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Interstate 496 (I-496) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway that passes through downtown Lansing in the US state of Michigan. Also a component of the State Trunkline Highway System, the loop route runs east from I-96 to the downtown area, turning south concurrently with US Highway 127. It passes a former assembly plant used by Oldsmobile and runs along or crosses parts of the Grand and Red Cedar rivers. Construction started in 1963, and the freeway opened on December 18, 1970. Segments south of downtown were built near a historically black neighborhood that dates from the early 20th century. Community leaders opted not to fight the construction of the freeway, instead seeking affordable housing and relocation assistance for displaced residents. The city named the freeway in honor of a former mayor when it opened in 1970, but the local historical society proposed that the state rename it after Ransom E. Olds, the founder of Oldsmobile and the REO Motor Car Company, after his mansion was demolished to make way for the freeway. The Michigan Legislature approved the name "Olds Freeway" two years later. Full article...
Did you know ...
- ...that the Seney Stretch (pictured) along M-28 in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is 25 miles (40 km), but "others claim it's 50 miles [80 km], only because it seems longer"?
- ...that most of New Jersey Route 29 was designated as a National Scenic Byway called the Delaware River Scenic Byway in 2009?
- ...that the old bridge on Highway 61 at the Ontario–Minnesota border, known as The Outlaw, was built by local citizens without approval from the Canadian or American governments?
- ...Oregon and Nevada State Route 140 share the same number as they were part of an effort to have a single highway connecting Winnemucca to the Pacific Northwest called the "Winnemucca to the Sea Highway"?
- ...that the odds of someone dying on the portion of Interstate 40 in Haywood County, North Carolina are 20 times greater than winning the Powerball lottery?
In the news
- Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs a bill imposing a speed limit of 15 miles per hour along M-185, which was the last highway in Michigan to not have a formal speed limit.
- The Charles Hall Ferry, which connects the two segments of Utah State Route 276, restarts limited service after being closed for 3 years due to low water levels in Lake Powell.
- The Palm and the Pine, a cedar and palm tree next to each other as an unofficial line between Southern and Northern California, will be removed as part of a reconstruction of California State Route 99. Caltrans will plant replacement trees along the new alignment.
- An oversize vehicle strikes a bridge along U.S. Route 6 in Pennsylvania in Troy Township, closing the road until further notice.
- A landslide on Wyoming Highway 22 at Teton Pass causes a part of the roadway to collapse, closing the road.
- The Arizona Department of Transportation completes the reconstruction of a key bridge along Interstate 15 in Arizona in the remote Virgin River Gorge, fully reopening the freeway.
- A truck fire damages a bridge on Interstate 95 in Norwalk, Connecticut, resulting in a freeway closure of over three days.
Ongoing: I-69 Extension (IN), I-405 Expansion (WA), I-695 closure from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
Historic byways
- July 22, 1954 – A section of New York's Quickway is extended from West Windsor to Five Mile Point
- June 22, 1970 – The northernmost section of Interstate 684 is extended south from Katonah to Bedford Corners, absorbing part of the Saw Mill River Parkway
- July 22, 1971 - An extension of New York's Southern Tier Expressway from Howard to the south of Avoca at US 15 is opened
- July 23, 1963 – A section of New York's Quickway is extended from Damascus to McClure
- July 24, 1961 – A section of New York's Penn-Can Highway is extended from Brewerton to Central Square
- July 24, 1968 – The first section of the Keeler Street Expressway is opened north of Rochester from North Goodman Street to the Sea Breeze Expressway
- July 25, 1967 – The southern section of New York's Adirondack Northway is extended with the opening of a three-mile stretch near Keeseville
- July 26, 1958 – A bypass of Liberty, New York from Ferndale to just south of Parksville opens as a section of the Quickway
- July 28, 1932 – The final section of New Jersey Route 4 from Grand Avenue in River Edge to Grand Avenue in Englewood is opened
- July 28, 1983 – New York's Southern Tier Expressway is extended from Stow west to Findley Lake is completed
- June 28, 2001 – The Apalachin-Campville Bridge is opened as NY 962J
- July 29, 1951 – A four-mile bypass of Cape May Court House, New Jersey opens as a disconnected section of the Garden State Parkway, the first in the southern part of the state
- July 29, 1966 – Two new sections of highway are extended from I-287 in New Jersey: from Pluckemin to CR 523 is a new section of I-78, and from I-287's northern terminus at US 206 in Bedminister is an extension to Mount Airy Road in Bernards
- July 30, 1954 – Two extensions of sections of the Garden State Parkway are opened: the bypass of Toms River, New Jersey is extended north from US 9 to the Eatontown Spur (now Route 36), which links the new highway to Route 35, and the northbound section in Middlesex County is extended from New Brunswick Avenue in Woodbridge Township across a new bridge on the Raritan River to US 9 in Sayreville
- July 30, 1959 – Two sections of the Niagara Thruway, one from the Tri-Level Interchange at I-90 to Court Street and the other from Sheridan Drive to the southern Grand Island bridge, are opened
- July 30, 1964 – The remaining sections of the Robert Moses State Parkway south of Lewiston, now the Niagara Scenic Parkway, are opened
- July 30, 1965 – A small bypass of Greene, New York is opened as part of NY 12
- July 31, 1964 – The Atlantic City Expressway opens between NJ 42 in Turnersville and the Garden State Parkway in Egg Harbor Township
- July 31, 2001 – The Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector in Atlantic City, New Jersey opens to traffic
- July 31, 2013 – The I-86 designation is extended along the Southern Tier Expressway from Elmira, New York to Waverly
Selected pictures
Western portal of the Hanging Lake Tunnel in Glenwood Canyon along Interstate 70 in Colorado
Interstate 40 near Flagstaff, [Arizona
Eastbound on U.S. Route 20A and New York State Route 15 in Lakeville
Nevada State Route 208 following the Walker River towards Yerington, Nevada
An unused section of Interstate 189 in Burlington, Vermont, looking south
The Seven Mile Bridge connects Big Pine Key and Marathon along U.S. Route 1 in Florida.
Cirrus clouds hover over Pennsylvania Route 144 in Noyes Township, Clinton County
Interstate 10 westbound passing downtown Houston
View east along Interstate 80 from an overpass approaching Carlin Canyon in Nevada
State Road 45 west of Trevlac, Indiana
Scenic vista along the Apache Trail northeast of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
A view from McCarthy Road near McCarthy, Alaska
Truck passing a wheat field near Waterville, Washington
A view of the Columbia River gorge from Crown Point
The Million Dollar Highway between the Red Mountain Pass and Ouray, Colorado
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