Michigan Highways

Lake Erie Circle Tour

Lake Erie Circle Tour route marker

Of the four Great Lakes Circle Tour routes, the Lake Erie Circle Tour is the most recent (designated c.1992-93) as well as the one containing the least amount of mileage in Michigan. This is not suprising when you take into account the relatively small amount of Lake Erie shoreline in Michigan. Outside the state, the LECT passes through Ohio, including Toledo, Sandusky and Cleveland; Pennsylvania, including Erie; New York, including Buffalo; and Ontario, including Fort Erie and Welland.

 

Lake Erie Circle Tour Route

In Michigan, the mainline of the LECT follows signed state trunkline routes in its entirety, although in some places the nearest state highway to the Lake Erie may be several miles away. The precise routing of the circle tour mainline:

  • The LECT enters Michigan from Ohio on I-75 south of Erie and proceeds northerly toward Monroe and Detroit on I-75.
  • Just inside Wayne Co, the circle tour leaves I-75 at Exit 28 and follows M-85/Fort Rd through Trenton, Riverview, Lincoln Park and into Detroit.
  • The route re-joins I-75 at Exit 43 in southwestern Detroit and continues northeasterly.
  • The LECT leaves I-75 at the Ambassador Bridge and crosses into Windsor, Ontario.
  • Continue on the Lake Erie Circle Tour into Ontario at the Ontario Highways website.

 

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