History
US 45 debuted in Michigan by 1935 on maps of the time. The highway replaced M-26 between the state line north toward Rockland, and then M-35 between Rockland and Ontonagon. The Michigan State Highway Department (MSHD) built a new bridge over the Ontonagon River in late 1959. Along with this bridge, the last 8 miles (13 km) of US 45 in the country were paved, connecting the Gulf of Mexico with Lake Superior with a hard-surfaced road. A rerouting in late 1971 moved the US 45 designation along M-26 between Rockland and Greenland. From Greenland, US 45 followed Ontonagon–Greenland Road to Ontonagon. In late 1973, MDOT reversed the rerouting. US 45 was restored to its previous routing on Rockland Road between Rockland and Ontonagon. M-26 was re-extended south from Greenland to Rockland. M-38 was extended west along Ontonagon–Greenland Road. In 2010, students from Michigan Technological University solved the mystery of the Paulding Light, showing that the light comes from headlights of cars on US 45 in the Paulding area.
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