M-114 was the designation of a former state trunkline highway and planned beltline in the US state of Michigan around the city ofGrand 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.
History
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 Highway 131. 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. By June 15, 1942 the highways in the Grand Rapids area were reconfigured. A Bypass US 16 designation was assigned to the portion of M-114 that traveled around the southwest side of Grand Rapids, leaving just the east and unfinished north segments left. The section along the east side of the city was completed as M-114. A northern leg was added along 3 Mile Road at the same time. By 1945, the northern leg of M-114 was turned back to local control and removed from the highway system. The eastern leg was assigned a Byp. US 131 designation, thereby eliminating the last remaining portion of M-114. A Byp. M-21 designation was also used along part of the southern and eastern legs. East Beltline now carries M-37 and M-44.
Route description
As it existed before the designation was removed, M-114 started at the corner of Byp. US 16 and what is now East Beltline Avenue in Paris Township and ran northward. The trunkline intersected the mainline for US 16/M-50 at Cascade Road and the mainline for M-21 at Fulton Streetnear East Grand Rapids in Grand Rapids Township. Further north, the highway split into two. In Plainfield Township, a leg of M-114 continued west along the modern 3 Mile Road through an intersection with US 131 to terminate at Coit Avenue near the Grand River and the other leg continued north to a terminus with US 131 at Northland Drive and Plainfield Avenue.
