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Wisconsin Highway 16

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For the pre-1926 Highway 16, seeHighway 16 (Wisconsin 1917).

State Trunk Highway 16(often calledHighway 16,STH-16orWIS 16) is aWisconsinstatehighwayrunning fromPewaukeeacross the state toLa Crosse.Much of its route in the state parallels the former mainline of theMilwaukee Roadand current mainline of theCanadian Pacific Railway.Interstate 90(I-90) orI-94parallels Highway 16 for most of its length in the state. It serves local traffic in nearby cities includingLa Crosse,Tomah,Wisconsin Dells,Portage,Columbus,Watertown,OconomowocandWaukesha.The highway is mainly two-lane surface road or urban multi-lane expressway from La Crosse to Oconomowoc, and it is a freeway east of Oconomowoc.

State Trunk Highway 16 marker
State Trunk Highway 16
Map
WIS 16 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained byWisDOT
Length193.2 mi[1](310.9 km)
Major junctions
West endUS 14/US 61/MN 16inLa Crosse
Major intersections
East endI-94inWaukesha
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesLa Crosse,Monroe,Juneau,Sauk,Columbia,Dodge,Jefferson,Waukesha
Highway system
←WIS 15→WIS 17

Route description

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WIS 16 passing through Onalaska

WIS 16 enters from Minnesota via a connection withTrunk Highway 16on theMississippi River,running concurrentlywithUS Highway 14(US 14) andUS 61.After the two US Highways turn south to follow 3rd Street in downtown La Crosse, WIS 16 passes through La Crosse via Cass Street, 7th Street and La Crosse Street, crossingWIS 35at La Crosse Street and Lang Drive. WIS 16 passes the northern edge of theUniversity of Wisconsin–La Crossecampus, then turns north at Losey Boulevard.[2]

The route then turns northeastward and junctions withI-90six miles (9.7 km) northeast of the city. WIS 16 becomes a parallel route to I-90 and passes throughWest Salemwhere it connects withWIS 108.Wisconsin Highway 162junctions just north ofBangor.WIS 16 crosses intoMonroe CountyinRockland.[3]WIS 16 entersSpartaand junctions withWIS 21,WIS 27,andWIS 71.WIS 16 provides access to theElroy-Sparta State Bike Trail.

WIS 16 by Bangor at the junction with WIS 162

The route then follows I-90 very closely as afrontage roadtoTomahwhere it junctions withWIS 131and joinsUS 12.The highways continue paralleling I-90 andI-94southeast and pass throughOakdaleand intoJuneau County.[4]

Freeway section of WIS 16, looking east from the Ryan Street overpass in Pewaukee

WIS 16 and US 12 pass throughCamp Douglasand crossWIS 80inNew Lisbon.The highways then junction withWIS 58andWIS 82inMaustonas they continue southeast. The routes slowly trek eastward and pass throughLyndon StationwhereRocky Arbor State Parkis located. The highways turn southeast again and crossing the Interstates and intoSauk CountyandWisconsin Dells.[5]

WIS 16 turns east off of US 12 ontoWIS 13north and passes through downtown Wisconsin Dells and intoColumbia County.WIS 23East also joins the highways at the same point.[6]WIS 16 turns off from WIS 13 and WIS 23 on the east side of Wisconsin Dells and junctions withWIS 127one mile (1.6 km) southeast of town. WIS 16 follows theWisconsin Riverinto Portage, meeting the other terminus of WIS 127 at the interchange withI-39.

The highway then passes throughPortage,crossingWIS 33and joiningUS 51south for five miles (8.0 km). WIS 16 turns east off the US route and crossesWIS 22in Wyocena and passes throughRio,DoylestownandFall River.WIS 60joins WIS 16 and together, they crossUS 151,WIS 73and junction withWIS 89inColumbusas they enterDodge County.[7]

WIS 16 and WIS 60 turn east and pass through the unincorporated town of Astico andLowell.WIS 16 leaves WIS 60 and joins WIS 26 at the junction of the two highways inClyman.WIS 16 leaves WIS 26 and bypasses Watertown to the north and east and intoJefferson County.[8]WIS 19terminates on WIS 16 east of Watertown.

