Route description M-39 (Michigan highway)

m-39 bridge on river rouge in dearborn

north of interchange m-153, (ford road), m-39 crosses detroit. there road continues through densely populated areas of west side of city. next chicago road overpass, freeway runs under csx transportation rail line. trunkline continues traveling north through series of interchanges. first partial interchange plymouth road; northbound traffic exiting here directed use service drive northbound access schoolcraft road, , traffic can enter m-39 southbound. next stack interchange i-96 (jeffries freeway) access both local , express lanes of freeway. last of series partial interchange schoolcraft road. counterpart plymouth road interchange, 1 provides access southbound m-39 cross street signed connection along southbound service drive plymouth road , entry point northbound traffic. continuing north, m-39 comes interchange m-5 (grand river avenue) connects fenkell avenue, 5 mile road equivalent on detroit s mile road system.

there 3 more interchanges along m-39 in detroit freeway continues through residential upper west side. near wayne community college district, freeway meets mcnichols road (6 mile). there interchange approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north @ 7 mile road well. road crosses border between wayne , oakland counties enter southfield @ interchange m-102 (8 mile road). southfield freeway, , m-39, terminates @ interchange m-10 (john c. lodge freeway) near 9 mile road. southfield road continues northward end of freeway under local maintenance.

m-39 maintained michigan department of transportation (mdot) other state highways in michigan. part of these maintenance responsibilities, department tracks volume of traffic uses roadways under jurisdiction. these volumes expressed using metric called annual average daily traffic, statistical calculation of average daily number of vehicles on segment of roadway. mdot s surveys in 2010 showed highest traffic levels along m-39 159,400 vehicles daily between schoolcraft road , grand river avenue in detroit; lowest counts 20,400 vehicles per day between i-94 , van born road interchanges. of m-39, , southfield road on either end not under state maintenance, has been listed on national highway system, network of roads important country s economy, defense, , mobility.