Interstate 41

Interstate 41 marker

Interstate 41

I-41 highlighted in red
Route information
Length: 176.33 mi (283.78 km)
Existed: April 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)[1] – present
History: Approved for designation in 2012[2]
Major junctions
South end: I-94 / US 41 in Russell, IL
 
North end: I-43 / US 41 / US 141 in Howard, WI
Location
States: Illinois, Wisconsin
Counties: IL: Lake
WI: Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Winnebago, Outagamie, Brown
Highway system
IL 40ILUS 41
WIS 40WIUS 41

Interstate 41 (I-41) is a 176.33-mile-long (283.78 km) Interstate Highway connecting the interchange of I-94 and U.S. Route 41 (US 41), located 0.9 miles (1.4 km) south of the Wisconsin–Illinois border at the end of the Tri-State Tollway in metropolitan Chicago, to an interchange with I-43 in metropolitan Green Bay, Wisconsin. The designation travels concurrently with US 41, I-894, US 45, I-43, and sections of I-94 in Wisconsin and Illinois. The route was officially added to the Interstate Highway System on April 7, 2015.[1]

Route description

I-41 begins at the I-94/US 41 interchange in Russell, Illinois, located 0.9 miles (1.4 km) south of the Wisconsin–Illinois border at the end of the Tri-State Tollway. The highway continues north concurrently with I-94 to the Mitchell Interchange in Milwaukee, turns west to run concurrently with I-894 and I-43 to the Hale Interchange (forming a brief wrong-way concurrency with I-43), and turns north to run concurrently with I-894 and US 45 to the Zoo Interchange, with the US 45 concurrency continuing until the I-41/US 41/US 45 split near Richfield. The Interstate roughly parallels I-43, which runs north–south along Lake Michigan from Milwaukee to Green Bay. I-41 runs through the Fox Valley (including the cities of Fond du Lac, Oshkosh and Appleton, along with the Fox Cities) and Green Bay, where it ends at the I-43 interchange. The Interstate is approximately 176 miles (283 km) long and located almost entirely within the state of Wisconsin, and is completely concurrent with a slightly adjusted alignment of US 41 to its termination in Green Bay.[3]

History

The freeway portion of US 41 and US 45 from Milwaukee through the Fox Valley to Green Bay was proposed and designated as an Interstate Highway as part of the 2005 highway funding bill (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users).[4]

In the initial language of the bill, the route was named Interstate 41, which correlates with the U.S. Highway it parallels and also complies with the Interstate naming guidelines through the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The final bill omitted the I-41 designation. In 2009, Green Bay officials began a campaign to have US 41 designated as a northern extension of I-55 from its current termination in Chicago, with the alternative being designated as a spur of I-43.[5][6] At the spring meeting of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbers of AASHTO on May 18, 2012, the I-55 designation was discussed by the committee. Coordination would have been required with the FHWA and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) on the I-55 designation.

However, IDOT officials were not interested in signing an extension of I-55 from its Chicago terminus to the state line. Therefore, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) decided to seek a different designation not requiring the cooperation of their Illinois counterparts. Four designations were proposed by WisDOT and put up for public review: two new primary designations (I-41 and I-47) and two auxiliary designations (I-594 and I-643).[7] At the end of October 2012, WisDOT submitted I-41 to AASHTO for consideration at their fall Special Committee meeting, where it was conditionally approved on November 16, 2012, pending FHWA concurrence.[2] Official approval of I-41 then hinged on weight limit exceptions being approved for the route,[8] which initially passed the United States House of Representatives as H.R. 4745 and awaited a United States Senate vote as S. 2438,[9] but were later passed in a different bill (H.R. 83) on December 16, 2014.[10][11][12] On April 9, 2015, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced that the FHWA had approved I-41 as part of the Interstate Highway System.[13] According to WisDOT, the approval came two days earlier.[1]

