U.S. Route 41 in Wisconsin

US Highway 41
US 41 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length:	225 mi (362 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-41 / I-94 / US 41 near Pleasant Prairie
	I-43 / I-94 / I-894 in Milwaukee I-43 / US 45 in Milwaukee I-94 / I-894 in Milwaukee US 151 in Fond du Lac WIS 23 in Fond du Lac US 45 in Oshkosh US 10 near Menasha US 141 in Green Bay I-41 / I-43 in Howard US 141 in Abrams
North end:	US 41 at Marinette
Location
Counties:	Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Winnebago, Outagamie, Brown, Oconto, Marinette
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List Bannered Divided Replaced Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate U.S. State Byways Rustic ← I-41 WIS 41 →

U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) is a north–south highway United States Numbered Highway in eastern Wisconsin. It runs from Pleasant Prairie on the Illinois border north to Marinette on the Michigan border. Most of the route is concurrent with Interstate 41 in the state, with the exception of the portion between Howard and Marinette.

Route description

US 41 is a freeway for nearly 85 percent of its route through Wisconsin, with the exceptions being a 29-mile (55 km) expressway section from the US 141 interchange in Oconto County to Marinette and a 5-mile (8 km) surface arterial section within Marinette. The highway is concurrent with I-94 from Milwaukee to the Illinois border and concurrent with I-41 from Howard to the Illinois border.

US 41 runs northwest from Milwaukee and passes Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, and Appleton before heading to Green Bay. The route is a major access point for Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball club, the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh air show in Oshkosh, and for Lambeau Field, the home of the Green Bay Packers NFL football team.

After leaving Green Bay, US 41 continues north to Abrams co-signed with US 141, and then it turns east off the co-signed route toward Marinette and into Michigan.

History

In Milwaukee the original routing of US 41 used Lisbon Avenue east to North 27th Street, then south along that road to the Illinois state line. After the Stadium Freeway was built in the 1960s, US 41 followed that road from Lisbon Avenue south across I-94 to National Avenue and then east to 27th Street, which is known as Layton Boulevard between National Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. WisDOT rerouted US 41 along I-94 from the Stadium Interchange to the Illinois state line, removed Layton Boulevard north of Forest Home Avenue from the state highway system and gave Layton Boulevard and 27th Street south of Forest Home Avenue the designation of WIS 241 in a compromise to avoid expansion of the original route. The old US 41 freeway section south of I-94 to National Avenue (which was realigned to accommodate the construction of Miller Park) was designated WIS 341 but is unsigned. Trailblazer signs label it Miller Park Way.

By 1955, US 41 was relocated from the corridor of today's WIS 175 and its successors to a nearby expressway in Winnebago, Fond du Lac, Dodge, Washington, Waukesha, and Milwaukee Counties.^[1]

In Green Bay, the road used to make a curve to the right west of De Pere, going onto Ashland Avenue to the Green Bay city limits. It then turned left onto Highland Avenue (after 1968, Lombardi Avenue), going past Lambeau Field and curving right onto Military Avenue. It then turned left at Velp Avenue. At the time from about 1956 to 1968 this was the outer highway for Green Bay, and the site for Lambeau Field was chosen because of highway access. The area now is urbanized. It then followed present day Velp Avenue north to Suamico where it merged with what is now the US 41 freeway. The original Green Bay bypass was once again bypassed with the present US 41 freeway beginning at Velp, southerly to Lombardi in 1968; Velp north to Suamico in 1971; then from Lombardi south to De Pere in 1974.^[1]

Appleton also saw US 41 realignments over the course of time, beginning with the 1937 two-lane bypass (along the present freeway route) from Neenah northerly to a T-intersection with US 10 (today's Wisconsin Avenue, WIS 96). There, US 41 turned east with US 10, back to its original route at the intersection of US 10 (Wisconsin Avenue) and Richmond Street north of downtown Appleton, then north on Richmond to present day Northland Avenue. There it turned east on new alignment back to the original route northeast of Kaukauna. In 1940, US 41 was extended northerly from the T-intersection at US 10 for one mile (1.6 km), before making a large sweeping curve onto present day Northland Avenue to join back up with the previous bypass at Richmond Street. By 1962, the original Appleton bypass had been converted to four-lane divided highway from Oshkosh north to Northland Avenue, then north and east on new alignment bypassing the Northland Avenue bypass with the current freeway easterly to Kaukauna.

