Business routes of U.S. Route 23 in Michigan
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Country | United States | |
State | Michigan | |
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There have been five different business routes of US Highway 23 in the state of Michigan. These
Ann Arbor
Location | Ann Arbor |
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Length | 5.781 mi[1] (9.304 km) |
Existed | 1962[2][3]–present |
Business US Highway 23 (Bus. US 23) is a
In 1962, the northern and eastern freeway bypass of Ann Arbor was completed. At that time, the former routing of US 23 through downtown and a section of freeway north of the Huron River was redesignated as Bus. US 23.[2][3] Two years later, M-14 was rerouted to follow the US 23 freeway around the north side of Ann Arbor. It overlapped the business loop from the northern end of its freeway segment to Main Street and along Main Street into downtown.[6][7] The next year, in 1965, this overlap was shortened when the rest of the M-14 freeway westward from Main Street to I-94 was completed.[7][8]
Major intersections
The entire highway is in Washtenaw County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Eastern end of BL I-94 concurrency; exit 37 on US 23; western terminus of M-17 | |||||
BL I-94 west | Western end of BL I-94 concurrency | ||||
4.795 | 7.717 | M-14 west | Western end of M-14 concurrency; exit 3 on M-14 | ||
4.991 | 8.032 | Barton Drive, Whitmore Lake Road | Exit 4 on Bus. US 23/M-14 | ||
Detroit | Eastern end of M-14 concurrency; exit 45 on US 23 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Fenton
Location | Fenton |
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Length | 3.009 mi[1] (4.843 km) |
Existed | 1958[9][10]–2006[11][12] |
History | Southern 1.723 mi (2.773 km) unsigned after 1975[13][14] |
Business US Highway 23 (Bus. US 23) was a business route through downtown Fenton. At the time it was turned over to local control, it was signed as business spur from downtown to the US 23 freeway, but the state maintained a southern section that previously completed the route as a loop. At the southern end, this unsigned highway started at US 23 at the Owen Road interchange (exit 78) and continued eastward on Owen Road past Fenton High School and various businesses. At the intersection with Shiawassee Avenue, Bus. US 23 followed Shiawassee through a residential area toward the southern end of downtown. At the intersection with LeRoy Street, the unsigned business loop turned northward and across the Shiawassee River. At the intersection with River Street, state maintenance ended. On the northern end of downtown at the intersection of LeRoy Street and Silver Lake Road, it resumed. Bus. US 23 followed Silver Lake Road westward out of downtown through a residential area and northwesterly to an interchange with US 23 at exit 79.[11][15]
The US 23 bypass of Fenton opened as a freeway west of downtown in 1958. The former route of US 23 along Shiawassee Avenue and LeRoy Street in Fenton was redesignated as a business loop at this time, and the state assumed control of Silver Lake Road to connect it back to the freeway northwest of town.[9][10] Three years later, the US 23 freeway was extended southward from the Livingston–Genesee county line; at that time, the freeway connections were reconfigured and Bus. US 23 was shifted to use Owen Road between a new freeway interchange and the rest of the business loop at Shiawassee Avenue.[16][17] In the middle of the 1970s, city officials redeveloped downtown and closed two blocks of LeRoy Street in 1975.[18] After this closure, the business loop was split into two sections, and only the northern one was retained as a signed state highway.[13][14] The southern segment was retained as an unsigned state highway[11] until both segments were turned over to local control in 2006.[11][12]
Major intersections
The entire highway was in Fenton, Genesee County.
mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||||
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0.000 | 0.000 | US 23 – Flint, Ann Arbor | Southern terminus of southern unsigned segment; exit 78 on US 23 | ||||
1.723 | 2.773 | Leroy Street River Street | Northern terminus of southern unsigned segment | ||||
Gap in route | |||||||
0.000 | 0.000 | Leroy Street Silver Lake Road | Southern terminus of northern signed segment | ||||
1.286 | 2.070 | US 23 – Flint, Ann Arbor | Northern terminus of northern signed segment; exit 79 on US 23 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Saginaw
Location | Saginaw |
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Length | 8.006 mi[1] (12.884 km) |
Existed | 1953[19][20]–1961[21][22] |
Business US Highway 23 (Bus. US 23) was a
In 1953, the initial eastern bypass of Saginaw was built as a two-lane highway, and the former routing through downtown was redesignated Bus. US 23.
Major intersections
The entire highway was in Saginaw County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Bridgeport Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 10 east / US 23 – Bay City, Flint | Southern end of US 10 concurrency | |
Saginaw | 4.407 | 7.092 | M-46 west (Holland Avenue) – Muskegon, Port Sanilac | ||
6.005 | 9.664 | US 10 west – Midland M-13 south (Washington Avenue) | Northern end of US 10 concurrency; northern terminus of M-13 | ||
8.006 | 12.884 | US 23 (Veterans Memorial Parkway/Washington Road) / M-81 east (Washington Road) – Bay City, Flint, Caro | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Bay City
Location | Bay City |
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Length | 2.714 mi[1] (4.368 km) |
Existed | 1941[24][25]–1961[26][27] |
Business US Highway 23 (Bus. US 23) was a
With the construction of a new bridge across the Saginaw River in 1941 to connect Lafayette and Salzburg avenues, US 23 was rerouted to use that new bridge. The former routing of the mainline highway through downtown was redesignated Bus. US 23 at that time.
Major intersections
The entire highway was in Bay City, Bay County.
mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.000 | 0.000 | US 23 – Standish, Saginaw | |||
1.234– 1.302 | 1.986– 2.095 | M-15 south / M-25 east | Eastern end of M-15/M-25 concurrency | ||
1.957 | 3.149 | M-47 north | Northern terminus of M-47 | ||
2.714 | 4.368 | US 23 / M-47 – Standish, Saginaw M-20 west – Midland M-15 south / M-25 east | Western end of M-15/M-25 concurrency; eastern terminus of M-20 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Rogers City
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Business US Highway 23 (Bus. US 23) is a
In 1940, a new highway routing for US 23 opened between Rogers City and Cheboygan. At the time, the former routing of US 23 through downtown Rogers City was renumbered as a part of M-65, which was also extended northward along the segment of M-91 that was not subsumed into the new US 23 routing.[34][35] Just two years later, M-65 was pared back to end at US 23 southeast of Rogers City, and the section of M-65 through downtown was renumbered as Bus. US 23.[29][30]
Major intersections
The entire highway is in Presque Isle County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Southern end of LHCT concurrency | |||||
Rogers City | 2.941 | 4.733 | M-68 west – Onaway | Eastern terminus of M-68 | |
4.074 | 6.556 | Northern end of LHCT concurrency | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Michigan Highways portal
References
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- ^ . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
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- ^ Google (January 6, 2016). "Overview Map of Former Bus. US 23 in Fenton" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1961)
- . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ^ "Leroy Street Opening, an Historical Milestone". Tri-County Times. Fenton, MI. November 11, 2000. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
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External links
- Geographic data related to Bus. US 23 in Ann Arbor at OpenStreetMap
- Bus. US 23 in Ann Arbor at Michigan Highways
- Former Bus US 23 in Fenton at Michigan Highways
- Geographic data related to Bus. US 23 in Rogers City at OpenStreetMap
- Bus. US 23 in Rogers City at Michigan Highways