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TERMINI The northern terminus of M-53 is at M-25 in Port Austin. The southern terminus is about 120 miles away at the intersection with M-3 (Gratiot Ave.) in the city of Detroit. ROADWAY AND MAJOR INTERSECTIONS Most of the M-53 roadway that runs through the gently rolling agricultural countryside of its northern stretches consists of two lanes, one in each direction. A six mile long portion through the orchards near Romeo has been constructed as a limited access highway and is being improved with grade separations. South of Romeo, M-53 becomes a rural controlled access freeway, with two lanes in each direction over a nine mile length. This is followed by three miles of a six lane boulevard configuration through the outer ring suburb of Sterling Heights , while the remainder of the roadway through Warren and Center Line six traffic lanes with a center turn lane. It is four traffic lanes in Detroit. M-53 is serviced by Interstate 69 Exit 168, south of Imlay City and by Interstate 696 Exit 23 on the Warren/Center Line border at Eleven Mile Road. M-53 also intersects with M-142 in Bad Axe , M-81 near Cass City , M-46 north of Marlette , M-21 in Imlay City, M-59 in Utica , and M-102 ( Eight Mile Road ) on the Warren/Detroit border. M-53 has a 4-lane setup in the countryside several miles south of Marlette and most of it consists of a multiplex of M-90 . ALTERNATE NAMES The freeway portion of M-53 is officially known as the Christopher Columbus Freeway, but it is more commonly called either the Van Dyke Expressway , Van Dyke Freeway or M-53 Freeway. The remaining southerly portion carries the name Van Dyke Avenue and is also known as the Earle Memorial Highway, in honor of Horatio Earle , Michigan's first Highway Commissioner. Beyond the southern terminus of M-53, the roadway continues on as a residential street known as Van Dyke Street until it ends at Jefferson Avenue. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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