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Heritage Route Program

• Drive Home Our Heritage
Communities across the state are preserving Michigan's unique recreational, scenic and historic cultural treasures, knitted together through a common thread: roads.

• Benefits
Whether you're exploring Michigan's pleasant peninsulas or pursuing a new route, the Heritage Route Program offers many benefits, including preservation, economic, community and education.

• How to Apply
The application process for heritage route designation consists of two steps.

• Promotional Videos
MDOT has produced two videos promoting Michigan's Heritage Routes,
for communities and for motorists.


Byways and Grants

• M-1 (Woodward Avenue) gets All-American Road designation
October 27, 2009 -- M-1 (Woodward Avenue), which stretches from the Detroit River to the city of Pontiac, is celebrating its official designation as an All-American Road by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.

• Planning for Successful Grant Applications PDF icon


Designated Routes
Interactive Heritage Route Listing
View a listing of all current Heritage Routes, complete with route information and photos.


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