- This article covers the portion of U.S. Route 24 in Michigan. For the main article on U.S. 24, see U.S. Route 24.
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| U.S. Route 24 |
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| Telegraph Road | |||||||||
| Length: | 78.58 mi[1] (126 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1926 | ||||||||
| South end: | Ohio State Line south of Erie | ||||||||
| North end: |  I-75 near Clarkston |
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>In Michigan, Telegraph Rd. is a major north-south thoroughfare; it is mostly divided. The total length is approximately 70 miles and is signed as US-24 in its entirety (except for a brief portion between Dixie Highway [US24 splitoff] and Walton Ave.) Telegraph is actually named as such for a couple of miles in Toledo, merging into Detroit Ave. at Laskey Road.
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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. 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.
Junction types
- From Michigan-Ohio border to Taylor, MI [all intersections at-grade excluding I-275 and N. Custer Road (grade separation( ( parclo)]
- Eureka Rd. (at-grade)
- Northline Rd. (at-grade)
- Goddard Rd. (at-grade)
- Wick Rd. (at-grade)
- Ecorse Rd. (folded diamond)
- I-94 (SPUI)
- Van Born Rd. (at-grade, left turn is permitted from SB Telegraph to EB Van Born)
- Annapolis Rd. (at-grade)
- Michigan Avenue (U.S. Highway 12) (grade separated with 2 connecting roads)
- Cherry Hill Road (at-grade)
- Wilson Avenue (at-grade)
- Ford Rd. (M-153) (at-grade with jughandle)
- Warren Avenue (at-grade)
- Hines Dr. ( grade-separated)
- Ann Arbor Trail (at-grade)
- Joy Rd. (at-grade)
- Plymouth Rd. (at-grade with jughandle)
- I-96 (volleyball)
- 5 Mile (at-grade)
- 6 Mile (at-grade)
- Grand River Avenue (M-5) (at-grade with jughandle)
- 7 Mile (at-grade)
- 8 Mile Road ( cloverleaf)
- 9 Mile (at-grade)
- 10 Mile (at-grade)
- 10 1/2 Mile-Franklin Rd. (at-grade)
- I-696 and M-10 (unnamed type, but referred by the locals as the Mixing Bowl)
- 12 Mile (at-grade)
- 13 Mile (at-grade)
- 14 Mile (at-grade)
- Maple Rd. (15 Mile) (at-grade with L-junction)
- Lone Pine Rd. (at-grade)
- Long Lake Rd. (at-grade)
- Hickory Grove Rd. (at-grade)
- Square Lake (at-grade)
- Orchard Lake Rd. ( diamond)
- Voorheis St. (at-grade)
- Huron St. (M-59) (at-grade)
- Elizabeth Lake Rd. (at-grade with jughandle)
- Pontiac Lake Rd. (at-grade with jughandle)
- Dixie Highway (at-grade)
- Walton Blvd. (at-grade)
(end of US-24)
Trivia
- "Telegraph Road", a song by Mark Knopfler of the band Dire Straits (appearing on the album Love over Gold) was inspired by a bus trip down Telegraph Road.
See also
- Dixie Highway
- Southfield Freeway (M-39) - a parallel alternative to this highway.
- Michigan Left
- Jughandle
