U.S. Route 31 (Michigan)
Page 4 - Traverse City to Mackinaw City

Continue south along US 31.  Click here for Ludington to Traverse City images.

Assembly featuring Lake Michigan Circle Tour, M-72 West, M-72 East and US 31 South markers on US 31 South at the eastern end of the US 31/M-72 multiplex.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 8/30/2008

Facing north along US 31 from the eastern M-72 junction in Acme.   Beyond the M-72 Junction at Acme, US 31 resumes its northerly trek towards Mackinaw City.  The five-lane cross-section seen here ends a short distance to the north of the eastern M-72 intersection, just after the main entrance to the Grand Traverse Resort.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/30/2008

Facing south along US 31 in Acme toward the eastern junction with M-72, which is situated just beyond the curve in the background.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/30/2008

Facing south towards Traverse City on US 31.  This is a typical two-lane scene along US 31 north of Acme.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

A former alignment of US 31 between Acme and Elk Rapids. The old road meets current US 31 in the background. Presumably, the highway was relocated in order to bypass a rather sharp curve located on the old road alignment.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

The old alignment of US 31 continues beyond this point as a private laneway. Note the interesting yellow diamond warning sign at right, which reads "County Road Ends".

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

Facing south along US 31 between Acme and Elk Rapids. This section of US 31 has concurrent back-to-back passing lanes.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

Facing north along US 31 between Acme and Elk Rapids. This section of US 31 passes through a pleasant mix of forests and rolling countryside.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

Facing south along US 31 near Torch Lake.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

US 31 North reassurance marker, located along a forested section of US 31 near Torch Lake.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

Facing north along US 31 near Atwood.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

Facing north along US 31 towards Charlevoix from just north of the Antrim-Charlevoix County Line.  This section of US 31 has concurrent back-to-back passing lanes, which essentially results in an undivided four-lane highway cross section.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

Charlevoix County
Norwood Township

Two northbound views of US 31 as it rounds the curve at the Vratinina Rd. intersection en route to Charlevoix.  This particular section of US 31 is paved with concrete.  Most sections of US 31 through this portion of Michigan are paved with an asphalt surface.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

Facing south along US 31 towards Elk Rapids, about 6 miles southwest of Charlevoix.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

This scenic section of US 31 South skirts Little Traverse Bay, an inlet off of Lake Michigan, just a short distance west of Petoskey.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

Assembly featuring Lake Michigan Circle Tour, US 31 North and US 131 South shields on US 31 North approaching the starting point of US 131 in the southbound direction.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

US 31 South and Lake Michigan Circle Tour markers, located just after the US 131 junction.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

US 131 heads south from Petoskey to serve Cadillac, Big Rapids, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo.  Click here for US 131 images.

Scene looking at US 31 as it heads north from its intersection with US 131.  The US 31 North reassurance marker located just after the intersection is accompanied by a Lake Michigan Circle Tour shield.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

View of US 31 South at it enters into the US 131 intersection.  US 31 South turns right at the intersection to continue on its way to Charlevoix, while US 131 begins its southward trek towards Cadillac straight ahead.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

Large overhead guide sign on US 31 South preceding the C-81 intersection in Bay View.  There are two southbound lanes entering into the intersection.  The guide sign denotes that traffic looking to continue on US 31 South must utilize the right lane.  As the other overhead sign notes, the left lane becomes a default left-turn lane for C-81 South.

Photographer: David Stilwell

Date: 8/13/2007

These two photos show the view looking north along US 31 just north of Ringler Rd., not too far to the south of Pellston.  The use of center-line rumble strips are prevalent on this section of US 31.  This section of US 31 also has intermittent rumble strips along the edges of the traveled laneways.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

Facing north along US 31 at the beginning of the divided highway approaching the I-75 Interchange near Mackinaw City. US 31 is a four-lane divided highway for about 0.25 mile before reaching the I-75.  From this point southerly to Petoskey, US 31 is primarily a two-lane undivided highway.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

Emmet County
Wawatam Township

First US 31 South reassurance marker, located just southwest of the Mackinaw Hwy. (Old US 31) intersection.  Mackinaw Hwy. crosses US 31 less than 0.25 mile southwest of I-75.  US 31, meanwhile, narrows down to two lanes just ahead.

Photographer: Barry Camp

Date: 9/04/2006

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View of the two US 31 carriageways from the median on the approach to the I-75 Interchange near Mackinaw City.  The southbound (left) carriageway diverges from the southbound lanes of I-75 just beyond this curve.  The northbound (right) US 31 lanes cross a bridge over I-75 before the lanes merge with the freeway.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

Facing north along the US 31 North carriageway towards the I-75 overpass.

Photographer: Cameron Bevers

Date: 8/31/2008

Clearview JUNCTION I-75 guide sign on US 31 North immediately in front of where it crosses over I-75.  This photo was taken just days after this new sign replaced an older JUNCTION I-75/G. Mennen Williams Frwy. guide sign, whose sign posts were still in place at the time.

Photographer: Barry Camp

Date: 9/04/2006

Cheboygan County
Mackinaw Township

US 31's lengthy trek, which began in Spanish Fort, Alabama, near Mobile, comes to an end at I-75 south of Mackinaw City.  The US 31 ENDS assembly shown here appears prior to the merge of US 31 North into I-75 North.

Photographer: Barry Camp

Date: 9/04/2006

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