M-39 (Michigan highway)
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| M-39 |
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| Maintained by MDOT | |||||||||
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| Length: | 16.72 mi[1] (26.91 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1959 | ||||||||
| South end: | Lafayette Blvd. in Lincoln Park | ||||||||
| Major junctions: |
 I-75 in Lincoln Park I-94 in Allen Park US-12 in Dearborn I-96 in Detroit M-102 on the Detroit/Southfield border |
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| North end: |  M-10 in Southfield |
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| Counties: | Wayne, Oakland | ||||||||
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M-39 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Michigan that runs from Lincoln Park to Southfield. The southern terminus of M-39 is at the corner of Southfield Road and Lafayette Boulevard in Lincoln Park, one block southeast of the junction of I-75 (Fisher Freeway) and two blocks northwest of M-85 (Fort Street). The northern terminus is at M-10 (Lodge Freeway) in Southfield.
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[edit] Route description
M-39 begins at Lafayette Boulevard a block east of its junction with I-75 in Lincoln Park. From there the road is divided highway as it passes under I-75 and continues to the northeast. In Allen Park the road turns to the northeast and beyond the junction with I-94 turns into a limited-access freeway and winds its way through the neighborhood. Near Greenfield Village the road curves to the northwest around the Ford Proving Grounds before turning to the north, a direction it will maintain until the end of its run.
After the proving grounds, M-39 has a cloverleaf interchange with US 12 just to the southeast of the Fairlane Town Center, quickly after another interchange with M-153, also known as Ford Road. From there the road continues through the densely populated areas of Dearborn. During this time, the road usually has a frontage road where the entrances and exits are located. The road continues traveling to the north where it has a stack interchange with I-96 (Jeffries Freeway) and then another interchange with M-5. The road then enters the Southfield area where it has an interchange with M-102 (8 Mile Road) and then terminates at an interchange with M-10 (John C. Lodge Freeway).
[edit] History
Previously assigned to Schaefer Highway from the intersection of Dix Highway (former US 25) in Melvindale to the intersection of Grand River Avenue (former US 16) in Detroit, M-39 was reassigned to Southfield Road, connecting Fort Street with Northwestern Highway in 1959.
In the 1960s, the length of Southfield Road from I-94 to Northwestern was rebuilt as the Southfield Freeway, with the service drive retaining the Southfield Road name. The southern portion of M-39 was improved as Southfield Highway. From 1966 to 1969, while I-75 (Chrysler and Fisher Freeways) was still being constructed through Detroit, M-39 also bore a "TO I-75" designation from its junction with I-75 in Lincoln Park to M-102/8 Mile Road.
Recently, the M-39 designation was truncated slightly, as Lincoln Park officials sought to make modifications along Southfield Highway that were not up to MDOT's standards. As a result, M-39 no longer officially connects to M-85. Southfield Road continues southeasterly, ending at West Jefferson Avenue along the Detroit River.
Beyond M-39's northern terminus, just north of 9 Mile Road in Southfield, Southfield Road continues northward as a local road, ending at Maple Road in Birmingham.
The freeway portion is virtually always referred to by locals as the Southfield Freeway, or "the Southfield", rather than by route number. Since 2000, the freeway has undergone a complete overhaul, easing traffic congestion in the metropolitan area.[1]
[edit] Exit list
| # | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | I-94 / Van Born Road - Chicago, Detroit |
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| 3 | Outer Drive, Van Born Road | |
| 4 | Oakwood Boulevard | |
| 5 | Rotunda Drive | |
| 6 | US-12 (Michigan Avenue) |
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| 7 |  M-153 (Ford Road) |
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| 8 | Warren Avenue | |
| 9 | Joy Road | |
| 10 | Plymouth Road, Schoolcraft Avenue | Signed as exit 11B southbound |
| 11 | I-96 – Lansing, Downtown Detroit |
Signed as exit 11A southbound |
| 12 |  M-5 (Grand River Avenue) / Fenkell Avenue |
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| 13 | McNichols Road | |
| 14 | 7 Mile Road | |
| 15 | M-102 (8 Mile Road) |
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| M-10 south (Lodge Freeway) |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
 M-10 north to I-696 west – Lansing |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
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