U.S. Highway 131
United States Highway 131 is a north-south United States highway. All but one mile (1.6 km) of its length is contained in Michigan.
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Termini
As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Petoskey, Michigan as an intersection with U.S. Highway 31. Its southern terminus is about five miles (8 km) north of Middlebury, Indiana at an intersection with the Indiana Toll Road, just inside the Indiana border..
States Traversed
The highway passes through the following states:
Michigan
US 131 runs for a distance of approximately 275 miles (443 km) in Michigan, beginning at the junction with the Indiana Toll Road near the Michigan/Indiana state border and running north to Petoskey. It is an important highway in Western Michigan, serving the cities of Three Rivers, Portage, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Big Rapids, Cadillac, Kalkaska, and Petoskey. The highway is an important link between Grand Rapids and the tourist areas of northwest Michigan.
US 131 is a freeway from Portage to Manton, Michigan, though it's four-lanes, but not limited-access, from just south of Portage to Three Rivers. Currently, as of 2003 an extension of the freeway north to Kalkaska and a possible link to Interstate 75 as well as a southward extension of the freeway to the Indiana state line are in the planning stages.
Indiana
US 131 spends less than a mile (1.6 km) in Indiana before meeting up with the Indiana Toll Road. However, Indiana State Highway 13 continues on five miles to U.S. Highway 20 in Middlebury, which it reached until the mid-1960s.
Related US Routes
See Also
List of United States Highways
Sources
- Endpoints of US highways (used with permission)
Categories: United States Highway system