Border-to-Border Trail
The Border-to-Border Trail is a partially constructed non-motorized trail in Washtenaw County, Michigan. The trail is planned to cover approximately from Livingston County to Wayne County along the Huron River.
In thirteen segments from A to M, it will link Huron-Clinton Metroparks with Dexter Township, the Village of Dexter, Scio Township, the City of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Township, Ypsilanti Township, and the City of Ypsilanti. Segment A is located on the Livingston County border to the north-west and M on the Wayne County border in the south-east. The trail is being developed in sub-segments. As each segment is developed, there are sometimes refinements to the actual path. In the interest of continuity, parts of the current trail do not reflect the planned final route, but use existing surface streets until the final trail can be constructed.
Route
On 24 September 2010, part of the border-to-border route in Ypsilanti was opened for access to the public. This temporary route, constructed using crushed-concrete, extends from Michigan Avenue Bridge, over the Huron River to Park Street. Friends of the Border-to-Border trail called it "almost an urban wilderness".The whole planned Border-to-Border route, segments A to M, is from Livingston County to Wayne County along the Huron River.
Segment C is a routed proposed north from Dexter to Hudson Mills Metropark.
The trail
| Segment | Project Limits | Length Miles | Community | Funding Estimate | Funding Source | Status |
| A | Livingston Co. to Bell Road | 1.7 | Dexter Township | $584,000 | TBD | Concept |
| B | Bell Road to North Territorial Rd. | 1.3 | Dexter Township | $447,000 | TBD | Concept |
| C | North Territorial Rd. to Dexter | 4.7 | Dexter Township | $1,614,000 | TBD | See below |
| C1 | Husdon Mills Metropark Phase 1 | 2.1 | Dexter Township | ? | HCMA, WCPARC, Community foundation for Southeastern Michigan, Michigan Department of Natural Resources | Completed 2008 |
| C2B | 2.0? / 3.0? | Dexter Township | $725,000 | HCMA, WCPARC, Village of Dexter | Planned | |
| C2A | 0.25 | Village of Dexter | ?? | ?? | Completed 2012 | |
| D1 | River Terrace Trail, Village of Dexter to Dexter-Huron Metropark | 1.4 | Village of Dexter / Dexter Township | $481,000 / $990,000 | WCPARC, Others to be determined | Underway |
| D2 | Park Connector Trail, Dexter-Huron Metropark to Delhi Metropark | 2.9 | Scio Township | $996,000 / $1,500,000 | TBD | Concept / Budgeted for 2012 |
| E | Delhi Metropark to Tubbs Road | 1.0 | Scio Township | $344,000 | TBD | Concept |
| F | Tubbs Road to Maple Road | 1.5 | Scio Township | $515,000 | TBD | Concept |
| G | Maple Road to Barton Pond | 2.2 | Ann Arbor City | $756,000 | TBD | Concept |
| H | Ann Arbor West Barton Pond to Mitchell Field | 3.0 | City of Ann Arbor | $1,030,000 | ?? | Partially Complete |
| H? | Bandemer Park Railroad Tunnel from Bandemer Park to Barton Park Bridge | ?? | City of Ann Arbor | $2,555,595 | City of Ann Arbor | Unfunded |
| I | Ann Arbor East Mitchell Field to Dixboro Road | 3.0 | City of Ann Arbor | $1,030,000 | ?? | Complete |
| J | Dixboro Road to Hewitt Road | 2.5 | Ann Arbor Township/Ypsilanti Township | $858,000 | WCPARC Community foundation for Southeastern Michigan Michigan Department of Transportation | Completed 2004 |
| J? | Washtenaw Community College | 0.32 | ?? | ?? | WCPARC | Completed 2008 |
| K | Hewitt Road to Michigan Avenue | 2.5 | City of Ypsilanti | $858,000 | City of Ypsilanti, Michigan Department of Natural Resources | Partially Complete |
| K1 | Hewitt Road, Eastern Michigan University Rail Trail to Huron River Drive, Huron River Drive to Westview with connection to the Rail Trail | 0.75 | City of Ypsilanti | ?? | WCPARC and EMU | Completed 2009 |
| K2 | EMU Rail Trail reconstruction, Hewitt to Cornell and extension to EMU Student Union | 0.75 | City of Ypsilanti | ?? | WCPARC and EMU | Completed 2008 and 2009 |
| L | Michigan Avenue to Ford Lake | 1.5 | City of Ypsilanti | $515,000 | TBD | Partially Complete |
| L? | ?? | City of Ypsilanti | $500,000 | TBD | Concept | |
| L1 | I-94 to Ford Lake | 0.2 | Ypsilanti Township | $69,000 | TBD | Partially Complete |
| L? | Grove Road | 0.15 | ?? | ?? | WCPARC | Complete |
| L? | , also known as | 1.0 | City of Ypsilanti | ?? | City of Ypsilanti, Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan, WCPARC / Volunteers | On Hold / Gravel trail complete |
| M | Ford Lake to Wayne County | 4.0 | Ypsilanti Township | $1,373,000 | TBD | Partially Complete |
| M1 | Ypsilanti Township, Hydro Park North/Bridge Road | 0.33 | Ypsilanti Township | $159,000 | Ypsilanti Township, Hydro Park North/Bridge Road | Scheduled to complete in 2011 as part of another overlap project |
| M2 | Bridge Road/Textile to Wayne County Border | 1.0 | Ypsilanti Township | $197,000 | WCPARC | Scheduled to complete in 2010 |