U.S. Route 10 in Wisconsin

US Highway 10
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length:	294.01 mi[1] (473.16 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 10 in Prescott
	US 63 in Ellsworth US 53 in Osseo I-94 in Osseo US 12 / WIS 27 in Fairchild I-39 / US 51 / WIS 66 in Stevens Point US 45 in Winchester I-41 / US 41 / WIS 441 in Menasha I-43 / WIS 42 in Manitowoc US 151 in Manitowoc
East end:	SS Badger in Manitowoc
Location
Counties:	Pierce, Pepin, Buffalo, Trempealeau, Jackson, Eau Claire, Clark, Wood, Portage, Waupaca, Winnebago, Calumet, Manitowoc
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List Bannered Divided Replaced Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstates U.S. State Rustic ← US 8 WIS 10 → ← US 18 WIS 18 WIS 19 →

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

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 then intersecting with WIS 80. US 10 then meets WIS 13 1 mile south of Marshfield. WIS 13 splits south two miles (3 km) west of Junction City. US 10 then passes north of Auburndale and enters Portage County at Milladore.^[8]

US 10 meets WIS 34 and WIS 13 south 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 In Stevens Point, the old US 10 has been replaced by WIS 66 which travels through downtown and near the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point just east of downtown.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] The Badger only operates on a seasonal basis from May to October.^[14]

History

S.S. Badger transports across Lake Michigan

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.^[15]

