Route information | ||||
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Length | 2,482 mi (3,994 km) | |||
Existed | November 11, 1926[1]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 101 at Aberdeen, WA | |||
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East end | Cass Avenue in Detroit, MI | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
States | Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan | |||
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U.S. Route 12 or U.S. Highway 12 (US 12) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway, running from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Michigan, for almost 2,500 miles (4,000 km). The highway has mostly been superseded by Interstate 90 (I-90) and I-94, but, unlike most U.S. Highways that have been superseded by an Interstate, US 12 remains intact as an important link for local and regional destinations. The highway's western terminus in Aberdeen is at an intersection with US 101, while the highway's eastern terminus in Downtown Detroit is at the corner of Michigan and Cass avenues, near Campus Martius Park.