The South Haven Business Loop for Interstate 196 travels 3.74 miles west between Exits 18 and 20 along I-196. Established in 1963 when I-196 was completed by South Haven, the initial route took the Business route along M-140 to Blue Star Highway, Blue Star Highway (old U.S. 31) to North Shore Drive and North Shore Drive to Exit 22 of I-196. This routing lasted until 1972 when Business Loop I-196 was realigned to follow old U.S. 31 Business via La Grange Street and Broadway Street north from Blue Star Highway to Downtown, and Phoenix Street east to Exit 20.1
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| M-140, a 37.23 mile route between Niles and South Haven, concludes at the parclo B2 interchange with I-196/U.S. 31. The route continued north into South Haven originally. 11/05/09 |
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| The first shield for Business Loop I-196 appears just north of I-196/U.S. 31 at 14th Avenue. The route doubles as a leg of the Lake Michigan Circle Tour, an auto touring route looping 1,100 miles around Lake Michigan. 11/05/09 |
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| Business Loop I-196 heads south 1.5 miles from the South Haven city line to conclude at the southbound ramp for I-196/U.S. 31 to Benton Harbor. 11/05/09 |
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| Passing over I-196/U.S. 31, Business Loop I-196 approaches the northbound ramp to Holland. U.S. 31 and I-196 overlap 45 miles between St. Joseph and Holland. 11/05/09 |
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| I-196/U.S. 31 lead north back to South Haven on the 30 mile route to Holland. 11/05/09 |
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| M-140 takes over for the ending Business Loop I-196 to head south four miles to Covert, 13 miles to Watervliet and 39 miles to Niles. 11/05/09 |
Page Updated 10-22-2013.
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