Interstate 275 (I-275) in the US state of Michigan is a western bypass around the Detroit metropolitan area, completed on January 14, 1977. The freeway is maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation as part of the larger state trunkline highway system. It runs through the western suburbs near Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, terminating in an interchange with I-75 near Newport, northeast of Monroe. Early planning maps for the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s included a highway roughly parallel to the modern I-275. As plans developed through the 1960s and into the early 1970s, the freeway was to run from I-75 near Newport north to Novi and connect back to I-75 near Davisburg, but the state canceled the northern section after local opposition. Additional plans to extend the highway through Oakland County were kept on the drawing boards through the 1980s, but failed to materialize. Highway M-5, the Haggerty Connector, opened along part of the former I-275/M-275 right-of-way between 1994 and 2000.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1301:
The Árpád dynasty, which had ruled Hungary since the late 9th century, ended with the death of King Andrew III. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81rp%C3%A1d_dynasty
1814:
Sweden and Denmark–Norway signed the Treaty of Kiel, whereby Frederick VI of Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden in return for the Swedish holdings in Pomerania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Kiel
1907:
A 6.5 Mw earthquake struck Kingston, Jamaica (damage pictured), resulting in at least 800 deaths, which was at the time considered one of the deadliest recorded earthquakes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907_Kingston_earthquake
1957:
Kripalu Maharaj became the fifth Jagadguru ("world teacher"), a Hindu spiritual leader. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kripalu_Maharaj
1967:
The counterculture Human Be-In was held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Be-In
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
illapse: 1. (rare) A gliding in; an immission or entrance of one thing into another. 2. (rare) A sudden descent or attack. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/illapse
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
May the men who hold the destiny of peoples in their hands, studiously avoid anything that might cause the present situation to deteriorate and become even more dangerous. May they take to heart the words of the Apostle Paul: "If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men." These words are valid not only for individuals, but for nations as well. May these nations, in their efforts to maintain peace, do their utmost to give the spirit time to grow and to act. --Albert Schweitzer https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Schweitzer