WIS 16 passes aroundIxonia,becomes an expressway, and entersWaukesha Countyalong a bypass of Oconomowoc.[9]WIS 67joins the expressway north of Oconomowoc. WIS 16 turns east onto the freeway segment and passes intoHartland,crossingWIS 83there.WIS 190,also known as Capitol Drive, terminates at WIS 16 as the freeway turns south inPewaukee.WIS 16 ends at a flyoverinterchangeand its traffic merges onto I-94 east near Waukesha.[10]

History

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State Trunk Highway 29
LocationLa CrossetoClyman
Existed1918–1926
U.S. Highway 16
LocationLa CrossetoMilwaukee
Existed1926–1978

In 1918, today's alignment of WIS 16 was WIS 21 from La Crosse to New Lisbon, along with WIS 12 east of Tomah. The route from Kilbourn (Wisconsin Dells) to Clyman wasWIS 29.WIS 26 followed its current alignment to Watertown and the route from Watertown to Waukesha was WIS 19.[11]WIS 29was extended westward to La Crosse when WIS 21 was truncated back to north of New Lisbon. When the U.S. Routes debuted in 1926, WIS 29 was removed from the books as the entire alignment was replaced byUS 16.[12]WIS 19 was truncated back to its current terminus.

The current eastern terminus of WIS 16 was the site of the dedication ceremonies for the first completed segment ofInterstate 94inWisconsin.The segment was opened on September 4, 1958. The first major interchange on the new Interstate was originally where US 16 turned north towardsPewaukeeandWIS 30continued west withI-94.The section of US 16 between the interchange outside ofWaukeshaand downtownMilwaukeewas truncated at the interchange in the 1960s. US 16's designation was removed from the route and replaced with the current WIS 16 in 1978.[13]

The original WIS 16 followedpresent day WIS 29fromChippewa FallstoGreen BayviaWausauandShawano.The route then followed a route that would becomeUS 141toManitowocwhere it ended at then WIS 17 (present dayWIS 42).[1]

Oconomowoc bypass

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The alignment of the eastern section of Highway 16 changed in late 2006 when the rest of theOconomowocbypass was opened to traffic. The four-lane, limited access divided highway routes Highway 16 around Lac La Belle on the west side of the city, meeting up withHighway 67north of downtown. Eventually, the bypass will result in the removal of the state highway designation from Wisconsin Avenue through downtownOconomowoc.

The signs for Highway 16 through downtownOconomowochave not yet been changed, due to the reconstruction of Wisconsin Avenue through the downtown area during the summer of 2008.[14]As of November 2008, Oconomowoc officials and WisDOT had not yet set a firm date for the jurisdictional transfer, though it was likely that it will be done by the summer of 2009.[15]

Currently, the limited-access highway around Oconomowoc is designated as Wisconsin Highway 16 on signage. Some signage, especially the signs located at the end of the freeway segment on West Highway 16 when a right turn must be made to continue on the bypass, say Bypass West Wisconsin Highway 16.[16]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmExit[17]DestinationsNotes
La CrosseLa Crosse0.00.0




US 14west /US 61north /MN 16west /I-90 Alt.west –La Crescent		Minnesotastate line (La Crosse West Channel Bridge)
1.01.6Mississippi River Bridgeover theMississippi River
1.42.3


US 14east /US 61south /US 53/Great River Roadsouth (3rd Street) / I-90 Alt. –Viroqua,Cashton		One-way street; eastern end of US 14/US 61/GRR concurrency; national southern terminus of SB US 53; I-90 Alt. follows US 53 (3rd St.); eastern end of WB I-90 Alt. concurrency
US 14/US 61/Great River Road(4th Street)One-way street, inbound access only; western end of EB US 14 west/US 61/GRR north concurrency



US 14west /US 61north /US 53/Great River Roadnorth (3rd Street north) / I-90 Alt. east –Onalaska,La Crescent		One-way streets, outbound access only; eastern end of EB US 14 west/US 61/GRR north concurrency; national southern terminus of NB US 53; I-90 Alt. follows US 53/GRR north (3rd St.)
2.64.2WIS 35(Lang Drive/West Avenue)
5.79.2CTH-B (Gillette Street) / Sunset LaneWestern end of CTH-B concurrency
6.510.5CTH-B / Coneco Road –Barre Mills,La Crosse River State TrailEastern end of CTH-B concurrency
7.111.4


WIS 157west /Alt. I-90west –Onalaska,Airport		Western end of Alt. I-90 concurrency
Onalaska8.313.4I-90–Minnesota,Madison,AirportExit 5 along I-90
West Salem14.222.9
CTH-C /Alt. I-90(Leonard Street North)		Western end of CTH-C concurrency
Town of Hamilton14.623.5
WIS 108north / CTH-C –Mindoro,Melrose		Eastern end of CTH-C concurrency
Town of Burns18.529.8
WIS 162north –Melrose		Western end of WIS 162 concurrency
19.030.6

