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Heading east from Bishop, California. The modern US 6 in California is a short, two-lane, north–south surface highway from Bishop to the Nevada state line. Prior to the 1964 state highway renumbering, US 6 extended to Long Beach along what is now US 395, State Route 14 (SR 14), Interstate 5 (I-5), I-110/SR 110, and SR 1.
The Soo Locks between Lake Superior and the St. Marys River. The Great Lakes Waterway ( GLW) is a system of natural channels and artificial locks and canals which enable navigation between the North American Great Lakes. [1] Though all of the lakes are naturally connected as a chain, water travel between the lakes was impeded for centuries by ...
U.S. Route 6 ( US 6) in the state of Illinois is an east–west arterial surface road that runs 179.88 miles (289.49 km) from the city of Moline in the Quad Cities area to Lansing at the Indiana state line.
U.S. Route 12 in Michigan. Bus. US 23. US Highway 12 ( US 12) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Michigan. In Michigan, it runs for 210 miles (340 km) between New Buffalo and Detroit as a state trunkline highway and Pure Michigan Byway.
M-6 Paul B. Henry Freeway South Beltline Freeway Grand Rapids metro area with M-6 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by MDOT Length 19.696 mi (31.698 km) Existed November 20, 2001 (2001-11-20) –present Major junctions West end I-196 near Hudsonville Major intersections US 131 in Cutlerville M-37 near Alaska East end I-96 near Cascade Location Country United States State Michigan ...
January 29, 1964 [ 3] The Illinois and Michigan Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. In Illinois, it ran 96 miles (154 km) from the Chicago River in Bridgeport, Chicago to the Illinois River at LaSalle - Peru. The canal crossed the Chicago Portage, and helped establish Chicago as the transportation ...
Wolverine (Amtrak train) Wolverine. (Amtrak train) The Wolverine is a higher-speed passenger train service operated by Amtrak as part of its Michigan Services. The 304-mile (489 km) [ 3] line provides three daily round-trips between Chicago and Pontiac, Michigan, via Ann Arbor and Detroit. It carries a heritage train name descended from the New ...
Location. (historic dividing point) 3100 West 31st Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, US. Range. Valparaiso Moraine. Coordinates. 41°50′14″N 87°42′8″W. / 41.83722°N 87.70222°W / 41.83722; -87.70222. The Chicago Portage was an ancient portage that connected the Great Lakes waterway system with the Mississippi River system.