Interstate 94 in Michigan

Interstate 94
I-94 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length:	275.398 mi[1] (443.210 km)
Existed:	1959[2] – present
Tourist routes:	Lake Michigan Circle Tour West Michigan Pike Pure Michigan Byway
Major junctions
West end:	I-94 near New Buffalo
	I-196 / US 31 in Benton Harbor US 131 near Kalamazoo I-194 in Battle Creek I-69 near Marshall US 127 in Jackson US 23 in Ann Arbor I-96 in Detroit I-75 in Detroit I-69 in Port Huron
East end:	Highway 402 at Canadian border on Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron
Location
Counties:	Berrien, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Jackson, Washtenaw, Wayne, Macomb, St. Clair
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Michigan State Trunkline Highway System Interstate US State Byways ← M-93 M-94 → ← US 112 M-112 M-113 →

Interstate 94 (I-94) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Billings, Montana, to the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. In Michigan, it is a state trunkline highway that enters the state south of New Buffalo and runs eastward through several metropolitan areas in the southern section of the state. The highway serves Benton Harbor–St. Joseph near Lake Michigan before turning inland toward Kalamazoo and Battle Creek on the west side of the peninsula. Heading farther east, I-94 passes through rural areas in the middle of the southern Lower Peninsula, crossing I-69 in the process. I-94 then runs through Jackson, Ann Arbor, and portions of Metro Detroit, connecting Michigan's largest city to its main airport. Past the east side of Detroit, the Interstate angles northeasterly through farmlands in The Thumb to Port Huron, where the designation terminates on the Blue Water Bridge at the Canadian border.

The first segment of what later became I-94 within the state, the Willow Run Expressway, was built near Ypsilanti and Belleville in 1941, with an easterly extension to Detroit in 1945. This expressway was initially numbered M-112. In the mid-1950s, state and federal officials planned an Interstate to replace the original route of U.S. Highway 12 (US 12). By 1960, the length of I-94 was completed from Detroit to New Buffalo. Two years later, the US 12 designation was dropped from the freeway. Subsequent extensions in the 1960s completed most of the rest of the route, including the remaining sections between Detroit and Port Huron which superseded the routing of US 25. The last segment opened to the public in 1972 when Indiana completed its connection across the state line. Since completion, I-94 has remained relatively unchanged; a few interchanges have been rebuilt, a second span was constructed for the Blue Water Bridge, and in 1987, a plane crashed on the freeway during take off from the airport in Detroit. The routing of I-94 is notable for containing the first full freeway-to-freeway interchange in the United States, connecting to the Lodge Freeway (M-10), and for comprising the first complete border-to-border toll-free freeway in a state in the United States. The highway has one auxiliary route, I-194, which serves downtown Battle Creek, and eight business routes. Various segments have been dedicated to multiple people and places.

Route description

The entire length of I-94 is listed on the National Highway System,^[3] a network of roadways important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.^[4] The freeway carried 168,200 vehicles on average between I-75 and Chene Street in Detroit, which is the peak traffic count in 2015, and it carried 12,554 vehicles immediately west of the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, the lowest traffic count in 2015.^[5] As the state trunkline highway closest to the lake shore in these areas, I-94 carries the Lake Michigan Circle Tour south of Benton Harbor–St. Joseph and the Lake Huron Circle Tour in the Port Huron area.^[6] Sections through the Detroit area are named the Detroit Industrial and Edsel Ford freeways. I-94 in the state is either a four- or six-lane freeway for most of its length; one segment in the Detroit area has up to ten lanes total near the airport.^[7]

Southwestern Michigan

I-94 enters Michigan from Indiana south of New Buffalo. The freeway runs northeasterly through rural Michiana farmland in the southwestern corner of the Lower Peninsula and parallels the Lake Michigan shoreline about three miles (4.8 km) inland. I-94 traverses an area just east of the Warren Dunes State Park as the freeway runs parallel to the Red Arrow Highway,^[6][7] a former routing of US Highway 12 (US 12) named after the 32nd Infantry Division (Red Arrow Division).^[8] The freeway crosses its companion highway south of St. Joseph; Red Arrow turns northward carrying the business loop for Benton Harbor and St. Joseph (Business Loop I-94, BL I-94). The Interstate curves further inland to bridge the St. Joseph River near Riverview Park. East of Benton Harbor, I-94 meets the Napier Avenue interchange, where US 31 merges onto the freeway. East of the Southwest Michigan Regional Airport, I-94/US 31 meets the southern end of I-196; US 31 departs the I-94 freeway to follow I-196, and I-94 continues its course away from Lake Michigan.^[6][7]

South of Coloma, the trunkline turns eastward and roughly follows the Paw Paw River on a course that takes it south of Watervliet and Hartford. Between the latter two cities, the freeway transitions from northeastern Berrien County into western Van Buren County. It curves around and between Lake Cora and Threemile Lake near the junction with the northern end of M-51. About four miles (6.4 km) further east, I-94 crosses M-40 south of Paw Paw. Continuing eastward, the Interstate runs south of Mattawan before entering western Kalamazoo County.^[6][7]

