Mile Road System (Detroit)
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The Mile Road System (Detroit) is a grid of major east–west roads in and around Detroit, Michigan, whose numbered mile roads, such as Seven Mile Road, mark distances from the city’s downtown.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Detroit area mile road system | 1 |
| Detroit mile road system | 1 |
| Mile Road System of Detroit | 1 |
| 8 Mile Road | 0 |
| Seven Mile Road | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
major east–west road
ⓘ
major east–west road ⓘ road grid system ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| coordinateSystemFor | suburban development patterns ⓘ |
| distanceReferencePoint | Downtown Detroit GENERATED ⓘ |
| distanceUnit | mile ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Macomb County, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oakland County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | rectangular street grid ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
City of Detroit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
suburban municipalities north of Detroit ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
10 Mile Road
ⓘ
11 Mile Road NERFINISHED ⓘ 12 Mile Road ⓘ 13 Mile Road ⓘ 14 Mile Road ⓘ 15 Mile Road ⓘ 16 Mile Road ⓘ 17 Mile Road ⓘ 18 Mile Road NERFINISHED ⓘ 19 Mile Road ⓘ 20 Mile Road NERFINISHED ⓘ 21 Mile Road ⓘ 22 Mile Road ⓘ 23 Mile Road ⓘ 24 Mile Road ⓘ 5 Mile Road ⓘ 6 Mile Road ⓘ 8 Mile Road NERFINISHED ⓘ 9 Mile Road ⓘ Seven Mile Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalBasis | United States Public Land Survey System section lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
regional land use patterns
ⓘ
traffic flow in Metro Detroit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Detroit metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namingConvention | numbered by distance in miles from downtown ⓘ |
| notableSegment | 8 Mile Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf | Mile Road System (Detroit) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | major arterial roads ⓘ |
| roadType | surface streets ⓘ |
| usedFor |
addressing
ⓘ
urban navigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mile Road System of Detroit
this entity surface form:
Detroit mile road system
this entity surface form:
Detroit area mile road system