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Brighton, MI Road Trips

Plan drives from Brighton, MI with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

suburb of Detroit, Michigan, United States

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trip Routes

1

Longest Drive

113.5 mi

Grand Rapids, MI

Quickest Drive

2h 5m

Grand Rapids, MI

Plan Around Brighton, MI

Popular Incoming Routes

Useful if Brighton, MI is the arrival point and you want the strongest routes into the city first.

Brighton, MI by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

7,576

Median Income

$81,772

Median Home Value

$302,800

Median Age

46.7

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Brighton, MI at a Glance

Founded

1832

Elevation

925 ft

Area

4 mi²

Notable People from Brighton, MI

A sampling of people born in Brighton, MI.

Loren Carpenter

Loren Carpenter

1947–2025

American computer graphics researcher

City data from Wikidata (Q2269703), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Brighton, MI

Brighton is a city in southeast Livingston County featuring a tranquil riverside boardwalk, the Mill Pond, historic cemeteries, local restaurants and art galleries.

Island Lake State Recreation Area has biking and walking trails, beaches, and a sporting clay course.

Sagano, 314 W Main St, ☏ +1 810 220-2800. A Japanese restaurant. Lu & Carl's Bar & Grill, 102 W Main St, ☏ +1 810 229-9660. The Pound! Bar & Grill, 139 W Main St, ☏ +1 810 588-6242. 11AM-2AM daily. A modern sports bar with live entertainment and a DJ. Stout Irish Pub, 125 E Grand River Ave, ☏ +1 810 225-9571. $1-20.

1 Brewery Becker, 500 W Main St, ☏ +1 810 844-0225. M 3-10PM, Tu-Th 3-11PM, F 3PM-1AM, Sa noon-1AM, Su noon-8PM. Brewery Becker is an atmospheric local brewery in Brighton, boasting its tasty beers and historic building that can be rented as a venue. The building, built in 1873, used to be called the Western House. It was built by a local farmer, and used to be a popular hotel in the area. (updated Feb 2018)

Travel tips adapted from Brighton (Michigan) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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