U.S. Route 31 Business (Whitehall, Michigan)

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BUS US 31
Business loop of the US Highway System
Length: 4.88 mi[1] (7.85 km)
Formed: 1964-06-30[1]
South end: US 31 & Colby St. near Whitehall
Major
junctions:		 none
North end: US 31 & Fruitvale Rd. near Montague
Counties: Muskegon
Major cities: Whitehall, Montague
Michigan highways

BUS US 31 is a business route running through Montague and Whitehall, Michigan.

The World's Largest Weathervane is located in downtown Montague, along this route.

The other BUS US 31 in Muskegon County is in the Muskegon area.

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[edit] Termini

[edit] Northern terminus

The northern terminus is at the US 31 Fruitvale Rd. exit, north of the White River in Montague Township, near the city of Montague.

[edit] Southern terminus

The southern terminus is at the US 31 Colby St. exit, south of the White River in Whitehall Township, near the city of Whitehall.

[edit] Trivia

  • North of Montague, the business route returns to US 31 at Fruitvale Rd.
  • North of the BUS US 31-Fruitvale intersection, Old US 31 runs from that intersection to Skeels, where it becomes Oceana Drive.
  • Oceana Drive in Oceana County was originally US 31 to Ludington.
  • East of Whitehall, the business route starts at US 31 at Colby.
  • Just west of the interchange is Whitehall Road, which passes Michigan's Adventure and goes to Muskegon. This was also US 31 before the freeway was built. Whitehall Road extends to the Muskegon Causeway and M-120, where it connects to the Muskegon BUS US 31.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Bessert, Christopher J. (2006-10-22). Michigan Highways: Business Connections 2 through 31. Michigan Highways. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.
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