Woodward Avenue (M-1) Automotive Heritage Trail
Woodward Avenue (M-1) Automotive Heritage Trail is a State Scenic Byway in Michigan. Within Michigan it covers roughly 30 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Woodward Avenue (M-1) Automotive Heritage Trail with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
Woodward Avenue runs out of downtown Detroit through the city's historic heart and northern suburbs, the cradle of the American auto industry — the world's first mile of concrete highway was paved here in 1909. The route passes the Detroit Institute of Arts, grand architecture, and the suburbs that host the annual Woodward Dream Cruise, the country's largest classic-car gathering. It is a rolling monument to car culture.
- birthplace of auto industry
- first concrete highway
- Woodward Dream Cruise
- Detroit landmarks
- M-1
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.