Davison Freeway from M-10 to Oakland Avenue, M-10 to Highland Park, Highland Park, Wayne County, MI
Summary
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. It relieved crosstown traffic congestion in Highland Park and Detroit, and served as a model for later Detroit freeways.
Survey number: HAER MI-103
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Highland Park, 42.40559, -83.09687
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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