M-114 (Michigan highway)

M-114 marker

M-114
Route information
Maintained by MSHD
Length: 13.454 mi[1] (21.652 km)
Existed: c. 1929[2] – by 1945[3]
South leg
South end:
Byp. US 16 in Paris Township
North end: 3 Mile Road & East Beltline Avenue near Comstock Park
West leg
West end: 3 Mile Road & Coit Avenue in Comstock Park
East end: 3 Mile Road & East Beltline Avenue near Comstock Park
North leg
South end: 3 Mile Road & East Beltline Avenue near Comstock Park
North end: US 131 near Comstock Park
Location
Counties: Kent
Highway system
← M-113M-115 →

M-114 was the designation of a former state trunkline highway and planned beltline in the US state of Michigan around the city of Grand Rapids. It was designated by the end of 1929 on various streets in adjoining cities and townships. By the 1940s, sections of it on the west and south sides of Grand Rapids were given new designations and the segment along the east side of town was finished. By late 1945 the highway designation was completely decommissioned in favor of other numbers. M-114 split into two branches, one running east–west and the other running north–south. The east–west spur routing is now local streets while the rest is part of state highways.

History

The first segments of M-114 were completed by January 1, 1930, and ran along the west side of Grand Rapids, on what is now Wilson Avenue between Lake Michigan Drive and Leonard Street. At the same time, what would become a spur was also finished from the town of Cascade to US 131 (Division Avenue).[2] By July 1 that same year, the southern segment was extended west to Clyde Park Avenue in Wyoming Township.[4] By the end of 1936 M-114 was a three-legged trunkline around the Grand Rapids area. It started at US 16 in Walker Township and ran south to Grandville where it turned to run eastward to the community of Cascade. The third leg was shown on maps as under construction from a junction in Paris Township north to a junction with US 16 in East Grand Rapids; the trunkline continued north from US 16 to a junction with US 131 in Plainfield Township north of Grand Rapids.[5]

By June 15, 1942 the highways in the Grand Rapids area were reconfigured. A Bypass US 16 (BYP US 16) designation was assigned to the portion of M-114 that traveled around the southwest side of Grand Rapids (now M-11), leaving just the east and unfinished north segments left. The section along the east side of the city was completed as M-114. A northern leg was added along 3 Mile Road at the same time.[6] By 1945, the northern leg of M-114 was turned back to local control and removed from the highway system. The eastern leg was assigned a BYP US 131 designation, thereby eliminating the last remaining portion of M-114. A BYP M-21 designation was also used along part of the southern and eastern legs.[3] East Beltline now carries M-37 and M-44.[7]

Route description

As it existed before the designation was removed, M-114 started at the corner of BYP US 16 (28th Street) and what is now East Beltline Avenue in Paris Township (now Kentwood) and ran northward. The trunkline intersected the mainline for US 16/M-50 at Cascade Road and the mainline for M-21 at Fulton Street near East Grand Rapids in Grand Rapids Township. Further north, the highway split into two. In Plainfield Township, a leg of M-114 continued west along the modern 3 Mile Road through an intersection with US 131 to terminate at Coit Avenue near the Grand River and the other leg continued north to a terminus with US 131 at Northland Drive and Plainfield Avenue.[6]

Major intersections

South leg

The entire highway was in Kent County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Paris Township0.0000.000
Byp. US 16 (28th Street) – Muskegon, Lansing		Southern terminus
Grand Rapids Township3.0894.971 US 16 / M-50 (Cascade Road) – Muskegon, Lansing
3.5225.668 M-21 (Fulton Street) – Grand Rapids, Flint
4.9307.934 M-114 west (3 Mile Road)
M-114 north (East Beltline Avenue)		Tri-point
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
West leg

The entire highway was in Grand Rapids Township, Kent County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 M-114 south (East Beltline Avenue)
M-114 north (East Beltline Avenue)		Tri-point
2.8244.545 US 131 – Grand Rapids, Cadillac
3.3895.454Coit AvenueWestern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
North leg

The entire highway was in Kent County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Grand Rapids Township4.9307.934 M-114 south (East Beltline Avenue)
M-114 west (3 Mile Road)		Tri-point
Plainfield Township10.06516.198 US 131 – Grand Rapids, CadillacNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Michigan Department of Transportation & Michigan Center for Shared Solutions and Technology Partnerships (2009). MDOT Physical Reference Finder Application (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Michigan State Highway Department & H.M. Gousha (January 1, 1930). Official Highway Service Map (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. Grand Rapids inset. OCLC 12701195 and 79754957.
  3. 1 2 Michigan State Highway Department (October 1, 1945). Official Highway Map of Michigan (Map). [c. 1:918,720]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ K8–L9. OCLC 554645076.
  4. ↑ Michigan State Highway Department & H.M. Gousha (July 1, 1930). Official Highway Service Map (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. Grand Rapids inset. OCLC 12701195 and 79754957.
  5. ↑ Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (December 15, 1936). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map) (Winter ed.). [c. 1:850,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ K8–L9. OCLC 12701143 and 317396365.
  6. 1 2 Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (June 1, 1942). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map) (Summer ed.). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. Grand Rapids inset. OCLC 12701143.
  7. ↑ Michigan Department of Transportation (2012). Pure Michigan: State Transportation Map (Map). c. 1:221,760. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Grand Rapids inset. OCLC 42778335 and 794857350.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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