Interstate 196 Business (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
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| Interstate 196 Business Business spur of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Length: | 4.15 mi[1] (6.68 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1972-03-12[1] | ||||||||
| South end: |  I-196 in Wyoming Exit 72 |
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| North end: |  US 131 in Grand Rapids Exit 83B |
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| Major cities: | Grand Rapids | ||||||||
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Business Spur I-196 is a highway route that serves the Godfrey Lee Area of Wyoming and into Grand Rapids. It starts at Exit 72 then moving onto the surface street Chicago Dr for the majority of the distance in Wyoming. Upon entering Grand Rapids City limits it turns into Grandville Ave where it runs until turning onto Franklin St. The spur then ends at the interchange at US 131. Its total length is just over 4.1 miles.
It can only be accessed from East Bound I-196 or from US 131 for the West bound traffic. The first mile of the route serves the mainly industrial center of Godfrey area of Wyoming upon leaving that section it serves primary as a residential route with businesses lining the street for remaining section of the route.
[edit] Historical Notes
Its history as a state route starts off as M-51. The route used the current roads to connect Grand Rapids to Holland back in 1918. It was agian used for a state route following the US Highway system introduction and was named M-21 in 1926. In 1953 the transportation department completes enough of the Grand Rapids Beltline to reroute M-21 to it. The former routing is now named BUS M-21. With the completion of I-196 from Holland to Grand Rapids in 1973 the route is now named as Business Spur I-196. In the 1980's two cuts of the trunkline turn the route to its present length.
