Business routes of U.S. Route 127 in Michigan
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State | Michigan | |||
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There have been 10 business routes of US Highway 127 in the state of
In the late 1920s, US 27 was shifted to run through St. Louis instead of Alma, and the former route was renumbered US 27A. US 127 was realigned near Mason in the mid-1940s, and a business loop was created out of the former routing there. A similar bypass of Jackson in the late 1950s also spawned a business loop. In the early 1960s, a new
Jackson
Location | Jackson |
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Length | 6.443 mi[1] (10.369 km) |
Existed | c. 1959[2][3]–present |
Business US Highway 127 (Bus. US 127) is a
Jackson was first bypassed on its eastern side around 1959 with a new US 127 freeway. At that time, the former routing of US 127 through downtown was redesignated Bus. US 127.[2][3] In 1964, several changes were made to the business routes in downtown Jackson. Southbound Bus. US 127 traffic was shifted off Michigan Avenue along Blackstone Street to Washington Avenue, and from there it ran along Washington to Francis Street and back to Michigan Avenue. The northbound traffic was shifted north at Mechanic Street to Pearl Street, continuing until turning south at Blackstone back to Michigan Avenue.[6][7] The eastern end was updated further in 1968 to use Louis Glick Highway to connect to the northern half of the loop around downtown to Michigan Avenue.[8][9] A set of connector streets on the western side of the downtown loop opened in November 1969 to streamline the flow of traffic further resulting in the last changes to the BL I-94 routing in Jackson.[10] Southbound traffic was redirected to the connector on Michigan Avenue just east of Third Street. This connector curved south then east to Washington Avenue near First Street. Louis Glick Highway was extended west from Blackstone curving south to merge into Michigan.[11][12]
Major intersections
The entire highway is in Jackson County.
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Summit Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 127 M-50 east – Monroe | Southern end of M-50 concurrency; exit 34 on US 127 | |
north (Cooper Street) | Eastern end of BL I-94 concurrency; southern terminus of M-106 | ||||
4.697 | 7.559 | BL I-94 west (Michigan Avenue) | Western end of BL I-94 concurrency | ||
Blackman Township | 6.443 | 10.369 | I-94 / US 127 south US 127 north / M-50 north – Lansing, Charlotte | Northern end of M-50 concurrency; exit 138 on I-94 and exit 43 on US 127; roadway continues northward as US 127/M-50 freeway | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Mason
Location | Mason |
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Length | 2.369 mi[1] (3.813 km) |
Existed | c. 1946[13][14]–1964[15][16] |
Business US Highway 127 (Bus. US 127) was a
The state bypassed Mason around 1946, building a new highway to the west of downtown, and the former route of US 127 through downtown was redesignated Bus. US 127.[13][14] This business loop existed until 1964. At that time, the bypass around Mason was upgraded to a full freeway with an interchange at Cedar Street northwest of downtown. Two segments of highway were turned over to local control at this time: the southern half of Bus. US 127 along Hull Road and Jefferson Street as well as the section of Bus. US 127/M-36 along Columbia Avenue. M-36 was extended northward along Cedar Street to the new interchange, and the Bus. US 127 designation was decommissioned.[15][16]
Major intersections
The entire highway was in Mason, Ingham County.
mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.000 | 0.000 | US 127 – Jackson, Lansing | |||
1.292 | 2.079 | M-36 east – Pinckney | Eastern end of M-36 concurrency | ||
2.369 | 3.813 | US 127 – Jackson, Lansing M-36 east | Western end of M-36 concurrency; western terminus of M-36 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Lansing
Business US Highway 127 | |
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Location | Lansing |
Length | 4.725 mi[1] (7.604 km) |
Existed | 2002[17][18]–present |
History | Never signed as Bus. US 127 |
Business US Highway 127 (Bus. US 127) is a
In 1984, part of the northern freeway bypass of Lansing opened as I-69. At that time,
In 1999, MDOT petitioned the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials to decommission the US 27 designation in the state; the change was approved on April 16, 1999.[26] The state waited until 2002 to make the change.[27] After the change was implemented, Bus. US 27 was renumbered to Bus. US 127 as with all of the other similar business routes in the state. However, unlike the other new Bus. US 127s, this one had no connection to US 127, its new parent highway. MDOT has retained the business route as an unsigned trunkline designation ever since.[17][18][19]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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BL I-96 (Cedar Street, North Street) | |||||
DeWitt Township | 4.700– 4.725 | 7.564– 7.604 | I-69 – Fort Wayne, Flint Old US 27 north – St. Johns | Exit 87 on I-69 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
St. Johns
Location | St. Johns |
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Length | 8.808 mi[1] (14.175 km) |
Existed | 2002[28][29]–present |
Business US Highway 127 (Bus. US 127) starts at the Price Road interchange along US 127 south of St. Johns. From here, Bus. US 127 follows Price Road to the former US 27 and turns north along South Old US 27. In the city of St Johns, it is known as Whittemore Street and intersects M-21 (State Street). Bus. US 127 continues north on North Old US 27 to its northern terminus. The northern terminus of Bus. US 127 nearly coincides with the northern end of the existing US 127 freeway in Clinton County. Approximately one-half mile (0.8 km) north of the Bus. US 127 interchange north of St. Johns, the US 127 freeway merges back onto its former alignment to proceed northerly into Gratiot County.[30][31]
The St. Johns Bypass on US 27 opened on August 31, 1998,[32] and the former route of the highway through downtown was redesignated Bus. US 27 afterward.[33][34] In 1999, MDOT petitioned AASHTO to decommission the US 27 designation in the state; the change was approved on April 16, 1999.[26] The state waited until 2002 to make the change.[27] After the change was implemented, Bus. US 27 was renumbered to Bus. US 127 as with all of the other similar business routes in the state to reflect the new parent highway designation.[28][29]
Major intersections
The entire highway is in Clinton County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Olive Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 127 – Clare, Lansing | |
St. Johns | 7.419 | 11.940 | M-21 (State Street) – Ionia, Flint | |
Bingham Township | 8.808 | 14.175 | US 127 – Clare, Lansing | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Ithaca
Location | Ithaca |
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Length | 3.745 mi[1] (6.027 km) |
Existed | 2002[28][29]–present |
Business US Highway 127 (Bus. US 127) is a
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Major intersections
The entire highway is in Gratiot County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Ithaca–North Star Township line | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 127 – Clare, Lansing | Exit 117 on US 127 | |
Emerson Township | 3.745 | 6.027 | US 127 – Clare, Lansing | Exit 119 on US 127 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Alma
Location | Alma |
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Length | 5.631 mi[1] (9.062 km) |
Existed | 2002[28][29]–present |
Business US Highway 127 (Bus. US 127) is a
When the state highway system was initially signposted in 1919,[40] the highway running north–south through the Alma area was numbered M-14.[41] In 1926, this highway was renumbered as part of US 27. The new highway designation was supposed to pass through St. Louis instead of Alma,[42] but US 27 initially followed the routing of M-14.[43] By the end of 1929, the mainline of US 27 was shifted to its desired routing through St. Louis, and the former route of it through Alma became US 27A.[44]
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Major intersections
The entire highway is in Gratiot County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Emerson–Bethany township line | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 127 south – Lansing Lincoln Road east | Exit 123 on US 127; southbound entrance to and northbound exit from US 127 only, additional access to US 127 is through State Road | |
Emerson–Bethany–Arcada–Pine River township quadri-point | 0.297 | 0.478 | State Road to US 127 north | State Road north provides access to exit 124 on US 127 and Bus. US 127 in St. Louis | |
Pine River Township | 5.255 | 8.457 | M-46 to US 127 south (Monroe Road) – Howard City, Saginaw, Lansing | M-46 east provides access to exit 127A on US 127 | |
