U.S. Route 127 is a 758-mile-long north–south U.S. Highway in the eastern half of the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at US 27 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The northern terminus is at Interstate 75 near Grayling, Michigan.
US 127 is the primary route connecting Lansing and Central Michigan to Northern Michigan and the Mackinac Bridge. From the south side of Jackson northerly, it is mostly a four-lane freeway.
The final section between Alger and Roscommon was opened on November 1, 1973, in a dedication by Governor William G. Milliken. Since the freeway was completed in 1973, a few changes have been made to I-75 in Michigan. From 1973 to 1975, I-75 was widened from four to six lanes from south of Flint to north of Bay City.
This may seem like a trick question, but I-75 is the longest highway in Michigan. The longest roadway is U.S. 12, also known as Michigan Avenue. The highway is actually 2,500 miles long, connecting Aberdeen, Washington and Detroit, Michigan.
Michigan's shortest stretch of highway is M-212, which is located in Aloha, Michigan, isn't a very long stretch of road. In fact, the road is so short, you could walk it in roughly 14 minutes, according to Google Maps. The highway was originally constructed back in 1937 and used to run along US-23.
Construction to shut down US-127 northbound for the weekend
What is the oldest freeway in Michigan?
Notes. - Significance: The Davison Freeway was the first below-grade limited access highway built in Michigan and the first built in a Michigan city. It was one of the first depressed urban freeways in the United States.
The Interstates in Michigan have their origins in World War II-era expressways built in the Detroit area. After the system was created in 1956, the state highway department completed its first border-to-border Interstate in 1960. The last highway was completed in 1992, giving Michigan a total of 13 Interstate freeways.
M-22 receives much of its well-deserved notoriety for the many scenic destinations along its northern reaches in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
1. SR-3 Gratiot Avenue. The deadliest roadway in Michigan is State Route 3 (SR-3) as you traverse from Liberal Street to Van Dyke Avenue in Detroit. Recently, there have been 16 tragic crashes resulting in 18 lives lost within a mere 4.7 miles of this dangerous path.
I-75 is also Michigan's busiest highway, with and average of more than 200,000 vehicles passing over the highway each day between the M-8/Davison Frwy and I-696/Walter P Chrysler Frwy.
The Livernois–Fenkell riot was a racially motivated riot in the summer of 1975 on Livernois Avenue at Chalfonte Avenue, just south of Fenkell Avenue, in Detroit, Michigan.
In 1701, the first transportation routes through what became the state of Michigan were the lakes, rivers and Indian trails. One of these, the Saginaw Trail, followed what is now Woodward Avenue from the Detroit area north to Saginaw, where it connected with the Mackinaw Trail north to the Straits of Mackinac.
In 1942, the first freeway, tiny Davison, opened in the hope it would relieve traffic congestion in central Detroit. The big push for freeways came after World War II. Rejecting streetcars and plans for subways, officials decided that making Detroit hospitable for automobiles would be, not surprisingly, a top priority.
In Michigan, the US Highway System covers about 2,300 miles (3,701 km) of mainline highways and another 160 miles (257 km) of special routes. There are 13 mainline highways and 30 special routes in total, including one business route that is unsigned.
Michigan's current system at the state level relies solely on fuel consumption and the value of vehicles to generate revenue for roads. When gas usage goes down or the overall value of the 7 million registered vehicles in Michigan declines, the amount of money available for fixing roads declines as well.
The Tail of the Dragon, which begins at the Deals Gap on the Tennessee/North Carolina state line, is a remote, long, twisting road with 318 curves, 11 bridges, and few guardrails. It begins in North Carolina at the intersection of Highways 28 and 129 and ends at the Tabcat Creek Bridge in Tennessee.
Road quality can deteriorate over time due to rain, freezing temperatures, and weight from all the traffic. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has started several road projects across the state. According to MDOT, some of the major road and bridge construction projects can last several months or longer.
Detroit. With a blend of architecture, arts, culture and automotive history Detroit is always a must-see destination in Michigan. Visit the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) or explore the city's rich music history at the Motown Historical Museum.
What Michigan town is named one of the most beautiful?
World Atlas recently released their list of the 15 most beautiful towns in America, and one Michigan city made the list! According to the self-proclaimed "original online geography source," South Haven is one of the most scenic places in all of the United States.
The Michigan Department of Transportation says that the oldest road in Michigan is: The first surveyed road in Michigan was Pontiac Road (now called M-1 or Woodward Avenue) connecting Detroit and Pontiac in 1819. Not only does Detroit have a rich history but it is also home to the oldest road in Michigan.
The first mile of concrete pavement was placed in Detroit, Michigan on Woodward Avenue. The pavement stretched from Six Mile Road to Seven Mile Road and was built in 1909.
Hines noted that “Grand River Avenue, the longest street in the city, measures about 15 ½ miles from Woodward Avenue to the city limits at Seven Mile Road. Gratiot Avenue is nine miles long, and Michigan Avenue 5 ½ miles long.”
