Editing U.S. Route 31
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[[File:U.S. Route 31 northern terminus.jpg|thumb|right|Northern terminus of US 31 in [[Mackinaw Township, Michigan|Mackinaw Township]]|alt= Photograph showing US 31 northern terminus]] |
[[File:U.S. Route 31 northern terminus.jpg|thumb|right|Northern terminus of US 31 in [[Mackinaw Township, Michigan|Mackinaw Township]]|alt= Photograph showing US 31 northern terminus]] |
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US 31 follows the St. Joseph Valley Parkway northward into southern Michigan to an interchange with [[Interstate 94|I-94]] near [[Benton Harbor, Michigan|Benton Harbor]]–[[St. Joseph, Michigan|St. Joseph]] |
US 31 follows the St. Joseph Valley Parkway northward into southern Michigan to an interchange with Napier Avenue. The highway follows that road and then merges with [[Interstate 94|I-94]] near [[Benton Harbor, Michigan|Benton Harbor]]–[[St. Joseph, Michigan|St. Joseph]] to [[concurrency (road)|run concurrently]] north to [[Interstate 196|I-196]]. US 31 then runs concurrently with I-196 along the shore of [[Lake Michigan]] north to the [[Holland, Michigan|Holland]] area. US 31 departs from I-196 as a [[divided highway]] with many [[Michigan left]]s north to [[Grand Haven, Michigan|Grand Haven]], where it becomes a freeway again. This freeway continues northward through the [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]] area until [[Ludington, Michigan|Ludington]], where the freeway ends and US 31 turns east concurrently with [[U.S. Route 10|US 10]] to [[Scottville, Michigan|Scottville]] before turning northward again toward [[Manistee, Michigan|Manistee]].<ref name=MDOT15>{{cite MDOT map |year= 2015 |sections= E10–G8, G7–N8}}</ref> |
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At [[Beulah, Michigan|Beulah]], US 31 runs eastward into [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse County]]. South of [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]], US 31 turns northward along [[M-37 (Michigan highway)|M-37]], running concurrently into the city. Next to [[Grand Traverse Bay]], US 31/M-37 turns easterly along [[M-72 (Michigan highway)|M-72]]; the three highways run together along the bay before separating. M-37 turns northward up the Old Mission Peninsula, and M-72 turns easterly at [[Acme, Michigan|Acme]]. US 31 continues northward along the eastern shore of Grand Traverse Bay, running eastward through [[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]] and along [[Little Traverse Bay]] into [[Petoskey, Michigan|Petoskey]]. There, US 31 intersects the northern end of [[U.S. Route 131|US 131]] before rounding the bay and heading northward and inland toward [[Mackinaw City, Michigan|Mackinaw City]]. US 31 ends at a directional interchange with [[Interstate 75|I-75]] south of Mackinaw City.<ref name=MDOT15/> |
At [[Beulah, Michigan|Beulah]], US 31 runs eastward into [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse County]]. South of [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]], US 31 turns northward along [[M-37 (Michigan highway)|M-37]], running concurrently into the city. Next to [[Grand Traverse Bay]], US 31/M-37 turns easterly along [[M-72 (Michigan highway)|M-72]]; the three highways run together along the bay before separating. M-37 turns northward up the Old Mission Peninsula, and M-72 turns easterly at [[Acme, Michigan|Acme]]. US 31 continues northward along the eastern shore of Grand Traverse Bay, running eastward through [[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]] and along [[Little Traverse Bay]] into [[Petoskey, Michigan|Petoskey]]. There, US 31 intersects the northern end of [[U.S. Route 131|US 131]] before rounding the bay and heading northward and inland toward [[Mackinaw City, Michigan|Mackinaw City]]. US 31 ends at a directional interchange with [[Interstate 75|I-75]] south of Mackinaw City.<ref name=MDOT15/> |