U.S. Route 45 in Wisconsin

U.S. Highway 45
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Existed: 1926 – present
Major junctions
South end: Illinois Border in Pikeville
  I-43 in Greenfield
I-94 in Milwaukee
US 41 in Milwaukee
US 151 in Fond du Lac
US 41 in Oshkosh
US 10 in Winchester
WIS 29 in Wittenberg
US 8 in Monico
North end: Michigan border in Land O'Lakes
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

Wisconsin highways
County • Bannered • Rustic

← WIS 44 WIS 45 →

In the U.S. state of Wisconsin, U.S. Route 45 (normally called U.S. Highway 45, Highway 45 or US 45) runs north–south through the eastern and northern portions of the state.

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Route description

US 45 enters from Illinois at Pikeville and is a two-lane road up to its junction with WIS 100 southwest of Milwaukee. As it follows WIS 100 north, it becomes an Urban multilane road. It merges onto Interstate 43 north in Greenfield then follows I-894 north from the Hale Interchange one mile (1.6 km) to the east. After I-894 ends at I-94, US 45 continues as a freeway north into Wauwatosa where it merges with US 41. The two routes split further north with US 45 continuing to West Bend. The freeway section of US 45 ends north of West Bend.

US 45 parallels US 41 as a two-lane rural road and passes through Fond du Lac, and Oshkosh, then turns northwest as an expressway facility to US 10 in Winchester. After briefly joining US 10, US 45 takes a northward track as a two-lane rural road and heads into North Central Wisconsin. The route serves as the central street for Antigo and Eagle River and passes into various state and national forest land. The route leaves the state at Land O' Lakes.


Major intersections

County Location Mile Exit[1] Destinations Notes
Illinois–Wisconsin border
 0.00 US 45 continues from Illinois
Kenosha
 Bristol   WIS 50  
Paris   WIS 142  
Racine
 Union Grove   WIS 11  
Yorkville   WIS 20 East end of WIS 20 overlap
Dover   WIS 20 West end of WIS 20 overlap
Waukesha
 Muskego   WIS 36 South end of WIS 36 overlap
Milwaukee
 Franklin   WIS 36, WIS 100 North end of WIS 36 overlap
South end of WIS 100 overlap
— CTH-BB (Rawson Avenue) Interchange
Hales Corners   WIS 24  
Greenfield   I-43 South end of I-43 overlap
4 I-43 / I-894 North end of I-43 overlap, south end of I-894 overlap at the Hale Interchange
3 Beloit Road
2B Oklahoma Avenue Southbound exit and northbound entrance
West Allis 2A National Avenue Southbound exit to westbound National Ave only
1E Lincoln Avenue Southbound exit and northbound entrance
1D WIS 59 – Greenfield Avenue
Milwaukee 1
38		 I-94 – Madison, Downtown Milwaukee, Chicago Signed as exits 1A (east) and 1B (west) northbound and exits 38A (west) and 38B (east) southbound
Wauwatosa 39 US 18 (Bluemound Road) / Wisconsin Avenue Northbound exit is not signed for Wisconsin Avenue
40 Watertown Plank Road, Swan Boulevard Soutbound exit not signed for Swan Boulevard
42A WIS 100 north (Mayfair Road) / North Avenue east Southbound exit not signed for WIS 100
42B North Avenue west
43 Burleigh Street
44 WIS 190 (Capitol Drive)
45 Hampton Avenue Butler use exit 45
Milwaukee 46 WIS 100 south (Silver Spring Drive) Southern end of WIS 100 concurrency
47 WIS 175 (Appleton Avenue)
US 41 (Appleton Avenue)		 Northbound exit signed for WIS 175; southbound exit signed for US 41; southern end of US 41 concurrency
47B Good Hope Road
48 WIS 145  
Waukesha
 Menomonee Falls 50 WIS 74 west / WIS 100 east (Main Street) North end of WIS 100 overlap; signed as exits 50A (east) and 50B (west)
51 Pilgrim Road Signed as exits 51A (north) and 51B (south)
52 CTH-Q (County Line Road)
Washington
 Germantown 54 WIS 167 east (Mequon Road) / CTH-Y (Lannon Road) South end of WIS 167 overlap
57 WIS 167 west (Holy Hill Road) North end of WIS 167 overlap
Richfield 59 US 41 – Fond Du Lac Northern end of US 41 concurrency, signed as exit 59 northbound
60 WIS 145 (Fond du Lac Avenue) / CTH-FD CTH FD signed on the ramp only
Jackson 63 WIS 60 – Slinger, Jackson
65 CTH-PV (Pleasant Valley Road)
West Bend 68 Paradise Drive
71 WIS 33 / WIS 144 (Washington Street)
73 CTH-D (Main Street)
  Freeway ends
Kewaskum     WIS 28 South end of WIS 28 overlap
  WIS 28 North end of WIS 28 overlap
Fond du Lac
 Auburn   WIS 67  
Town of Fond du Lac — US 151 Interchange
Fond du Lac   WIS 23  
Winnebago
 Oshkosh   WIS 44  
  WIS 76  
  WIS 21  
— US 41 Interchange
— CTH-T Interchange
Town of Winneconne — WIS 116 west, CTH-GG east Interchange
Winchester — CTH-II Interchange (old WIS 150)
— US 10 Interchange; eastern end of US&nbs['10 overlap
— US 10 Interchange, West end of US 10 overlap
Waupaca–Outagamie
   WIS 96
Outagamie
 Hortonia   WIS 15  
New London   WIS 54  
Waupaca
 Bear Creek   WIS 22, WIS 76 South end of WIS 22 overlap
Clintonville   WIS 22 North end of WIS 22 overlap
Shawano
 Whitcomb   WIS 153  
Town of Wittenberg — WIS 29 Interchange, east end of WIS 29 overlap
Wittenberg — WIS 29 Interchange, west end of WIS 29 overlap
Aniwa   WIS 52 South end of WIS 52 overlap
Langlade
 Rolling   WIS 47 South end of WIS 47 overlap
Antigo   WIS 64 South end of WIS 64 overlap
  WIS 52 / WIS 64 North end of WIS 52 and WIS 64 overlap
Oneida
 Monico   US 8 / WIS 47 North end of WIS 47 overlap, west end of US 8 overlap
  US 8 East end of US 8 overlap
Three Lakes   WIS 32 South end of WIS 32 overlap
Vilas
 Lincoln   WIS 70 East end of WIS 70 overlap
Eagle River   WIS 70 / WIS 17 West end of WIS 70 overlap, south end of WIS 17 overlap
Lincoln   WIS 17 North end of WIS 17 overlap
Wisconsin–Michigan border
 US 45 continues into Michigan
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

  1. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. "Exit numbers on Interstate 894". http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/road/exits-i894.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-15. 

External links

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