^Looking north from Warren Avenue in Detroit, April 2021.

​Michigan Highway 1 follows Woodward Avenue, radiating north-northwesterly out of downtown Detroit to Pontiac. The southern end is at Adams Street in downtown Detroit.  From there, Michigan Highway 1 follows Woodward Avenue, which serves as the division between east side address and west side addresses, up until Highland Park. (North of here, Detroit's streets align to a classic grid based on the cardinal directions, and a different street called John R Road serves as the dividing line.) Even as the predominant street grid becomes oriented along the cardinal directions beyond Highland Park, Michigan Highway 1 stays on its straight, north-northwesterly course. After passing through Royal Oak, Ferndale, Birmingham, and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Highway 1 approaches Pontiac.  Still on Woodward Avenue, Highway 1 ends at an east-west road called Square Lake Road.  That Square Lake Road brings Business US24 in from the west, and it brings Business Loop I-75 in from the west; both of these business alignments take Woodward Avenue over from Michigan Highway 1, which ends at this junction.

My photo for Michigan Highway 1 comes from the median of Woodward Avenue in Ferndale. Just south of 9 Mile Road, the sign assembly in this photograph points northward for southbound travelers.  The intersection of Woodward and 9 Mile features a classic Michigan left; the sign assembly shows the U-turn to the northbound side of Woodward Avenue. This photo was taken in April 2021 as part of the trip around Metro Detroit and the Thumb of Michigan.

​Here are some more photos of Michigan Highway 1:

Southbound Michigan Highway 1 approaching its southern terminus in Detroit.

The southern end of Michigan Highway 1 at Adams Street in Detroit.

Northbound Michigan Highway 1 near Michigan Highway 102.

Northbound Michigan Highway 1 approaching Michigan Highway 8.

Northbound Michigan Highway 1 heading away from Interstate 75.

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