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==History==
[[File:Fort_Champaign_Curve_Lincoln_Park_MI_1997.png|thumb|right|A Detroit Edison aerial image from 1997 shows the original sharp angle of Fort Street's curve at Champaign Road.<ref>[https://digital.library.wayne.edu/dte_aerial/part2/wayne/1997/55739-29-45.pdf DTE Aerial Photo Collection], Wayne State University.</ref> [[2400 Fort Street (Lincoln Park, Michigan)#History|Farmer Jack #501]] is visible on the northwest corner (upper left).]]
In 2005, starting on July 15 of that year, as part of a repaving project along Fort Street between [[Goddard Road (Lincoln Park, Michigan|Goddard Road]] and [[Schaefer Highway (Detroit, Michigan)|Schaefer Highway]], the curve at [[Champaign Road (Lincoln Park, Michigan)|Champaign Road]] was completely rebuilt. The previous curve was highly sharp and thus jeopardized safety, but the new curve provided a smoother flow.<ref>[https://www.thenewsherald.com/news/fort-street-will-get-a-makeover/article_fcab97a7-e2e2-50b1-ad2e-0ab51c98ff81.html "Fort Street will get a makeover"], [[The News-Herald (Southgate, Michigan)|The News-Herald]], April 10, 2005.</ref>
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