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M-44 Connector (Michigan Highway)
M-44 is a Michigan Highway System, state trunkline highway in the West Michigan, western region of the US state of Michigan. It runs northward from the intersection of M-11 (Michigan highway), M-11 (28th Street) and M-37 (Michigan highway), M-37 toward the Rockford, Michigan, Rockford area. The highway then turns eastward to Belding, Michigan, Belding, and it ends six miles (10 km) north of Ionia, Michigan, Ionia at M-66 (Michigan highway), M-66. M-44 is known in Grand Rapids as the "East Beltline" and intersects with its related highway, Connector M-44, in Plainfield Township, Kent County, Michigan, Plainfield Township. This highway concurrency (road), runs concurrently with M-37 between M-11 and Interstate 96 (I-96). As a state highway, M-44 dates back to around July 1, 1919, and it was routed along a section of its modern route at that time. The eastern end was altered in the late 1920s, and the western end was extended to the Grand Rapids area in the 1970s. For over 20&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentwood, Michigan
Kentwood is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 54,304 as of the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the northwest by Grand Rapids and is the third most-populated municipality in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. History The city was incorporated in 1967 from what remained of Paris Township to prevent further annexation of land from the adjacent cities of Grand Rapids and Wyoming. The city was named after Kent County, which was named after jurist James Kent. The city's first mayor was Peter M. Lamberts, who served in that post until 1979. Subsequent mayors have included Marvin Hoeflinger (1979–1981), Gerald DeRuiter (1981–1992), Bill Hardiman (1992–2002), Richard Root (2002–2012), Richard Clanton (2012–2013), and Stephen Kepley (2013–present). Kentwood Mine The Kentwood Mine is an underground gypsum mine in Kentwood, at Opened in 1971 and closed in 2000, it was operated by Georgia-Pacific. Geography According to the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
