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Territorial Road Informational Designation, Paw Paw, Michigan42° 13.079′ N, 85° 53.679′ W [1] Territorial Road was the first main road through Michigan, from Detroit to Chicago, Illinois. In the 19th century, it led people from the Eastern United States through Michigan Territory. [2] It was also called the Chicago Road. [3]
The southern of these two Indian trails later became the Chicago Road. Father Gabriel Richard, the first priest to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, petitioned Congress to fund a highway between Detroit and Chicago in March 1824. A year later, the road was established in federal law, and it was surveyed by the end of 1825.
7 Mile Road—runs from Kelly Road in eastern Detroit to Whitmore Lake, with brief interruption in Northville. 8 Mile Road— M-102 (8 Mile Road/Base Line Road)—northern border of Detroit and Wayne County; widely considered the socioeconomic dividing line between the city and its northern suburbs. Divided highway, designated M-102 from ...
People who plan to travel along stretches of interstates 29, 35, 80, 90 and 94 later this week should also anticipate slower travel conditions with the risk of running into sections of roadway ...
U.S. Route 12 or U.S. Highway 12 (US 12) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway, running from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Michigan, for almost 2,500 miles (4,000 km). The highway has mostly been superseded by Interstate 90 (I-90) and I-94 , but, unlike most U.S. Highways that have been superseded by an Interstate , US 12 remains ...
The incident took place around 1:40 p.m. on southbound I-75 near Springwells Street in Southwest Detroit, according to Michigan State Police Second District on X.
Like other state highways in Michigan, the section of Woodward Avenue designated M-1 is maintained by MDOT. In 2021, the department's traffic surveys showed that on average, 68,359 vehicles used the highway daily south of 14 Mile Road in Royal Oak and 15,909 vehicles did so each day in north of Chicago Boulevard in Detroit, the highest and lowest counts along the highway, respectively. [5]
Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press March 6, 2024 at 12:24 PM Amtrak will be limiting its operations between Detroit and Chicago this year for track improvements.