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List of U.S. Highways in Wisconsin

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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);
System links

US Highways in Wisconsin are 14 current and 3 former United States Numbered Highways in Wisconsin.

Mainline highways

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Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
US 2 104.49 168.16 US 2 in Superior US 2 in Hurley 01926-11-261926 current Western segment
US 2 14.46 23.27 US 2/US 141 near Florence US 2/US 141 near Spread Eagle 01926-11-261926 current Eastern segment, concurrent with US 141
US 8 255.55 411.27 US 8 in St. Croix Falls US 8 at Norway, MI 01926-11-261926 current
US 10 294.01 473.16 US 10 in Prescott SS Badger at Manitowoc 01926-11-261926 current Connects to US 10 in Michigan via car ferry
US 12 339.40 546.21 I-94/US 12 in Hudson US 12 in Genoa City 01926-11-261926 current
US 14 198.49 319.44 US 14/US 61/MN 16 in La Crosse US 14 in Walworth 01926-11-161926 current
US 16 212.2 341.5 US 14/US 16/US 61 in La Crosse SS Milwaukee Clipper at Milwaukee 01926-11-261926 01979-01-011979 Connected to US 16 in Michigan via car ferry. Replaced by WIS 16, I-90, and I-94.
US 18 182.16 293.16 US 18 in Prairie du Chien Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee 01926-11-261926 current
US 41 300 480 I-94/US 41 at Russell, IL US 41 in Marinette 01926-11-261926 current MilwaukeeGreen Bay segment upgraded to I-41
US 45 305 491 US 45 in Bristol US 45 near Land O' Lakes 01935-01-01c. 1935 current
US 51 316.51 509.37 I-39/I-90/US 51 in Beloit US 2 in Hurley 01926-11-261926 current
US 53 239 385 US 14/US 61/WIS 16 in La Crosse I-535/US 53 at Duluth, MN 01926-11-261926 current
US 61 120 190 US 61/US 151 in Kieler US 14/US 61/MN 16 in La Crosse 01926-11-261926 current
US 63 182 293 US 63 in Hager City US 2 near Benoit 01926-11-261926 current
US 110 37.4 60.2 Oshkosh Fremont 01926-11-261926 01936-01-011936 Replaced by WIS 110
US 118 38.1 61.3 US 61 in Dickeyville US 18 in Dodgeville 01926-11-261926 01928-01-011928
US 141 102.87 165.55 I-43 in Bellevue, Wisconsin US 2/US 141 at Quinnesec, MI 01926-11-261926 current Southern segment
US 141 14.46 23.27 US 2/US 141 near Spread Eagle US 2/US 141 near Florence 01928-01-011928 current Northern segment, concurrent with US 2
US 151 337 542 US 61/US 151 in Kieler US 10 in Manitowoc 01926-11-261926 current
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Special routes

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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 Rhinelander US 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
01961-01-011961 01979-01-011979 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
02005-01-012005 02006-01-012006 Temporary designation used at Eau Claire

Bus. US 141
Formerly served Manitowoc

Bus. US 141
4.5[5] 7.2 US 141 southwest of Coleman US 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
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See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Overview Map of Bus. US 8" (Map). Google Maps. 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. ^ "Overview Map of Bus. US 141" (Map). Google Maps. 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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