 In southern Ontonagon County , the highway runs west of the Bond Falls <unk> near Paulding . North of here , the trunkline enters Bruce Crossing and intersects M @-@ 28 . After leaving town , US 45 runs northward parallel to the Middle Branch of the Ontonagon River , and the highway crosses the river near a roadside park south of Rockland . East of Rockland , US 45 meets the southern terminus of M @-@ 26 ; after the intersection , US 45 turns northwesterly and runs parallel to the Ontonagon River and a branch of the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad ( ELS ) . 