In Texas Township, the freeway enters the western edges of the Kalamazoo suburbs. South of the campus for Western Michigan University's College of Engineering & Applied Sciences in Portage, I-94 intersects US 131. That other freeway also carries Kalamazoo's business loop northward. Near the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, the Interstate passes into the southeastern corner of Kalamazoo before entering Comstock Township. The freeway intersects the eastern end of the business loop at a partial interchange near Morrow Lake in the township. I-94 continues out of the eastern Kalamazoo suburbs, paralleling the Kalamazoo River through the Galesburg area.^[6][7] Before crossing into Calhoun County on the west side of Battle Creek,^[1] I-94 has the only driveway on any of Michigan's Interstate Highways for a gate providing access for military vehicles into the Fort Custer Training Center.^[9]

The Interstate enters Calhoun County southwest of the W. K. Kellogg Airport and enters the city of Battle Creek. Immediately east of the county line, the freeway has an interchange with the western end of Battle Creek's business loop. Next to the Lakeview Square Mall, I-94 meets its only auxiliary Interstate in Michigan: I-194. I-94 turns to the northwest to round Beadle Lake, intersecting M-294 before spanning the Kalamazoo River. East of the river crossing, the freeway meets an interchange for M-96, M-311 and the eastern end of the Battle Creek business loop near the FireKeepers Casino in Emmett Township. Turning back eastward, The Interstate exits the eastern Battle Creek suburbs and continues to an interchange with I-69 near Marshall; the business loop for Marshall follows I-69 southward.^[6][7]

Into Metro Detroit

Continuing eastward, I-94 traverses rural land on the north side of Marshall. The freeway runs north of, and parallel to, the Kalamazoo River through eastern Calhoun County. It angles southeasterly toward Albion before returning to an easterly course on the north side of town. I-94 crosses into western Jackson County before intersecting M-99. From there, it runs generally due east with a jog around Parma. West of the county airport, the Jackson business loop follows M-60 southward, and I-94 travels through the north side of Jackson. North of downtown, US 127 merges in from the north and runs concurrently with I-94 around the city. Southeast of the Michigan State Prison, US 127 departs to the south, and I-94 continues eastward through the rest of the county.^[6][7]

The freeway runs north of the Chrysler Chelsea Proving Grounds in Chelsea next to the M-52 interchange. As I-94 continues easterly, it passes into the western edge of the Ann Arbor area. West of downtown, the M-14 freeway splits off to the northeast, and the Interstate turns to the south and southeast to curve around the south side of the city. The freeway passes between the Briarwood Mall and the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport. On the southeastern corner of Ann Arbor, I-94 intersects US 23 and continues around the south side of Ypsilanti. South of that city, the freeway also carries US 12 and crosses the Huron River north of the river's mouth at Ford Lake. I-94 jogs southeasterly around the south side of the Willow Run Airport complex, separating from US 12 and entering Wayne County.^[6][7]

South of Willow Run, the Interstate parallels the north shore of Belleville Lake. East of the water body, it intersects I-275 near the northwest corner of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and angles northeasterly through the southwestern Detroit suburbs along the Detroit Industrial Freeway. I-94 uses the Gateway Bridge over the single-point interchange at US 24 (Telegraph Road) in Taylor;^[6][7] these bridges were inspired by Super Bowl XL and provide a western entrance to the city.^[10] Further east, the Interstate intersects M-39 (Southfield Freeway) and passes the Uniroyal Giant Tire in Allen Park. I-94 then turns to the northeast through the Ford River Rouge Complex in Dearborn before turning back easterly on the Edsel Ford Freeway into Detroit.^[6][7]

I-94 traverses Detroit in an east–west direction well inland of, and parallel to, the Detroit River. The freeway intersects I-96 (Jeffries Freeway) and M-10 (Lodge Freeway) on the West Side, passing the main campus of Wayne State University before entering the East Side at M-1 (Woodward Avenue). Immediately east of the interchange with I-75 (Chrysler Freeway), I-94 forms the southern border of the Milwaukee Junction district. The Edsel Ford Freeway continues through residential neighborhoods of Detroit's East Side. The Interstate turns more northerly, mimicking the shoreline of Lake St. Clair, and exits Detroit for Harper Woods. Just north of the interchange for M-102 (Vernier Road), the freeway crosses 8 Mile Road and enters Macomb County.^[6][7]

North to Canada

Running northward through Macomb County, I-94 meets the eastern end of I-696 (Reuther Freeway) about three miles (4.8 km) north of the county line in St. Clair Shores. The freeway continues to parallel the lakeshore, and travels to the west of Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township. It turns back to the northeast at 23 Mile Road at the interchange with M-3 and M-29. North of 26 Mile Road, the freeway exits the northern suburbs and passes into farmland in The Thumb region.^[6][7]

South of Michigan Meadows Golf Course, I-94 crosses County Line Road and enters St. Clair County. The freeway continues northeasterly as far as Marysville before turning northward near the St. Clair County International Airport. From there, it runs roughly parallel to the St. Clair River. The Interstate travels along the western edge of residential areas for Marysville and Port Huron as it continues northward. Immediately west of downtown Port Huron, it intersects I-69; the two freeways merge and turn first east and then north through an interchange that also features connections to BL I-69.^[6][7]

I-94/I-69 turns back to the east about a mile (1.6 km) north of their confluence to span the Black River north of downtown. On the eastern bank of the river, there is one final interchange for M-25 and BL I-69/BL I-94 before the freeway reaches the toll and customs plazas for the twin-span Blue Water Bridge. Past these plazas, I-94/I-69 ascends the approach to the bridge which crosses the St. Clair River to Point Edward (Sarnia), Ontario. At the international boundary at the center of the river, the Interstate designations jointly terminate, becoming Ontario Highway 402.^[6][7]

