Interstate 194 (Michigan)

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Interstate 194
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System
Length: 3.42 mi[1] (5.50 km)
Formed: 1961-01-06[1]
South end: I-94&M-66 in Battle Creek, MI
Major
junctions:		 M-96 in Battle Creek, MI
I-94 BL in Battle Creek, MI
North end: BL I-94/M-66 in Battle Creek, MI
Michigan highways
< M-193 M-194 >

Interstate 194 (abbreviated I-194) is a short mile long, north-south freeway between downtown Battle Creek and I-94 in the southern portion of the city. The Michigan Department of Transportation lists its length as 3.42 miles (5.50 km) long, [1] while the Federal Highway Administration lists it at 3.38 miles (5.44 km). [2] The highway has the local designation as the Sojourner Truth Downtown Parkway after the abolitionist Sojourner Truth, who was active in the Battle Creek area. Some locals refer to the freeway as "The Penetrator".[3]

It is the only three-digit spur or loop route off of I-94 in the state of Michigan and coincides throughout its length with M-66, which continues both north and south from the termini of I-194.

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[edit] Route description

Part of the much longer highway, I-194 starts when M-66 widens out to a full freeway just south of I-94. The start of I-194 is marked by the full cloverleaf interchange. It is numbered as Exit 98 along I-94 and Exit 1 using I-194's mileage along the I-194/M-66 freeway. Traveling northbound, I-194 intersects with M-96/Columbia Avenue before terminating at BL I-94 in downtown Battle Creek.

[edit] History

From its inception in 1961 until 1964, I-194 also carried the BL I-94 and M-78 designations. BL I-94 was rerouted in Battle Creek to ML King Drive and M-78 in 1964 and M-78 was replaced by M-66 in 1965. The last change to the I-194 routing was the extension of the northern end of the freeway from Coumbia Avenue to Michigan Avenue in 1966.[1]

[edit] Exit list

County Location Exit Number Destinations Notes
freeway stub gains a concurrent designation as it crosses
Calhoun Battle Creek 1A
I-94 East - Detroit
1B
I-94 West - Chicago
2 M-96 (E. Columbia Avenue)
3
BL I-94 (Dickman Road)		 Latest exit signs omit the "West" directional
(3B)
BL I-94		 Freeway ends here
ends. continues on as surface street.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Michigan Highways:Highways 180 through 199 Christopher J Bessert. URL accessed 20 Oct. 2006.
  2. ^ Route Log and Finder List - Interstate Highways, FHWA, Oct. 31, 2002.
  3. ^ "Penetrator to get $1.6M face-lift." The Enquirer (Battle Creek, Mich.), March 18, 2002.

[edit] External links

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Auxiliary routes of Interstate 94