Current status

Flyovers completed at WIS 29-US 41 interchange in 2014

US 41 is being upgraded to Interstate Highway standards between Milwaukee and Green Bay. Interchange upgrades are underway on US 41 near Fond du Lac, Oshkosh and Green Bay. By the end of 2015, US 41 will be converted from the existing four-lane freeway to a six-lane freeway in both Milwaukee and Green Bay. US 41 has also been upgraded to four-lane expressway between Oconto and Peshtigo, which includes freeway bypasses of both cities. The Oconto-to-Peshtigo stretch, which had been the last remaining two-lane segment of US 41 in the state, opened as a four-lane expressway between the two cities in November 2008. The Oconto and Peshtigo bypasses were completed November 19, 2009. At present, US 41 is constructed to freeway standards from the Illinois border to the US 41/US 141 interchange in south-central Oconto County, approximately 19 miles (31 km) north of Green Bay.

Exit list

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Exit[3]	Destinations	Notes
Kenosha	Pleasant Prairie	0.00	0.00		I-41 south / I-94 east / US 41 south – Chicago	Continuation into Illinois
		2.04	3.28	347	WIS 165 / CTH-Q (Lakeview Parkway)
		3.43	5.52	345	CTH-C
	Kenosha	5.07	8.16	344	WIS 50 – Kenosha, Lake Geneva
	Town of Somers	6.59	10.61	342	WIS 158 – Kenosha
		8.35	13.44	340	WIS 142 / CTH-S – Burlington, Kenosha
	Town of Paris	10.07	16.21	339	CTH-E
Racine–Kenosha county line	Mount Pleasant–Town of Paris village line	12.08	19.44	337	CTH-KR (County Line Road)
Racine	Mount Pleasant	13.95	22.45	335	WIS 11 – Burlington, Racine
	Town of Yorkville	15.96– 16.01	25.69– 25.77	333	WIS 20 – Waterford, Racine
	Caledonia	19.64	31.61	329	CTH-K – Racine
	Town of Raymond	21.67	34.87	327	CTH-G
		23.17	37.29	326	Seven Mile Road
	Caledonia	24.10	38.79	325	WIS 241 north (27th Street)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Milwaukee	Oak Creek			324	Elm Road	Future exit, will replace exit 325
		26.39	42.47	322	WIS 100 (Ryan Road)
		28.47	45.82	321	Drexel Avenue
		29.41	47.33	320	CTH-BB (Rawson Avenue)
	Milwaukee	30.38	48.89	319	CTH-ZZ (College Avenue)
		31.08	50.02	318	WIS 119 – General Mitchell International Airport
		32.37	52.09	317	CTH-Y (Layton Avenue)
		32.53– 32.69	52.35– 52.61	10 316	I-43 north / I-94 west – 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
		33.60	54.07	9	WIS 241 – South 27th Street	No access is allowed from I-94 west or to I-94 east; exit numbers based on I-894's mile markers
	Greenfield	34.64	55.75	8	WIS 36 – Loomis Road	Signed as exits 8A and 8B
		35.64	57.36	7	South 60th Street
		36.66	59.00	5B	CTH-U (South 76th Street)	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		36.66– 37.14	59.00– 59.77	5A-B	South 76th Street, South 84th Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		36.86	59.32	5A	WIS 24 west – Forest Home Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Milwaukee	38.06	61.25	4	I-43 south / US 45 south – Beloit, Chicago	Hale Interchange; western end of I-43 concurrency; southern end of the US 45 concurrency
	Greenfield	39.32	63.28	3	CTH-T (Beloit Road)
		39.93	64.26	2B	Oklahoma Avenue	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	West Allis	40.67	65.45	2A	National Avenue	Southbound exit to westbound National Avenue only
		40.93	65.87	1E	Lincoln Avenue	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		41.89	67.42	1D	WIS 59 – Greenfield Avenue
	Milwaukee	42.61	68.57	1 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