History

Predecessor highways

The first major overland transportation corridors in the future state of Michigan were the Indian foot trails.^[11] One of these, the St. Joseph Trail, followed the general route of the modern I-94 across the state from the Benton Harbor–St. Joseph area east to the Ann Arbor area.^[12] The State Trunkline Highway System was created on May 13, 1913, by an act of the Michigan Legislature; at the time, Division 6 corresponded to the rough path of today's I-94.^[13] In 1919, the Michigan State Highway Department (MSHD)^{[lower-alpha 1]} signposted the highway system for the first time,^[16] and three different highways followed sections of the modern I-94 corridor. The original M-11 ran from the Indiana state line north to Coloma where M-17 connected easterly to Detroit. The third highway was M-19 from Detroit northeast to Port Huron.^[17]

On November 11, 1926, the United States Numbered Highway System was approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO),^{[18][lower-alpha 2]} and the original route of US 12^{[lower-alpha 3]} replaced the highways from the state line northeasterly to Detroit; US 31 overlapped the highway between St. Joseph and Watervliet. The remainder of the future I-94 corridor was served by US 25 between Detroit and Port Huron.^[20] The first span of the Blue Water Bridge opened between Port Huron and Point Edward, Ontario, in 1938.^[21]

Early conversions to freeways

M-112
Location:	Ypsilanti–Detroit
Existed:	September 12, 1942[22]–Mid-1956[23][24]

The first segments of upgraded highways along the future route of I-94 were added during World War II. Construction on the Willow Run Expressway started in 1941 before the US entered the war. It was opened on September 12, 1942, to provide improved access to Ford's Willow Run bomber plants.^[22] The highway was given the M-112 designation at the time.^[25] The expressway was extended eastward as the Detroit Industrial Expressway into Detroit; the first section opened in 1943 and the remainder was completed in March 1945.^[22] Land acquisition for the Edsel Ford Freeway started in 1945. Originally referred to as the Crosstown Freeway, the freeway became known as the Edsel Ford Freeway following an April 1946 petition.^[26] The interchange between the Lodge Freeway and the Edsel Ford Freeway was built in 1953 as the first full freeway-to-freeway interchange in the United States.^[27][28] In mid-1956, the M-112 designation was decommissioned and replaced by a rerouted US 12.^[23][24] During the mid-1950s, the Detroit Streets and Rails campaign proposed a high-speed rail line in the median of the Willow Run, Detroit Industrial and Edsel Ford freeways; instead of building the rail line, special boarding stations adjacent to dedicated bus lanes in the interchanges along the highway were used.^[29]

In other parts of the state, other segments of highway were built to bypass the cities along the future I-94 corridor. In 1940, a southern bypass of Battle Creek opened along Columbia Avenue, and the former routing through downtown on Michigan Avenue became Business US 12 (Bus. US 12).^[30][31] In late 1951 or early 1952, a northerly bypass of Jackson opened, and the former route through downtown on Michigan Avenue became another Bus. US 12.^[32][33] By the next year, the western half of the Jackson bypass opened, including a bypass of Parma.^[34][35] In 1954, a new bypass of Kalamazoo and Galesburg opened; US 12 was rerouted to follow the new highway while M-96 replaced part of the old route and US 12A in the area.^[36][37]

The first planning maps from 1947 for what later became the Interstate Highway System included a highway along I-94's route in Michigan.^[38] This highway was included on the 1955 plan for the "National System of Interstate and Defense Highways" with a proposed spur in the Battle Creek area.^[39] The modern I-94 was numbered I-92 between Benton Harbor–St. Joseph and Detroit with I-77 from Detroit to Port Huron in the August 1957 plans.^[40]

In April 1958, the MSHD wanted to provide a single number for a more direct routing of a Detroit–Chicago freeway; the state proposed rerouting I-94 to replace I-92 in the state, but retained the I-77 designation.^[41] On June 27, 1958, AASHO adopted their original numbering plan for Michigan, minus the state's proposed changes.^[42] Around the same time, a section of M-146 near Port Huron was converted into an approach freeway for the Blue Water Bridge.^[43][44]

Interstate Highway era

In January 1959, officials announced that sections of US 12, the Willow Run, Detroit Industrial and Edsel Ford expressways were to be given the I-94 designation, temporarily co-designated with US 12. These sections connected Ann Arbor to Detroit, along with a bypass of Kalamazoo to Galesburg and a bypass of Jackson.^[45] Later that year, additional segments of I-94 were opened, starting with a 10-mile (16 km) section from Hartford to Coloma, then another from Paw Paw to Kalamazoo which connected with a segment between Galesburg to Battle Creek. The overall 45-mile (72 km) section from Paw Paw to Battle Creek was dedicated on December 7, 1959.^[46] In addition, a new northwest–southeast section of freeway was built east of Ypsilanti to create a more gradual curve in the routing between present-day exits 185 and 186,^[47] the original routing of the Willow Run Expressway having followed present-day Wiard Road.^[48] Signage for the state's Interstate Highways was placed on hold pending finalization of the numbering scheme,^[49] and by late 1959 that signage was being added starting with I-75^[50] and followed by the other open segments of freeway in the state.^[2]

