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===Detroit and Highland Park===
[[File:DetroitWoodwardAvespringsummerday.jpg|left|thumb|Merchants Row on Woodward between Grand Circus Park and Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit, just south of the [[David Whitney Building]]|alt=Photograph of]]
Woodward Avenue starts at an intersection with [[Jefferson Avenue (Detroit)|Jefferson Avenue]] next to [[Hart Plaza]] about {{convert|750|ft|m}} from the [[Detroit River]].<ref name=MDOT16/><ref name=google/> The plaza is regarded as the birthplace of the [[Ford Motor Company]],<ref name=ford-marker>{{cite sign |author = [[Michigan Department of Natural Resources]] |date = n.d. |url = https://www.flickr.com/photos/30711379@N07/4800953286/ |title = Ford Motor Company |medium = Michigan State Historical Marker |location = Hart Plaza, Detroit |publisher = Michigan Department of Natural Resources |access-date = December 8, 2012 |via = [[Flickr]] |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131221104519/http://www.flickr.com/photos/30711379%40N07/4800953286/ |archive-date = December 21, 2013 }}</ref> and it is located near [[
{{cite news | last = Gross | first = Allie | title = Detroit City Council votes to keep Spirit of Detroit Plaza downtown | newspaper = Detroit Free Press | date = July 23, 2019 | url = https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2019/07/23/spirit-plaza-permanent-downtown-detroit-park/1809857001/ | access-date = August 11, 2022}}</ref> Woodward Avenue runs north-northwesterly away from the river through the heart of downtown Detroit and the [[Detroit Financial District|Financial District]]. Along the way, it passes several important and historic sites, including [[List of buildings located along Woodward Avenue|notable buildings]] like [[One Woodward Avenue]], the [[Guardian Building]], and [[The Qube (Detroit)|The Qube]]. Woodward also passes ''[[The Spirit of Detroit]]'', a statue used to symbolize the city. Further north, Woodward Avenue runs around [[Campus Martius Park]] and enters the [[Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District]], a retail, commercial, and residential district listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP). After that historic district, the avenue travels through the middle of [[Grand Circus Park Historic District|Grand Circus Park]]; the northern edge of the park is bounded by Adams Avenue, where state maintenance begins.<ref name=MDOT16>{{cite MDOT map |year = 2016 |sections = B9–F11 |inset = Detroit }}</ref><ref name=google>{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/dir/42.337036,-83.0509/42.60356,-83.26393/@42.4704669,-83.29784,61331m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m21!4m20!1m16!3m4!1m2!1d-83.069359!2d42.3643737!3s0x8824d299cf1564df:0x727355733e815b59!3m4!1m2!1d-83.09926!2d42.40876!3s0x8824cde9be28a6cf:0xc2a8551a8968b60d!3m4!1m2!1d-83.1872!2d42.51908!3s0x8824c63d8c3e709b:0xca3fd299b226bd2d!4e1!1m1!4e1!3e0?hl=en |title = Overview Map of M-1 |access-date = May 21, 2017 }}</ref> North of Adams Avenue, Woodward Avenue is a state trunkline designated M-1. The highway crosses to the west of [[Comerica Park]] and [[Ford Field]], home of Major League Baseball's [[Detroit Tigers]] and the National Football League's [[Detroit Lions]], respectively. Woodward passes the historic [[Fox Theatre (Detroit, Michigan)|Fox Theatre]] before it crosses over I-75 (Fisher Freeway) without an interchange; access between the two highways is through the [[service drive]]s that connect to adjacent interchanges. North of the freeway, M-1 passes [[Little Caesars Arena]], home of the National Hockey League's [[Detroit Red Wings]] and the National Basketball Association's [[Detroit Pistons]]. A six-lane street, the highway travels through mixed residential and commercial areas of [[Midtown, Detroit|Midtown]] including the [[Midtown Woodward Historic District]], another district listed on the NRHP. South of I-94, Woodward heads through the [[Cultural Center Historic District (Detroit)|Cultural Center Historic District]], which includes the campus of [[Wayne State University]], the [[Detroit Public Library]], and the [[Detroit Institute of Arts]];<ref name=MDOT16/><ref name=google/> the institute and the nearby [[Detroit Historical Museum]] showcase the city's automotive history.<ref name=fhwa-tour>{{cite web |author = Federal Highway Administration |date = n.d. |url = http://byways.org/explore/byways/13754/itinerary/70729 |title = Woodward Avenue Auto History Tour |work = America's Byways |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |access-date = December 8, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100209033457/http://byways.org/explore/byways/13754/itinerary/70729 |archive-date = February 9, 2010 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
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