M-153 (Michigan highway)
Ford Road | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MDOT | ||||
Length | 25.127 mi[1] (40.438 km) | |||
Existed | December 2, 1930[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | M-14 near Ann Arbor | |||
East end | Detroit western city line | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Michigan | |||
Counties | Washtenaw, Wayne | |||
Highway system | ||||
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M-153 is an east–west
Ford Road has been a part of the state highway system since December 2, 1930. Since the state has maintained the roadway as M-153, it has been extended westward from Wayne County into Washtenaw County and upgraded in sections to expressway conditions. The first of these improvements were made in the 1930s with additional upgrades in the 1960s and 1970s. The last change was made by 1980 to create the modern routing.
Route description
M-153 starts at a
In Canton, M-153 initially runs through a residential area, widening to five lanes west of Beck Road. Retail stores line the corridor by the time it reaches Canton Center Road. The segment of M-153 between Canton Center and I-275 is Canton's main commercial corridor, and one of the busiest corridors in Detroit's western suburbs. Numerous strip malls and retail stores line the corridor, and it widens to seven lanes near Haggerty Road. M-153 meets I-275 at the east end of Canton, at a partial cloverleaf interchange built over the western crossing of Willow Creek, a tributary of the River Rouge. M-153 then narrows back to five lanes as it crosses into Westland between Lotz and Hix roads.[3][4]
Just after entering Westland, an overpass carries M-153 over a railroad track, flanked on either side by an at-grade frontage road.[4] Ford Road continues east, forming a section of the Garden City boundary near Venoy Road. The trunkline crosses into Dearborn Heights at Inkster Road. It forms the boundary between Dearborn and Dearborn Heights between Gulley and Evergreen roads, crossing US 24 (Telegraph Road) in between. East of Telegraph Road, M-153 is built to expressway standards complete with interchanges at Edward N. Hines Drive, Evergreen Road, M-39 (Southfield Freeway) and Greenfield Road. The highway crosses the River Rouge north of the Dearborn Country Club west of Evergreen Road. Ford Road ends at Wyoming and McGraw avenues. M-153 turns south along Wyoming Avenue to cross I-94 at exit 210. This interchange is also the location where I-94 and US 12 (Michigan Avenue) cross, marking the eastern end of M-153 at Michigan Avenue.[3][4]
Ford Road serves as the zero-mile line for the Detroit area's
History
Ford Road was named for William Ford, father of automobile pioneer
Ford Road remained in township jurisdiction until August 29, 1924, when it was transferred to
Construction of a northerly freeway bypass of Ann Arbor along M-14 to M-153 was completed by 1965. A second freeway section was built between Ford Road at Frains Lake Road to the contemporary end of the M-14 freeway. This second freeway was assigned as part of M-153 and the former routing along Ford Road west to Plymouth Road was removed from the state trunkline highway system.[12][13] A reconstruction project along M-153 in Dearborn in 1973 was completed, bringing that section of the highway up to expressway standards. Several interchanges were built along the segment including Hines Drive, Evergreen Road, M-39 (Southfield Freeway) and Greenfield Road.[14][15] The last extension moved the western terminus in early 1980 when the M-14 freeway was completed, and M-153 was extended along a section of freeway used to connect the previous end of the M-14 freeway to Plymouth Road.[16][17]
Major intersections
All exits are unnumbered.
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Detroit | Exit 10 on M-14 | ||||
Wayne | Canton | 10.337 | 16.636 | I-275 – Flint, Toledo | Exit 25 on I-275 |
Dearborn | 14.005 | 22.539 | US 24 (Telegraph Road) | ||
15.404 | 24.790 | Edward N. Hines Drive north | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
15.967 | 25.696 | Evergreen Road | Interchange | ||
19.012 | 30.597 | M-39 (Southfield Freeway) | Exit 7 on M-39 | ||
17.963 | 28.909 | Greenfield Road | Interchange | ||
(Michigan Avenue) | Exit 210 on I-94 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- Michigan Highways portal
References
- ^ a b Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ ISBN 1-886167-24-9.
- ^ .
- ^ a b c d Google (November 4, 2008). "Overview Map of M-153" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-937247-34-1.
- ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2005). National Highway System, Detroit Urbanized Area (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 20, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ Bureau of Transportation Planning (2008). "Traffic Monitoring Information System". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
- OCLC 12701053.
- OCLC 12701053.
- OCLC 12701143.
- . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701120. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701120.
- . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701177. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
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External links
- M-153 at Michigan Highways