M-153 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the Metro Detroit area of the US state of Michigan. It is also known as Ford Road for nearly its entire length, except for its westernmost portion where the highway follows a short expressway to M-14. Named for William Ford, father of Henry Ford, Ford Road runs from near Dixboro to the Dearborn–Detroit border. The M-153 designation continues along Wyoming Avenue where it terminates at a junction with Interstate 94 (I-94) and US Highway 12 (US 12) on the city line. Ford Road has been a part of the state highway system since December 2, 1930. Since the state has maintained the roadway as M-153, it has been extended westward from Wayne County into Washtenaw County and upgraded in sections to expressway conditions. The first of these improvements were made in the 1930s with additional upgrades in the 1960s and 1970s. The last change was made by 1980 to create the modern routing. Route description M-153 starts at a trumpet interchange with M-14's exit 10 in Superior Township east of Ann Arbor. The highway starts as a four-lane divided expressway curving southeasterly to meet Ford Road near Frains Lake Road. Ford Road continues as a local road west of here to end at Plymouth Road south of the M-14 freeway. At Frains Lake Road, M-153 narrows to a two-lane undivided road, passing through rural areas until the Washtenaw–Wayne county line at Napier Road, where it enters Canton. In Canton, M-153 initially runs through a residential area, widening to five lanes west of Beck Road. Retail stores line the corridor by the time it reaches Canton Center Road. The segment of M-153 between Canton Center and I-275 is Canton's main commercial corridor, and one of the busiest corridors in Detroit's western suburbs. Numerous strip malls and retail stores line the corridor, and it widens to seven lanes near Haggerty Road. M-153 meets I-275 at the east end of Canton, at a partial cloverleaf interchange built over the western crossing of Willow Creek, a tributary of the River Rouge. M-153 then narrows back to five lanes as it crosses into Westland between Lotz and Hix roads. Just after entering Westland, an overpass carries M-153 over a railroad track, flanked on either side by an at-grade frontage road. Ford Road continues east, forming a section of the Garden City boundary near Venoy Road. The trunkline