Business Routes of U.S. Route 131 - Manton, Michigan

Business US Highway 131 (BUS US 131) is a 5.58-mile (8.98 km) business route running through downtown Manton. Currently, BUS US 131 follows M-42/7th Street and the former route of US 131 along Michigan Avenue to the north end of the freeway.

The southern terminus of BUS US 131 is at US 131 Exit 191 at an interchange with BUS US 131/M-42 near downtown Manton. The northern terminus of BUS US 131 is at US 131 at the end of the freeway north of Manton.

Previous to the construction of the US 131 Manton bypass in Wexford County, US 131 was routed north from the Grand Rapids area on a freeway that ended north of Cadillac. US 131 continued northward on Michigan Avenue through town. M-42 intersected US 131 downtown Manton, and ran along US 131 for a few blocks. With the completion of the bypass on September 19, 2003, US 131 was now freeway from Schoolcraft south of Kalamazoo to Wexford County. While the former routing of US 131 from the end of the freeway south into Manton was designated BUS US 131, it would take until 2005 for the Michigan Department of Transportation to resign the routing as BUS US 131 and erect signage along M-42 to continue the loop back to US 131.