U.S. Route 10 in Wisconsin

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 10 in Wisconsin. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 10.

US Highway 10 marker

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
 
East end: SS Badger in Manitowoc
Location
Counties: Pierce, Pepin, Buffalo, Trempealeau, Jackson, Eau Claire, Clark, Wood, Portage, Waupaca, Winnebago, Calumet, Manitowoc
Highway system
US 8WIS 10
US 18WIS 18WIS 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

US 10 enters the state and Pierce County from Minnesota at Prescott and immediately joins with WIS 35 north. WIS 35 turns north one 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, intersecting with WIS 80. US 10 becomes an expressway at this intersection, and continues as an expressway until the WoodPortage countyline. The highway then passes south of Marshfield, meeting WIS 13 north one mile (1.6 km) south of Marshfield at a diamond interchange. US 10 then passes south of Auburndale and enters Portage County near Milladore.[8]

US 10 enters Portage County as a freeway, and meets WIS 34 and WIS 13 south two miles (3.2 km) west of Junction City. WIS 34 splits to the north two miles (3.2 km) east of Junction City while US 10 turns east and bypasses Stevens Point. The highway then meets I-39/US 51 north of the city and runs concurrently with I-39/US 51 for about seven miles (11 km) before exiting to the east of Stevens Point. At this point, US 10 becomes a multilane surface road for about six miles, then becomes an 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 (4.8 km) southeast trek before US 45 splits to the south and US 10 turns east to rendezvous with WIS 441 at the junction with I-41/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 (6.4 km) before the latter splits southward two miles (3.2 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 (4.8 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 SS 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]

