route michigan highway runs colorado michigan michigan known telegraph road runs miles major north south state trunkline highway ohio state line metro detroit highway runs counties southeastern michigan monroe wayne oakland parallels shoreline bypasses metro detroit west telegraph road connects suburbs passes western edge detroit terminates northwest interchange interstate northern highway follows section old indian trail called trail connected detroit points north southern sections area south monroe parallel telegraph lines mid-19th century lines gave road later road added state highway system early 20th century upgraded extended 1920s serve western bypass detroit designation applied highway november inaugurated time alternate route designated state line gibraltar area highway later 1970s northernmost section gained designation highway rerouted overlap eliminated extended north replace segment time business loop redesignated addition connector routes route description like state highways michigan maintained michigan_department_of_transportation mdot department traffic surveys showed average vehicles highway daily mixing bowl mile road vehicles day southern highest lowest counts highway respectively north listed national_highway_system network roads important country economy defense mobility crosses ohio state line follows telegraph road northeasterly highway runs parallel shoreline farther inland detroit freeway highway area trunkline mixture farm friends clusters houses connects near roadway unsigned highway called connector runs connector route highways north passes west monroe meeting eastern terminus road near airport trunkline crosses near intersection north monroe near merges terminates north crosses passing near flat rock highway crosses entering area telegraph road runs downtown parallels shoreline north city telegraph road turn north second runs highway connect near taylor provides access southbound southbound northbound northbound pair interchanges near center telegraph continues northward taylor widening boulevard gaining median traffic turning left road needs perform michigan left maneuver drivers changing directions use turn median north road runs residential areas suburb approximately miles east detroit metropolitan airport lined businesses immediately adjacent roadway crosses pair interchanges road detroit industrial freeway single point urban interchange design western suburbs north van born road intersection telegraph crosses time past river highway enters middle course city crosses michigan avenue south branch hills golf course telegraph crosses intersection ford road east north cemetery section telegraph crosses middle branch river entering southeastern corner interchange boulevard section plymouth road meets freeway section border detroit northeast interchange continues north segment boundary trunkline crosses detroit completely north street telegraph passes urban residential neighborhoods city far west flanked municipal immediate east eventually intersects grand river avenue principal avenues detroit street plan south crosses mile road leaves detroit enters city northern suburbs running telegraph road continues north location mile roads highway curves northwest north approach mixing bowl complex interchange near mile road includes connections lodge freeway northwestern highway mixing bowl telegraph runs commercial district north mile road highway forms border villages franklin area predominantly suburban residential subdivisions crosses begins lakes lake country highway turns northwest crossing square lake road mile south square lake road forms bus business loop runs downtown telegraph road bypasses downtown southwest west interchange border turns northward western border undivided roadway telegraph intersects road border township north summit place mall telegraph road ends intersection highway northern end bus turns northwesterly highway crossing highway lake country flanked residential subdivisions township south intersects southern end bypasses city west terminates interchange history transportation routes state michigan lakes rivers indian trails indian trails followed path detroit area north trail ran highway northwards telegraph lines installed detroit area south monroe area mid-19th century additional lines north completed communication lines installed roadways added needed provide access maintenance parallel road named lines telegraph road state initially state highways telegraph road ohio state line north assigned original designation year auto trail ran south detroit miami florida extended northward numerical highway designation changed inaugurated november highway traffic coming north forced pass detroit points north time ease congestion downtown westerly bypass constructed 1920s upgraded highway opened extension following year new road built north michigan avenue extension state line finished remainder highway north time extended north corner telegraph roads routed western bypass highway widened multi lane highway starting divided highway designated opened state line north divided highway named detroit expressway extended gibraltar designation continued north connect mainline near connection near connector route additional segments freeway opened designation applied freeway following year segment interstate highway signed michigan lane undivided highway turned lane divided highway time predecessor mdot added median telegraph road additions eliminate left turns intersections shift traffic feet away intersection distance complicated traffic flow later concept refined intersection avenue michigan left intersection state moved routing avenue detroit follow lodge freeway northern end lodge square lake road near run concurrently telegraph road north square lake road continued telegraph truncated end instead continuing detroit process telegraph road lost designation extended current northern terminus near existing bus redesignated bus instead interchange bridges left hand exits interchange design completed december year pair bridges called gateway bridge alternately gateway detroit incorporated new interchange november president signed bill related agencies contained law provision named mile stretch northern end max fisher memorial highway highway dedicated june governor signed bill designated section telegraph road taylor member killed line duty major intersections related business loop connector routes michigan run taylor alternate route signed state line gibraltar area route incorporated business route bus business loop running downtown highway starts intersection telegraph road square lake road southwest downtown business loop follows square lake road eastward intersection avenue business loops merge run concurrently northward avenue southern edge downtown avenue splits form way loop round central business district northbound bus follows eastern loop intersects pair way streets carry city northern intersection westbound merges avenue loop splits concurrency intersection southbound direction merges loop intersection northbound bus splits loop business loop continues northern end rejoining southbound traffic intersection northern edge town bus follows highway crosses northern end business loop intersection parent highway transitions telegraph road highway michigan_department_of_transportation received permission transportation officials change following year replaced telegraph road north square lake road bus downtown redesignated bus major intersections entire highway
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