Log and Map of Automobile Routes between Detroit-Gary and Chicago, 1942
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The Automobile Club of Michigan published this map in 1942 to help guide motorists between Detroit and Gary, Indiana, and then from Gary to Chicago. Each of the three suggested routes offered its own advantages and attractions. The "U.S. 12 Route" most closely parallels modern Interstate 94, which became the principal route between Detroit and Chicago when completed in 1972.
The Automobile Club of Michigan published this map in 1942 to help guide motorists between Detroit and Gary, Indiana, and then from Gary to Chicago. Each of the three suggested routes offered its own advantages and attractions. The "U.S. 12 Route" most closely parallels modern Interstate 94, which became the principal route between Detroit and Chicago when completed in 1972.
Artifact
Road map
Date Made
1942
Subject Date
1942
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.135.817
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 8.75 in
Width: 3.75 in (folded)
Width: 33 in (unfolded)
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