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==History== |
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Fort Street within Wyandotte was widened into a "superhighway" boulevard in 1931 north of [[Eureka Road (Wyandotte, Michigan)|Eureka Road]], and in 1940 between Eureka and the segment of Fort Street that was renamed [[Quarry Road (Wyandotte, Michigan)|Quarry Road]] at the same time. This placed the western municipal boundary within the northbound traffic lane. To remedy this, on August 31, 1955, the city annexed a small strip, approximately 50 feet wide, of Ecorse Township, placing the new western municipal boundary within the median.<ref>https://www.southgatehistory.org/archive/Ecorse%20Township/xEcorseTwsp-09.jpg</ref> Several months later, on April 5, 1956, the street began carrying [[M-85 (Michigan)|M-85]].<ref>[http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/M-085.html Route Listings - M-85], Michigan Highways.</ref> |
Fort Street within Wyandotte was widened into a "superhighway" boulevard in 1931 north of [[Eureka Road (Wyandotte, Michigan)|Eureka Road]], and in 1940 between Eureka and the segment of Fort Street that was renamed [[Quarry Road (Wyandotte, Michigan)|Quarry Road]] at the same time. This placed the western municipal boundary of Wyandotte within the northbound traffic lane. To remedy this, on August 31, 1955, the city annexed a small strip, approximately 50 feet wide, of Ecorse Township, placing the new western municipal boundary within the median.<ref>https://www.southgatehistory.org/archive/Ecorse%20Township/xEcorseTwsp-09.jpg</ref> Several months later, on April 5, 1956, the street began carrying [[M-85 (Michigan)|M-85]].<ref>[http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/M-085.html Route Listings - M-85], Michigan Highways.</ref> |
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==Route== |
==Route== |