M-114 (Michigan highway)
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| Maintained by MSHD | ||||
| Length: | 13.454 mi (21.652 km) | |||
| Existed: | c. 1929 – by 1945 | |||
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| South end: |
   Byp. US 16 in Paris Township
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| North end: | 3 Mile Road & East Beltline Avenue near Comstock Park | |||
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| West end: | 3 Mile Road & Coit Avenue in Comstock Park | |||
| East end: | 3 Mile Road & East Beltline Avenue near Comstock Park | |||
| North leg | ||||
| South end: | 3 Mile Road & East Beltline Avenue near Comstock Park | |||
| North end: |
 US 131 near Comstock Park |
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| Counties: | Kent | |||
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M-114 was the designation of a former state trunkline highway and planned beltline in the US state of Michigan around the city of Grand Rapids. It was designated by the end of 1929 on various streets in adjoining cities and townships. By the 1940s, sections of it on the west and south sides of Grand Rapids were given new designations and the segment along the east side of town was finished. By late 1945 the highway designation was completely decommissioned in favor of other numbers. M-114 split into two branches, one running east–west and the other running north–south. The east–west spur routing is now local streets while the rest is part of state highways.
The first segments of M-114 were completed by January 1, 1930, and ran along the west side of Grand Rapids, on what is now Wilson Avenue between Lake Michigan Drive and Leonard Street. At the same time, what would become a spur was also finished from the town of Cascade to US 131 (Division Avenue). By July 1 that same year, the southern segment was extended west to Clyde Park Avenue in Wyoming Township. By the end of 1936 M-114 was a three-legged trunkline around the Grand Rapids area. It started at US 16 in Walker Township and ran south to Grandville where it turned to run eastward to the community of Cascade. The third leg was shown on maps as under construction from a junction in Paris Township north to a junction with US 16 in East Grand Rapids; the trunkline continued north from US 16 to a junction with US 131 in Plainfield Township north of Grand Rapids.
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