Interstate 296

Interstate 296 marker
Interstate 296
Map
I-296 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-96
Maintained by MDOT
Length3.393 mi[1] (5.461 km)
ExistedDecember 17, 1962[2]–present
HistoryApproval granted to remove signage on December 3, 1979[3]
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
South end I-196 / US 131 in Grand Rapids
North end I-96 / US 131 / M-37 in Walker
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesKent
Highway system
M-294 M-311

Interstate 296 (I-296) is a part of the Interstate Highway System in the US state of Michigan. It is a north–south state trunkline highway that runs for 3.43 miles (5.52 km) entirely within the Grand Rapids area. Its termini are I-196 near downtown Grand Rapids and I-96 on the north side of Grand Rapids in Walker. For most of its length, the Interstate runs concurrently with U.S. Highway 131 (US 131), which continues as a freeway built to Interstate Highway standards north and south of the shorter I-296. The highway was first proposed in the late 1950s and opened in December 1962, but the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has since eliminated all signage for I-296 and removed the designation from their official state map. The designation is therefore unsigned, but still listed on the Interstate Highway System route log maintained by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PRFA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Driver's Boon: Int. 296 Opening Finishes City Freeway, Links Kalamazoo, Muskegon". The Grand Rapids Press. December 17, 1962. p. A1. OCLC 9975013.
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