U.S. Route 45 in Wisconsin

US Highway 45 marker

US Highway 45
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length: 305 mi (491 km)
Existed: 1926 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 45 in Bristol
  I-43 / WIS 100 in Hales Corners
I-41 / I-43 / I-894 in Greenfield
I-94 / I-894 in West Allis
US 18 in Wauwatosa
WIS 175 in Milwaukee
I-41 in Germantown
US 151 in Fond du Lac
I-41 in Oshkosh
US 10 in Winchester
US 8 / WIS 47 in Monico
North end: US 45 in Land O' Lakes
Location
Counties: Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Fond du Lac, Winnebago, Outagamie, Waupaca, Shawano, Langlade, Oneida, Vilas
Highway system
WIS 44WIS 45

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

Route description

US 45 enters from Illinois at Pikeville and is a two-lane road up to its junction with WIS 36 southwest of Milwaukee. It runs concurrent with WIS 36 to its junction with WIS 100. As it follows WIS 100 north, it becomes an urban multilane road. It merges onto I-43 north in Greenfield then follows I-894, I-41, and US 41 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 following I-41 and US 41 north of the Zoo Interchange. 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 I-41 as a two-lane rural road and passes through Fond du Lac, and Oshkosh, then turns northwest as a freeway 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 with the exception of a four-lane expressway between Clintonville and Marion. 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

CountyLocationmikmExit[1]DestinationsNotes
Illinois–Wisconsin border0.000.00 US 45 south ChicagoContinuation into Illinois
KenoshaVillage of Bristol WIS 50
Community of Paris WIS 142
RacineUnion Grove WIS 11
Yorkville WIS 20East end of WIS 20 concurrency
Dover WIS 20West end of WIS 20 concurrency
WaukeshaMuskego WIS 36Southern end of WIS 36 concurrency
MilwaukeeFranklin WIS 36, WIS 100Northern end of WIS 36 concurrency
Southern end of WIS 100 concurrency
CTH-BB (Rawson Avenue)Interchange
Hales Corners WIS 24
Greenfield60 I-43 south BeloitSouthern end of I-43 concurrency
4
61
I-41 south / I-43 north / I-894 east / US 41 south Milwaukee
I-41 north / I-894 west / US 41 north Fond du Lac
Northern end of I-43 concurrency, southern end of I-41/I-894/US 41 concurrency at the Hale Interchange
3Beloit Road
2BOklahoma AvenueSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
West Allis2ANational AvenueSouthbound exit to westbound National Ave only
1ELincoln AvenueSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
1D WIS 59 – Greenfield Avenue
Milwaukee1
38
I-94 Madison, Downtown Milwaukee, Chicago
I-894 east
Signed as exits 1A (east) and 1B (west) northbound and exits 38A (west) and 38B (east) southbound; I-94 exit 305; I-894 western terminus; end of I-894 concurrency
Wauwatosa39 US 18 (Bluemound Road) / Wisconsin AvenueNorthbound exit is not signed for Wisconsin Avenue
40Watertown Plank Road, Swan BoulevardSouthbound exit not signed for Swan Boulevard
42A WIS 100 north (Mayfair Road) / North Avenue eastSouthbound exit not signed for WIS 100
42BNorth Avenue west
43Burleigh Street
44 WIS 190 (Capitol Drive)
45Hampton AvenueButler use exit 45
Milwaukee46 WIS 100 south (Silver Spring Drive)Southern end of WIS 100 concurrency
47 WIS 175 (Appleton Avenue)
47BGood Hope Road
48 WIS 145
WaukeshaMenomonee Falls50 WIS 74 west / WIS 100 east (Main Street)Northern end of WIS 100 concurrency; signed as exits 50A (east) and 50B (west)
51Pilgrim RoadSigned as exits 51A (north) and 51B (south)
52 CTH-Q (County Line Road)
WashingtonGermantown54 WIS 167 east (Mequon Road) / CTH-Y (Lannon Road)Southern end of WIS 167 concurrency
57 WIS 167 west (Holy Hill Road)Northern end of WIS 167 concurrency
Richfield59 I-41 north / US 41 north Fond du LacNorthern end of I-41/US 41 concurrency, signed as exit 59 northbound
60 WIS 145 (Fond du Lac Avenue) / CTH-FDCTH FD signed on the ramp only
Jackson63 WIS 60 Slinger, Jackson
65 CTH-PV (Pleasant Valley Road)
West Bend68Paradise Drive
71 WIS 33 / WIS 144 (Washington Street)
73 CTH-D (Main Street)
 Freeway ends
Kewaskum WIS 28Southern end of WIS 28 concurrency
WIS 28Northern end of WIS 28 concurrency
Fond du LacAuburn WIS 67
Town of Fond du Lac US 151Interchange
Fond du Lac WIS 23
WinnebagoOshkosh WIS 44
WIS 76
WIS 21
I-41 Fond du Lac, AppletonInterchange
CTH-TInterchange
Town of Winneconne WIS 116 west, CTH-GG eastInterchange
Winchester CTH-IIInterchange (old WIS 150)
US 10Interchange; eastern end of US 10 concurrency
US 10Interchange; west end of US 10 concurrency
WaupacaOutagamie  WIS 96
OutagamieHortonia WIS 15
New London WIS 54
WaupacaBear Creek WIS 22, WIS 76Southern end of WIS 22 concurrency
Clintonville WIS 22Northern end of WIS 22 concurrency
ShawanoWhitcomb WIS 153
Town of Wittenberg WIS 29Interchange, east end of WIS 29 concurrency
Wittenberg WIS 29Interchange, west end of WIS 29 concurrency
Aniwa WIS 52Southern end of WIS 52 concurrency
LangladeRolling WIS 47Southern end of WIS 47 concurrency
Antigo WIS 64Southern end of WIS 64 concurrency
WIS 52 / WIS 64Northern end of WIS 52 and WIS 64 concurrency
OneidaMonico US 8 / WIS 47Northern end of WIS 47 concurrency, west end of US 8 concurrency
US 8East end of US 8 concurrency
Three Lakes WIS 32Southern end of WIS 32 concurrency
VilasLincoln WIS 70East end of WIS 70 concurrency
Eagle River WIS 70 / WIS 17West end of WIS 70 concurrency, Southern end of WIS 17 concurrency
Lincoln WIS 17Northern end of WIS 17 concurrency
Wisconsin–Michigan border US 45 north OntonagonContinuation into Michigan
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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