Sections of freeway opened in southwestern Michigan in 1960 between the Benton Harbor–St Joseph area and between Jackson and Ann Arbor; the latter was built over existing portions of US 12.^[44] In this year, Michigan became the first state to complete a border-to-border toll-free Interstate within their state, running for 205 miles (330 km) from Detroit toward New Buffalo,^[51] creating the longest toll-free freeway in the country at the time.^[52]

In January 1962, the US 12 designation was removed from the I-94 freeway. In the process, the designation was transferred to replace the US 112 designation in its entirety.^[53] After this transfer, I-94 was no longer concurrent with US 12, except for the Ypsilanti bypass.^[54] In 1963, the freeway was extended south of New Buffalo to end at M-239. Traffic was diverted down M-239 into Indiana where State Road 39 carried traffic the rest of the way to the Indiana Toll Road.^[55] By the end of the year, a section of highway opened between Mount Clemens and Marysville, and US 25 was rerouted to run concurrently along the freeway from the New Baltimore area northward.^[56][57]

The eastern terminus of I-94 in the Port Huron area was dedicated on October 14, 1964, signaling the completion of the highway between Marysville and the Blue Water Bridge.^[59] Two years later, the gap between the Wayne–Macomb county line and the end of the freeway near Mount Clemens was filled in when another section of freeway opened.^[60][61] North of Albion, the route of the freeway previously crossed a branch of the New York Central Railroad at-grade; the crossing was eliminated when the tracks were removed in 1968.^[62]

The sections originally designated as the Willow Run Expressway were rebuilt from Rawsonville Road in Belleville to Ozga Road in Romulus starting in 1972. As part of this reconstruction, the segment between Haggerty Road and Ozga Road was widened from four to six lanes, and the eastbound lanes were realigned to facilitate construction of an interchange with I-275, a western bypass of Detroit which was under construction at the time. The Willow Run segment was also resurfaced at this point, as the old road bed did not contain steel mesh.^[22] Construction of this interchange also obliterated a partial interchange with Huron River Drive.^[63][64]

The final section of I-94 in Michigan opened to traffic on November 2, 1972, when the connection across the state line into Indiana was dedicated. This last segment in Michigan between M-239 and the state line opened when Indiana completed an 18-mile (29 km) segment of freeway in their state.^[65]

Since completion

The interchange with the Southfield Freeway (M-39) was closed entirely in 1985 to replace the original exit design, which included four on-ramps that sharply merged into the left lanes of I-94. Reconstruction added new on-ramps that merge into the freeway's right lane, while also moving the carriageways of I-94 closer together.^[66]

On August 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed after attempting to take off from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, killing all but one passenger upon exploding at the I-94 overpass over Middlebelt Road;^[67] that overpass was not damaged in the crash.^[68] The freeway was closed until August 18,^[69] and a memorial was later installed near the interchange between I-94 and Middlebelt Road.^[70]

The completion of I-69 in the 1980s, and the approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement, increased traffic at the Blue Water Bridge. A new toll and customs plaza was built in 1991,^[71] and later the next year, an international task force determined that traffic on the existing structure was exceeding capacity. Environmental planning started in 1993, and construction started on the second span between Port Huron and Point Edward, Ontario in 1995.^[72] In July 1997, the second span opened.^[73] The original span was closed for rehabilitation, and both were opened to traffic in 1999.^[72]

The original interchange with US 24 (Telegraph Road) had only two bridges, and left hand exits were used throughout.^[74] This interchange was reconfigured in 2005 to a single-point urban interchange (SPUI) design that was completed in December of that year.^[75] A pair of bridges called the Gateway Arch Bridges (alternately "Gateway to Detroit"^[76]) was incorporated in the new interchange.^[77]

In 2011, construction was started to widen I-94/I-69 approaching the Blue Water Bridge and to allow for dedicated local traffic and bridge traffic lanes.^[78] The lane configuration changes confused drivers in the area, especially motorists with outdated GPS devices;^[79] because of this, MDOT installed updated signs complete with American and Canadian flags to help prevent drivers from heading to Canada by mistake.^[80]

Additional construction in the Port Huron area started in late 2013 to rebuild and reconfigure the I-94/I-69 interchange outside the city. The project improved 3.7 miles (6.0 km) of freeway, replaced several bridges and ramps and cost $76 million (equivalent to $82.7 million in 2016^[81]). In June 2014, MDOT closed the ramps from I-69 eastbound to BL I-69 through the interchange until later in the year.^[82] The project was completed in September 2015.^[83]

In 2016, the sections of I-94 from the Indiana state line to the M-63 interchange was designated as part of the West Michigan Pike Pure Michigan Byway.^[84] The West Michigan Pike originated in efforts in the 1910s to improve a highway along the western part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and to increase tourism along the Lake Michigan shore. The auto trail was eventually superseded by US 12 and US 31 after the creation of the United States Numbered Highway System in 1926.^[85]

Memorial highway names

As the original expressway through the center of Detroit was being planned in the 1940s, it was unofficially named the Harper–McGraw Expressway after the streets along which it was to run. There was some initial support to name it after Roy Chapin, the late president of the Hudson Motor Car Company and a former United States Secretary of Commerce under President Herbert Hoover. On April 23, 1946, the Detroit Common Council voted instead to name the highway after Edsel Ford, the son of Henry Ford and president of the Ford Motor Company from 1918 until his death in 1943.^[86]

