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  type Main
  route Type reg
  direction A West
  direction B East
  length Mi 192
  length Km 311
  terminus A US 31 near Muskegon, MI
  terminus B I-75 in Detroit, MI
  junction I-69 in Lansing, MI <br> I-94 in Detroit, MI


Interstate 96 (abbreviated '''I-96''') is an Intrastate Interstate Highway entirely within the U.S. State of Michigan . Its western terminus is at an interchange with US-31 and Bus. US-31 , on the western boundary of Norton Shores southeast of Muskegon . Its eastern terminus is at I-75 near the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit . From Detroit to Grand Rapids , it parallels Grand River Avenue , never straying more than a few miles from the decommisioned US-16 .

The Wayne Co. portion of I-96 is still known to the locals as the Jeffries Freeway from its eastern terminus to the junction with I-275 and M-14 . This is now technically incorrect as the portion within the City of Detroit borders was renamed to '''Rosa Parks Memorial Highway''' in December, 2005 - Rosa Parks Memorial Highway Legislation .


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MAJOR CITIES

Bolded cities are officially-designated Control Cities for signs.


MAJOR JUNCTIONS


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Freeways

The following junctions are all with 4 lane or more restricted access divided highways



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SPUR ROUTES




LANE CONFIGURATIONS

  • between western terminus and exit 37 (2+ lanes on each side)

  • between exit 37 and exit 39 (3 to 4 lanes on each side)

  • between exit 39 and exit 90 (2 lanes on each side)

  • between exit 90 and exit 97 on the west side of Lansing, MI (3 lanes on each side)

  • between exit 97 and exit 133 near Howell (2+ lanes on each side)

  • between Howell and I-275 (3 lanes on each side)

  • transition from I-696 onto I-275 (2 lanes eastbound, a brief portion of westbound down to 1 lane)

  • multiplexed with I-275 (c. 4 lanes on each side)

  • splitoff from I-275 to M-14 's eastern terminus (2 lanes on each side)

  • between M-14 and Outer Drive (4 lanes on each side)

  • between Outer Drive and Davison Avenue (2+ local, 3 express; on each side)

  • between Davison Avenue and eastern terminus (c. 4 lanes on each side)

  • See Michigan State Highway 5 for the lane configurations of the leftover stub after the transferring into the Jeffries freeway and I-275.



NOTES

  • I-96 is an intrastate Interstate.

  • I-96 is the highest numbered even (east-west) Interstate. Only Interstates 97 and 99 are higher.

  • Interestingly, the law renaming the Detroit portion of I-96 to the "Rosa Parks Memorial Highway" is incorrect as it refers M-24 —which I-96 never intersects—instead of US-24 . Nevertheless, MDOT was able to figure it out and erect the signs anyhow.

  • The duplex with I-69 is the only Concurrency — or intersection — in the Interstate system where the roads' numbers are the reverse of each other.

  • I-96 was originally intended to shadow Grand River Avenue within Detroit's city limits and was actually completed along this route into Farmington. Local opposition killed this project, so prior to the Jeffries opening through Livonia in the 1977 , I-96 was relocated onto it. The Farmington stub was redesignated as an extension to M-102 .

  • Furthermore when the interchange with Davison Avenue (present day exit 186) was constructed, it was expected that the Davison Freeway was to be extended to meet up with the Jeffries. Accordingly it was built as a full freeway-to-freeway interchange, but before the Jeffries was completed both the Davison extension was cancelled and I-96 was rerouted. This left both an interchange far larger than traffic dictates and I-96 following an Elbow that has it intersecting with the straight Grand River Ave. twice within two miles.

  • MDOT and the FHWA disagree on the designation of the Livonia to Farmington Hills stretch of I-96. MDOT signs this 6 mile (10 km) segment as a duplex with I-275. However, FHWA maintains that I-275's northern terminus is at the I-96/M-14 intersection near Plymouth and therefore this stretch should only be labeled I-96.



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