5.631 | 9.062 | US 127 north – Clare | Exit 127B on US 127; northbound entrance to and southbound exit from US 127 only, additional access to US 127 is through M-46 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
St. Louis
Location | St. Louis |
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Length | 4.711 mi[1] (7.582 km) |
Existed | 2002[28][29]–present |
Business US Highway 127 (Bus. US 127) is a
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Major intersections
The entire highway is in Gratiot County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Pine River–Bethany township line | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 127 – Clare, Lansing State Road south | Exit 124 on US 127; also provides access to Bus. US 127 in Alma via State Road | |
St. Louis | 2.009 | 3.233 | M-46 east (Washington Street) – Saginaw Main Street north | Eastern end of M-46 concurrency | |
Pine River Township | 4.711 | 7.582 | US 127 – Clare, Lansing M-46 west (Monroe Road) – Alma | Western end of M-46 concurrency; exit 127A on US 127; | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Mount Pleasant
Location | Mount Pleasant |
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Length | 5.688 mi[1] (9.154 km) |
Existed | 2002[28][29]–present |
Business US Highway 127 (Bus. US 127) in
In early 1961, a divided highway section for US 27 was opened in Gratiot and Isabella counties; this routing connected into the former US 27 alignment south of Mount Pleasant at Mission Street.[49] By the end of 1961, the US 27 freeway through Isabella County was completed and the divided highway was upgraded to full freeway status. With this project completed, the connector between the freeway and Mission Street south of Mount Pleasant and the former routing along Mission in town was rechristened Bus. US 27. A new divided highway connector on the north end of town was built to complete the business route.[50][51] In 2002, when US 127 replaced US 27 north of Lansing, the Mount Pleasant business loop was given its current moniker to match.[28][29]
Major intersections
The entire highway is in Isabella County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Union Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 127 south – Lansing | Southbound entrance to and northbound left exit from US 127 exit 139 | |
Mount Pleasant | 3.578 | 5.758 | M-20 west (High Street) – Big Rapids | Southern end of M-20 concurrency | |
4.587 | 7.382 | M-20 east (Pickard Street) – Midland | Northern end of M-20 concurrency | ||
Union Township | 5.688 | 9.154 | US 127 north – Clare | Northbound left entrance to and southbound exit from US 127 exit 144 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Clare
Location | Clare |
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Length | 3.374 mi[1] (5.430 km) |
Existed | 2002[28][29]–present |
Business US Highway 127 (Bus. US 127) is a
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Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Isabella | Vernon Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 127 south – Lansing | Southbound exit to and northbound entrance from US 127 exit 156 |
Southern end of BUS US 10 concurrency; southern terminus of M-115 | |||||
Bus. US 10 endsClare Avenue north | Common terminus of Bus. US 127 and BUS US 10 at exit 160 on US 127/US 10 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Harrison
Location | Harrison |
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Length | 6.903 mi[1] (11.109 km) |
Existed | 2002[28][29]–present |
Business US Highway 127 (Bus. US 127) is a
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Major intersections
The entire highway is in Clare County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Hayes Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 127 – Clare, Mackinac Bridge M-61 east (Clare Avenue) – Gladwin | Southern end of M-61 concurrency; exit 170 on US 127 | |
Harrison | 2.689 | 4.328 | M-61 west (Main Street) – Marion | Northern end of M-61 concurrency | |
Hayes Township | 6.903 | 11.109 | US 127 – Clare, Mackinac Bridge Clare Avenue north | Exit 176 on US 127 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Michigan Highways portal
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External links
- Geographic data related to Bus. US 127 in Jackson at OpenStreetMap
- Bus. US 127 in Jackson at Michigan Highways
- Unsigned Bus. US 127 in Lansing at Michigan Highways
- Geographic data related to Bus. US 127 in St. Johns at OpenStreetMap
- Bus. US 127 in St. Johns at Michigan Highways
- Geographic data related to Bus. US 127 in Ithaca at OpenStreetMap
- Bus. US 127 in Ithaca at Michigan Highways
- Geographic data related to Bus. US 127 in Alma at OpenStreetMap
- Bus. US 127 in Alma at Michigan Highways
- Geographic data related to Bus. US 127 in St. Louis at OpenStreetMap
- Bus. US 127 in St. Louis business loop at Michigan Highways
- Geographic data related to Bus. US 127 in Mount Pleasant at OpenStreetMap
- Bus. US 127 in Mount Pleasant at Michigan Highways
- Geographic data related to Bus. US 127 in Clare at OpenStreetMap
- Bus. US 127 in Clare at Michigan Highways
- Geographic data related to Bus. US 127 in Harrison at OpenStreetMap
- Bus. US 127 in Harrison at Michigan Highways