M-153 (Michigan highway)

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M-153

Ford Road
Maintained by MDOT

Length:

24.78 mi^[1] (39.88 km)

Formed:

1930 ^[1]

West end:

M-14 near Ann Arbor

Major
junctions:

I-275 in Canton

US 24 in Dearborn

East end:

I-94 & US 12 at Detroit western city line

Counties:

Washtenaw, Wayne

Michigan highways
< M-152		M-154 >

M-153 is a state highway route in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also known as Ford Road for nearly its entire length, except for its westernmost portion where it splits from Ford Road and junctions with M-14. Named for the family that founded the Ford Motor Company, Ford Road runs from near Dixboro to the Dearborn-Detroit border, where it junctions with I-94 and US 12 just east of Wyoming Avenue.

[edit] Route description

A small portion of M-153 in Dearborn is a controlled-access expressway. Ford Road serves as the zero-mile line for the Detroit area's Mile Road System.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads	Notes
Washtenaw	Superior Township	0.00	M-14	Western terminus at Exit 10
Wayne	Canton	9.5	I-275	Exit 25
	Dearborn	18.0	US 24 Telegraph Road
		21.2	M-39 Southfield Freeway	Exit 7
		24.78	I-94 US 12 Michigan Avenue	Eastern Terminus at exit 210 I-94