michigan highway state trunkline highway state michigan runs northern boundary detroit following highway follows land survey state roadway called base line road places county road city street extends east west designation leaves mile eastern end follow road western terminus junction grand river avenue opposite end road interstate mile road extends west near segment located west highway eastern end woods near highway designated late 1920s connecting highway avenue extensions highway designation moved termini 1930s 1940s east change 1960s added section north south roadway eastern end change reversed year western extension grand river avenue reversed remained mile road carried major cultural significance mid-20th century city demographics changed served physical cultural dividing line predominantly white northern suburbs detroit poorer predominantly black city racial patterns changed middle class african americans moved north mile divide city suburbs remains route description starting intersection hamburg road county line runs eastward interchange near gap resumes oakland county line near suburb road curves northward follows county line mile road meets freeway exit border implies runs east west miles north origin mile road system michigan avenues starts intersection grand river avenue runs eastward highway widens boulevard setup direction divided central median motorists want left turn perform michigan left starting road intersection forms boundary south north east points road mile follows northern city limits detroit area filled residential neighborhoods cities commercial businesses immediately adjacent highway miles east starting point intersects telegraph road cloverleaf interchange near length lane highway large power line towers median continuing east intersects lodge freeway south campus highway approaches avenue pair service drives split main roadway direction provide access interchange main lanes pass ramp connections service drives merge interchange located adjacent site defunct east highway crosses line carries amtrak passenger traffic line south rail terminal east meets intersecting road boundary oakland counties following wayne county line separates warren detroit highway runs parallel half mile north outer drive original highway proposed detroit road passes facility plant mound road intersection east plant highway crosses branch line east plant complex intersecting van road east passes north crossing canadian national railway line intersection highway far east detroit separates city suburb near intersection avenue near kelly road center highway turns southeasterly road enter continues eastward county line suburb lane undivided urban arterial street eastern terminus interchange road feet south near boundary history designated avenue avenue late early eastern terminus moved extended mile end shores highway extended early 1940s westward designation extended northerly jefferson avenue shores replacing designation interchange northern end existing freeway extension reversed year scaled end avenue rest mile roads plus jefferson avenue segment added instead extended mile roads interchange replacing remainder highway road jefferson avenue shook road transferred local control completed highway designations shifted metro detroit area designation replaced removed grand river avenue roadway signed southward present eastern terminus remainder grand river avenue freeway continued extension reversed october extended northwesterly grand river avenue freeway connector north replacing process cultural impact racial economic divide road long served facto cultural dividing line predominantly poor black city predominantly white northern suburbs perception mile chief dividing line racial groups classes suburban counties oakland remain significantly prosperous city detroit recent years increasing numbers whites moved detroit especially downtown area neighborhoods region diverse according median family income city detroit population african american population lived poverty line contrast median family income population white residents lived poverty line results compiled index researchers highest score metropolitan area united_states census index substantial decline words study authors surveying known base line road set michigan system helped bring order county boundaries set states geographic markers rivers hills trees irregular today forms northern southern boundary southern michigan counties media form fictitious musical act mile road film set detroit movie starring detroit area hip hop artist songs lose mile names cultural subject matter roadway addition film references number songs refer include encore marshall road mile mile love roadway shown program shop located major intersections
M-102 (Michigan highway)