Interstate 475 ends shield assembly as the freeway prepares to merge onto Interstate 75 southbound. Travelers will reach the city of Pontiac in 27 miles and the Motor City in 52 miles. Photo by Eric Vander Yacht (06/01).
Perspective from Interstate 75 north
Interchange mileage sign on northbound Interstate 75 approaching the Interstate 475 southern terminus interchange/Exit 111 (1.5 miles beyond this sign), denoting the first three Flint exits. Photo taken by Dan Garnell (12/26/02).
Graphical overhead of Exit 111 on Interstate 75 northbound, 1.25 miles south of the split with Interstate 475. Interstate 75 skirts the western fringes of the city of Flint while Interstate 475 cuts through downtown. Photo by Eric Vander Yacht (06/01).
The first northbound exit of Interstate 475 (Exit 2) serves Hill Road in south Flint. Interstate 75 will see the U.S. 23 freeway merge onto its northbound lanes in three miles. Photo by Eric Vander Yacht (06/01).
Milepost 111 featured to the right, Interstate 475 branches northward into downtown Flint, six miles to the north. Interstate 75 continues a northwesterly path to Bishop International Airport and the city of Saginaw, 38 miles to the north. Photo by Eric Vander Yacht (06/01).
First sign of the Interstate 475/75 interchange north of Flint on Interstate 475 northbound. The ramp to the right serves Exit 15/southbound Clio Road, a north-south road travelling to the west side of Flint. Photo taken by Don Hargraves (09/15/02).
A left-hand lane opens up for traffic returning southward on Interstate 75/U.S. 23 to Flint and Detroit. The Motor City is 66 miles to the south. Photo taken by Don Hargraves (09/15/02).
Final sign bridge on Interstate 475 for the ramp split between Interstate 75/U.S. 23. There are no end signs posted for the terminus. Saginaw and Interstate 675 can be found 25 miles to the north. According to Isaac Wilson IV, this signage was replaced in 2004. Interstate 75 between Interstate 475 and Michigan 57 has been expanded from three to four lanes, with a fifth exit lane between Interstate 475 (Exit 125) and Mt. Morris Road (Exit 126) in both directions. The ramp from Interstate 475 North to Interstate 75 North has been widened from one lane to two, creating the new fourth lane and exit lane. Photo taken by Don Hargraves (09/15/02).
Perspective from Interstate 75 south
Summer of 2002, Interstate 75/U.S. 23 southbound was widened from three to four lanes from Michigan 57/Exit 131 to the northern Interstate 475 interchange/Exit 125. Northbound Interstate 75/U.S. 23 will be widened during the Summer of 2003. Therefore new signage has now been installed along that stretch. Here is the first acknowledgement of Interstate 475 on southbound, two miles from Exit 125. Note that the Interstate 475 guide sign lacks an exit tab. Photo taken by Dan Garnell (12/27/02).
On the Mount Morris Road overpass is the one mile advance Interstate 475 exit sign on Interstate 75/U.S. 23 southbound. Note the omission of an exit tab again. Note in the next photobox, the original ground level guide sign. Photo taken by Dan Garnell (12/27/02).
Obscured because of heavy rain, the original one mile guide sign for Interstate 475 south/Exit 125 on Interstate 75/U.S. 23 southbound. The control point of Downtown Flint is approximately ten miles to the southeast. Photo by Eric Vander Yacht (06/01).
After the Mount Morris Road on-ramp merges in with Interstate 75/U.S. 23 southbound, a fifth lane is added which serves as an exit only lane to Interstate 475. This sign bridge is 0.25 miles from the split of the ramp. Photo taken by Dan Garnell (12/27/02).
Before the aforementioned widening, a single post overhead guide sign assembly held the 0.25 mile Exit 125 sign for Interstate 475. The first southbound exit of Interstate 475 is with Clio Road/Exit 15, one mile to the east. Photo by Eric Vander Yacht (06/01).
Finally, the ramp that leads to the start of Interstate 475 southbound splits off from Interstate 75/U.S. 23. The LEFT LANE ENDS acknowledgement is for the upcoming end of the new lane for Interstate 75/U.S. 23 southbound. Note also, based on the photo, that the 2nd lane from the right approaching the interchange also provides access to Interstate 475 southbound. Photo taken by Dan Garnell (12/27/02).
The previous incantation of the Interstate 475 south/Exit 125 guide signage. Both highways meet Interstate 69 while traveling through Flint. Interstate 75/U.S. 23 intersect Interstate 69 at Exit 117A while Interstate 475 intersects it downtown at Exit 6. Photo by Eric Vander Yacht (06/01).
The interchange of Interstate 75/U.S. 23 and Interstate 475 is a tri-level stack. Continuing southward, Interstate 75 sees its next interchange (Exit 122) at Pierson Road. Photo by Eric Vander Yacht (06/01).
Perspective from Interstate 475 south
First reassurance marker for southbound Interstate 475 after the northern terminus. The freeway travels eastward to Beecher and Saginaw Street/Exit 13 before turning south toward downtown Flint and Michigan 54. Photo taken by Dan Garnell (12/27/02).
Perspective from Interstate 75 north
Exit sign for the northern terminus of Interstate 475 on Interstate 75/U.S. 23 northbound, one mile from the exit. The sign is posted on the Carpenter Road overpass. Photo taken by Dan Garnell (12/26/02).
Interstate 475 southbound traffic departs via Exit 125 in this northbound Interstate 75/U.S. 23 photograph. The overpass to which the sign is attached is that of Coldwater Road. Photo taken by Dan Garnell (12/26/02).
