on US 131 North approaching Manton, which is located less than a mile west of the upcoming interchange. |
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Photographer: David Stilwell |
Date: 3/04/2004 |
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Wexford County Cedar Creek Township |
Exit sign for M-42 (Exit 191) on US 131 North in Manton. The M-42 exit, a four-ramp parclo AB-2 with all ramps on the north side of the interchange, is the northernmost exit along the US 131 freeway. Four miles north of this point, US 131 narrows into a two-lane highway. |
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Photographer: David Stilwell |
Date: 3/04/2004 |
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Antrim County Warner Township |
Shield assembly with US 131 North, M-32 West and M-32 East shields on US 131 North at its southern junction with M-32. |
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Photographer: David Stilwell |
Date: 1/21/2005 |
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Antrim County Warner Township |
US 131 North and M-32 West shields on US 131 North/M-32 West at the northern end of the multiplex between the two routes. |
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Photographer: David Stilwell |
Date: 1/21/2005 |
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Charlevoix County Village of Boyne Falls |
US 131 and C-48 shields on US 131 North at the northern end of its short multiplex with C-48 through Boyne Falls. |
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Photographer: David Stilwell |
Date: 1/21/2005 |
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Emmet County City of Petoskey |
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Photographer: Cameron Bevers |
Date: 8/31/2008 |
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Emmet County City of Petoskey |
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Photographer: Cameron Bevers |
Date: 8/31/2008 |
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Emmet County City of Petoskey |
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Photographer: Cameron Bevers |
Date: 8/31/2008 |
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