U.S. Route 24 in Michigan

This article is about the section of highway in Michigan. For the entire length of highway, see US Highway 24; for the state trunkline of the same number, see M-24 (Michigan highway).

US Highway 24

Telegraph Road

Route information

Maintained by MDOT

Length:

79.864 mi^[3] (128.529 km)

Existed:

November 11, 1926^[1]^[2] – present

Major junctions

South end:

US 24 near Erie

I-275 near Carleton
I-94 in Taylor
US 12 in Dearborn
I-96 in Redford
I-696 / M-10 in Southfield

North end:

I-75 near Clarkston

Location

Counties:

Monroe, Wayne, Oakland

Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

Michigan State Trunkline Highway System
Interstate • US • State

← M-23

M-24 →

In the U.S. state of Michigan, US Highway 24 (US 24), also known as Telegraph Road, is a major north–south state trunkline highway; it is mostly divided highway. The total length is approximately 80 miles (129 km) and is signed as US 24 in its entirety (except for a brief portion between Dixie Highway [US24 splitoff] and Walton Avenue). Telegraph is actually named as such for a couple of miles in Toledo, merging into Detroit Avenue at Laskey Road.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Major intersections
4 Bannered routes
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Route description

US 24 starts at the Ohio state line and follows Telegraph Road northeasterly through Monroe County. The highway runs parallel to the Lake Erie shoreline, farther inland than both Interstate 75 (I-75) or M-125. in Brownstown Township, Telegraph Road and US 24 turns due north through the western suburbs and western edge of Detroit. When it crosses M-102/8 Mile Road, it leaves Wayne County for Oakland County. The trunkline crosses through the Mixing Bowl, a large interchange between US 24, I-696 and M-10, before turning to the northwest outside of Pontiac. On the northwest side of Pontiac, Telegraph Road ends and US 24 turns northwest along Dixie Highway. The trunkline continues north to its northern terminus at Exit 93 on I-75 near Clarkston.

History

Prior to improvements beginning in the 1930s, US 24 in Michigan was largely a two-lane highway. As traffic volumes grew during the twentieth century, much of the route was improved to divided highway standards. As with many other Detroit-area highways, US 24 received many early highway safety improvements during the 1950s and 60s, most notably the Michigan left.

In the early days of the telegraph, the main telegraph lines ran along this road, hence the name. The section of US 24 on Dixie Highway was also once a part of the Saginaw Trail.

In 1970, US 10 ran concurrently with US 24 from the terminus of the Lodge Freeway in Southfield to Telegraph's northern terminus with Dixie Highway in Pontiac. In 1986, Telegraph Road lost its US 10 co-designation when US 10 was truncated at Bay City.

In 2008, a 30-mile (48 km) stretch of US 24 from its northern end at I-75 to I-96 was named the Max M. Fisher Memorial Highway.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile^[5]	Destinations	Notes
Monroe	Bedford Township	0.000	US 24 (Telegraph Road)	Continues across the Ohio state line as Telegraph Road
	Erie Township	6.106	CONN US 24 to M-125	CONN US 24 is not signed
	West Monroe		M-50
	Frenchtown Township	19.770	M-125 south	Northern terminus of M-125
	Ash Township		I-275	Exit 2 on I-275
Wayne	Brownstown Township	31.892	CONN US 24 north to I-75	CONN US 24 is not signed
	Taylor		CONN US 24 to I-75 south	CONN US 24 is not signed
	Taylor		I-94	Exit 202 on I-94
	Dearborn	43.099	US 12 (Michigan Avenue)
	Dearborn Heights		M-153 (Ford Road)
	Redford Township		I-96 (Jeffries Freeway)	Exit 179 on I-96
	Detroit		M-5 (Grand River Avenue)
Wayne– Oakland	Detroit– Southfield	52.980	M-102 (8 Mile Road)	8 Mile Road forms the county and city lines; grade-separated cloverleaf
Oakland	Southfield		I-696 (Walter P. Reuther Freeway) / M-10 (Northwestern Highway/Lodge Freeway)	Interchange is known as the "Mixing Bowl"
	Bloomfield Township	64.325	BUS US 24 north (Square Lake Road)	Former northern terminus of U.S. 24
	Pontiac	68.8	M-59 (W. Huron Street)
	Pontiac	71.211	BUS US 24 south (Dixie Highway)	Former northern terminus of Telegraph Road, which has since been extended to Walton Blvd.
	Independence Township	77.329	M-15 north	Southern terminus of M-15
	Springfield Township	79.799	I-75	Exit 93 on I-75
	1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Bannered routes

Main article: Bannered routes of U.S. Route 24

There are several bannered routes of US 24 in Michigan.

References

^ Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the US Numbered Highway System". Federal Highway Administration. http://wwwcf.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/numbers.cfm. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
^ Bureau of Public Roads (1926) (PDF). United States System of Highways (Map). http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/misc-maps/1926us.pdf. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
^ "MDOT Physical Reference Finder Application". Michigan Department of Transportation. 2009. http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/prfinder/. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
^ Hopkins, Carol (May 5, 2008). "Max Fisher honored with sign dedication". Oakland Press. http://www.theoaklandpress.com/stories/050608/loc_20080506279.shtml. Retrieved May 8, 2008.
^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2001). Control Section/Physical Reference Atlas (Map). http://mdotwas1.mdot.state.mi.us/public/maps/pr/. Retrieved January 25, 2008.

External links

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