M-331 (Michigan highway)
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| M-331 Unsigned State Trunkline |
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| Westnedge Avenue (Park Street at one-way split) Maintained by MDOT |
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| Length: | 3.23 mi[1] (5.20 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1998-10-31 | ||||||||
| South end: | Kalamazoo/Portage city line | ||||||||
| North end: |      BL I-94/BUS US 131//M-43 in Kalamazoo |
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| Counties: | Kalamazoo | ||||||||
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M-331 is an unsigned state trunkline in the U.S. state of Michigan located within the city of Kalamazoo. This was one of many highways to be established or realigned as a result of the Rationalization process initiated in 1998 during the tenure of Governor John Engler.
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[edit] Route description
M-331 runs north on Westnedge Avenue from the intersection of Kilgore Road on the Kalamazoo/Portage city limit north of an exit with I-94. It runs from this endpoint unconnected to the rest of the trunkline system to the vicinity of Crane Park in Kalamazoo along Westnedge Avenue. M-331 runs west of Blanche Hull Park and east of the Kalamazoo Country Club. It also passes immediately next to the Mt. Ever-Rest Cemetery. From Crane Park northward, Park Street carries the northbound traffic while Westnedge Avenue is restricted to the southbound traffic. Along this pairing of one-way streets, M-331 passes South Westnedge Park and meets Bronson Park at the intersection of Michigan Avenue (EB BL I-94/M-43/ NB BUS US 131) downtown. The M-331 designation ends at Michigan Avenue, and Westnedge Avenue and Park Street continue north as BUS US 131.
[edit] History
The current alignment of M-331 was part of the long-time alignment of US 131 before that highway was relocated onto a freeway west of Kalamazoo in the 1960s. Continuing north on Park St. from M-331, traffic will follow northbound BUS US 131 through downtown. Traffic continuing south on Westnedge from BUS US 131 will likewise enter M-331. M-331 was designated on 1998-10-31 as part of the Rationalization Process started by Governor John Engler designed to transfer control of roads and streets in Michigan of economic importance to the state.[1][2] Part of this process was the creation of M-331 in Kalamazoo, the trunkline number picked in reference to the US 131 designation that once graced the roadway.
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Roads | Notes |
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| Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 0.00 | Kilgore Road | Southern terminus on Kalamazoo/Portage city line |
| 3.23 | BL I-94 |
Northern terminus Northbound follows Park Street & southbound follows Westnedge Avenue |
