US 14 in Wisconsin
US 14 | |||
Get started | La Crosse | ||
End | Walworth | ||
Length | 198 mi | ||
Length | 319 km | ||
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US 14 is a US Highway in the US state of Wisconsin. The road forms an east-west route that heads southeast, from La Crosse through the state capital Madison to the Illinois border . US 14 is 319 kilometers long in Wisconsin.
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Travel directions
US 12/14/18/151 at Madison.
Most of US 14 in Wisconsin is somewhat secondary in character, because through traffic between La Crosse and Madison is more likely to be on Interstate 90, which runs a little more easterly. US 14 is therefore largely a two-lane road, except for the part around Madison, which is a freeway. The route passes through Janesville and intersects I-39, I-43, and I-90 in quick succession. US 14 in Illinois then continues to Chicago.
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History
US 14 was created in 1926 but did not cross Wisconsin until 1933 when the route was extended from Winona, Minnesota to Chicago. The route was later mainly replaced by the construction of I-90 between 1959 and 1969.
The Madison passage is also called the Beltline and is a complex road numbering of the US 12, US 14 US 18 and US 151. On July 13, 2022, a rush-hour lane on this ring road was inaugurated.
US 141 in Wisconsin
US 141 | |||
Get started | Bellevue | ||
End | Niagara | ||
Length | 102 mi | ||
Length | 164 km | ||
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US 141 is a US Highway in the US state of Wisconsin. The road forms a north-south route in the northeast of the state, from Bellevue at Green Bay to the Michigan border at Niagara. The US 141 is in Wisconsin is 164 kilometers long.
Travel directions
The split of US 41 and US 141 at Abrams.
US 141 begins at Bellevue on Interstate 43 and continues through downtown Green Bay, before US 141 merges with US 41, a freeway to Abrams. After that, US 141 is another divided highway until Beaver. Farther north, the road is single-lane, paralleling the Michigan border to the north, only to be double-numbered for another stretch with US 8 in the far north. Then US 141 in Michigan continues to Iron Mountain.
History
US 141 was created in 1926 and then ran from Milwaukee to Green Bay. In 1929, the route was extended north into Michigan, after which US 41 was gradually shortened over the years, starting in 1981 at its current starting point at Bellevue.
US 151 in Wisconsin
US 151 | |||
Begin | East Dubuque | ||
End | Manitowoc | ||
Length | 231 mi | ||
Length | 372 km | ||
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US 151 is a US Highway in the US state of Wisconsin. The road forms an east-west route through the south and east of the state, from the border with Iowa through the state capital Madison to Manitowoc. US 151 is 372 kilometers long in Wisconsin.
Travel directions
De US 12/14/18/151 in Madison.
US 151 north of Madison.
US 151 follows a somewhat diagonal route through Wisconsin. The western part is a divided highway with some freeway – like bypasses around several towns between Dubuque and Madison. US 151 is the only US Highway that intersects all other US Highways that pass through Madison, plus the three Interstate Highways I-39, I-90, and I-94. From Madison to Columbus, US 151 is a continuous freeway of over 50 kilometers in length, then US 151 is a divided highway with grade separated bypasses to Fond du Lac. To the east, US 151 is more secondary in character and largely a two-lane road. US 151 ends at Interstate 43 in Manitowoc.
History
US 151 was created in 1926 and at the time only ran from Madison to Fond du Lac. The route was extended east to Manitowoc in 1934 and west to Iowa in 1938, creating the current route through Wisconsin. Between 1980 and 1990 the route between Dubuque and Madison was upgraded to a divided highway with partly freeway characteristics. In 1982, the Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge opened over the Mississippi River. In 1995, the highway around Verona, the last project of this, opened. In 2018-2019, a number of intersections in southwest Madison were made grade separated.
US 18 in Wisconsin
US 18 | |||
Get started | Prairie du Chien | ||
End | Milwaukee | ||
Length | 182 mi | ||
Length | 293 km | ||
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US 18 is a US Highway in the US state of Wisconsin. The road forms an east-west route through the south of the state, from the Iowa border at Prairie du Chien through the state capital Madison to the largest city of Milwaukee. US 18 is 293 kilometers long in Wisconsin.
Travel directions
US 12/14/18/151 at Madison.
US 18 forms an east-west route. Between Dodgeville and Madison, the route is double-numbered with US 151, a better developed corridor from Dubuque to Madison, as a divided highway with 2×2 lanes and short sections of freeway. West of Dodgeville, US 18 is single lane. Around Madison, US 18 is a freeway and double-numbered with US 12 and US 14. East of Madison, US 18 runs south of Interstate 94 and therefore has little through importance. Closer to the Milwaukee metropolitan areaUS 18 is again an important city highway and is again a divided highway from Waukesha. US 18 ends in downtown Milwaukee.
History
US 18 was created in 1926. The eastern terminus has remained unchanged in Milwaukee ever since. The Marquette–Joliet Bridge over the Mississippi River west of Prairie du Chien opened to traffic in June 1975. Between 1980 and 1990 the double numbering with US 151 between Dodgeville and Madison was upgraded to a divided highway. In 1995, the highway around Verona opened to traffic as the final piece of this project.
The Madison passage is also called the Beltline and is a complex road numbering of the US 12, US 14 US 18 and US 151. On July 13, 2022, a rush-hour lane on this ring road was inaugurated.