For those of you who have taken an interest in Michigan’s history, it may surprise you to find out that there is a ghost highway in Michigan that is no longer recognized, but at one time was the original highway that linked the east side of the state to the west side of the state.
US Highway 16, or M-16, which is more commonly referred to as Grand River Avenue today, was the first highway in Michigan to be designated with a number before the creation of the United States numbering highway system in 1926.
The goal of the highway was to connect some of the major Cities starting in Detroit and ending in Muskegon. The highway would travel through Detroit, Lansing, Brighton, Grand Rapids, and end in Muskegon…