What are the Names of Detroit's Mile Roads and What is the Origin of their Names?
Starting with Ford Road - which is essentially "0" Mile, the east/west mile streets are found at one-mile intervals going north. They are:
- Warren Ave. - 1 Mile
- Joy Rd. - 2 Mile
- Plymouth Rd. - 3 Mile
- Schoolcraft - 4 Mile
- Fenkell Rd. - 5 Mile
- McNichols - 6 mile
- 7 Mile - always called this
- Baseline - 8 Mile
The "miles" were originally based on the number of miles from the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Woodward Avenue (beginning of Woodward Avenue) in downtown Detroit - going due north from there. Thus, Ford Road starts at the intersection of these two primary roads.
SOURCE: The Detroit Almanac, page 20
History of Detroit Streets
Detroit News web site. Detroit's street names honor early leaders
UPDATED: 05/02/2006
