Zoo Interchange

Zoo Interchange
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Roads at
junction:
I-94
I-894
US 45
Construction
Type: Interchange
Opened: 1963[1]
Maintained by: WisDot
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The Zoo Interchange is a freeway Interchange on the west side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was built in 1963, as one of the first Interstate Highway projects in Wisconsin. It forms the junction of I-94, I-894, and US-45. It is nicknamed because of its proximity to the Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens.

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Design

The design of the Zoo Interchange was considered progressive for its time, featuring ramps on both the right and left sides of the roadways. This left-to-go-left right-to-go-right scheme has since become obsolete, owing to the danger of merging into freeway traffic from the left. For this reason, there has been intermittent discussion about rebuilding the interchange.[2]

The control cities and highways at the interchange are:

East: I-94, Downtown Milwaukee

South: I-894, US-45, Chicago

West: I-94, Madison

North: US-45, Fond du Lac

History

The Zoo Interchange was completed in 1963. According to WisDOT: "it is one of Wisconsin's oldest interstate interchanges and is currently the busiest interchange in the state."[1]

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