M-39 (Michigan highway)

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M-39 marker

M-39

Southfield Road, Southfield Freeway
Map
M-39 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length17.006 mi[1] (27.369 km)
Existedc. 1959[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South endLafayette Boulevard in Lincoln Park
Major intersections
North end M-10 in Southfield
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesWayne, Oakland
Highway system
← M-38→ M-40

M-39 is a 16-mile-long (26 km) north–south

freeway that runs from I-94 in Allen Park north through Dearborn, and then the west side of Detroit, to Southfield. The northern terminus is at M-10
(Lodge Freeway) in Southfield.

The current M-39 is the third highway to bear the designation. The first dated back to the origins of the state highway system in 1919 and ran between Grand Rapids and Lansing. This highway was replaced in segments through the 1920s and 1930s by realignments or extensions of other highways in the area. The second was part of Schaefer Highway in the Detroit area from 1939 until the end of the 1950s. The current highway was commissioned when the M-39 designation was moved to Southfield Road from Schaefer Highway. During the 1960s, it was converted into a freeway in stages. Afterwards, it was extended to end at M-85 (Fort Street) before a change in the 1980s gave the trunkline its present termini.

Route description

M-39 begins at Lafayette Boulevard a block east of its junction with I-75 in Lincoln Park along Southfield Road, which continues east-southeasterly past the start of the M-39 designation under local maintenance. From there the road is a six-lane

Wolverine,[6] and meets US Highway 12 (US 12, Michigan Avenue) next to the Fairlane Town Center and Ford Motor Company's world headquarters in Dearborn near the campus of the University of Michigan–Dearborn.[4][5]

M-39 bridge over the River Rouge in Dearborn

North of the interchange for

mile road system.[7]

There are three more interchanges along M-39 in Detroit as the freeway continues through the residential upper west side. Near the Wayne Community College District, the freeway meets McNichols Road (6 Mile). There is another interchange approximately one mile (1.6 km) north at 7 Mile Road as well. The road then crosses the border between Wayne and Oakland counties to enter Southfield at the interchange with M-102 (8 Mile Road). The Southfield Freeway, and M-39, terminates at an interchange with M-10 (John C. Lodge Freeway) near 9 Mile Road. Southfield Road continues northward from the end of the freeway under local maintenance.[4][5]

M-39 is maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) like other state highways in Michigan. As a part of these maintenance responsibilities, the department tracks the volume of traffic that uses the roadways under its jurisdiction. These volumes are expressed using a metric called annual average daily traffic, which is a statistical calculation of the average daily number of vehicles on a segment of roadway. MDOT's surveys in 2010 showed that the highest traffic levels along M-39 were the 159,400 vehicles daily between Schoolcraft Road and Grand River Avenue in Detroit; the lowest counts were the 20,400 vehicles per day between the I-94 and Van Born Road interchanges.[8] All of M-39, and Southfield Road on either end that is not under state maintenance, has been listed on the National Highway System,[9] a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[10]

History

Previous designations

Two previous highways bore the M-39 designation. When the state highway system was first signed in 1919,

Woodbury area when M-50 was extended,[15] with the remainder replaced by an extended M-43 around 1938.[16][17]

The next trunkline to be designated M-39 was Schaefer Highway in 1939, running north–south from US 25/M-17 (at the five-way intersection of Schaefer, Oakwood Boulevard, and Francis Street) in Melvindale to US 16 (Grand River Avenue) in western Detroit.[18][19] Since M-39 was moved to Southfield Road in the end of the 1950s, Schaefer Highway has been a locally maintained road.[2][3]

