Fenton-Clio Expressway

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Fenton-Clio Expressway was the name given to a 30 mile segment of freeway in the U.S. state of Michigan, connecting the Livingston/Genesee County border west of Fenton north to Birch Run.

The Fenton-Clio Expressway was designated as US-23 in 1958, soon after the freeway opened. When first opened, the Fenton-Clio Expressway did not connect with other freeways, although such freeway connections were soon added. In 1960, the portion of the Fenton-Clio Expressway from just southwest of Flint north to Birch Run was also designated as I-75. At that time, I-75 in Michigan existed in separate discrete segments connected by non-Interstate highways and surface roads. Birch Run was the northern terminus of one such segment. By 1961, at the southern terminus, the US-23 freeway was extended to Hartland. On the northern end, the US-23/I-75 freeway had been extended to Kawkawlin.

The Fenton-Clio Expressway was built in two phases, both completed within months of each other:

Phase 1: From the Livingston/Genesee county border in Fenton to Miller Rd. southwest of Flint.

Phase 2: Miller Rd. to Birch Run

The Fenton-Clio Expressway passes by Fenton, Flint, Mt. Morris and Clio