Newly installed I-41/US 41 sign south of WIS 145 near Richfield from June 2015

WisDOT is scheduled to replace or modify 3,500 signs by September 2015 after coordination with IDOT and the FHWA.[14] Installation of some I-41 signs has already occurred, though the signs are being covered until the entire route is signed.[15] Over the next 5–10 years, shoulders are slated to be rebuilt as older parts of the highway are upgraded.[16] The re-designation to Interstate status also makes the route subject to the Highway Beautification Act, meaning current advertising billboards along the Milwaukee to Green Bay portion of the road can no longer be upgraded or enlarged, nor can new signs be added.[17]

Exit list

CountyLocationmikmExit[18][19]DestinationsNotes
LakeNewport Township0.000.001B I-94 east (Tri-State Tollway)
US 41 south Waukegan, Chicago
Southern end of I-94 and US 41 concurrencies; freeway continues southward as I-94; exit numbers based on I-94's mile markers
0.761.221ARussell RoadSigned as exit 1 northbound
 0.90
0.00
1.45
0.00
Illinois–Wisconsin state line
KenoshaPleasant Prairie2.043.28347 WIS 165 / CTH-Q (Lakeview Parkway)
3.435.52345 CTH-C
Kenosha5.078.16344 WIS 50 Kenosha, Lake Geneva
Town of Somers6.5910.61342 WIS 158 Kenosha
8.3513.44340 WIS 142 / CTH-S Burlington, Kenosha
Town of Paris10.0716.21339 CTH-E
RacineKenosha county lineMount PleasantTown of Paris village line12.0819.44337 CTH-KR (County Line Road)
RacineMount Pleasant13.9522.45335 WIS 11 Burlington, Racine
Town of Yorkville16.0125.77333 WIS 20 Waterford, Racine
Caledonia19.6431.61329 CTH-K Racine
Town of Raymond21.6734.87327 CTH-G
23.1737.29326Seven Mile Road
Caledonia24.1038.79325 WIS 241 north (27th Street)Northbound exit and southbound entrance
MilwaukeeOak Creek324Elm RoadFuture exit, will replace exit 325
26.3942.47322 WIS 100 (Ryan Road)
28.4745.82321Drexel Avenue
29.4147.33320 CTH-BB (Rawson Avenue)
Milwaukee30.3848.89319 CTH-ZZ (College Avenue)
31.0850.02318 WIS 119 General Mitchell International Airport
32.3752.09317Layton Avenue
32.53–
32.69
52.35–
52.61
10
316
I-94 east / US 41 south Chicago, Airport
I-43 north / I-94 west / US 41 north Milwaukee
I-894 west
Mitchell Interchange; northern end of I-94 concurrency; eastern end of I-43 wrong-way concurrency; eastern end of I-894 concurrency
33.6054.079 WIS 241 – South 27th StreetNo access is allowed from I-94 west or to I-94 east; exit numbers based on I-894's mile markers
Greenfield34.6455.758 WIS 36 – Loomis Road
35.6457.367South 60th Street
36.6659.005BSouth 76th StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
36.66–
37.14
59.00–
59.77
5A-BSouth 76th Street, South 84th StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
36.8659.325A WIS 24 west – Forest Home AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
Milwaukee38.0661.254 I-43 south / US 45 south Beloit, ChicagoHale Interchange; western end of I-43 concurrency; southern end of the US 45 concurrency
Greenfield39.3263.283 CTH-T (Beloit Road)
39.9364.262BOklahoma AvenueSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
West Allis40.6765.452ANational AvenueSouthbound exit to westbound National Avenue only
40.9365.871ELincoln AvenueSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
41.8967.421D WIS 59 – Greenfield Avenue
Milwaukee42.6168.571
38
I-94 Madison, Downtown Milwaukee, Chicago
I-894 east
Western end of I-894 concurrency; signed as exits 1A (east) and 1B (west) northbound and exits 38A (west) and 38B (east) southbound; Zoo Interchange
Wauwatosa43.36–
43.60
69.78–
70.17
39 US 18 (Bluemound Road) / Wisconsin AvenueNorthbound exit is not signed for Wisconsin Avenue; exit numbers based on US 45's mile markers
44.14–
44.56
71.04–
71.71
40Watertown Plank Road, Swan BoulevardSoutbound exit not signed for Swan Boulevard
