State Trunk Highway 59
WIS 59 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length	116.21 mi[1] (187.02 km)
Major junctions
West end	WIS 11 / WIS 81 in Monroe
Major intersections	US 14 / WIS 213 in Evansville US 51 in Edgerton I-39 / I-90 near Newville US 12 / WIS 89 in Whitewater I-41 / I-894 / US 41 / US 45 in West Allis I-43 / I-94 in Milwaukee
East end	WIS 32 in Milwaukee
Location
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Counties	Green, Rock, Walworth, Jefferson, Waukesha, Milwaukee
Highway system
Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Scenic Rustic
← WIS 58 → WIS 60

State Trunk Highway 59 (often called Highway 59, STH-59 or WIS 59) is a state highway that runs east–west in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin from Milwaukee to Monroe.

Route description

WIS 59 (W. Greenfield Avenue) in West Allis

The highway starts at WIS 11 in Monroe and tracks northeasterly. It then passes through Albany and then runs concurrently with WIS 104 for 1.2 miles (1.9 km) near Magnolia Bluff Park. It then heads east and runs concurrently with WIS 213 for 3.3 miles (5.3 km) until reaching US Highway 14 (US 14) in Evansville, where WIS 213 terminates. WIS 59 remains concurrent with US 14 until reaching Union then heads east through Cooksville and Edgerton, then junctions with Interstate 39/Interstate 90 (I-90/I-90) and then crossing the Rock River near Newville. It then heads southeasterly, passing through Milton and then going east and northeast to Whitewater. The route runs concurrently with US 12 for about two miles (3.2 km), then passes through the north and east sides of Whitewater before continuing east. It then passes through Palmyra, Eagle, and North Prairie before looping south of Waukesha. The eastern and southern portion of the bypass highway around Waukesha (US 18 and WIS 59/WIS 164) is dedicated as the Les Paul Parkway in honor of Les Paul. WIS 59 runs parallel to I-94 entering Milwaukee County, routed along National Avenue and Greenfield Avenue, then terminates at WIS 32 south of downtown Milwaukee.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Green	Monroe			WIS 11 / WIS 81 – Dubuque, Brodhead	Western terminus
	Albany			WIS 104
Rock	Magnolia			WIS 213 south – Beloit	Southern end of WIS 213 concurrency
	Evansville			US 14 east – Janesville	Southern end of US 14 concurrency; northern terminus of WIS 213
	Town of Union			US 14 west – Madison	Northern end of US 14 concurrency
	Cooksville			WIS 138 north – Stoughton
	Edgerton			US 51
	Newville			I-39 / I-90 – Madison, Janesville
	Milton			WIS 26
Walworth	Whitewater			US 12 west / WIS 89 south	Western end of US 12 concurrency
				US 12 east / CTH-P / Bus. US 12 – Elkhorn	Eastern end of US 12 concurrency; eastern end of Bus US 12 concurrency
				Bus. US 12 west	Western end of Bus US 12 concurrency
Jefferson	Palmyra			WIS 106 north
Waukesha	Eagle			WIS 67 – Elkhorn, Oconomowoc
	Genesee			WIS 83 – Mukwonago, Genesee Depot
	Waukesha			US 18 west	Western end of US 18 concurrency
				WIS 164 south	Southern end of WIS 164 concurrency
				US 18 east / WIS 164 north	Northeastern end of US 18/WIS 164 concurrency
	New Berlin			CTH-O (Moorland Road)
Milwaukee	West Allis			WIS 100 (108th Street)
				I-41 / I-894 to I-94
				WIS 181 (84th Street)
	Milwaukee			To WIS 175 (Miller Parkway)
				WIS 57 (Layton Boulevard)
				To I-43 / I-94
				WIS 38 (6th Street)
				WIS 32 (1st Street)	Eastern terminus; road continues as National Avenue
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

•  U.S. Roads portal

References

External links

• Media related to Wisconsin Highway 59 at Wikimedia Commons