Grand Rapids, Michigan

===Transportation===
====Air transportation====
Grand Rapids was home to one of the first regularly scheduled passenger airlines in the United States when [[Stout Air Services]] began flights from the old Grand Rapids airport to [[Detroit]] ([[Ford Airport (Dearborn)|Ford Airport]] in [[Dearborn, Michigan]]), on July 31, 1926.<ref name="airhistory">{{cite web |url = http://www.grr.org/History.php |title = History |publisher = Gerald R. Ford International Airport |access-date = March 6, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091130012146/http://www.grr.org/History.php |archive-date = November 30, 2009 }}</ref>

====Major highways====
[[File:Grand Rapids aerial view.jpg|thumb|Grand Rapids]]

{{jct|state=MI|I|96}} runs along the northern and northeastern sides of the city, linking with [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]] to the west and [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]] and [[Detroit]] to the east<br />
{{jct|state=MI|I|196}}, also named the Gerald R. Ford Freeway, runs east–west through the city, connecting to I-96 just east of Grand Rapids and I-94 in Benton Township<br />
{{jct|state=MI|I|296}}, an unsigned route running concurrently with US&nbsp;131 between I-96 and I-196<br />
{{jct|state=MI|US|131}} runs north–south through the city, linking with [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]] to the south and [[Cadillac, Michigan|Cadillac]] to the north<br />
{{jct|state=MI|M|6}} is the [[Paul B. Henry]] Freeway running along the south side connecting I-96 and I-196<br />
{{jct|state=MI|M|11}} runs along Ironwood/Remembrance Road, Wilson Avenue, and 28th Street<br />
{{jct|state=MI|M|21}} is Fulton Street to the east<br />
{{jct|state=MI|M|37}} follows Alpine Avenue to the north, I-96, East Beltline Avenue and Broadmoor Avenue to the south<br />
{{jct|state=MI|M|44}} is East Beltline north of I-96<br />
{{jct|state=MI|M-Conn|44}} runs along Plainfield Avenue<br />
{{jct|state=MI|M|45}} follows Lake Michigan Drive west toward [[Allendale, Michigan|Allendale]] and [[Lake Michigan]]<br />
{{jct|state=MI|CDH|A-45|county=Kent}} is Old US&nbsp;131 south of 28th Street