44.9472.3242A WIS 100 north (Mayfair Road) / North Avenue eastSouthbound exit not signed for WIS 100
45.5473.2942BNorth Avenue west
46.5974.9843Burleigh Street
47.5976.5944 WIS 190 (Capitol Drive)Three-level diamond interchange; access roads for the adjacent Harley-Davidson and Penzeys Spices plants are also part of the interchange
Milwaukee48.6978.3645 CTH-EE (Hampton Avenue)
49.5279.6946 CTH-E south (Silver Spring Drive) / WIS 100Southern end of WIS 100 concurrency
51.0582.1647 WIS 175 (Appleton Avenue)
51.8583.4447B CTH-PP (Good Hope Road)Exit numbers based on US 41's mile markers
52.15–
52.94
83.93–
85.20
48 WIS 145
WaukeshaMenomonee Falls54.64–
54.77
87.93–
88.14
50 WIS 74 west / WIS 100 east (Main Street)Northern end of WIS 100 concurrency; signed as exits 50A (east) and 50B (west)
55.4589.2451Pilgrim RoadSigned as exits 51A (north) and 51B (south)
WashingtonGermantown56.6891.2252 CTH-Q (County Line Road)
58.6394.3654 WIS 167 east (Mequon Road) / CTH-Y (Lannon Road)Southern end of WIS 167 concurrency
61.6499.2057 WIS 167 west (Holy Hill Road)Northern end of WIS 167 concurrency
Richfield63.27101.8259 US 45 north West BendNorthern end of US 45 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance
64.37103.5960 CTH-FD to WIS 145Signage reads WIS 145; ramp signage reads CTH-FD TO WIS 145
Slinger68.17109.7164 WIS 60 Jackson, Slinger, HartfordSigned as exits 64A (east, Jackson) and 64B (west, Slinger, Hartford) northbound. Commerce Blvd
Town of Polk70.45113.3866 WIS 144 West Bend, Slinger
Town of Hartford72.12116.0768 CTH-K
Town of Addison76.37122.9172 WIS 33 / CTH-W West Bend, Allenton
Town of Wayne79.59128.0976 CTH-D
DodgeTown of Theresa85.22137.1581 WIS 28 Mayville, Kewaskum
Lomira89.24143.6285 WIS 67 Lomira, Campbellsport
Town of Lomira91.29146.9287 WIS 49 / CTH-KK Brownsville, Waupun
Fond du LacTown of Byron96.10154.6692 CTH-B Oakfield, Eden
Fond du Lac99.71–
99.72
160.47–
160.48
95 US 151 Madison, Manitowoc
101.01162.5697 CTH-VVV (Hickory Street)
101.84163.9098 CTH-D (Military Road)Former US 151
103.74166.9599 WIS 23 (Johnson Street) Rosendale, Ripon
North Fond du Lac104.24167.76101 CTH-OO (Winnebago Street)
WinnebagoTown of Eldorado110.27177.46106 CTH-N Van Dyne
Town of Nekimi117.47189.05113 WIS 26 / CTH-N Rosendale, Waupun, Pickett
Oshkosh120.22193.48116 WIS 44 / WIS 91 (South Park Avenue, Ripon Road) Waukau
121.64195.761179th Avenue
123.14198.17119 WIS 21 (Omro Road, Oshkosh Avenue) Omro
125.05201.25120 US 45 (Algoma Boulevard) to US 10 west New LondonTo US 10 west not signed southbound
128.10206.16124 WIS 76 (Jackson Street)
Neenah133.30214.53129Bell Street, Breezewood Lane
134.67216.73131 WIS 114 / CTH-JJ (Winneconne Avenue) Hilbert, Sherwood
135.61218.24132Main Street, Oak Ridge RoadNo entrance ramps
Town of Menasha136.35219.43133 CTH-II (Winchester Road) Winchester
137.81221.78134 US 10 east / WIS 441 north
137.86221.86 US 10 westSouthbound exit and entrance only
139.62224.70136 CTH-BB (Prospect Avenue)
OutagamieTown of Grand Chute140.88226.72137 WIS 125 (College Avenue)
141.65227.96138 WIS 96 (Wisconsin Avenue) Fremont
142.71229.67139 WIS 15 / CTH-OO (Northland Avenue) to CTH-A Greenville, HortonvilleTo CTH-A not signed southbound
145.67234.43142 WIS 47 (Richmond Street) Black Creek
Appleton147.67237.65144 CTH-E (Ballard Road)
148.59–
148.61
239.13–
239.16
145 WIS 441 south
Town of Little Chute151.10243.17146 CTH-N Little Chute, Kimberly, Combined Locks
Kaukauna152.78245.88148 WIS 55 Seymour, Kaukauna
153.99247.82150 CTH-J Kaukauna
Town of Kaukauna158.25254.68154 CTH-U Wrightstown
BrownTown of Lawrence161.21259.44157 CTH-S Freedom
181.87292.69161 CTH-F (Scheuring Road) De Pere
Ashwaubenon167.12268.95163A CTH-G (Main Avenue)Signed as exit 163 southbound
167.40269.40163B WIS 32 north (Ashland Avenue) Green BayNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