Two other original sections of I-94's predecessor highways in the Detroit area were given early names. The westernmost of these is the Willow Run Expressway, named for the Willow Run complex. The plants at Willow Run produced B-24 Liberator bombers for Ford Motor Company during World War II.^[87] The second, the Detroit Industrial Expressway, continued the route of the Willow Run Expressway eastward into Detroit. Both highways were built to move workers from Detroit to the industrial plants at Willow Run during the war and were later incorporated into I-94 in the 1950s as part of a Detroit–Chicago highway.^[88]

The section of I-94 northeast of Detroit was named after former Congressman James G. O'Hara by the Michigan Legislature. O'Hara was a World War II veteran who served in the United States House from 1959 until 1977. During his tenure in Congress, he procured federal funds for the construction of I-94 through his district. The first attempt to name the highway after him failed in 1991, but the honor was included in a budget bill passed in 1997. The section of I-94 was dedicated on October 16, 1998, after donors privately raised nearly $10,000 (equivalent to $17,442 in 2016^[81]) to pay for the highway signs.^[89]

A segment of I-94 in Battle Creek between the exits for Business Loop I-94 (BL I-94) and I-194 was named the 94th Combat Infantry Division Memorial Highway by the Michigan Legislature in 2002. The name honors the US Army's 94th Infantry Division, which was activated at the nearby Fort Custer in 1942 and served with distinction in the European theatre of World War II. Because the unit originated in Battle Creek, and its number matched that of the freeway, the Legislature added the designation by passing Public Act 305 of 2002. The name was dedicated in ceremonies at a rest stop along the section of I-94 on September 28, 2002.^[90]

Another piece of I-94 in Calhoun County was designated in 2004 as part of the Underground Railroad Memorial Highway.^{[lower-alpha 4]} Starting in 1990, the National Park Service started working to identify routes of the Underground Railroad. The Battle Creek area was active in the railroad during the Civil War, and the section of I-94 between exits 98 and 110 east of Battle Creek was included in the memorial designation.^[91]

In June 2012, after a resolution passed by the Michigan Legislature was signed by Gov. Rick Snyder, a portion of I-94 in Taylor between Inkster and Pelham roads was named the "Auxiliary Lt. Dan Kromer Memorial Highway" after a 20-year veteran of the Taylor Police Department, who was killed in 2010 while helping motorists who had car trouble.^[92]