	Wauwatosa	43.36– 43.60	69.78– 70.17	39	US 18 (Bluemound Road) / Wisconsin Avenue	Northbound exit is not signed for Wisconsin Avenue; exit numbers based on US 45's mile markers
		44.14– 44.56	71.04– 71.71	40	Watertown Plank Road, Swan Boulevard	Soutbound exit not signed for Swan Boulevard
		44.94	72.32	42A	WIS 100 north (Mayfair Road) / North Avenue east	Southbound exit not signed for WIS 100
		45.54	73.29	42B	North Avenue west
		46.59	74.98	43	Burleigh Street
		47.59	76.59	44	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
	Milwaukee	48.69	78.36	45	CTH-EE (Hampton Avenue)
		49.52	79.69	46	CTH-E south (Silver Spring Drive) / WIS 100	Southern end of WIS 100 concurrency
		51.05	82.16	47	WIS 175 (Appleton Avenue)
		51.85	83.44	47B	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
Waukesha	Menomonee Falls	54.64– 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)
		55.45	89.24	51	Pilgrim Road	Signed as exits 51A (north) and 51B (south)
Washington	Germantown	56.68	91.22	52	CTH-Q (County Line Road)
		58.63	94.36	54	WIS 167 east (Mequon Road) / CTH-Y (Lannon Road)	Southern end of WIS 167 concurrency
		61.64	99.20	57	WIS 167 west (Holy Hill Road)	Northern end of WIS 167 concurrency
	Richfield	63.27	101.82	59	US 45 north – West Bend	Northern end of US 45 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance
		64.37	103.59	60	CTH-FD to WIS 145	Signage reads WIS 145; ramp signage reads CTH-FD TO WIS 145
	Slinger	68.17	109.71	64	WIS 60 – Jackson, Slinger, Hartford	Signed as exits 64A (east, Jackson) and 64B (west, Slinger, Hartford) northbound. Commerce Blvd
	Town of Polk	70.45	113.38	66	WIS 144 – West Bend, Slinger
	Town of Hartford	72.12	116.07	68	CTH-K
	Town of Addison	76.37	122.91	72	WIS 33 / CTH-W – West Bend, Allenton
	Town of Wayne	79.59	128.09	76	CTH-D
Dodge	Town of Theresa	85.22	137.15	81	WIS 28 – Mayville, Kewaskum
	Lomira	89.24	143.62	85	WIS 67 – Lomira, Campbellsport
	Town of Lomira	91.29	146.92	87	WIS 49 / CTH-KK – Brownsville, Waupun
Fond du Lac	Town of Byron	96.10	154.66	92	CTH-B – Oakfield, Eden
	Fond du Lac	99.71– 99.72	160.47– 160.48	95	US 151 – Madison, Manitowoc
		101.01	162.56	97	CTH-VVV (Hickory Street)
		101.84	163.90	98	CTH-D (Military Road)	Former US 151
		103.74	166.95	99	WIS 23 (Johnson Street)
	North Fond du Lac	104.24	167.76	101	CTH-OO (Winnebago Street)
Winnebago	Town of Eldorado	110.27	177.46	106	CTH-N – Van Dyne
	Town of Nekimi	117.47	189.05	113	WIS 26 / CTH-N – Rosendale, Waupun
	Oshkosh	120.22	193.48	116	WIS 44 / WIS 91 (South Park Avenue, Ripon Road)
	Oshkosh	121.64	195.76	117	9th Avenue
	Oshkosh	123.14	198.17	119	WIS 21 (Omro Road, Oshkosh Avenue)
	Oshkosh	125.05	201.25	120	US 45 (Algoma Boulevard) to US 10 west	To US 10 west not signed southbound
	Oshkosh	128.10	206.16	124	WIS 76 (Jackson Street)
	Neenah	133.30	214.53	129	Bell Street, Breezewood Lane
		134.67	216.73	131	WIS 114 / CTH-JJ (Winneconne Avenue)
		135.61	218.24	132	Main Street, Oak Ridge Road	No entrance ramps
	Town of Menasha	136.35	219.43	133	CTH-II (Winchester Road)
		137.81	221.78	134	US 10 east / WIS 441 north
		137.86	221.86		US 10 west	Southbound exit and entrance only
		139.62	224.70	136	CTH-BB (Prospect Avenue)
Outagamie	Town of Grand Chute	140.88	226.72	137	WIS 125 (College Avenue)
		141.65	227.96	138	WIS 96 (Wisconsin Avenue)
		142.71	229.67	139	WIS 15 / CTH-OO (Northland Avenue) to CTH-A	To CTH-A not signed southbound
