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.

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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

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Seven Mile Road partOf Mile Road System (Detroit)
Eight Mile Road isPartOf Mile Road System (Detroit)
this entity surface form: Mile Road System of Detroit
Five Mile Road partOf Mile Road System (Detroit)
this entity surface form: Detroit mile road system
Six Mile Road partOf Mile Road System (Detroit)
this entity surface form: Detroit area mile road system