| Truck traffic to Michigan 50 (Custer Road) west of Monroe is directed northward from Summit Street to Ohio 125. Michigan 50 follows a surface street routing through the county seat of Monroe otherwise. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Next in line for northbound travelers is the Exit 5 diamond interchange with Erie Road. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| Interstate 75 north at Exit 5 (Erie Road). Erie Road ends 0.8 miles at Lake Erie. West of Interstate 75 Exit 2, Erie Road ventures 1.9 miles to Ohio 125 (Dixie Highway) at Erie and 5.6 miles to Lewis Avenue at Temperance. The Exit 6 diamond interchange with Luna Pier Road is next. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| Exit 6 serves the Lake Erie coastal community of Luna Pier via Luna Pier Road. Luna Pier Road travels 2.3 miles overall from the lake to Ohio 125 (Dixie Highway) at Lakeside Road. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| Slow moving trucks warning sign posted at the Luna Pier Road overpass for the upcoming truck weigh station. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| 0.50-mile overhead for the weigh station. Much of Interstate 75 in Monroe County is rural as the freeway skirts wetlands associated with Maumee Bay and its tributaries. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| The weigh station resides just north of the Gaynler Road overpass, ahead of the South Otter Creek Road folded-diamond interchange (Exit 9) near North Shores. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| South Otter Creek Road joins Interstate 75 with the community of LaSalle, 2.5 miles to the northwest along Michigan 125 (Dixie Highway). Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| Drivers finally reach the Michigan Welcome Center, one mile south of the La Plaisance Road (Exit 11). La Plaisance Road loops east from Interstate 75 to Bolles Harbor and Avalon Beach along Lake Erie. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| La Plaisance Road north carries drivers northwest 2.5 miles from Interstate 75 Exit 11 into downtown Monroe. This is the first of four Monroe area interchanges. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| Front Street travels along the River Raisin through Monroe to Interstate 75 at Exit 13. East of the freeway, Front Street continues to an industrial area at Monroe Harbor. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| Interstate 75 northbound at the Exit 13 folded diamond interchange with Front Street. Front Street leads west 1.75 miles to junction Michigan 50 & 127 (Monroe Street) in downtown. Michigan 50 continues west along Front Street to U.S. 24 (Telegraph Road) and Custer Road. Interests to the River Raisin Battlefield are directed northward to Exit 14 (Elm Avenue). Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| Leaving the Monroe area, Interstate 75 next interchanges with Nadeau Road (Exit 18). Nadeau Road joins the freeway with Woodland Beach to the east and Michigan 125 (Monroe Street) to the west. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| The first sign of the split with Interstate 275 (Exit 20) north is posted at the Exit 18 ramp departure to Nadeau Road. Woodland Beach lies 2.25 miles to the southeast. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| 0.75 miles south of the Interstate 75 and 275 split at Exit 20. Interstate 275 provides a partial bypass route of Detroit and Interstate 75 north to Flint in conjunction with Interstate 96 west and U.S. 23 north. The freeway also serves western suburbs such as Romulus, Canton Township, and Livonia. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| Interstate 275 north to Exit 15 (Eureka Road) leads motorists to Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| Interstate 75 northbound expands to five overall lanes in anticipation of the Exit 20 partition with Interstate 275 north. Interstate 275 travels 17 miles north to Interstate 94 and 29 miles to its merge with Interstate 96 west. Original plans called for the freeway to return to Interstate 75 at Davisburg, but that appears very unlikely. For a detailed history on the freeway, see MichiganHighways.org. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| A modified-trumpet interchange facilitates the movements between Interstates 75 and 275 at Exit 20. 88 miles separates Flint from Exit 20 via Interstate 275 north, Interstate 96 west, and U.S. 23 north. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| Interstate 75 next meets Newport Road at the community of Newport at Exit 21. Newport Road heads west to U.S. 24 and southeast to Oldport via Swan Creek Road. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| The final Monroe County interchange (Exit 26) joins Interstate 75 with South Huron River Drive at the town of South Rockwood. Points of interest for Exit 26 include the Pointe Mouillee State Game Area. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| A partial cloverleaf interchange facilitates the movements between Interstate 75 and South Huron River Drive at Exit 20. Huron River Drive parallels the Huron River 2.7 miles southeast to Jefferson Avenue and three miles northwest to U.S. 24 (Telegraph Road). Photo taken 11/13/04. |
| Continuing north, Interstate 75 crosses the Huron River into southern Wayne County. Huron River Drive interchanges with Interstate 75 at Exit 28 in Rockwood. Huron River Drive links the town of Rockwood with Flat Rock to the northwest and Lake Erie Metropark to the east. Photo taken 11/13/04. |
Page Updated November 3, 2007.
