Michigan State Highway 3, or M-3, is a north-south state highway in the U.S. state of Michigan in the Detroit metropolitan area. For most of its length, M-3 is known as Gratiot Avenue. A state highway in the United States is a numbered highway primarily administered by a state government. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... State nickname: Wolverine State or Great Lakes State Other U.S. States Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm Official languages English Area 250,941 km² (11th)  - Land 147,255 km²  - Water 103,687 km² (41. ... Metro Detroit is the American metropolitan area consisting of nine counties including the cities of Detroit, Flint, Ann Arbor, Pontiac, and other outlying cities, villages, and townships in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Gratiot is one of five major avenues (along with Woodward, Michigan, Grand River, and Jefferson) planned by judge Augustus Woodward in 1805 that extend from downtown Detroit in differing directions. Gratiot runs northeast from downtown and extends into Macomb County. Michigan State Highway 1 or M-1 is a north-south state highway in Michigan. ... Michigan Avenue refers to remnants of Old U.S. Highway 12 that ran from downtown Detroit to Chicago. ... Grand River Avenue is one of the principal pre-Interstate roads in the state of Michigan. ... Jefferson Avenue is a scenic road along the eastern part of Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan along Lake Erie, the Detroit River, and Lake Saint Clair. ... Augustus Brevoort Woodward (born Elias Brevoort Woodward November 1774, died July 12, 1827) was the first Chief Justice of the Michigan Territory. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Macomb County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ...

Before 2001, the southern terminus of M-3 was at exit 47A of Interstate 75 just southwest of downtown Detroit. Due to exchanges between the Michigan Department of Transportation and the city of Detroit, M-3 was broken into discontinuous segments. Now M-3 extends from Gratiot Avene to Randolph Street south to end at the intersection with Jefferson Avenue in downtown Detroit. The northern terminus is at exit 243 of Interstate 94 in Chesterfield Township about two miles (3.2 km) west of New Baltimore. (Michigan State Highway 29 connects to the junction from the east.) 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Interstate 75 is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ... City motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the territorial city) City nicknames: The Motor City and Motown Location in the state of Michigan Founded July 24, 1701 County Wayne... Interstate 94 is a long interstate highway connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain region of the United States. ... Chesterfield Township is a township located in Macomb County, Michigan. ... New Baltimore is a city located in Macomb County, Michigan. ...

The total length of the route is approximately 29 miles (46 km).

The road passes through Detroit, Eastpointe, Roseville, Clinton Township, Mount Clemens, and Chesterfield Township. For much of the way it runs more or less parallel with Michigan State Highway 97 to the north and with Interstate 94 to the south. Eastpointe is a city located in Macomb County, Michigan. ... Roseville is a city located in Macomb County, Michigan. ... Clinton Charter Township, Michigan in Macomb County, Michigan ... Mount Clemens also refered to as The Clem by locals, is a city located in Macomb County, Michigan. ...

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