M-11 (Michigan highway)
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| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length: | 20.96 mi[1] (33.73 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1961[1] – present | |||
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| West end: |  I-96 near Marne |
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 M-37 near Kentwood |
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| East end: | I-96 near Cascade |
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| Counties: | Ottawa & Kent | |||
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Michigan Highway System
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→M-11 is a state highway in the US state of Michigan in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. M-11 includes portions of the former route of US 16 in Michigan.
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[edit] Route description
The western terminus is at exit 24 of I-96, one mile (1.6 km) east of Marne. In Ottawa County, the road is called Ironwood Drive. beginning at the Kent County border, the street is called Remembrance Road (in honor of those who died in battle). From its western terminus, the road angles southeast-northwest for about a mile and a half. It then turns onto Wilson Ave to run north–south.
It intersects with M-45/Lake Michigan Drive in Walker's Standale Business District. South of Lake Michigan Drive, the route continues on Wilson Ave. until it crosses the Grand River at I-196.
Past I-196, the route curves to run east–west and becomes 28th Street. Wilson continues as a local road and 28th Street is the route through Grandville and Wyoming. It intersects with US 131 and continues through Grand Rapids and Kentwood to its eastern terminus as exit 44 of I-96.
[edit] History
M-11 originally ran along Lake Michigan in the 1920s, and then became US 31 in 1926. Streets are still designated as Old M-11 in places such as Chikaming Township[2] and Honor[citation needed].
M-11 was later designated on Austin Road from Saline to Napoleon until 1954.
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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| Ottawa | Marne | 0.0 | I-96 – Muskegon, Grand Rapids |
Exits 24 (eastbound) and 25 (westbound) on I-96 |
| Kent | Walker | 4.7 |  M-45 – Allendale |
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| Grandville | 9.0 |  I-196 (G.R. Ford Freeway) – Holland, Grand Rapids |
Exit 70 on I-196 | |
| Chicago Drive | Grade separated interchange with a ramp from eastbound Chicago Drive to eastbound 28th Street; remaining connections are made through Wallace Street/28th Street Cutoff | |||
| Wyoming | 13.3 |  US 131 – Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids |
Exit 81 on US 131 | |
| Grand Rapids |  A-45 south (Division Street) – Kalamazoo |
Northern terminus of A-45, the former US 131 | ||
| Kentwood | 18.1 | M-37 – Hastings, Grand Rapids |
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| Cascade Township | 21.0 | I-96 – Grand Rapids, Lansing |
Exit 43 on I-96 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Bessert, Christopher J. (April 23, 2006). "Michigan Highways: Highways 10 through 19". Michigan Highways. http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwys10-19.html#M-011. Retrieved July 25, 2006.
- ^ "BCRC Road Jurisdiction List". Berrien County Road Commission. http://www.bcroad.org/Master.htm. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
