Willow Run Substation

Willow Run Substation is an electrical substation in Washtenaw County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan, which is located on Airport Drive. Willow Run Substation is situated near the historic site Willow Run Bomber Plant (Demolished), as well as near American Center for Mobility.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: American Center for Mobility and Willow Run Airport.

American Center for Mobility

Photo: PeRshGo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The American Center for Mobility is a 500-acre vehicular automation research center and federally designated automated vehicle proving ground located in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan. American Center for Mobility is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Willow Run Substation.

Willow Run Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Willow Run Airport is a Wayne County-owned airport in Van Buren Charter Township and Ypsilanti Charter Township, near Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States, that serves freight, corporate, and general aviation.

Apple Ridge Park

Park

Photo: DontCallMeLateForDinner, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rawsonville and Ypsilanti.

Rawsonville

Hamlet

Rawsonville is an unincorporated community on the boundary of Washtenaw County and Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Small parts of the historic community of Rawsonville lie under Belleville Lake, which is an artificial reservoir created in 1925 when the Eastern Michigan Edison Company built the French Landing Dam and Powerhouse along the Huron River. Rawsonville is situated 1½ miles south of Willow Run Substation.

Ypsilanti

Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0.

Ypsilanti commonly shortened to Ypsi, is a city in Michigan, six miles east of Ann Arbor. "Ypsilanti" commonly refers to either or both of the City of Ypsilanti and the Charter Township of Ypsilanti, which lies mostly south of the city, with small portions to both the east and west of the city, and may also include neighboring parts of other townships.

Ypsilanti Charter Township

Town

Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0.

Ypsilanti Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County, in the state of Michigan. The population was 55,670 at the 2020 census. The city of Ypsilanti is mostly surrounded by the township, but the two are administered autonomously. Ypsilanti Charter Township is situated 3½ miles southwest of Willow Run Substation.

Willow Run Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Address: 2930 Airport Drive
Category: industry
Location: Washtenaw County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.2386° or 42° 14′ 19″ north

Longitude

-83.55425° or 83° 33′ 15″ west

Operator

ITC Transmission

Open location code

86JR6CQW+C8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 199271710

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Willow Run Bomber Plant (Demolished) and New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: American Center for Mobility LGT-1 and Vehicle Lab.

Washtenaw County: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.

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