Interstate 96

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Interstate 96 or 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.

In Detroit, I-96 is known as the Jeffries Freeway from its eastern terminus to the junction with I-275 and M-14.

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Length

Miles km state
192 311 Michigan
192 311 Total

Major cities on route

Junctions with other interstates

Possibly the best known junction on I-96 is not with an interstate, but with Michigan State Highway 39, the Southfield Freeway, called "Malfunction Junction" by locals.

Spur routes

Three-digit Interstates from Interstate 96
I-196 Michigan
I-296 Michigan
I-496 Michigan
I-696 Michigan

Lane configurations

  • between western terminus and 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 U.S. Highway 24 (Telegraph Rd.) (4 lanes on each side)
  • between US-24 and Davison Avenue (2 local, 3 express; on each side)
  • between Davison Avenue and eastern terminus (c. 4 lanes on each side)

Notes

  • I-96 is an intrastate Interstate.
  • I-96 is the highest numbered even (east-west) Interstate.

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Primary Interstate Highways Interstate Highway marker
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30 35 37 39 40 43 44 45
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69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 (W)
76 (E) 77 78 79 80 81 82 83
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99 238 H-1 H-2 H-3
Unsigned Interstate Highways
A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 PRI-1 PRI-2 PRI-3
Lists
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Gaps in Interstates - Intrastate Interstates
Interstate standards - Proposed Interstates
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