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== Transportation == === Highways === [[File:Ironwood Michigan Sign Looking East.jpg|thumb|Entering Ironwood on Silver Street]] * [[U.S. Route 2 in Michigan|US Highway 2]] (US 2) runs west to [[Ashland, Wisconsin]] and [[Duluth, Minnesota]], and runs east to [[St. Ignace, Michigan]]. * [[U.S. Route 2 Business (Ironwood, Michigan)|Business US 2]] serves the city of Ironwood. * [[M-28 (Michigan highway)|M-28]] begins in nearby [[Wakefield, Michigan|Wakefield]] and runs east across the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan]] to [[Marquette, Michigan|Marquette]] and ultimately to [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan]]. * [[U.S. Route 51 in Wisconsin|US 51]] ends in nearby [[Hurley, Wisconsin]]. * [[Wisconsin State Highway 77]] (WIS 77) starts just across the state line in Hurley and travels southwesterly. * County Road 505 (CR 505) runs north (as Lake Road) through [[Ironwood Township, Michigan|Ironwood Township]] and runs by Little Girl's Point County Park on [[Lake Superior]] and eventually meets the northern terminus of [[Wisconsin Highway 122|WIS 122]] at the [[Michigan]]–[[Wisconsin]] border near [[Saxon Harbor]], and runs south (as Van Buskirk Road) through [[Erwin Township, Michigan|Erwin Township]] to meet the terminus of CTH-C in [[Oma, Wisconsin|Oma, WI]]. * CR 200 (Old County Road) begins at the east end of the city and runs east to [[Bessemer, Michigan|Bessemer]]. * CR 501 (Junet Road) begins at the northwest end of the city and runs north to meet CR 204 (Airport Road)}. === Bus service === [[Indian Trails]] provides daily intercity bus service between [[St. Ignace, Michigan|St. Ignace]] and Ironwood<ref>{{cite web|title=St. Ignace–Sault Ste. Marie–Ironwood |publisher=[[Indian Trails]] |date=January 15, 2013 |access-date=February 28, 2013 |url = http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1489_0.pdf |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140704084717/http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1489_0.pdf |archive-date =July 4, 2014 }}</ref> and between Ironwood and [[Duluth, Minnesota]],<ref>{{cite web |title = Ironwood–Hurley–Ashland–Duluth |publisher = [[Indian Trails]] |date = January 15, 2013 |access-date = February 28, 2013 |url = http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1491_0.pdf }}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> while Gogebic County operates a small public bus system, Gogebic County Transit (LITTLE BLUE BUS). === Airport === Ironwood is served by the [[Gogebic-Iron County Airport]] (IWD), which provides commercial air service. Denver Air Connection provides scheduled commercial service to both [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago O'Hare International Airport]] and [[Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport]]. MSP service was added on August 1, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.airnav.com/airports/kiwd|title=AirNav: Airport Information|website=www.airnav.com|access-date=April 14, 2018}}</ref> Located (7) nautical miles northeast of the city, the airport handles approximately 5,500 operations per year, with roughly 65% general aviation, 26% commercial service and 9% air taxi. The airport has a 6,502 foot asphalt runway with approved ILS, GPS and VOR/DME approaches (Runway 9-27).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.airnav.com/airports/kiwd|title=AirNav: Airport Information|website=www.airnav.com |access-date=April 14, 2018}}</ref> ===Trails=== The [[Iron Belle Trail]] uses Ironwood as one of its termini for the cross-state hiking and biking trails.<ref name="MDNR FAQ">{{Cite web|url= http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10365_16839_16840-337559--,00.html |title= FAQ about Michigan's Iron Belle Trail |publisher= Michigan DNR |date= February 7, 2015 |access-date= February 7, 2015}}</ref>
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