Exit list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Berrien	New Buffalo Township	0.000	0.000		I-94 west – Gary, Chicago	Indiana state line
		1.446	2.327	1	M-239 south (Harbor Country Drive) – New Buffalo	Northern terminus of M-239; New Buffalo signed eastbound only
		3.556– 3.582	5.723– 5.765	4	US 12 / LMCT – Three Oaks, Niles, New Buffalo	Signed as exits 4A (east) and 4B (west); Three Oaks signed eastbound only; western end of LMCT concurrency
	New Buffalo–Chikaming township line	6.232	10.029	6	Union Pier
	Chikaming Township	12.015	19.336	12	Sawyer
	Bridgman	15.561	25.043	16	Bridgman
	Stevensville	21.521	34.635	22	John Beers Road – Stevensville	Stevensville signed eastbound only
	Lincoln Township	23.358	37.591	23	BL I-94 east (Red Arrow Highway) / LMCT – St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Stevensville	Eastern end of LMCT concurrency; BL I-94, Benton Harbor, and St. Joseph signed eastbound only; Stevensville and Red Arrow Highway signed westbound only; western terminus of BL I-94
	St. Joseph Township	26.957	43.383	27	M-63 (Niles Avenue)
	Benton Township	28.253	45.469	28	M-139 (Scottdale Road)
		29.496	47.469	29	Pipestone Road
		30.408	48.937	30	US 31 south (Napier Avenue)	Western end of US 31 concurrency
		32.592	52.452	33	BL I-94 – Downtown Benton Harbor, St. Joseph	No eastbound exit; eastern terminus of BL I-94
		34.144– 34.167	54.949– 54.986	34	I-196 north / US 31 north – South Haven, Holland, Grand Rapids	Eastern end of US 31 concurrency; southern terminus of I-196
	Coloma Township	38.528	62.005	39	Millburg, Coloma
	Watervliet Township	40.762	65.600	41	M-140 – Watervliet, Niles
Van Buren	Hartford Township	45.763	73.648	46	Hartford
	Lawrence Township	51.730	83.251	52	Lawrence
	Paw Paw Township	56.281	90.575	56	M-51 – Decatur, Dowagiac	Northern terminus of M-51
	Paw Paw	59.958	96.493	60	M-40 – Paw Paw, Lawton
	Mattawan	65.826	105.937	66	Mattawan
Kalamazoo	Texas Township	71.592	115.216	72	9th Street – Oshtemo
	Portage	73.591– 73.649	118.433– 118.527	74	US 131 / BL I-94 east – Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Three Rivers	Signed as exits 74A (south, US 131) and 74B (north, US 131/BL I-94); BL I-94 and Kalamazoo signed eastbound only; western terminus of BL I-94; exit 34 on US 131
		74.845	120.451	75	Oakland Drive
		76.106	122.481	76	Westnedge Avenue
	Kalamazoo	77.753	125.131	78	Portage Road, Kilgore Road
	Kalamazoo–Comstock Township line	79.576	128.065	80	Sprinkle Road, Cork Street
	Comstock Township	80.911	130.214	81	BL I-94 west – Downtown Kalamazoo	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastern terminus of BL I-94
		85.103	136.960	85	35th Street – Augusta, Galesburg	Galesburg and Augusta signed eastbound only
	Charleston Township	87.945	141.534	88	Climax, Galesburg	Climax signed eastbound only; Galesburg signed westbound only
		91.887	147.878		Access Gate to Fort Custer Training Center	At-grade intersection for military vehicles only; only driveway on an Interstate Highway in Michigan[9]
Calhoun	Battle Creek	92.055	148.148	92	BL I-94 east / M-37 – Springfield, Battle Creek, Augusta, Climax	BL I-94, Battle Creek, and Springfield signed eastbound only; Augusta and Climax signed westbound only; western terminus of BL I-94; southern terminus of M-37
		95.082	153.020	95	Helmer Road – Springfield
		97.116	156.293	97	Capital Avenue
	Battle Creek–Emmett Township line	98.239– 98.269	158.100– 158.149	98	I-194 north / M-66 – Sturgis, Downtown Battle Creek	Signed as exits 98A (south, M-66) and 98B (north, I-194/M-66); southern terminus of I-194; exit 1 on I-194
	Emmett Township	99.748	160.529	100	M-294 (Beadle Lake Road)	Southern terminus of M-294
		103.629	166.775	103	BL I-94 / M-96 – Battle Creek	Former partial interchange with westbound exit to westbound M-96 and eastbound entrance from eastbound M-96 only; permanently closed in 2009[93]
		103.829	167.097	104	BL I-94 / M-96 (Michigan Avenue) / M-311 south (11 Mile Road)	Signs eastbound omit BL I-94; eastern terminus of BL I-94; northern terminus of M-311
	Marshall Township	108.175– 108.198	174.091– 174.128	108	I-69 – Ft. Wayne, Lansing	Western terminus of BL I-94; exit 38 on I-69
	Marshall	109.879	176.833	110	Old 27	Former US 27
	Marengo Township	111.997	180.242	112	BL I-94 west (Partello Road) – Marshall	Signs eastbound omit BL I-94; signs westbound omit Partello Road; eastern terminus of BL I-94
		115.359	185.652	115	22 1⁄2 Mile Road
	Sheridan Township	118.552	190.791	119	M-199 (26 Mile Road)	Western terminus of M-199
	Albion	121.364	195.316	121	BL I-94 east (28 Mile Road) – Albion	Signs westbound omit BL I-94; western terminus of BL I-94
Jackson	Parma Township	123.830	199.285	124	BL I-94 west / M-99 – Albion, Eaton Rapids	Signs eastbound omit BL I-94; eastern terminus of BL I-94
		126.872	204.181	127	Concord Road
	Parma–Sandstone township line	128.417	206.667	128	Michigan Avenue
	Sandstone Township	129.498	208.407	130	Parma Road
		132.633	213.452	133	Dearing Road – Spring Arbor	Spring Arbor signed eastbound only
	Blackman Township	135.785– 135.804	218.525– 218.555	136	M-60 west / BL I-94 east – Jackson, Spring Arbor	Signs westbound omit Jackson; signs eastbound omit Spring Arbor; western terminus of BL I-94; eastern terminus of M-60
		137.035	220.536	137	Airport Road
		138.393	222.722	138	US 127 north / M-50 – Lansing, Jackson	Western end of US 127 concurrency; western terminus of Bus. US 127; exit 43 on US 127
		139.008	223.712	—	Lansing Avenue	Former interchange removed in 1962[94][95]
		139.589	224.647	139	M-106 (Cooper Street) – Downtown Jackson
		140.615	226.298	141	Elm Road
		141.617	227.910	—	Dettman Road	Former eastbound exit and westbound entrance; removed in 1962[94][95]
