M-331 (Michigan highway)

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M-331

Westnedge Avenue, Park Street
Map
M-331 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by
Bus. US 131 / M-43
in Kalamazoo
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesKalamazoo
Highway system
← M-311→ M-343

M-331 was an unsigned

state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan located within the city of Kalamazoo. It ran from the southern city limits north into downtown Kalamazoo. This was one of many highways to be established or realigned as a result of a rationalization process initiated in 1998 during the tenure of Governor John Engler. M-331 used streets in Kalamazoo that were once part of US Highway 131 (US 131) before a freeway was built that bypassed the downtown area. In 2019, the City of Kalamazoo and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) agreed to transfer control of various streets from state to city jurisdiction, and M-331 was decommissioned
as a result.

Route description

M-331 ran along Westnedge Avenue from the intersection of Kilgore Road on the Kalamazoo–

Business US Highway 131) downtown. The M-331 designation ended at Michigan Avenue, and Westnedge Avenue and Park Street continued north as Bus. US 131.[4][5][6][7]

History

The routing of M-331 was part of the long-time alignment of US 131 before that highway was relocated onto a freeway west of Kalamazoo in the 1960s.[8][9] The trunkline was designated on October 1, 1998, as part of a rationalization process started by Governor John Engler designed to transfer control of roads and streets in Michigan of economic importance to the state.[2] The highway was not shown on the official state map published by the MDOT,[10] but it was labeled on the truck operator's map as an "unsigned state highway".[4] On January 7, 2019, control over Westnedge Avenue and Park Street in the city of Kalamazoo was transferred from MDOT to the city. As a result, the M-331 designation was decommissioned.[3]

Major intersections

The entire highway was in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000Kilgore Road
Westnedge Avenue		Southern terminus on Kalamazoo–Portage city line; roadway continued into Portage as Westnedge Avenue
3.3635.412
Michigan Avenue
)		Northbound traffic followed Park Street, and southbound traffic followed Westnedge Avenue
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

  •  
    Michigan Highways portal

References

  1. ^ a b Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Truscott, John (September 24, 1998). "MDOT Accepts Responsibility for 120 Miles of Local Roads" (Press release). Michigan Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on March 15, 2007. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
  3. ^
    MLive
    . Booth Newspapers. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  4. ^
    OCLC 261183721
    .
  5. ^ Google (January 19, 2024). "Overview Map of the Unsigned M-331" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  6. ISBN 978-1-946494-610
    .
  7. ISBN 0-528-00626-6
    .
  8. OCLC 12701120, 51857665
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1961)
  9. OCLC 12701120
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  10. OCLC 42778335
    .

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