M-239 (Michigan highway)

M-239
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length:	1.12 mi[1] (1.80 km)
Existed:	1963 – present
Major junctions
South end:	SR 39 south of New Buffalo
North end:	I-94 near New Buffalo
Location
Counties:	Berrien
Highway system
Michigan State Trunkline Highway System Interstate • US • State ← M-231 M-247 →

M-239 is a very short north–south state trunkline highway in Berrien County in the extreme southwestern corner of the US state of Michigan connecting Indiana State Road 39 to Interstate 94.

Route description

As Indiana State Road 39 crosses into Michigan it becomes M-239. As soon as it crosses the border, the road curves around to the northwest where it continues through a generally rural area. After 1.12 miles (1.80 km), the road comes to its northern terminus at an interchange with I-94 at exit 1. While M-239 officially ends at the interchange, the road, known as LaPorte Road, continues on to the northwest where it heads into New Buffalo.

History

M-239 always ended at I-94, even though La Porte Road continues into New Buffalo. Before completion of the Indiana portion of I-94, the freeway ended at the present exit 1. A 1.1-mile (1.8 km) stretch of La Porte Road was designated as M-239 in 1963 to carry traffic to Indiana State Road 39, which connects to the Indiana Toll Road.^[2]

Major intersections

The entire highway is in New Buffalo Township, Berrien County.

Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
0.00	SR 39 – La Porte, Indiana Toll Road	Indiana state line
1.12	I-94 – Detroit, Chicago
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Michigan Highways portal

1. ^ ^{a b} "Control Section/Physical Reference Atlas". Michigan Department of Transportation. 2001. http://mdotwas1.mdot.state.mi.us/public/maps/pr/. Retrieved February 23, 2008. 
2. ^ Michigan Highways: Highways 230 through 249 Christopher J. Bessert. URL accessed Sep 6 2006.

External links

• M-239 at Michigan Highway Ends