Automobile Travel

Washtenaw County is easily reachable by limited access highways. There are three major limited access highways through the county, I-94 running east-west, US 23 running north-south, and M14 running roughly east-west between northern Ann Arbor and Livonia. Below is HVCN's specially designed map of the county with the exits listed and described. Throughout the state, exits are numbered using the closest mile marker, for convenience in calculating distances on long trips.

Speed limits are 65 on most limited access highways, but a 70 mph speed limit has been approved, and will go into effect when the signs can be deployed. Until then, drive 65.

There are a number of other highways and routes. All country roads in the county have 55 mph speed limits unless otherwise posted, as throughout the state.

Highway Map of Washtenaw County and Vicinity

Interstate 94

I-94 runs east and west between Detroit and Chicago. Exits are labeled according to mile markers starting at the Indiana State Line, to make it easy to compute distances. Exits in Washtenaw county and nearby Wayne County are as follows, from west to east:

156 - Kalmbach Road
157 - Pierce Road
159 - M-52, Chelsea
162 - Fletcher Road
167 - Baker Road, Dexter
169 - Zeeb Road
171 - Interchange with M-14 (Eastbound only)
172 - Jackson Road, Ann Arbor (west side), I-94 B.R.
175 - Ann Arbor Saline Road, Ann Arbor, U-M Stadium, Saline
177 - State Street, Ann Arbor, Briarwood Mall, Ann Arbor Airport
180 - US 23 Interchange (Exit 35 on US 23)
182 - US 12 West
183 - Huron Street, Ypsilanti
185 - US 12 East, to Ecorse Road, Willow Run Airport
187 - Rawsonville Road (Wayne County Line)
190 - Belleville Road, Belleville
192 - Haggerty Road
194 - I-275
196 - Wayne Road
198 - Merriman Road, Metro Airport
(East towards Detroit and Port Huron)

US Route 23

US-23 runs north and south between Toledo and Flint. Exits are labeled according to mile markers starting at the Ohio State Line, to make it easy to compute distances. Exits in Washtenaw county and nearby Livingston County are as follows, from south to north:

25 - Milan
27 - Carpenter Road (just north of Milan)
31 - Willis Road
34 - US 12
35 - Interchange with I-94 (Exit 180 on I-94)
37A- Washtenaw Avenue eastbound towards Ypsilanti
37B- Washtenaw Avenue westbound, Arborland Mall, Ann Arbor, US-23 B.R., I-94 B.R.
39 - Geddes Road, Ann Arbor
41 - Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor
42 - Interchange with M-14 Eastbound
45 - Interchange with M-14 Westbound, Ann Arbor
49 - North Territorial Road
52 - Whitmore Lake (Livingston County Line)
54 - M36, Hamburg
56 - Silver Lake Road
59 - Lee Road, Brighton
(North towards I-96, I-75, Flint, and Saginaw)

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Last updated January 18, 1997.