Business Loop I-196 - South Haven
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
North
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.
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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.
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South
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.
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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.
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I-196/U.S. 31 lead north back to South Haven on the 30 mile route to Holland.
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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.
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- ABRoads: 11/05/09
Page Updated Tuesday October 22, 2013.