michigan highway north south state trunkline highway detroit metropolitan area state michigan length trunkline known avenue trunkline starts downtown detroit runs city northeasterly direction detroit major avenues highway passes historic landmarks historic district connects residential neighborhoods city east suburbs downtown avenue detroit original avenues laid judge detroit fire later supply road fort authorization congress 1820s roadway included number later segment highway highway replaced interstate 1960s designation applied current highway southern section reassigned route description southern end intersection street near near entrance detroit windsor tunnel downtown detroit intersection serves termini business spur follows northward past square north street runs crosses people turns northeasterly avenue detroit major street boulevard setup lanes divided median center turn lane avenue runs northeasterly downtown past near stadium street passes freeway direct connections east freeway runs past evangelical churches intersecting end fisher freeway location connector continues past freeway city east bordering residential neighborhoods way area continuous center turn lane losing grassy median places downtown highway intersects grand boulevard near van avenue intersects southern end avenue crosses exit near young international airport adjacent industrial area past airport avenue runs residential neighborhoods immediately bordered commercial properties southern end intersection avenues northeast outer drive junction airport trunkline passes assumption blessed virgin mary church near branch location street crossing mile road avenue widens boulevard intersection marks transition detroit follows boulevard setup complete michigan major intersections suburbs detroit series commercial properties mile road includes near mile road partial interchange allows eastbound traffic physically traveling northbound access northbound southbound traffic access westbound missing connections possible adjacent interchange little avenue connects mile road avenue north crosses hebrew memorial park cemetery north intersection metropolitan parkway avenue splits way pairing northbound southbound avenues crosses near separate streets blocks apart city downtown area north street intersections streets cross merge lane street center turn lane north hall road clips southeastern corner near highway continues parts avenue intersection mile road turning eastward roadway intersection exit terminates interchange mile road continues easterly maintained michigan_department_of_transportation mdot like state highways michigan maintenance responsibilities department tracks volume traffic uses roadways jurisdiction volumes expressed metric called annual average daily traffic statistical calculation average daily number vehicles segment roadway mdot surveys showed highest traffic levels vehicles daily south lowest counts vehicles day north square downtown detroit listed national_highway_system network roads important country economy defense mobility history original designation trunkline designated highway running north south avenue western detroit years later highway moved end 1950s locally maintained road current designation chief transportation routes indian trails crossed future state michigan connecting detroit thirteen trails time detroit created foot rights way principle streets city modern avenue included street plan devised following devastating fire detroit called detroit port road authorized congress march supply road detroit port fort construction started detroit roadway completed year rest finished road named fort near turn named colonel supervising engineer charge construction structure aftermath war passed included avenue division initial highway system state highways trunkline bore designation entire length detroit avenue redesignated designation relocated westward connecting yale avenue north portion north mile road turned local control routed newly constructed freeway exception stretch designated extension route hall mile roads avenue added extended returned existence concurrent length michigan ohio truncated cincinnati section avenue redesignated southwestern extension fort street exit provided international connection ambassador bridge ontario highway signs changed february complete change end mdot proposed highway transfers detroit involved transferring city streets campus park area department jurisdiction city control proposal involved mdot assuming control section fort street northern terminus southern terminus clark street transfers completed following year severed segments campus changes southern segment clark streets added extended major intersections
M-3 (Michigan highway)