		145.67	234.43	142	WIS 47 (Richmond Street)
	Appleton	147.67	237.65	144	CTH-E (Ballard Road)
		148.59– 148.61	239.13– 239.16	145	WIS 441 south
	Town of Little Chute	151.10	243.17	146	CTH-N – Little Chute
	Kaukauna	152.78	245.88	148	WIS 55 – Seymour, Kaukauna
		153.99	247.82	150	CTH-J – Kaukauna
	Town of Kaukauna	158.25	254.68	154	CTH-U – Wrightstown
Brown	Town of Lawrence	161.21	259.44	157	CTH-S – Freedom
		181.87	292.69	161	CTH-F (Scheuring Road)
	Ashwaubenon	167.12	268.95	163A	CTH-G (Main Avenue)	Signed as exit 163 southbound
		167.40	269.40	163B	WIS 32 north (Ashland Avenue) – Green Bay	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		168.39	271.00	164	CTH-AAA (Oneida Street, Waube Lane)
		169.36– 169.46	272.56– 272.72	165	WIS 172 to I-43 / WIS 57 – A. Straubel Airport	To WIS 57 not signed northbound
		171.14	275.42	167	CTH-VK (Lombardi Avenue, Hazelwood Lane)
	Green Bay	172.18	277.10	168	WIS 32 south / WIS 54 (Mason Street)	Southern end of WIS 32 concurrency
	Howard	173.17	278.69	169	WIS 29 (Shawano Avenue) / WIS 32 north / Dousman Street	Northern end of WIS 32 concurrency
		174.75	281.23	170	US 141 south (Velp Avenue)	Southern end of US 141 concurrency
		175.16– 175.43	281.89– 282.33	171	I-43 south – Milwaukee I-41 south – Appleton	Northern terminus of I-41 and I-43; northern end of I-41 concurrency
	Town of Suamico			173	CTH-M (Lineville Road)
				176	CTH-B (Sunset Beach Road) – Suamico
Oconto	Town of Little Suamico			179	Brown Road
				182	CTH-S
	Town of Abrams			185	CTH-D (Sampson Road) – Abrams
				187	US 141 north – Crivitz, Iron Mountain	Northern end of US 141 concurrency; northern end of freeway and southern end of expressway
	Town of Pensaukee				CTH-J	At-grade intersection
					CTH-SS
	Oconto			197	Bus. US 41 – Oconto	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
				198	WIS 22 south – Oconto
				200	Bus. US 41 – Oconto	Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
	Lena				CTH-A	Two at-grade intersections; southern intersection is CTH-A east and northern intersection is CTH-A west
Marinette	County Line				CTH-W	At-grade intersection
	Grover				CTH-M	At-grade intersection
	Peshtigo			212	Bus. US 41 (French Street) / CTH-Y to CTH-D – Peshtigo
				216	Bus. US 41 (Haynes Street) to CTH-B – Peshtigo
	Marinette			219	CTH-T north to WIS 180 to WIS 64 north	At-grade intersection
					WIS 64 west (Hall Avenue) – Mountain, Pound	At-grade intersection
	Menominee River				US 41 north – Menominee	Continuation into Michigan
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• Wisconsin portal

References

1. Bessert, Christopher J. (January 31, 2009). "US 41, The Complete History". Wisconsin Highways. Self-published. Retrieved December 14, 2006.
2. Wisconsin State Trunk Highway Logs:
   
   • Southeast Region Staff (December 31, 2008). State Trunk Highway Log for Southeast Region (XLS). Waukesha, WI: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 041N.
   • Southwest Region Staff (December 31, 2008). State Trunk Highway Log for Southwest Region (XLS). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 041N.
   • Northeast Region Staff (May 14, 2009). State Trunk Highway Log for Region 3. Green Bay, WI: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. pp. 172–200.
3. Staff. "Exit Numbers on US 41". Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 10, 2007.

External links

• Official US 41 Interstate conversion project page
• Official US 41 conversion brochure (PDF)