Editing Benton Harbor, Michigan (section)

==Transportation==

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|I|94}} bypasses the city to the east and south, connecting with [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]] and [[Detroit]] to the east and with [[Michigan City, Indiana]], and [[Chicago, Illinois]], to the south and southwest.
*{{jct|state=MI|BL|94|dab1=Benton Harbor-St. Joseph}} travels through the downtowns of both Benton Harbor and St. Joseph. It mostly follows the former route of [[U.S. Route 12 in Michigan|US&nbsp;12]].
*{{jct|country=USA|I|196}} begins nearby in [[Benton Charter Township, Michigan|Benton Township]] and continues northerly toward [[Holland, Michigan|Holland]], ending at [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]].
*{{jct|state=MI|US|31}} is currently a freeway (the [[St. Joseph Valley Parkway]]) from the [[Indiana]] border north, entering a partial cloverleaf with Main St. and I-94 connecting downtown Benton Harbor with US 31
*{{jct|state=MI|M|63}} serves as a loop route connecting with I-196 at the north and running through downtown St. Joseph. M-63 continues on to I-94 and then to M-139, where it ends. M-63 follows the former route of [[U.S. Route 33 in Michigan|US&nbsp;33]].
*{{jct|state=MI|M|139}} begins at US&nbsp;12 near [[Niles, Michigan|Niles]] and terminates at BL I-94 on the Benton Harbor–Benton Township border (the northbound direction terminates wholly within Benton Township). M-139 follows a former route of US&nbsp;31 south of I-94.
Spanning the [[Paw Paw River]] and providing an additional connection to St. Joseph, the Charles Freeman Joseph bridge on Whitwam Drive, is named for Benton Harbor's first black mayor, opened in late 2005.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Gene |last=Vandeventer |date=April 2008 |title=Chief 'Charlie Joe' |journal=Citizen Airman |volume=60 |issue=2 |pages=18–19 |url=http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090728-071.pdf  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313130240/http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090728-071.pdf |archive-date=2011-03-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |format=fee required |title=New bridge links BH, St. Joe
 |url=http://www.heraldpalladium.com/articles/2005/12/03/import/20051203-archive3.txt |work=[[The Herald-Palladium]] |date=2005-12-03 |access-date=2010-08-21 }}</ref>

===Rail===
The [[St. Joseph (Amtrak station)|Amtrak station]] in St. Joseph is served daily by Amtrak's ''[[Pere Marquette (Amtrak train)|Pere Marquette]]'' passenger train.

===Bus===
'''Twin Cities Area Transportation Authority (TCATA)''' provides bus transit throughout Benton Harbor and the surrounding areas. Originally strictly a dial-a-ride service, it has recently expanded to include three fixed routes—Red Route, Green Route and Blue Route. Red Route serves Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, St. Joseph Charter Township, Lincoln Township, and Royalton Township. Blue and Green routes operate throughout Benton Harbor and Benton Township.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gorideshare.org/twincities_2.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320082445/http://www.gorideshare.org/twincities_2.asp|title=Go Ride Share: Twin Cities Dial A Ride|archive-date=March 20, 2012}}</ref>

===Air===
[[Southwest Michigan Regional Airport]] provides non-commercial air service.

===Shipping===
Both Benton Harbor and neighboring St. Joseph are commercial ports that receive bulk goods from [[lake freighter]]s.