U.S. Route 10 in Wisconsin

U.S. Highway 10
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length: 294.01 mi[1] (473.16 km)
Existed: 1926 (1917 as WIS 18 and 34) – present
Major junctions
West end: US 10 near Hastings, Minnesota
  I-94 in Osseo
I-39/US 51 in Stevens Point
US 41 near Appleton
I-43 near Manitowoc
East end: US 10 in Ludington, MI via Carferry
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

Wisconsin highways
County • Bannered • Rustic

← US 8 WIS 11 →
← US 18 WIS 19 →

In the U.S. state of Wisconsin, U.S. Route 10 (normally called U.S. Highway 10, Highway 10 or US 10) runs east–west across the central part of the state. It runs from the Prescott Drawbridge over the St. Croix River at Prescott, where it enters Minnesota, east to the dock in Manitowoc where the Lake Michigan Carferry (SS Badger) crosses Lake Michigan to Ludington, Michigan.

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Route description

U.S. Highway 10 enters the state and Pierce County from Minnesota at Prescott and immediately joins with WIS 35 north. WIS 35 turns north 1-mile (1.6 km) northeast at WIS 29 while US 10 continues east and passes through Ellsworth at the junctions with WIS 65 and US 63 The highway turns southeast and passes through Ono and Plum City.[2] US 10 then enters Pepin County and junctions with WIS 25 and WIS 85 at Durand[3] US 10 briefly enters Buffalo County and passes through Mondovi at the junction with WIS 37.[4] In northern Trempealeau County, the highway crosses WIS 93 at Eleva, passes through Strum, and junctions with US 53 and I-94 in Osseo.[5] The route then enters Jackson County where it joins US 12 and WIS 27.[6] US 12 and WIS 27 split to the south at the Clark County line while US 10 continues east to Neillsville and crosses WIS 73 there.[7] The highway then meanders northeast into Wood County, passing south of Marshfield and crossing WIS 13. US 10 then passes through the community of Auburndale and enters Portage County at Milladore.[8]

US 10 meets WIS 34 north at two miles (3 km) west of Junction City. WIS 34 splits north two miles (3 km) east of Junction City while US 10 turns east and bypasses Stevens Point on a new freeway. In Stevens Point, the old US 10 has been replaced by WIS 66 which travels through downtown and near the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point just east of downtown. The highway then meets I-39 / US 51 north of the city and runs concurrent with I-39 / US 51 for about seven miles before exiting to the east of Stevens Point. At this point, US 10 becomes a multilane expressway and heads southeast, passing through Amherst and crossing into Waupaca County.[9] US 10 bypasses the city of Waupaca to the south and junctions with WIS 22, WIS 54 and meets WIS 49 south. US 10 and WIS 49 turn eastward to Weyauwega then head south to Fremont where WIS 49 turns south and US 10 becomes a freeway at the junction with WIS 110.[10] US 10 collects US 45 south in northwest Winnebago County for a three mile (5 km) southeast trek before US 45 splits to the south and US 10 turns east to rendezvous with WIS 441 at the junction with US 41 in Neenah. US 10 turns south off the WIS 441 freeway south of Appleton and turns east into Calumet County.[11]

As a multilane urban arterial, US 10 collects WIS 114 for four miles (6 km) before the latter splits south two miles (3 km) before US 10 junctions with WIS 55. The highway then crosses WIS 32 and WIS 57 at Forest Junction and turns southeast to pass through Brillion and into Manitowoc County.[12] The highway passes through Reedsville and Whitelaw before turning south onto I-43 for three miles (5 km) and turning east off the Interstate to head along WIS 42 into the north side of Manitowoc. US 10 then turns south into downtown where it continues into Michigan via the S.S. Badger carferry to Ludington.[13]

