Business routes of U.S. Route 23 in Michigan
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There have been five different business routes of US Highway 23 in the state of Michigan. These business routes were designated along former sections of US Highway 23 (US 23) to provide signed access from the main highway to the downtowns of cities bypassed by new routings of US 23. Two are still extant, connecting through downtown Ann Arbor and Rogers City. Three others have been decommissioned. The former Business US 23 (Bus. US 23) in Fenton was split in half during the 1970s and later completely turned back to local control in 2006. The former business loops through Saginaw and Bay City were renumbered as business loops of Interstate 75 in the 1960s.
Ann Arbor
Business US Highway 23 (Bus. US 23) is a business loop of US 23 through downtown Ann Arbor. The southern end is at an interchange with US 23 on the city line with Pittsfield Township.
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