Route description U.S. Route 24 in Michigan

1 route description

1.1 monroe county , downriver
1.2 western suburbs
1.3 northern suburbs

route description

like other state highways in michigan, us 24 maintained michigan department of transportation (mdot). in 2011, department s traffic surveys showed on average, 85,302 vehicles used highway daily between mixing bowl , 12 mile road , 6,401 vehicles did each day in southern monroe county, highest , lowest counts along highway, respectively. of us 24 north of i-275 listed on national highway system, network of roads important country s economy, defense, , mobility.

monroe county , downriver

intersection of us 24 , m-125 looking south

us 24 crosses ohio state line , follows telegraph road northeasterly through monroe county. highway runs parallel lake erie shoreline, farther inland both i-75 (detroit–toledo freeway) or m-125 (dixie highway). area around trunkline mixture of farm friends , clusters of houses. luna pier road connects us 24 m-125 near erie; roadway unsigned highway called connector us 24 (conn. us 24) runs connector route between 2 highways. further north, us 24 passes west side of monroe, meeting eastern terminus of m-50 (custer road) near custer airport. trunkline crosses river raisin near intersection well. north of monroe near stoney creek, m-125 merges us 24 , terminates. further north, us 24 crosses i-275 before passing near flat rock speedway. highway crosses huron river , wayne county, entering downriver area.

i-94 gateway bridge on us 24

telegraph road runs through downtown flat rock parallels lake erie shoreline. north of city in brownstown township, telegraph road , us 24 turn due north; second conn. us 24 runs along dix–toledo highway connect us 24 i-75 near woodhaven. there third conn. us 24 in taylor provides access southbound us 24 southbound i-75 , northbound i-75 northbound us 24 between pair of interchanges near southland center. telegraph continues northward through taylor, widening boulevard , gaining median. traffic turning left onto road needs perform michigan left maneuver so, , drivers changing directions along us 24 have use u-turn crossovers in median. here north, road runs through residential areas of suburb approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of detroit metropolitan airport, lined various businesses adjacent roadway. crosses south branch of ecorse river. there pair of interchanges on us 24 ecorse road , i-94 (detroit industrial freeway), latter being of single point urban interchange (spui) design.

western suburbs

near michigan avenue intersection in dearborn

north of van born road intersection, telegraph crosses dearborn heights first time , on north branch of ecorse river. past river, highway enters dearborn. in middle of course through city, us 24 crosses us 12 (michigan avenue) south of branch of river rouge , dearborn hills golf course. telegraph crosses dearborn heights @ intersection m-153 (ford road) east of st. hedwig cemetery. north of cemetery, in section of middle river rouge park, telegraph crosses middle branch of river before entering southeastern corner of redford township. there interchange boulevard section of plymouth road before us 24 meets i-96 (jeffries freeway) on section of border detroit.

to northeast of i-96 interchange elisa howell park us 24 continues due north along segment of detroit–redford township boundary. trunkline crosses detroit north of puritan street. telegraph passes through urban residential neighborhoods on city s far west side flanked various municipal parkland along river rouge immediate east. us 24 intersects m-5 (grand river avenue), 1 of 5 principal avenues of detroit street plan, south of 7 mile road. when crosses m-102 (8 mile road), us 24 leaves wayne county , detroit , enters oakland county @ city of southfield.

northern suburbs

telegraph road approaching mixing bowl

running through southfield, telegraph road continues due north location between 9 , 10 mile roads. there highway curves northwest , north approach mixing bowl , complex interchange near 11 mile road includes connections i-696 (reuther freeway) , m-10 (lodge freeway , northwestern highway). between mixing bowl , 12 mile road, telegraph runs through commercial district in southfield, , north of 13 mile road, highway forms part of border between villages of franklin , bingham farms; area predominantly suburban residential subdivisions.

at 14 mile road, us 24 crosses bloomfield township , begins meander between lakes of oakland county s lake country. highway turns northwest before crossing square lake road (19 mile) south of pontiac. square lake road forms part of business us 24 (bus. us 24), business loop runs downtown pontiac; telegraph road bypasses downtown southwest , west. @ interchange orchard lake road on border between pontiac , sylvan lake, us 24 turns northward along pontiac s western border undivided roadway. telegraph intersects m-59 (huron road) on border between waterford township , pontiac.

temple beth el @ us 24 , 14 mile road

north of summit place mall, telegraph road ends @ intersection dixie highway , northern end of bus. us 24 (cesar chavez avenue). us 24 turns northwesterly along dixie highway, crossing waterford township. highway meanders again through lake country flanked residential subdivisions of township. south of clarkston, us 24 intersects southern end of m-15. us 24 bypasses city west , terminates @ interchange i-75.