History

Prior to 1926, what is now US 10 was State Trunk Highway 18. However, Highway 18 initially (in 1917) only ran from Humbird, near where US 10 and U.S. Highway 12 (then State Trunk Highway 12) cross, east to Manitowoc. State Trunk Highway 34 ran from Prescott to Highway 37 in Mondovi. The route between Mondovi and Humbird was not numbered until the early 1920s, when Highway 18 was extended west from Humbird past Mondovi to Prescott, eliminating Highway 34.[14]

When US 10 was designated in late 1926, it ran along U.S. Highway 12 from Minnesota east to Humbird, splitting there to run to Manitowoc.[15] The piece of former Highway 18 west of Humbird became Highway 34, as the number 18 conflicted with U.S. Highway 18. In 1934, Highway 34 disappeared again, as US 10 was separated from the US 12 concurrency to run along it.[16]

Major intersections

Minnesota Border to Stevens Point

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Pierce
 Prescott 0.09
WIS 29/WIS 35 South		 WI 29 Ends at border. WI 35 Western terminus of Concurrency
1.32
WIS 29 East/WIS 35 North		 Eastern terminus of Concurrency
Hager City 9.12 CTH E  
Trimbelle 12.16 CTH O
13.71 CTH J
15.56
US 63 South		 Western terminus of Concurrency
Ellsworth 17.16 WIS 65
18.84
US 63 North/WIS 72		 Eastern terminus of Concurrency
Bay City 22.87 CTH D
Ono 33.51 CTH CC
Plum City 37.24 CTH U
Pepin
 Arkansaw 47.19
WIS 25 North		 Western terminus of Concurrency
Durand 48.16
WIS 25 South		 Eastern terminus of Concurrency
49.66 WIS 85
Buffalo
 Mondovi 64.82
WIS 37 North		 Western terminus of Concurrency
Buffalo
 65.54
WIS 37 South		 Eastern terminus of Concurrency
Trempealeau
 Eleva 74.89 WIS 93
Osseo 85.18
US 53 North		 Western terminus of Concurrency
87.60
US 53 South		 Eastern terminus of Concurrency
88.52 I-94 at I-94 exit 88
Jackson
 Fairchild 101.39
US 12 West		 Western terminus of Concurrency
103.28
US 12 East		 Eastern terminus of Concurrency
Clark
 Neillsville 120.13 WIS 73
Granton 127.41
CTH K South		 Western terminus of Concurrency
128.54
CTH K North		 Eastern terminus of Concurrency
Wood
 Marshfield 142.99
WIS 13 South		 Western terminus of Concurrency
144.97
WIS 13 Bus
146.95
WIS 13 North		 Eastern terminus of Concurrency
Hewitt 148.90 CTH T
Auburndale 152.41 WIS 186/CTH M
Milladore 160.72 CTH S
Portage
 Junction City 163.62
WIS 34 South		 Western terminus of Concurrency
165.14 CTH G
166.65 CTH O
168.04
WIS 34 North		 Eastern terminus of Concurrency
Stevens Point 176.41 CTH P
177.56
US 51 Bus
178.06 WIS 66
179.94 I-39/US 51
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Stevens Point to Appleton

County Location Mile[1] # Destinations Notes
Portage Stevens Point 179.94   I-39 / US 51 at I-39 Exit 158
Stockton 183.95   CTH-J  
Custer 188.50   CTH-K north At-grade intersection

follow East
Stockton 191.2   WIS 161 At-grade intersection
191.9   CTH-K south At-grade intersection
Amherst Junction 190.94   Amherst Jct, Lake Dr Eastbound exit; Westbound entrance only
Amherst 192.51   CTH-B west – Plover, Amherst
follow East
194.51   CTH-A / CTH-B east – Amherst  
Waupaca Sheridan 200.89   CTH-Q At-grade intersection
Waupaca 204.69   WIS 49 north / WIS 54 west – Waupaca, Wis Rapids
follow East
205.97   WIS 22 south / CTH-K south – Waupaca, Wild Rose King - this exit