	Leoni Township	141.926– 141.938	228.408– 228.427	142	US 127 south – Hudson	Eastern end of US 127 concurrency; exit 40 on US 127
		143.849	231.503	144	BL I-94 west – Jackson	Partial interchange that had served Ann Arbor Road with westbound exit and eastbound entrance; exit removed in 2012[96][97]
		144.537	232.610	145	BL I-94 west / Sargent Road – Jackson	Signs eastbound omit BL I-94 and Jackson; eastern terminus of BL I-94
		147.200	236.895	147	Race Road
	Grass Lake Township	150.061	241.500	150	Mt. Hope Road – Grass Lake
		153.157	246.482	153	Clear Lake Road
Washtenaw	Sylvan Township	155.822	250.771	156	Kalmbach Road
		157.237	253.048	157	Old US 12, Pierce Road
	Chelsea	159.410	256.546	159	M-52 – Chelsea, Manchester
	Lima Township	162.139	260.937	162	Old US 12, Jackson Road
	Scio Township	167.072	268.876	167	Baker Road – Dexter
		169.213	272.322	169	Zeeb Road
		171.001	275.199	171	M-14 east – Plymouth	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; western terminus of M-14
	Ann Arbor	172.168	277.078	172	BL I-94 east (Jackson Avenue) – Ann Arbor	Signs westbound omit BL I-94; western terminus of BL I-94; no access from eastbound I-94 to westbound Jackson Avenue
		175.081	281.766	175	Ann Arbor–Saline Road
		176.548	284.126	177	State Street
	Pittsfield Township	179.522– 179.540	288.913– 288.942	180	US 23 / BL I-94 west – Ann Arbor, Flint, Toledo	Signed as exits 180A (south, US 23) and 180B (north, US 23/BL I-94); signs eastbound omit BL I-94; eastern terminus of BL I-94; eastbound exit uses collector-distributor lanes; Flint signed eastbound only, Ann Arbor signed westbound only; exit 35 on US 23
		179.792	289.347	—	US 23 (Carpenter Road)	Original routing of US 23;[98] was a four-ramp partial cloverleaf interchange that was obliterated when current US 23 exit was built in 1962[99][100]
		181.265	291.718	181	US 12 west (Michigan Avenue) – Saline, Ypsilanti	Western end of US 12 concurrency; signed as exits 181A (west) and 181B (east) westbound; Ypsilanti signed eastbound only, Saline signed westbound only
	Ypsilanti	183.084	294.645	183	Bus. US 12 east (Huron Street) – Downtown Ypsilanti	Western terminus of BUS US 12
		183.986	296.097	184	Grove Street	Exit was removed in 1967; was a complete interchange with westbound access via right-in/right-out to Emerick Street[101][102]
	Ypsilanti Township	185.023	297.766	185	US 12 east (Michigan Avenue) – Willow Run Airport	Eastern end of US 12 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		186.227	299.703	186	Willow Run Airport	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		187.129	301.155	187	Rawsonville Road
Wayne	Van Buren Township	190.240	306.162	190	Belleville Road – Belleville
		192.572	309.915	192	Haggerty Road	West access to Lower Huron Metropark
		193.368	311.196	193	Huron River Drive	Exit removed in 1973; was an eastbound exit and westbound entrance via Northline Road[103][104]
	Romulus	193.978– 194.002	312.177– 312.216	194	I-275 – Flint, Toledo	Signed as exits 194A (south) and 194B (north) eastbound; westbound exit uses collector-distributor lane; exit 17 on I-275
		195.434	314.521	196	Wayne Road – Wayne
		196.368	316.024	197	Vining Road
		197.804	318.335	198	Merriman Road – Detroit Metro Airport	Collector-distributor lanes connect with exit 199; signed as exits 198A (Metro Airport) and 198B (Merriman Road north) eastbound
		198.548	319.532	199	Middle Belt Road	Connected to exit 198
	Taylor	200.317	322.379	200	Ecorse Road – Inkster	Directional access from I-94 to Ecorse Road (eastbound to eastbound and westbound to westbound only); Inkster signed westbound only
		202.002	325.091	202	US 24 (Telegraph Road)
	Allen Park	204.388– 204.399	328.931– 328.948	204	M-39 (Southfield Freeway) / Pelham Road	Exit 1 on M-39
		206.398	332.165	206	Oakwood Boulevard	Signed as exits 206A (south) and 206B (north) westbound
	Dearborn	207.626– 208.011	334.142– 334.761	208	Schaefer Road, Greenfield Road	Eastbound exit to Greenfield Road and westbound entrance from southbound Greenfield Road only; Schaefer Road access via trumpet interchange with unnamed road to Ford River Rouge Complex and partial cloverleaf interchange to Schaefer and Butler roads
		208.882	336.163	209	Rotunda Drive	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		209.795	337.632	210A	US 12 (Michigan Avenue) / Wyoming Avenue – Dearborn	Signed as exit 210 eastbound; no westbound exit to Wyoming Avenue; access from Wyoming Avenue to eastbound I-94 at exit 210B
	Detroit	210.048– 210.352	338.039– 338.529	210B	M-153 (Ford Road) / Addison Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastbound entrance via Weir Street
		210.669	339.039	211A	Lonyo Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		211.268	340.003	211B	Central Avenue, Cecil Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; service drives connect to Central Avenue
		211.793	340.848	212A	Livernois Avenue	Signed as exit 212 westbound
		212.597	342.142	212B	Warren Avenue	Westbound exit is via exit 213A
		212.819– 212.841	342.499– 342.534	213A	West Grand Boulevard, Warren Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; former eastbound exit removed 2012[105]
		213.363– 213.407	343.374– 343.445	213B	I-96 (Jeffries Freeway) – Lansing, Bridge to Canada	Exit 190A on I-96
		213.598– 213.700	343.753– 343.917	214A	Linwood Avenue, Grand River Avenue	Signed as exit 214 westbound; second eastbound entrance from 14th Street; signs eastbound omit Linwood Avenue
		214.414	345.066	214B	Trumbull Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		214.712– 214.744	345.545– 345.597	215	M-10 (Lodge Freeway) – Downtown Detroit, Southfield	Signed as exits 215A (south) and 215B (north); exit 4 on M-10
