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. This road also provides access to many recreational facilities in the Detroit area. 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. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of them use the term commonwealth) which have membership in the federation known as the United States of America (USA or U.S.). The separate state governments and the U.S. federal government share sovereignty, in that an... 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. ... Lake Erie, looking southward from a high rural bluff near Leamington, Ontario Lake Erie is one of the five large freshwater Great Lakes in North America, the worlds largest such lakes. ... Detroit River seen from Grosse Ile Township, Michigan The Detroit River is about 51 km (32 miles) long and 1 to 4 km (0. ... Public beach on Lake St. ...

This road passes through the city of Detroit, the Grosse Pointe communities, Eastpointe (formerly East Detroit), and Chesterfield Township, among others. It also serves as the backbone of the rich neighborhoods of the Grosse Pointe communities, skirting the eastern portion of the city of Detroit. Jefferson is also a corridor to the bridges to Grosse Ile (1 free, 1 toll). There are several similarly named adjacent places beginning with Grosse Pointe in the Metro Detroit area of the U.S. state of Michigan: Grosse Pointe, city Grosse Pointe Farms, city Grosse Pointe Park, city Grosse Pointe Shores, village Grosse Pointe Woods, city It is much more rare to refer to... Eastpointe is a city located in Macomb County, Michigan. ... Chesterfield Township is a township located in Macomb County, Michigan. ... Grosse Ile Township is township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Although the road is continuous with Jefferson Avenue to the north and south, the name changes in Wyandotte to Biddle Avenue. Similarly, in Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe Shores, the name changes to Lake Shore Drive. Wyandotte is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan. ... Alternate use: There are several neighboring places in Michigan that begin with Grosse Pointe. ... Alternate use: There are several neighboring places in Michigan that begin with Grosse Pointe. ...

There is one block gap in Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, between Clark St. and Scotten St. In downtown Detroit, the southern end of M-10 is routed on Jefferson to the corner of Randolph St./M-3. From the corner of Randolph to the southern end of I-375 between Beaubien and St. Antoine streets, Jefferson is the extremely short, 0.015 mile-long, unsigned Business Spur Interstate 375. Michigan State Highway 10, also known as the John C. Lodge Freeway, M-10, and Northwestern Highway, is a short and busy expressway in Detroit Michigan running north from downtown Detroit to Oakland County. ... Michigan State Highway 3, or M-3, is a north-south state highway in the U.S. state of Michigan in the metro Detroit area. ... The 1. ...

Another gap occurs at the former Selfridge Air Force Base, now a golf course and the Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Jefferson Avenue ends at 23 Mile Rd., near the boundary between Chesterfield Township and New Baltimore. On the south end, Jefferson begins at the boundary between Wayne County and Monroe County in Brownstown Township, Michigan at the junction of U.S. Turnpike Rd. and S. Huron River Rd., a few miles south of Gibraltar. Chesterfield Township is a township located in Macomb County, Michigan. ... New Baltimore is a city located in Macomb County, Michigan. ... Wayne County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... Brownstown Township is a township located in Wayne County, Michigan. ...