follow East
207.38   Churchill St  
208.66   WIS 22 north / WIS 54 east / CTH-A / CTH-K north – Waupaca, New London
Weyauwega 213.95   WIS 110 north / CTH-X – Weyauwega
follow East
214.92   CTH-F – Weyauwega Westbound exit, Eastbound entrance only
Fremont 218.73   WIS 49 south / WIS 110 south – Berlin, Fremont  
221.77   WIS 96 / WIS 110 / CTH-II – Fremont  
Winnebago Winchester 228.02   US 45 north – New London Western terminus of Concurrency
230.59   US 45 south – Oshkosh Eastern terminus of Concurrency
Neenah 238.10   WIS 76 – Oshkosh, Shiocton Eastbound also signed To US-41 North
240.54   CTH-CB (Mayflower Rd)  
241.68   WIS 441 Western terminus of Concurrency
241.68   US 41 south – Milwaukee Eastbound - No access to US 41 North
  US 41 – Green Bay, Milwaukee Westbound
Menasha 242.64   CTH-P (Racine St)  
243.75   CTH-AP (Midway Rd)  
244.91   WIS 47 (Appleton Rd)  
Calumet Waverly Beach 245.91   US 10 east (Oneida St)
follow South

Appleton to Manitowoc

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Calumet
 Waverly Beach 245.91 WIS 441 Eastern terminus of Concurrency
247.39
WIS 114 West		 Western terminus of Concurrency
Highland Beach 250.88
WIS 114 East		 Eastern terminus of Concurrency
255.50 WIS 55
Forest Junction 261.90
WIS 32/WIS 57 South		 Western terminus of Concurrency
262.40
WIS 32/WIS 57 North		 Eastern terminus of Concurrency
Brillion 267.23 CTH PP
Manitowoc
 Reedsville 272.53 CTH W
Cato 277.89 CTH J
Whitelaw 279.91 CTH S
Manitowoc 284.70
I-43 North/WIS 310		 Western terminus of Concurrency
287.75
I-43 South/WIS 42 South/CTH JJ		 Eastern terminus of Concurrency with I-43
Western terminus of Concurrency with WI-42
291.40
WIS 42 North		 Eastern terminus of Concurrency
292.86 US 151
294.01 S.S. Badger Car Ferry
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Current status

WisDOT is in the process of relocating US-10 out of Stevens Point by joining it with I-39 north to the CTH-X interchange. US-10 will then turn west, bypassing smaller communities and end at WIS 13 south of Marshfield. Construction began in 2007 and will finish in 2012.[17]

This project will complete US-10 as four lanes facility from Marshfield to Menasha, a project started in the late 1990s. The only segment of the highway not a divided expressway will be from I-39 in Stevens Point to CTH-J.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007, Driving directions. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
  2. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (pdf). Pierce Co (Map). http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/pierce.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29. 
  3. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (pdf). Pepin Co (Map). http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/pepin.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29. 
  4. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (pdf). Buffalo Co (Map). http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/buffalo.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29. 
  5. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (pdf). Trempealeau Co (Map). http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/trempealeau.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29. 
  6. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (pdf). Jackson Co (Map). http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/jackson.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29. 
  7. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (pdf). Clark Co (Map). http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/clark.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29. 
  8. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (pdf). Wood Co (Map). http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/wood.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29. 
  9. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (pdf). Portage Co (Map). http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/portage.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29. 
  10. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (pdf). Waupaca Co (Map). http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/waupaca.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29. 
  11. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (pdf). Winnebago Co (Map). http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/winnebago.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29. 
  12. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (pdf). Calumet Co (Map). http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/calumet.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29. 
  13. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (pdf). Manitowoc Co (Map). http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/manitowic.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29. 
  14. ^ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 30-39 (Highway 34)". Wisconsin Highways. http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys30-39.html#STH-034. Retrieved 2007-03-20. 
  15. ^ United States System of Highways, November 11, 1926
  16. ^ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 10-19 (U.S. Highway 10)". Wisconsin Highways. http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys10-19.html#US-010. Retrieved 2007-03-20. 
  17. ^ a b Wisconsin Department of Transportation. "US 10 expansion project". http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/us10/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-01. 
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