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.^[16] 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.^[17]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Pierce	Prescott	0.00	0.00		US 10 west – St. Paul WIS 29 ends	Continuation into Minnesota; WIS 29 ends at border
		0.09	0.14		WIS 29 ends / WIS 35 south	Western end of WIS 35 concurrency
		1.32	2.12		WIS 29 east / WIS 25 north	Eastern end of WIS 29/WIS 35 concurrency
	Hager City	9.12	14.68		County E
	Trimbelle	12.16	19.57		County O
		13.71	22.06		County J
		15.56	25.04		US 63 south	Western end of US 63 concurrency
	Ellsworth	17.16	27.62		WIS 65
		18.84	30.32		US 63 north / WIS 72	Eastern end of US 63 concurrency
	Bay City	22.87	36.81		County D
	Ono	33.51	53.93		County CC
	Plum City	37.24	59.93		County U
Pepin	Arkansaw	47.19	75.94		WIS 25 north	Western end of WIS 25 concurrency
	Durand	48.16	77.51		WIS 25 south	Eastern end of WIS 25 concurrency
		49.66	79.92		WIS 85
Buffalo	Mondovi	64.82	104.32		WIS 37 north	Western end of WIS 37 concurrency
		65.54	105.48		WIS 37 south	Eastern end of WIS 37 concurrency
Trempealeau	Eleva	74.89	120.52		WIS 93
	Osseo	85.18	137.08		US 53 north	Western end of US 53 concurrency
		87.60	140.98		US 53 south	Eastern end of concurrency
		88.52	142.46		I-94	I-94 exit 88
Jackson	Fairchild	101.39	163.17		US 12 west	Western end of US 12 concurrency
		103.28	166.21		US 12 east	Eastern end of US 12 concurrency
Clark	Neillsville	120.13	193.33		WIS 73
	Granton	127.41	205.05		County K south	Western end of CTH-K concurrency
		128.54	206.87		County K north	Eastern end of CTH-K concurrency
Wood	Marshfield	142.99	230.12		WIS 13 south	Western end of WIS 13 concurrency
		144.97	233.31		WIS 13 Bus.
		146.95	236.49		WIS 13 north	Eastern end of concurrency
	Hewitt	148.90	239.63		County T
	Auburndale	152.41	245.28		WIS 186 / County M
	Milladore	160.72	258.65		County S
Portage	Junction City	163.62	263.32		WIS 34 south	Western end of WIS 34 concurrency
		165.14	265.77		County G
		166.65	268.20		County O
		168.04	270.43		WIS 34 north	Eastern end of WIS 34 concurrency
	Stevens Point	176.41	283.90		County P
		177.56	285.76		US 51 Bus.
		178.06	286.56		WIS 66
		179.94	289.59	—	I-39 / US 51	I-39 Exit 158
	Stockton	183.95	296.04	—	County J
	Custer	188.50	303.36		County K north	At-grade intersection western end of CTH-K concurrency
	Stockton	191.20	307.71		WIS 161	At-grade intersection
		191.90	308.83		County K south	At-grade intersection
	Amherst Junction	190.94	307.29	—	Amherst Junction, Lake Drive	Eastbound exit; Westbound entrance only
	Amherst	192.51	309.81	—	County B west – Plover, Amherst	Western end of CTH-B concurrency
		194.51	313.03	—	County A / County B east – Amherst	Eastern end of CTH-B concurrency
Waupaca	Sheridan	200.89	323.30		County Q	At-grade intersection
	Waupaca	204.69	329.42	250	WIS 49 north / WIS 54 west – Waupaca, Wis Rapids	Western end of WIS 49/WIS 54 concurrency
		205.97	331.48	252	WIS 22 south / County K south – Waupaca, Wild Rose	Western end of WIS 22 concurrency
		207.38	333.75	253	Churchill Street
		208.66	335.81	254	WIS 22 north / WIS 54 east / County A / County K north – Waupaca, New London	Eastern end of WIS 22/WIS 54 concurrency
	Weyauwega	213.95	344.32	260A	WIS 110 north / County X – Weyauwega	Western end of WIS 110 concurrency
		214.92	345.88	260B	County F – Weyauwega	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Fremont	218.73	352.01	264	WIS 49 south / WIS 110 south – Berlin, Fremont	Eastern end of WIS 49/WIS 110 concurrency
		221.77	356.90	267	WIS 96 / WIS 110 / County II – Fremont
Winnebago	Winchester	228.02	366.96	273	US 45 north – New London
		230.59	371.10	276	US 45 south – Oshkosh	Eastern end of US 45 concurrency
	Neenah	238.10	383.18	284	WIS 76 – Oshkosh, Shiocton	Eastbound also signed To US 41 north
		240.54	387.11	286	County CB (Mayflower Rd)
		241.68	388.95	—	WIS 441	Western terminus of WIS 441 concurrency
		241.68	388.95	287	I-41 south / US 41 – Milwaukee
	Menasha	242.64	390.49	—	County P (Racine Street)
		243.75	392.28	—	County AP (Midway Road)
		244.91	394.14	—	WIS 47 (Appleton Road)
Calumet	Waverly Beach	245.91	395.75	—	WIS 441	Eastern end of WIS 441 concurrency
		247.39	398.14		WIS 114 west	Western end of WIS 114 concurrency
	Highland Beach	250.88	403.75		WIS 114 east	Eastern end of WIS 114 concurrency
		255.50	411.19		WIS 55
	Forest Junction	261.90	421.49		WIS 32 south / WIS 57 south	Western end of WIS 32/WIS 57 concurrency
		262.40	422.29		WIS 32 north / WIS 57 north	Eastern end of WIS 32/WIS 57 concurrency
	Brillion	267.23	430.06		County PP
Manitowoc	Reedsville	272.53	438.59		County W
	Cato	277.89	447.22		County J
	Whitelaw	279.91	450.47		County S
	Manitowoc	284.70	458.18		I-43 north / WIS 310	Western end of I-43 concurrency; exit unnumbered eastbound
		287.75	463.09	154	I-43 south / WIS 42 south / County JJ	Eastern end of I-43 concurrency; western end of WIS 42 concurrency; exit unnumbered westbound
		291.40	468.96	152	WIS 42 north	Eastern end of WI 42 concurrency
		292.86	471.31		US 151
		294.01	473.16		SS Badger	Carferry crosses Lake Michigan to US 10 in Michigan
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Future

There has been a plan suggested to upgrade the U.S. 10 section between Marshfield and Neillsville to expressway status

See also

• U.S. Route 110, a short and short-lived spur from Fremont to Oshkosh

References

External links

Route map: Bing

• Media related to U.S. Route 10 in Wisconsin at Wikimedia Commons

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