M-59 (Michigan highway)
 M-59 | ||||
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| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 60.5 mi[1] (97.4 km) | |||
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 US 23 near Howell
 M-3 near Mount Clemens | ||||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Michigan | |||
| Counties | Livingston, Oakland, Macomb | |||
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M-59 is an east-west highway that crosses the northern part of Metropolitan Detroit in the US state of Michigan. Its western terminus is near Howell at I-96. Its eastern terminus is at I-94 on the Chesterfield Township/Harrison Township line near the Selfridge Air National Guard Base. While mostly a multi-lane surface highway, it is a full freeway from just east of the Pontiac downtown near Opdyke Road to just east of the Mound Road/Merrill Road exit in Utica. However, M-59 is a two lane roadway (one lane in each direction) from immediately west of US 23, to its' western terminus at Interstate 96 (a distance of approximately 12 miles).
M-59 passes through downtown Pontiac and Utica, and is somewhat of a "main street" in Macomb County, as it is home to a wide variety of shopping, dining, and housing, and is the home of Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights and will be the home of a future upscale mall towards the east end of the highway.
Beginning at the eastern end in Macomb County, the road is known as Hall Road. Then, between Utica and Pontiac, M-59 is a limited-access freeway paralleled by South Boulevard on the surface. After resuming to surface streets, the east and west sides loop around downtown Pontiac before meeting as Huron Road. In the western part of Oakland County, its name changes to Highland Road. The road continues through Livingston County until its western end at I-96 near Howell.
Although it is neither officially designated nor commonly referred to as such, the Hall Road portion of M-59 is coextensive with "20 Mile Road" in the Detroit Mile Road system.
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