Interstate 194 (Michigan)

Interstate 194

Sojourner Truth Downtown Parkway
The Penetrator

I-194 highlighted in red

Route information

Auxiliary route of I-94

Maintained by MDOT

Length:

3.374 mi (5.430 km)

Existed:

1961 – present

Major junctions

South end:

I-94 / M-66 in Battle Creek

M-96 in Battle Creek

BL I-94 in Battle Creek

North end:

M-66 / Hamblin Avenue in Battle Creek

Location

Counties:

Calhoun

Highway system

Interstate Highway System

Michigan State Trunkline Highway System

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M-193

M-194

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M-96 in Battle Creek

Interstate 194 (I-194) is a 3.4-mile-long (5.5 km), north–south freeway between downtown Battle Creek and I-94 in the southern portion of the city. The highway has been designated the Sojourner Truth Downtown Parkway by the state after the abolitionist Sojourner Truth, who was active in the Battle Creek area. Locals refer to the freeway by its semi-official nickname,"The Penetrator". I-194 is the only three-digit spur or loop route off I-94 in the state of Michigan and runs concurrently throughout its length with M-66, which continues both north and south from the termini of I-194. The freeway was initially opened in 1961 and completed in its current form in 1966. The highway was named in 1976 for Truth in honor of her local connections to the area.

Part of the much longer highway, I-194 starts when M-66 widens out to a full freeway just south of I-94 near Beckley Road. The start of I-194 is marked by the full cloverleaf interchange. It is numbered as exit 98 along I-94 and exit 1 using I-194's mileage along the I-194/M-66 freeway. The roadway crosses Minges Creek north of the I-94 interchange. To the west of the freeway are residential subdivisions; the eastern side is marked by gently-rolling, wooded terrain. This section of I-194 carries 26,300 vehicles on an average day according to annual average daily traffic surveys done by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) in 2007. Of these vehicles, 1,200 trucks were included in the totals.

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