on the condition that MDOT would continue to use the designation on official documents. The approval explicitly retained the highway in the Interstate system for funding and other purposes. The last state map to show the I-296 designation was published in 1979, as the 1980 map lacks any reference to the designation. Other maps, like the one published by the Kent County Road Commission, occasionally show I-296, and FHWA includes the designation in their Route Log and Finder List for the Interstate Highway System. Exit list See also Footnotes References External links I-296 at Michigan Highways I-296 at Interstate Guide—Photos of termini and scan of 1970s Michigan map before the freeway designation was "hidden" I-296 at kurumi.com 96-2 96-2 2 U.S. Route 131 Transportation in Kent County, Michigan 96-2