U.S. Route 31 in MichiganUS Highway 31 (US 31) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Alabama to the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. In Michigan, it is a state trunkline highway that runs along the western portion of the Lower Peninsula, from the Indiana–Michigan state line at Bertrand Township north to its terminus at Interstate 75 (I-75) south of Mackinaw City.
Interstate 75 in MichiganInterstate Highway in Michigan, United StatesInterstate 75 (I-75) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from the Hialeah–Miami Lakes line to the Canadian border at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. I-75 enters the state from Ohio in the south, north of Toledo, and runs generally northward through Detroit, Flint, and Bay City, crosses the Mackinac Bridge and ends at the border in Sault Ste. Marie.
Grand Rapids, MichiganCity in Michigan, United StatesCity in Michigan, United StatesGrand Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Kent County, Michigan. The city had a population of 198,917 at the 2020 census and an estimated population of 201,183 in 2025. Grand Rapids is the second-most populated municipality in the state after Detroit.
Business routes of U.S. Route 31 in MichiganThere have been seven business routes of US Highway 31 in the state of Michigan, of which three of those routes still exist. All seven of the business routes are former sections of US Highway 31 (US 31). They connect the freeway mainline of US 31 to the various downtowns of cities bypassed by US 31.
Interstate Highway SystemNetwork of freeways in the United StatesEarly lifeMilitary careerWorld War IISupreme Allied Commander in EuropeD-DayOperation OverlordSurrender of GermanyVE-DayCrusade in Europe34th President of the United StatesPresidencyTimelineTransitionInaugurations firstsecondFirst TermKorean WarAtoms for PeaceCold WarNew LookDomino theoryInterstate Highway SystemSecond TermEisenhower DoctrineSputnik crisisMissile gapNDEANASADARPACivil Rights Act of 1957Little Rock NineAdmission of states AlaskaHawaiiU-2 incidentFarewell AddressKennedy transitionPresidential campaigns1952PrimariesDraft movementVP candidate selectionConventionLogisticsTV broadcastsElection1956PrimariesConventionElectionPost-PresidencyLegacyPresidential library and museumTributes and memorialstThe Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, or the Eisenhower Interstate System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States.
Lower Peninsula of MichiganThe Lower Peninsula of Michigan, also known as Lower Michigan, is the larger, southern and less-elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is separated from the Upper Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac. The Lower Peninsula is surrounded by water on all sides except its southern border, which it shares with Indiana and Ohio.
Ambassador BridgeThe Ambassador Bridge is an international suspension bridge across the Detroit River that connects Detroit, Michigan, United States, with Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1929, the privately ownedtoll bridge is the busiest international border crossing in North America in terms of trade volume, carrying more than 25% of all merchandise trade between the United States and Canada by value.
Lansing, MichiganCapital city of Michigan, United StatesState capital city in Michigan, United StatesLansing () is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the sixth-most populous city in Michigan with a population of 112,644 as of the 2020 census, and is the most populous city in Ingham County, though parts of the city extend into Eaton and Clinton counties.
DetroitDetroit ( dih-TROYT, locally also DEE-troyt) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario. It is the 26th-most populous city in the United States and the largest U.S. city on the Canada–United States border, with a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, and an estimated 2025 population of 649,095, its first population increase since 1950.
Muskegon, MichiganMuskegon ( mə-SKEE-gən) is a city in and the county seat of Muskegon County, Michigan, United States. Situated around a harbor of Lake Michigan, Muskegon is known for fishing, sailing regattas, and boating. It is the most populous city along Lake Michigan's eastern shore. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 38,318.
MichiganMichigan ( ) is a peninsular state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper MidwesternUnited States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north.
Norton Shores, MichiganNorton Shores is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 25,030 at the 2020 census. HistoryThe Ojibwe, Bodewadmi and Odawa Native Americans for hundreds of years occupied the wilds of western Michigan. When European immigrants arrived, they found openings in the forest made by the Native Americans, which were used to raise food. Norton Township was originally organized in 1845 by settlers of the village of Mill Point (now Spring Lake).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.