Current designation

M-39 was reassigned to Southfield Road, which parallels Schaefer Highway two miles (3.2 km) to the west, connecting I-94 with Northwestern Highway in 1958-59.[2][3] By 1961, the freeway was marked as under construction on maps.[20] The first section opened in December 1961 was 2.7 miles (4.3 km) from Ford Road north to Chicago Road. The remainder of the freeway between I-94 and the Lodge Freeway and 9 Mile Road was opened by the middle of 1964 at a total cost of $40 million.[21] The highway designation was extended southeasterly along Southfield Road to the new I-75 freeway and a terminus at M-85 (Fort Street) in 1966.[22][23] In 1987, the M-39 designation was truncated slightly so that the trunkline no longer officially connects to M-85.[24][25]

Exit list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
WayneLincoln Park0.0000.000Lafayette Boulevard
Southfield Road south		Roadway continues southeast as Southfield Road
0.172–
0.186		0.277–
0.299
Detroit, Toledo
Exit 41 on I-75
Allen Park2.1693.491Southern end of freeway
2.423–
2.444		3.899–
3.933		1
Chicago
Exit 204 on I-94
Dearborn Heights2.593–
2.600		4.173–
4.184		2Van Born RoadNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; northbound exit ramp attached to exit 1; southbound exit and northbound entrance are at exit 3
Dearborn3.254–
3.269		5.237–
5.261		3Outer DriveSigned as Outer Drive and Van Born Road southbound
4.2586.8534Oakwood Boulevard
4.9017.8875Rotunda DriveAdditional northbound entrance at exit 6
5.885–
5.904		9.471–
9.502		6
Henry Ford CC, and Fairlane Town Center
; northbound access to Hubbard Drive
7.141–
7.152		11.492–
11.510		7 M-153 (Ford Road)Access to Fairlane Town Center; southbound access to Hubbard Drive
Detroit
8.13813.0978Warren Avenue
9.13714.7059Joy Road
10.13116.30410Plymouth Road, Schoolcraft AvenueNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; connection to Schoolcraft Avenue by way of the service drive
10.556–
10.629		16.988–
17.106		11A
Downtown Detroit
Exit 183 on I-96
11.13017.91211BSchoolcraft Avenue, Plymouth RoadSouthbound exit and northbound entrance; connection to Plymouth Road by way of the service drive
12.09419.46312 M-5 (Grand River Avenue) / Fenkell Avenue
13.12221.11813McNichols Road
14.74423.728147 Mile Road
Detroit–Southfield city line
15.721–
15.745		25.300–
25.339		15 M-102 (8 Mile Road)
Lodge Freeway) to I-696 west – Lansing

Southfield Road north		Directional access from M-39 to M-10 (northbound to northbound and southbound to southbound only); exit 14C on M-10; roadway continues north as Southfield Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

  •  
    Michigan Highways portal

References

  1. ^ a b Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. ^
    OCLC 12701120, 51856742
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1958)
  3. ^
    OCLC 12701120, 81552576
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1960)
  4. ^
    OCLC 42778335, 786008212
    .
  5. ^ a b c d e f Google (May 23, 2012). "Overview Map of M-39" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d Michigan Department of Transportation (January 2011). Michigan's Railroad System (PDF) (Map). Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  7. ISBN 978-0-937247-34-1
    .
  8. ^ Bureau of Transportation Planning (2008). "Traffic Monitoring Information System". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  9. ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2005). National Highway System: Detroit Urbanized Area (PDF) (Map). Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. OCLC 9975013
    .
  12. OCLC 15607244
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  13. ^ Michigan State Highway Department (May 1, 1925). Official Highway Condition Map (Map). [c. 1:823,680]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department.
  14. ^ Michigan State Highway Department (September 1, 1925). Official Highway Condition Map (Map). [c. 1:823,680]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016 – via Archives of Michigan.
  15. OCLC 12701195, 79754957
    .
  16. OCLC 12701143
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  17. OCLC 12701143
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  18. OCLC 12701143
    .
  19. OCLC 12701143
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  20. OCLC 12701120, 51857665
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1961)
  21. ISBN 978-0-937247-34-1
    .
  22. OCLC 12701120
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  23. OCLC 12701120
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  24. OCLC 12701177
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  25. OCLC 42778335
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.

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