Interstate 296

Interstate 296 (I-296) is an Interstate Highway near Grand Rapids in Kent County, Michigan, United States. It runs between the Interstate 196 near Downtown Grand Rapids; and the Interstate 96 in Walker. It is around 3 miles (4.8 km) long and is part of the U.S. Route 131 for most of the route. It first opened in December 1962, but is now not shown on signs and is only shown as the U.S. Route 131.^[4][5]

I-296
I-296 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-96
Length	3.393 mi[1] (5.461 km)
Existed	December 17, 1962[2]–present
History	Approval granted to remove signage on December 3, 1979[3]
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	I-196 / US 131 in Grand Rapids
North end	I-96 / US 131 / M-37 in Walker
Location
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Kent
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Michigan State Trunkline Highway System Interstate US State Byways
← M-294 M-311 →

Exit list

The entire highway is in Kent County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Exit[4][a]	Destinations	Notes
Grand Rapids	0.000	0.000	86	I-196 (G.R. Ford Freeway)  – Lansing, Holland US 131 south  – Kalamazoo	Signed as exits 86A (east) and 86B (west); southern end of unsigned I-296 concurrency on US 131
	0.815	1.312	87	Leonard Street	Previously Bus. US 131
	1.566	2.520	88	Ann Street
Walker	2.648	4.262	89	US 131 north  – Cadillac	Northern end of US 131 concurrency; I-296 designation continues along the ramps between I-96 and US 131
	2.957	4.759		I-96 east / M-37 south  – Lansing	Northbound exit only
	3.185	5.126		M-37 north (Alpine Avenue)	Secondary left exit northbound for M-37 north (Alpine Avenue)
	3.393	5.461		I-96 west  – Muskegon	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Notes

1. Most of I-296 is concurrent with US 131 and uses the exit numbers of the latter.