At their Spring Meeting in 2015, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials official extended US 10 to include the route of the SS Badger between Ludington and Manitowoc.[18]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
PiercePrescott0.000.00 US 10 west St. Paul
WIS 29 east
Continuation into Minnesota; WIS 29 ends at border
0.090.14 WIS 35 southWestern end of WIS 35 concurrency
1.322.12 WIS 29 east / WIS 25 northEastern end of WIS 29/WIS 35 concurrency
Hager City9.1214.68 CTH-E
Trimbelle12.1619.57 CTH-O
13.7122.06 CTH-J
15.5625.04 US 63 southWestern end of US 63 concurrency
Ellsworth17.1627.62 WIS 65
18.8430.32 US 63 north / WIS 72Eastern end of US 63 concurrency
Bay City22.8736.81 CTH-D
Ono33.5153.93 CTH-CC
Plum City37.2459.93 CTH-U
PepinArkansaw47.1975.94 WIS 25 northWestern end of WIS 25 concurrency
Durand48.1677.51 WIS 25 southEastern end of WIS 25 concurrency
49.6679.92 WIS 85
BuffaloMondovi64.82104.32 WIS 37 northWestern end of WIS 37 concurrency
65.54105.48 WIS 37 southEastern end of WIS 37 concurrency
TrempealeauEleva74.89120.52 WIS 93
Osseo85.18137.08 US 53 northWestern end of US 53 concurrency
87.60140.98 US 53 southEastern end of concurrency
88.52142.46 I-94I-94 exit 88
JacksonFairchild101.39163.17 US 12 westWestern end of US 12 concurrency
103.28166.21 US 12 eastEastern end of US 12 concurrency
ClarkNeillsville120.13193.33 WIS 73
Granton127.41205.05 CTH-K southWestern end of CTH-K concurrency
128.54206.87 CTH-K northEastern end of CTH-K concurrency
WoodMarshfield142.99230.12 WIS 80 south Pittsville
144.85233.11Central Avenue
146.95236.49186 WIS 13 north / CTH-A Marshfield, PittsvilleWestern end of WIS 13 concurrency
Hewitt148.90239.63 CTH-T Hewitt
Auburndale152.41245.28 WIS 186 / CTH-P Auburndale
Blenker155.72250.61 CTH-F Blenker, Sherry
Milladore160.72258.65 CTH-S Milladore
PortageJunction City163.62263.32204 WIS 13 south / WIS 34 south Rudolph, Wisconsin RapidsWestern end of WIS 34 concurrency; eastern end of WIS 13 concurrency
168.04270.43208 WIS 34 north / CTH-P / CTH-HH Junction City, KnowltonEastern end of WIS 34 concurrency
Stevens Point172.90278.26213 I-39 north / US 51 north WausauWestern end of I-39/US 51 concurrency
177.56285.76161
Bus. US 51 Stevens Point
178.06286.56159 WIS 66 east Stevens Point, RosholtWestern end of WIS 66 concurrency
179.94289.59158 I-39 south / US 51 south / WIS 66 west Stevens PointEastern end of I-39/US 51 concurrency; Eastern end of WI 66 concurrency
Stockton183.95296.04230 CTH-J
Custer188.50303.36 CTH-K northAt-grade intersection; western end of CTH-K concurrency
Stockton191.20307.71 WIS 161 Nelsonville, IolaAt-grade intersection
191.90308.83 CTH-K southAt-grade intersection; Eastern end of CTH-K concurrency
Amherst Junction190.94307.29237Amherst Junction, Lake DriveEastbound exit and westbound entrance only
Amherst192.51309.81238 CTH-B west Plover, AmherstWestern end of CTH-B concurrency
194.51313.03240 CTH-A / CTH-B east AmherstEastern end of CTH-B concurrency
WaupacaSheridan200.89323.30 CTH-QAt-grade intersection
Waupaca204.69329.42250 WIS 49 north / WIS 54 west Waupaca, Wis RapidsWestern end of WIS 49/WIS 54 concurrency
205.97331.48252 WIS 22 south / CTH-K south Waupaca, Wild RoseWestern end of WIS 22 concurrency
207.38333.75253Churchill Street
208.66335.81254 WIS 22 north / WIS 54 east / CTH-A / CTH-K north Waupaca, New LondonEastern end of WIS 22/WIS 54 concurrency
Weyauwega213.95344.32260A WIS 110 north / CTH-X WeyauwegaWestern end of WIS 110 concurrency
214.92345.88260B CTH-F WeyauwegaWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
Fremont218.73352.01264 WIS 49 south / WIS 110 south Berlin, FremontEastern end of WIS 49/WIS 110 concurrency
221.77356.90267 WIS 96 / WIS 110 / CTH-II Fremont
WinnebagoWinchester228.02366.96273 US 45 north New LondonWestern end of US 45 concurrency
230.59371.10276 US 45 south OshkoshEastern end of US 45 concurrency
Neenah238.10383.18284 WIS 76 Oshkosh, ShioctonEastbound also signed To US 41 north
240.54387.11286 CTH-CB (Mayflower Road)
241.68388.95287 I-41 south / US 41 south Milwaukee
WIS 441 east
Western end of WIS 441 concurrency; no access to US 41 north when traveling eastbound
Menasha242.64390.49289A CTH-P (Racine Street)
243.75392.28289B CTH-AP (Midway Road)
244.91394.14290 WIS 47 (Appleton Road)
CalumetWaverly Beach245.91395.75291 WIS 441Eastern end of WIS 441 concurrency
247.39398.14 WIS 114 westWestern end of WIS 114 concurrency
Highland Beach250.88403.75 WIS 114 eastEastern end of WIS 114 concurrency
255.50411.19 WIS 55
Forest Junction261.90421.49 WIS 32 south / WIS 57 southWestern end of WIS 32/WIS 57 concurrency
262.40422.29 WIS 32 north / WIS 57 northEastern end of WIS 32/WIS 57 concurrency
Brillion267.23430.06 CTH-PP
ManitowocReedsville272.53438.59 CTH-W
Cato277.89447.22 CTH-J
Whitelaw279.91450.47 CTH-S
Manitowoc284.70458.18 I-43 north / WIS 310Western end of I-43 concurrency; exit unnumbered eastbound
287.75463.09154 I-43 south / WIS 42 south / CTH-JJEastern end of I-43 concurrency; western end of WIS 42 concurrency; exit unnumbered westbound
291.40468.96152 WIS 42 northEastern end of WI 42 concurrency
292.86471.31 US 151
294.01473.16 SS BadgerCarferry crosses Lake Michigan to US 10 in Michigan
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Street Atlas USA 2007 (Map). DeLorme. 2007.
  2. Pierce County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by WisDOT. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  3. Pepin County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by WisDOT. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  4. Buffalo County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by WisDOT. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  5. Trempealeau County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by WisDOT. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  6. Jackson County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by WisDOT. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  7. Clark County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by WisDOT. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  8. Wood County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by WisDOT. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  9. Portage County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by WisDOT. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  10. Waupaca County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by WisDOT. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  11. Winnebago County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by WisDOT. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  12. Calumet County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by WisDOT. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  13. Manitowoc County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by WisDOT. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  14. Lake Michigan Carferry. "SS Badger History". Lake Michigan Carferry. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  15. Bessert, Christopher J. (February 6, 2007). "Highways 30-39". Wisconsin Highways. Self-published. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
  16. Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: U.S. Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 via University of North Texas Libraries.
  17. Bessert, Christopher J. (February 6, 2007). "Highways 10-19". Wisconsin Highways. Self-published. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
  18. Vitale, Marty (May 14, 2015). "Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering Spring 2015 Report to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF) (Report). Cheyenne, WY: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Retrieved June 2, 2015.

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U.S. Route 10
Previous state:
Minnesota
Wisconsin Next state:
Michigan
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