U.S. Route 131 Business (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
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| BUS US 131 Business loop of the US Highway System |
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| Length: | 10.00 mi[1] (16.09 km) | ||||
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| Formed: | 1963-12-16[1] | ||||
| South end: |   US 131/BL I-94 in Oshtemo Township Exit 36 |
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| Major junctions: |
BL I-94 in downtown Kalamazoo
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| North end: | US 131 in Oshtemo Township Exit 41 |
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| Counties: | Kalamazoo | ||||
| Major cities: | Kalamazoo | ||||
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U.S. Highway 131 Business Route (BUS US 131) is a business route running through downtown Kalamzoo, in the United States. Currently, BUS US 131 follows BL I-94/Stadium Dr. and the one-way pairings of Kalamazoo/Michigan and Park/Westnedge to a freeway section on the north end.
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[edit] Historical notes
On 1963-12-16, the US 131 freeway is opened on the west side of Kalamazoo. This marks the beginning of BUS US 131 in the Kalamazoo area, even though the highway isn't signed until 1964. It won't be until the final section of the highway, built as a freeway connector from Exit 41 on US 131 to the northern end of Westnedge Ave. and Park St. is completed that the whole route is signed. The highway was routed to follow BL I-94 along Stadium Dr. to a junction with M-43/Michigan Ave. BUS US 131 then followed Michigan Ave. to the one-way pairings of Park St. and Westnedge Ave. Northbound traffic follows Park St. and southbound follows Westnedge Ave.
1965-10-04 marked the transfer of Kalamazoo and Michikal avenues to state jurisdiction. To smooth out traffic patterns downtown, Michikal Ave. is built as a connector between Kalamazoo and Michigan avenues. Kalamazoo and Michikal are then signed as southbound BUS US 131 from Westnedge Ave. to Stadium Dr. while Main St. and Michigan Ave. continue to serve northbound traffic only between Stadium Dr. and Park St.
[edit] Termini
[edit] Southern terminus
The southern terminus of BUS US 131 is at US 131 Exit 36 at an interchange with US 131/BL I-94 and BL I-94/BUS US 131 near downtown Kalamazoo in Oshtemo Township. BL I-94 follows US 131 south from BUS US 131's southern terminus to I-94.
[edit] Northern terminus
The northern terminus is at US 131 Exit 41 at the end of the BUS US 131 freeway north of downtown in Oshtemo Township.
