United States Numbered Highways of the Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System

U.S. Highway 8 marker

U.S. Highway 12 marker

U.S. Highway 151 marker

Highway markers used in Wisconsin
System information
FormedNovember 11, 1926[1]
Highway names
US HighwaysUS Highway nn (US nn)
Special Routes:Alternate US Highway nn (Alt. US nn);

Business US Highway nn (Bus. US nn);
Bypass US Highway nn (Byp. US nn);

Truck US Highway nn (Truck US nn);
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US Highways in Wisconsin are 14 current and 3 former United States Numbered Highways in Wisconsin.

Mainline highways

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
US 2 104.49168.16 US 2 in SuperiorUS 2 in Hurley 01926-11-261926current Western segment
US 2 14.4623.27 US 2/US 141 near FlorenceUS 2/US 141 near Spread Eagle 01926-11-261926current Eastern segment, concurrent with US 141
US 8 255.55411.27 US 8 in St. Croix FallsUS 8 at Norway, MI 01926-11-261926current
US 10 294.01473.16 US 10 in PrescottSS Badger at Manitowoc 01926-11-261926current Connects to US 10 in Michigan via car ferry
US 12 339.40546.21 I-94/US 12 in HudsonUS 12 in Genoa City 01926-11-261926current
US 14 198.49319.44 US 14/US 61/MN 16 in La CrosseUS 14 in Walworth 01926-11-161926current
US 16 US 14/US 16/US 61 in La CrosseSS Milwaukee Clipper at Milwaukee 01926-11-26192601979-01-011979 Connected to US 16 in Michigan via car ferry. Replaced by WIS 16, I-90, and I-94.
US 18 182.16293.16 US 18 in Prairie du ChienLincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee 01926-11-261926current
US 41 300480 I-94/US 41 at Russell, ILUS 41 in Marinette 01926-11-261926current MilwaukeeGreen Bay segment upgraded to I-41
US 45 305491 US 45 in BristolUS 45 near Land O' Lakes 01935-01-01c.1935current
US 51 316.51509.37 I-39/I-90/US 51 in BeloitUS 2 in Hurley 01926-11-261926current
US 53 239385 US 14/US 61/WIS 16 in La CrosseI-535/US 53 at Duluth, MN 01926-11-261926current
US 61 120190 US 61/US 151 in KielerUS 14/US 61/MN 16 in La Crosse 01926-11-261926current
US 63 182293 US 63 in Hager CityUS 2 near Benoit 01926-11-261926current
US 110 37.4460.25 US 10/WIS 96 in FremontUS 45 in Marion 01926-11-26192601936-01-011936 Replaced by WIS 110
US 118 38.161.3 US 61 in DickeyvilleUS 18 in Dodgeville 01926-11-26192601928-01-011928
US 141 102.87165.55 I-43 in Bellevue, WisconsinUS 2/US 141 at Quinnesec, MI 01926-11-261926current Southern segment
US 141 14.4623.27 US 2/US 141 near Spread EagleUS 2/US 141 near Florence 01928-01-011928current Northern segment, concurrent with US 2
US 151 337542 US 61/US 151 in KielerUS 10 in Manitowoc 01926-11-261926current
  •       Former

Special routes

Except were indicated, the following highways are or were locally maintained.

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes

Bus. US 2
Formerly served Hurley

Bus. US 8
7.1[2]11.4 US 8 & WIS 47 west of RhinelanderUS 8/WIS 47 east of Rhinelander 01992-10-031992[3]02005-07-012005[4] Section of route east of town resigned as CTH-P

Bus. US 10
Serves Neillsville

Bus. US 12
Serves Lake Delton and Baraboo

Bus. US 12
Serves Sauk Prairie

Bus. US 12
Serves Whitewater

Bus. US 12
Formerly served Eau Claire

Bus. US 14
Serves Janesville

Bus. US 16
01961-01-01196101979-01-011979 Formerly served Watertown

Bus. US 18
Serves Mount Horeb

Alt. US 18
Formerly served Milwaukee

Bus. US 18
Serves Verona

Bus. US 41
Formerly served Fond du Lac

Bus. US 41
Formerly served Oshkosh

Bus. US 41
Formerly served Appleton

Bus. US 41
Serves De Pere and Ashwaubenon; state-maintained

Bus. US 41
Formerly served Green Bay

Bus. US 41
Serves Oconto

Bus. US 41
Serves Peshtigo

Bus. US 45
Serves New London

Bus. US 45
Serves Wittenberg

Bus. US 51
Formerly state-maintained and served Merrill

Bus. US 51
Serves Stevens Point and Plover; state-maintained

Bus. US 51
Serves Wausau, Schofield and Rothschild; state-maintained

Spur US 51
Unsigned in Beloit; state-maintained

Bus. US 51
Formerly served Tomahawk

Bus. US 53
Serves Eau Claire

Bus. US 53
Serves La Crosse

Bus. US 53
Serves Solon Springs

Bus. US 53
Serves Minong

Bus. US 53
Serves Superior

Byp. US 53
02005-01-01200502006-01-012006 Temporary designation used at Eau Claire

Bus. US 141
Formerly served Manitowoc

Bus. US 141
4.5[5]7.2 US 141 southwest of ColemanUS 141 and WIS 64 northeast of Pound 02006-01-012006[6][7]current Follows old alignment through Coleman and Pound

Bus. US 141
Formerly served Sheboygan

Bus. US 151
Serves Platteville

Bus. US 151
Serves Mineral Point

Bus. US 151
Serves Mount Horeb; cosigned with Bus. US 18

Bus. US 151
Serves Verona; cosigned with Bus. US 18

Bus. US 151
Serves Sun Prairie

Bus. US 151
Serves Columbus

Bus. US 151
Serves Beaver Dam

Bus. US 151
Serves Waupun
  •       Former

See also

References

  1. Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 via Wikimedia Commons.
  2. Google (May 11, 2008). "Overview Map of Bus. US 8" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
  3. Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (October 3, 1992). "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Executive Committee" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. "Business Highway 8 To Be Renamed County Highway P". The Daily News. Rhinelander, WI. August 30, 2004. p. 1. ISSN 0746-5866. Archived from the original on September 18, 2004. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  5. Google (September 21, 2015). "Overview Map of Bus. US 141" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  6. Wisconsin Department of Transportation (2006). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (2006–2007 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. §§ I5–I6. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  7. Wisconsin Department of Transportation (2006). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (2006–2007 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. §§ I5–I6. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
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