Sunday, October 05, 2025

this is strange, there's a "Spanish War Veterans Memorial Highway" in Michigan, US 2


US-2 exists in Michigan in two segments, dipping back into Wisconsin for approximately 15 miles between Crystal Falls and Iron Mountain. 

The western segment is nearly 100 miles long and runs from Ironwood to south of Crystal Falls, while the eastern portion is nearly twice as long at 196 miles and runs from near Iron Mountain to the route's eastern terminus at St Ignace. 

Interestingly, the overall national routing of US-2 also exists in two segments: From Everett, Washington to St Ignace and from Rouses Point, New York to Houlton, Maine.


United Spanish War Veterans' Memorial Highway – "The portion of US-2 beginning in St. Ignace and extending west to [...] Iron Mountain, ... and the portion of US-2 beginning in Crystal Falls and extending west to Ironwood ..." From MDOT: "The United Spanish War Veterans was an American Veterans organization which consisted of veterans of the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War and China Relief Expedition."

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