Business routes of U.S. Route 23 in Michigan

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Business US Highway 23

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Business routes of US 23 highlighted
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
Highway system
M-23

There have been five different business routes of US Highway 23 in the state of Michigan. These

business routes were designated along former sections of US Highway 23 (US 23) to provide signed access from the main highway to the downtowns of cities bypassed by new routings of US 23. Two are still extant, connecting through downtown Ann Arbor and Rogers City. Three others have been decommissioned. The former Business US 23 (Bus. US 23) in Fenton was split in half during the 1970s and later completely turned back to local control in 2006. The former business loops through Saginaw and Bay City were renumbered as business loops of Interstate 75
in the 1960s.

Ann Arbor

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Business US Highway 23 marker

Business US Highway 23

LocationAnn Arbor
Length5.781 mi[1] (9.304 km)
Existed1962[2][3]–present

Business US Highway 23 (Bus. US 23) is a

Ann Arbor Township that marks the northern terminus of the business loop.[4][5]

Washtenaw Avenue facing east

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.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
BL I-94 east / US 23 – Flint, Toledo

M-17 east (Washtenaw Avenue) – Ypsilanti
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
4.7957.717
M-14 west
Western end of M-14 concurrency; exit 3 on M-14
4.9918.032Barton Drive, Whitmore Lake RoadExit 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

Fenton

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Business US Highway 23 marker

Business US Highway 23

LocationFenton
Length3.009 mi[1] (4.843 km)
Existed1958[9][10]–2006[11][12]
HistorySouthern 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 LivingstonGenesee 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]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 US 23 – Flint, Ann ArborSouthern terminus of southern unsigned segment; exit 78 on US 23
1.7232.773Leroy Street
River Street
Northern terminus of southern unsigned segment
Gap in route
0.0000.000Leroy Street
Silver Lake Road
Southern terminus of northern signed segment
1.2862.070 US 23 – Flint, Ann ArborNorthern terminus of northern signed segment; exit 79 on US 23
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Saginaw

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Business US Highway 23 marker

Business US Highway 23

LocationSaginaw
Length8.006 mi[1] (12.884 km)
Existed1953[19][20]–1961[21][22]

Business US Highway 23 (Bus. US 23) was a

business loop that ran through downtown Saginaw. It started at an intersection between US 10 and US 23 in Bridgeport southeast of Saginaw. From there, it ran concurrently along US 10 (Dixie Highway) northwesterly into Saginaw. Once in downtown, the business loop turned northward on Washington Street, running parallel to the eastern banks of the Saginaw River through downtown. At the intersection between Washington Avenue, Washington Road and Veterans Memorial Parkway, Bus. US 23 terminated.[21][23]

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.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Bridgeport Township
0.0000.000
US 10 east / US 23 – Bay City, Flint
Southern end of US 10 concurrency
Saginaw4.4077.092
M-46 west (Holland Avenue) – Muskegon, Port Sanilac
6.0059.664
US 10 west – Midland

M-13 south (Washington Avenue)
Northern end of US 10 concurrency; northern terminus of M-13
8.00612.884
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

Bay City

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Business US Highway 23

LocationBay City
Length2.714 mi[1] (4.368 km)
Existed1941[24][25]–1961[26][27]

Business US Highway 23 (Bus. US 23) was a

business loop through downtown Bay City. It started at the intersection of where US 23 turned off Broadway Street westward onto Lafayette Avenue. From this point, Bus. US 23 ran east on Lafayette Avenue for two blocks and then turned northward onto Garfield Avenue, running parallel to, but inland from, the Saginaw River into downtown Bay City. As it approached downtown, the business loop jogged off Garfield onto Washington Avenue. At the intersection with 7th Street, Bus. US 23 turned westward to cross the Saginaw River. On the opposite side, the business loop followed Jenny Street westbound and Thomas Street eastbound along a one-way pairing of streets. At the intersection with US 23 (Euclid Avenue), the business loop terminated.[26][28]

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]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 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
1.9573.149
M-47 north
Northern terminus of M-47
2.7144.368 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

Rogers City

Lake Huron Circle Tour

Business US Highway 23 (Bus. US 23) is a

Lake Huron Circle Tour (LHCT) through Rogers City.[31]

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.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
LHCT – Cheboygan, Alpena
Southern end of LHCT concurrency
Rogers City2.9414.733
M-68 west – Onaway
Eastern terminus of M-68
4.0746.556
LHCT – Cheboygan, Alpena
Northern end of LHCT concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

  •  
    Michigan Highways portal

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