168.39271.00164 CTH-AAA (Oneida Street, Waube Lane)
169.36–
169.46
272.56–
272.72
165 WIS 172 to I-43 / WIS 57 A. Straubel AirportTo WIS 57 not signed northbound
171.14275.42167 CTH-VK (Lombardi Avenue, Hazelwood Lane)
Green Bay172.18277.10168 WIS 32 south / WIS 54 (Mason Street)Southern end of WIS 32 concurrency
Howard173.17278.69169 WIS 29 (Shawano Avenue) / WIS 32 north / Dousman StreetNorthern end of WIS 32 concurrency
174.75281.23170 US 141 south (Velp Avenue)Southern end of US 141 concurrency
175.16–
175.43
281.89–
282.33
171 I-43 south Milwaukee
US 41 north / US 141 north Marinette, Iron Mountain
Northern end of US 41 concurrency; northern end of US 141 concurrency; northern terminus of I-43; I-41 terminates at northbound entrance ramp from I-43
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 US 41 Interstate Conversion Team (April 9, 2015). "US 41 Interstate Conversion: Wisconsin State Line–Green Bay, in Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Winnebago, Outagamie, and Brown Counties". Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Vitale, Marty (November 16, 2012). "SCOH Report from Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering Annual Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Pittsburgh, PA: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  3. Google (April 7, 2014). "Overview Map of Interstate 41" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  4. Behnke, Duke (September 5, 2007). "'Interstate 41’ on Near Horizon". The Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI). Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  5. Jagannathan, Malavika (February 8, 2009). "Officials Push to Rename Revamped US 41". Green Bay Press Gazette. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  6. Staff (February 9, 2009). "New Business, Minutes of the Village Board Meeting" (PDF). Village of Howard, Wisconsin. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  7. Staff (May 2012). US 41 Public Information Meeting Report (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  8. Bollier, Jeff (December 13, 2014). "Interstate Upgrade for 41 Clears Hurdle". The Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI).
  9. "Appropriations by Fiscal Year: FY2015". United States Congress. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  10. Cassidy, Tabitha (July 5, 2013). "Petri, Ribble Propose Legislation Allowing Existing Trucks to Use the Future I-41". The Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI). Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  11. 113th Congress (December 16, 2014). "H.R.83: Making Consolidated Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2015, and for Other Purposes". U.S. Government Printing Office. Public Law No: 113-235.
  12. Bollier, Jeff & Shuda, Nathaniel (December 12, 2014). "Interstate 41 Clears Major Congressional Hurdle". The Oshkosh Northwestern.
  13. Srubas, Paul (April 9, 2015). "US 41 Named Officially to Interstate Highway System". Green Bay Press Gazette.
  14. Rudat, Kim (December 15, 2014). "Federal Legislation Will Enable Converting US 41 to an Interstate" (Press release). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  15. Delong, Katie (July 3, 2014). "Have You Seen the Signs for Interstate 41? Why They’re Not a Mistake!". Milwaukee, WI: WITI-TV. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  16. Ryan, Sean (August 12, 2013). "Highway 41 to Become Interstate 41 Next Year under $8M DOT Proposal". Milwaukee Business Journal. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
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  18. Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  19. Staff. "Exit Numbers on US 41". Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 10, 2007.

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