Interstate 496

Interstate 496
R.E. Olds Freeway
Lansing area with I-496 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-96
Maintained by MDOT
Length:	11.907 mi (19.162 km)
History:	Initial section opened in December 1963, completed on December 18, 1970
Major junctions
West end:	I-69 / I-96 in Delta Township
	Capitol Loop / M-99 in Lansing US 127 near East Lansing
East end:	I-96 / US 127 in Delhi Township
Location
Counties:	Eaton, Ingham
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Michigan State Trunkline Highway System Interstate US State Byways ← I-475 Capitol Loop →

Capitol Loop / M-99 in Lansing

Interstate 496 (I-496) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway that passes through downtown Lansing in the US state of Michigan. Also a component of the State Trunkline Highway System, the freeway connects I-96 to the downtown area. It has been named the R.E. Olds Freeway (sometimes just Olds Freeway) for Ransom E. Olds, the founder of Oldsmobile and the REO Motor Car Company. I-496 runs east–west from I-96/I-69 near the downtown area and north–south along a section that runs concurrently with US Highway 127 (US 127). The trunkline also passes a former assembly plant used by Oldsmobile and runs along or crosses parts of the Grand and Red Cedar rivers.