Melvindale, MI

united states

Melvindale is a small industrial city in Wayne County, just southwest of Detroit along the Rouge River. I-75 runs along its eastern edge with access via Dix Highway and Outer Drive, while I-94 lies a few miles north connecting to Detroit Metro Airport and points west. The city sits amid flat terrain typical of southeastern Michigan, experiencing continental climate with snowy winters and humid summers. Melvindale is notable for housing one of the region's largest scrap metal processing facilities, creating distinctive towering piles visible from I-75.