michigan highway miles long state trunkline highway metro detroit area state michigan runs south end north official southern terminus corner road boulevard block southeast junction interstate blocks northwest fort street highway heads northward miles highway follows road divided highway area transitions freeway miles long freeway runs north west detroit northern terminus lodge freeway current highway bear designation dated origins state highway system ran highway replaced segments 1920s 1930s extensions highways area second detroit area end 1950s current highway commissioned designation moved highway 1960s converted freeway stages extended end fort street change 1980s gave trunkline present termini route description begins boulevard block east junction road lane boulevard residential areas runs west northwesterly pass highway continues residential commercial areas crosses lines near location highway turns northeast transitions lane limited access freeway immediately transition freeway called interchange second adjacent interchange connects freeway winds way northeasterly freeway bordered service drives carry way traffic bear meets outer drive near campus adjoining properties residential west commercial east near freeway curves northwest ford proving grounds turning north direction maintain end run freeway crosses meets highway michigan avenue world headquarters north interchange ford road crosses detroit road continues densely populated areas west city freeway runs rail line trunkline continues traveling north series interchanges partial interchange plymouth road northbound traffic exiting directed use service drive northbound access road traffic enter southbound stack interchange freeway access local express lanes freeway series partial interchange counterpart interchange provides access southbound cross street signed connection southbound service drive entry point northbound traffic continuing north comes interchange grand river avenue connects avenue mile road equivalent detroit mile road system interchanges detroit freeway continues residential upper west near freeway meets road mile interchange approximately mile north road crosses border wayne oakland counties enter interchange mile road freeway terminates interchange near road continues northward end freeway local maintenance maintained michigan_department_of_transportation mdot like state highways michigan maintenance responsibilities department tracks volume traffic uses roadways jurisdiction volumes expressed metric called annual average daily traffic statistical calculation average daily number vehicles segment roadway mdot surveys showed highest traffic levels vehicles daily road grand river avenue detroit lowest counts vehicles day van born road interchanges end state maintenance listed national_highway_system network roads important country economy defense mobility history previous designations previous highways bore designation state highway system signed number assigned highway ran westernmost end near alto replaced realigned years western end scaled area extended remainder replaced extended trunkline designated running north south avenue western detroit moved end 1950s locally maintained road current designation reassigned connecting northwestern highway freeway marked construction maps section opened december miles ford road north chicago road remainder freeway lodge freeway opened middle total cost million highway designation extended southeasterly road new freeway terminus fort street designation truncated slightly trunkline longer officially connects exit list
M-39 (Michigan highway)