michigan highway state trunkline highway metro detroit area state michigan known ford road nearly entire length westernmost portion highway follows short expressway freeway named father runs near detroit border designation continues wyoming avenue terminates junction interstate highway city line ford road state highway system december state maintained roadway extended westward upgraded sections expressway conditions improvements 1930s additional upgrades 1960s 1970s change create modern routing route description starts interchange exit east highway starts expressway curving southeasterly meet ford road near curve eastward expressway lake road gravel road northeast unincorporated community ford road continues west end plymouth road south freeway east location follows ford road wooded partially developed terrain wayne county line road near county line farms reaches residential subdivisions ridge road east edge township meets exit passing roads interchange built western crossing tributary eastern crossing located roads near ford road continues east forming section boundary near road trunkline crosses road forms boundary roads crossing telegraph road east telegraph road built expressway standards complete interchanges road highway crosses north west road ford road ends wyoming avenue turns south wyoming avenue cross exit interchange location michigan avenue cross marking eastern end michigan avenue ford road serves zero mile line detroit area mile road system intersection eastward national_highway_system network roads important country economy defense mobility 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 freeway lowest counts vehicles day end expressway history ford road named father automobile pioneer elder ford born ireland settled william business lead regional businesses neighbors traveling area took family business farming marriage settled farm near intersection modern day ford road avenue farm henry birthplace settling family life william started serving local community road commissioner school board member justice peace honor accomplishments ford road named honor death march ford road remained township jurisdiction august transferred control transferred state control december designated transfer responsibility highway designation determined continue west county line northerly bypass segment center road built time extension west finished county line road road widened major detroit relieve congestion michigan avenue highway bypass cancelled leaving western terminus plymouth road construction northerly freeway bypass completed second freeway section built ford road lake road contemporary end freeway second freeway assigned routing ford road west removed state trunkline highway system reconstruction project completed bringing highway expressway standards interchanges built segment starting west extension moved western terminus early freeway completed extended section freeway connect previous end freeway major intersections exits
M-153 (Michigan highway)