Some Info on US Highway 45

We've now driven the vast majority of the 1300 mile long US-45. In addition to what we drove earlier this week, we have also driven it from Des Plaines, Illinois, all the way north to Appleton, Wisconsin.

I looked up some information about it on wikipedia, http://www.us-highways.com/ and www.geocities.com/mapguy_denver/HwyEnds Lots of great ending pictures on the last site.

According to these sources, the northern terminus from 1926-1934 was in Des Plaines, Illinois, at today's Northwest highway, US-14. It was extended in 1934 to its present northern terminus in Ontonagon, Michigan, right on the shore of Lake Superior. This would be Michigan's Upper peninsula. There is a really neat sign showing the entire length of the road close by.

The southern terminus from 1926 to the 1950s was at Broad Street in Mobile, Alabama. From the 1950s to today, it is at St. Stevens Road at US-98, US-90. All that marks it is an "End" sign.

The road runs anywhere from 1297 to 1299, to 1300 miles depending upon who you check out.

It is a true border-to-border US highway.

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