		215.229– 215.562	346.377– 346.913	215C	M-1 (Woodward Avenue) / John R. Street / Brush Street
		215.868– 215.882	347.406– 347.428	216A	I-75 (Chrysler Freeway) – Flint, Toledo	Exit 53 on I-75
		216.013	347.639	216B	Russell Street	Eastbound exit only
		216.603	348.589	217A	Chene Street, East Grand Boulevard	No westbound exit or entrance from southbound East Grand Boulevard to westbound I-94; westbound access to East Grand Boulevard northbound only at exit 217B
		217.333	349.764	217B	Mount Elliott Avenue	Signed as exit 217 (Mount Elliott Avenue, East Grand Boulevard) westbound
		218.226	351.201	218	M-53 (Van Dyke Avenue)
		219.016	352.472	219	M-3 (Gratiot Avenue)
		219.560	353.348	220A	French Road	No westbound exit
		219.978– 220.086	354.020– 354.194	220B	Conner Avenue – Detroit City Airport	No access from southbound Conner Avenue to eastbound I-94
		221.387– 221.622	356.288– 356.666	222A	Outer Drive, Chalmers Avenue
		222.292	357.744	222B	Harper Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		223.048	358.961	223	Cadieux Road
		223.755	360.099	224A	Moross Road
	Harper Woods	224.430	361.185	224B	Allard Avenue, Eastwood Drive	No entrances to I-94; signs eastbound omit Eastwood Drive
		225.352– 225.376	362.669– 362.708	225	M-102 (8 Mile Road, Vernier Road)	Eastern terminus of M-102; additional westbound entrance from southbound Harper Avenue
Macomb	Eastpointe–St. Clair Shores city line	226.893	365.149	227	9 Mile Road
	Eastpointe–Roseville–St. Clair Shores city tripoint	227.967	366.877	228	10 Mile Road
	Roseville–St. Clair Shores city line	228.742– 229.426	368.125– 369.225	229	I-696 west – Lansing 11 Mile Road	Eastern terminus of I-696
		230.014	370.172	230	12 Mile Road
	Roseville	230.890	371.581	231	M-3 (Gratiot Avenue)	Eastbound exit to northbound M-3 and westbound entrance only
		231.354	372.328	232	Little Mack Avenue
	Clinton Township	234.209	376.923	234	Harper Avenue	Signed as exits 234A (south) and 234B (north)
	Harrison Township	234.873	377.991	235	Shook Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		235.909– 235.921	379.659– 379.678	236	Metropolitan Parkway
	Mt. Clemens	237.266	381.843	237	North River Road – Mt. Clemens
	Harrison–Chesterfield township line	240.027– 240.259	386.286– 386.659	240	M-59 – Selfridge ANGB, Utica	Signed as exits 240A (east) and 240B (west) eastbound; eastern terminus of M-59; roadway continues beyond terminus as William P. Rosso Highway
	Chesterfield Township	241.193	388.163	241	21 Mile Road
		243.453	391.800	243	M-3 south – Utica M-29 north – Algonac, New Baltimore	Northern terminus of M-3; southern terminus of M-29; signs eastbound omit M-3 and Utica; signs westbound omit Algonac
		246.737	397.085	247	M-19 north – Richmond, New Haven	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; southern terminus of M-19
	Lenox Township	248.118	399.307	248	26 Mile Road – Marine City
St. Clair	Casco–Columbus township line	257.185	413.899	257	Richmond, St. Clair	Signs eastbound omit Richmond
	St. Clair Township	262.131	421.859	262	Wadhams Road
	Kimball Township	266.330	428.617	266	BL I-94 east (Gratiot Road) – Marysville	Signs westbound omit BL I-94; western terminus of BL I-94
	Kimball–Port Huron township line	269.525	433.758	269	Range Road, Dove Street	Signs westbound omit Dove Street
	Port Huron Township	271.271– 271.820	436.568– 437.452	271	I-69 west – Flint	Western end of I-69 concurrency; exit 198 on I-69
		271.529	436.984		BL I-69 east – Port Huron	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; western terminus of BL I-69
		273.826	440.680	274	Water Street, Lapeer Avenue – Port Huron	Signed as 274A (Lapeer Avenue) and 274B (Water Street) eastbound; indirect access to Lapeer Avenue via Lapeer Connector (former M-146); no direct eastbound entrance to Blue Water Bridge
	Port Huron	275.102	442.734	275	BL I-69 west / BL I-94 west / M-25 (Pine Grove Avenue) – Lexington, Downtown Port Huron	Eastbound last exit before Canada; eastern terminus of BL I-69/BL I-94; southern terminus of M-25; signs eastbound omit BL I-69/BL I-94
		274.770	442.199	Toll Plaza (eastbound) U.S. Customs (westbound)
St. Clair River		275.304– 275.398	443.059– 443.210	Blue Water Bridge (tolled)
					Highway 402 east – London	Continuation into Ontario
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Tolled

Related trunklines

There are nine highways related to I-94 in Michigan. The first is the spur into downtown Battle Creek numbered I-194 and nicknamed "The Penetrator"^[106] and officially called the "Sojourner Truth Downtown Parkway".^[107] This auxiliary Interstate Highway runs for about three miles (4.8 km) to connect I-94 northward into downtown. The other eight highways are business loops of I-94 that connect various cities' downtowns with the main freeway. Unlike I-194, these loops are not freeways. Located from west to east along I-94's routing in Michigan, they serve Benton Harbor–St. Joseph, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Marshall, Albion, Jackson, Ann Arbor, and Port Huron.^[6]

See also

• Metro Detroit portal
• Michigan Highways portal

Notes

References

Footnotes

Works cited

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interstate 94 in Michigan.

Route map: Google

• Geographic data related to I-94 in Michigan at OpenStreetMap
• I-94 at Michigan Highways
• M-112 at Michigan Highways
• Early Willow Run, Detroit Industrial & Edsel Ford Expressways at Michigan Highways

Historic bridge listings

• US 12 (Michigan Avenue) / I-94
• Wiard Road northbound / US 12
• US 12 / Ford Exit Drove southbound

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