HIGHWAY AGENCIES
MDOT
- Michigan Department of
Transportation website. Be sure to check out the
state
highway map page and order a
free 2001 map while you're at it! Also, don't miss the
Projects
Under Construction or Projects
Under Study pages or the following
projects/studies ...
M-6
South Grand Rapids Beltway : US-31
Holland-Muskegon freeway proposal :
US-131
freeway extension proposal (Indiana Toll Road to Three Rivers) :
US-31 freeway completion, Berrien Co. : I-73
feasibility study :
I-94
Detroit reconstruction study :
I-94
Jackson modernization study :
Blue Water Bridge Plaza Study
MTO
- Ministry of Transportation Ontario. Don't miss the online
version of the Ontario Official Highway Map! Also, be sure to check out the
Highway
416 construction page and
real time traffic
cameras. Major Ontario
projects/studies ...
Niagara
Peninsula transportation study *PDF : Highway
11 four-laning : Highway
69 four-laning
ODOT
- Ohio Department of
Transportation Website. Don't miss 51 years of the Ohio
Transportation Map or the online edition of the
current map. Major Ohio project/studies
...
I-280
Maumee River Crossing : US-24
corridor study : I-670
Reconstruction
Ohio
Turnpike - Ohio Turnpike Commission
website
Wayne
County, MI
- Official Wayne County website; home of Detroit
Metro Airport. Be sure to check out the roads
page.
HIGHWAY LOGS/SPECIFIC ROUTES
Highway
407/ETR - North America's first all
electronic toll highway (located north & west of Toronto, ON). Be
sure to give the
interactive
highway map a try!
I-73/I-74
- Congressional High Priority Corridor
5. Includes information on the proposed I-73 route in Michigan.
Michiana
Roads - Route information and highway photos in the Michiana
region by Marc Fannin.
Michigan
Highways - Informational
listings including complete histories of all Michigan highways by
Christopher Bessert. Also check out Chris' Osceola
County map site, as well as his other sample
maps on his homepage.
Ohio
State Highways -
Information on each & every state highway in Ohio compiled by John
Simpson.
Ontario
Provincial Highways
- Informational
listings for all Ontario highways including an extensive listing of what
became of former provincial highways. Page is by Christopher Bessert.
US
27 Corridor Updates
-
Contains construction photos and maps of the new US 127 (formerly
US 27) St. John's bypass north of
Lansing, as well as maps of the eventual upgrade of the rest of the
highway to Interstate standards in preparation for a possible I-73 routing in Michigan
one day.
MAP COLLECTING
eBay
- The largest selection of collectibles (including maps)
for sale on the internet!
RMCA
- Road Map Collectors Association, a group of road map collectors
throughout North America and Great Britain who have have joined together
to promote the hobby and network with trading partners. Site
contains invaluable map collecting information including the
Official Maps Master List (an
attempt to catalog all known "official" road maps), articles
on collecting, and a whole lot more.
MAP PUBLISHERS/ONLINE MAPS
DeLorme
- Publisher of the famous Atlas @ Gazetteer series and a leading
publisher of digital mapping software. Be sure to check out
their EarthaMaps™.
MapArt
- Canada's largest map and atlas
publisher; the most accurate, colorful (colourful), and easy to
use maps of any publisher, in my opinion. You can now place orders
online on their recently redesigned website!
Mapquest
- The unequivocal leader in online maps and publisher of the
popular National Geographic Road Atlas series and software. Be sure to
check out their recently added aerial photos as well as their
European-style cartography option.
Other publishers of interest ... American
Map Corporation : Rand McNally
: Universal Map
ROAD PHOTOGRAPHY
AA Roads
- Home to the most comprehensive highway sign gallery as well as an
overall invaluable resource.
Michigan
Highway Ends - Ends photography
covering the entire Great lakes State by Dan Garnell.
Michigan Road
Photos - A quickly growing collection of highway
photography maintained by Dan Garnell.
County
Road Signs of Michigan - A site illustrating signage practices
for each Michigan county by Sean Lyons.
The King's
Highway - A history of Ontario's highway including historic
photos by Cameron Bevers.
The
King's Highway Ends - Ends photography covering the province of
Ontario by Earl Andrew Washburn.
Ohio
Highway Ends - Ends photography covering the entire Buckeye
State by Dan Garnell.
Ohio Road Photos
- A quickly growing collection of highway
photography by Dan Garnell and Sean Lyons.
County Road
Signs of Ohio - A site illustrating signage practices for each
Ohio county by Sean Lyons.
ADDITIONAL LINKS ...
About
Via - A once invaluable
guide to roads, signs, and maps on the internet, this site is woefully
out of date.
dmoz:
Roads and Highways -
dmoz Open Directory Project - Top: Recreation: Roads and Highways
- a directory of road related sites similar to About Via. Also
check out their maps
directory. Continually updated.
NEWSPAPERS
The
Detroit News -
The Detroit News online edition. Be sure to check out the
"Commuting" column in the "Metro" section.
The Detroit Free Press -
The Detroit Free Press online. Be sure to check out the
"Driving Today" column in the "Metro" section.
The
Toledo Blade - The
Toledo Blade online edition.
The
Toronto Star
- The Toronto Star
online edition.
OFFICIAL TOURISM SITES
Michigan
Tourism -
Great Lakes, Great Times!
Ohio
Tourism - Ohio: So
much to Discover!
Ontario
Tourism - Ontario:
More to Discover!
OTHER MAP/HIGHWAY RELATED SITES
misc.transport.road FAQ - Answers to a number of highway related
questions hosted by the Open Directory Project.
Highway
Route Markers - A field guide to highway shields by James
Lin.
kurumi.com
- Field Guide to Interchanges, Signmaker, Trivia, and much, much
more ... Check it out!
MISCELLANEOUS
City of Wyandotte, MI
- My hometown
The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Here are some links
that are of particular significance to me: School
of Music; University
of Michigan Men's Glee Club.
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