Detroit Department of Transportation route 76 'Hayes Limited'

76 Hayes Limited was a limited-stop bus route operated by the Detroit Department of Transportation in Detroit, Michigan, United States. All local service along the former path of route is currently provided by routes 34 Gratiot and 38 Plymouth.

Route Details

At the time of discontinuation, this route provided limited-stop service during weekday rush hours from downtown Detroit to East 8 Mile Road via Gratiot Avenue, East Outer Drive and Hayes Street.

History

• October 22, 1945 - Service begins as a Detroit Street Railway route called Gratiot-Hayes Express. The downtown terminus was alongside the JL Hudson department store at Gratiot and Farmer Street. Initially, service is provided all day and local service is provided along Hayes and East Outer Drive to Harper Avenue, where limited-stop service begins to Saint Antoine Street, with a single stop at East Grand Boulevard.
• 1951 - Limited-stop service along Gratiot reduced to weekday rush hours.
• November 5, 1962 - Route renamed Hayes Express after a separate Gratiot Express route begins service.
• July 1, 1974 - Service carried on by DDOT.
• 1980 - Downtown service modified to loop via Randolph Street, Monroe Street, Michigan Avenue, Griswold Street and Grand River Avenue to Farmer.
• 1997 - Route renamed Hayes Limited. In addition, local service now operates south to Gratiot and Harper, with limited-stop service continuing from there.
• 2001 - Downtown terminus moved to Capitol Park.
• 2009 - Downtown terminus moved to the newly-opened Rosa Parks Transit Center.
• June 25, 2011 - Service discontinued.

References

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Vehicles
Current Low Floor	1201-1242, 1400-1430, 1500-1508, 1519-1538, 1700-1728, 1800-1829, 1900-1924, 2000-2025, 2200-2239, 2300-2309
Current LF Hybrid	1243-1246, 1509-1518
Current LF Articulated	1539-1548, 1960-1964
Current LF Electric	2100e-2103e
Former	001-002, 1001-1148 (1975), 1001-1050 (2010), 1201-1251, 1300-1369, 1370-1410, 1501-1605, 1701-1717, 1801-1874, 1900-1999, 2000-2084, 2521-2534, 3000-3120, 3001, 3002-3006, 3200-3232, 3250-3282, 3290-3299, 3300-3328, 3500-3599, 3600-3617, 3700-3799, 3800-3859, 3900-3959, 3975-3989, 4000-4024, 4100-4220, 8900-8913
Routes
ConnectTen Routes	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Primary Routes	16, 17, 19, 27, 30, 31, 32, 38, 60
Neighborhood Routes	11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 23, 29, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 47, 52, 54, 67, 68
Peak Weekday Routes	46
Former Local Routes	1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (1974-1988), 5 (1996-2002), 6, 8, 20, 24, 26 (1974-88), 26 (1997-98), 26 (2019-21), 28, 33 (1974-1988), 33 (1997-2005), 35 (1999-2005), 35 (1974-88), 36, 42, 44, 51, 52, 66, 80, 89, 99
Former Express Routes	70 (1974-88), 71 (1974-88)/70 (1988-2005, 2008-09), 72, 73, 74 (1974-88)/71 (2008-09), 75 (1974-88)/74 (2008-09), 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 (1974-88)/73 (2008-09), 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 498
1994-95 Suburban Routes	125, 130, 150, 495
Facilities
Transit Centers	Downtown Detroit, Fairlane Town Center Hub, Rosa Parks Transit Center, Jason Hargrove Transit Center
Loops	Brennan Loop, Pierson Loop
Terminals	Coolidge Terminal (inactive), Gilbert Terminal, Shoemaker Terminal
Bus Stops	1-999, 1000-1999, 2000-2999, 31000-3999, 4000-4999, 5000-5999, 6000-6999, 7000-7999, 8000-8999, 9000-9999, 10000-10999
Timelines
History	1974-1983, 1984-1993, 1994-2003, 2004-2013, 2014-present
Detroit Area Transit Agencies Tecumseh