WIS 162south /Alt. I-90–Bangor		Eastern end of WIS 162 concurrency
MonroeSparta27.844.7

WIS 27/WIS 71west /Alt. I-90(Black River Street) –Black River Falls,Cashton		Western end of WIS 21/WIS 71 concurrency
28.345.5
WIS 21east (Water Street) –Fort McCoy,Business District		Eastern end of WIS 21 concurrency
Town of Angelo29.547.5
WIS 71east –Norwalk		Eastern end of WIS 71 concurrency
30.649.2I-90–Tomah,Madison,La CrosseExit 28 along I-90
Tomah44.671.8




US 12west /WIS 131south /Alt. I-90/Alt. I-94west (Superior Avenue) –Black River Falls,Wilton,Amtrak Station		Western end of US 12/Alt. I-94 concurrency
46.274.4
I-90/Alt. I-94–Madison,La Crosse		Exit 43 along I-90
Oakdale51.082.1

CTH-N / CTH-PP /Alt. I-90/Alt. I-94(Oakwood Street)
JuneauCamp Douglas57.091.7CTH-C / CTH-H –Camp DouglasWestern end of CTH-C/CTH-H concurrency
57.392.2CTH-H / Castle StreetEastern end of CTH-H concurrency
57.592.5

CTH-C toI-90/I-94–Camp Williams,Volk Field		Eastern end of CTH–C concurrency
New Lisbon63.3101.9


WIS 80north / CTH-A /Alt. I-90/Alt. I-94(Bridge Street) –Necedah		Western end of WIS 80 concurrency
63.9102.8
WIS 80south (Monroe Street) –Elroy,Elroy-Sparta State Trail,The "400" State Trail		Eastern end of WIS 80 concurrency
Mauston70.9114.1Division StreetFormer WIS 58 south/WIS 82 west/CTH-G
71.1114.4

WIS 58/WIS 82/ CTH-G (Union Street) toI-90/I-94
Lyndon Station82.2132.3

CTH-HH toI-90/I-94
Town of Lyndon88.7142.7I-90/I-94–Tomah,MadisonExit 85 along I-90 / I-94
SaukWisconsin Dells90.4145.5CTH-AWestern end of CTH-A concurrency
91.0146.5





US 12east /WIS 23west / CTH-A /Alt. I-90east /Alt. I-94east –Lake Delton



WIS 13south /Alt. I-90/Alt. I-94–Madison		Eastern end of US 12/CTH-A/Alt. I-90/Alt. I-94 concurrency; western end of WIS 13/WIS 23 concurrency
Columbia92.4148.7



WIS 13north /WIS 23east /Alt. I-39north –Wis Rapids,Montello		Eastern end of WIS 13/WIS 23/Alt. I-39 concurrency
Town of Newport94.0151.3
WIS 127east –Briggsville
Portage106.9172.0



I-39/WIS 127west toI-90/US 51/WIS 78–Stevens Point,Merrimac,Madison,Briggsville,Columbia Correctional Institution		I-39 exit 89; western end of Alt. I-90 concurrency
109.1175.6MacFarlane RoadWestern end of WIS 16 east/US 51 south concurrency
109.3175.9WIS 33(Cook Street)
109.5176.2


US 51north (DeWitt Street) toWIS 33east		Western end of WIS 16 west/US 51 north concurrency
Town of Pacific113.7183.0




US 51south /Alt. I-39south /Alt. I-90east –Madison		Eastern end of US 51/Alt. I-39/Alt. I-90 concurrency
Wyocena118.7191.0WIS 22–Wyocena,MadisonInterchange
Town of Fountain Prairie132.2212.8
WIS 146north –Cambria
Columbus136.3219.4
WIS 60west –Arlington,Lodi		Western end of WIS 60 concurrency
136.6219.8US 151–Beaver Dam,Sun Prairie,MadisonInterchange; US 151 exit 118
137.8221.8
WIS 73(Ludington Street) toWIS 89
DodgeTown of Clyman152.2244.9

WIS 26north /WIS 60east –Juneau,Hustisford		Interchange; eastern end of WIS 60 concurrency; western end of WIS 26 concurrency; WIS 26 exit 52
Town of Emmet160.0257.5


WIS 26south (Bus. WIS 16east) /Bus. WIS 26begins –Watertown		Interchange; eastern end of WIS 26 concurrency; western end of Bus. WIS 26 concurrency; WIS 26 exit 45
160.8258.8


Bus. WIS 26south to CTH-L –Watertown		Interchange; eastern end of Bus. WIS 26 concurrency
162.0260.7
To CTH-M		Interchange
JeffersonTown of Watertown164.4264.6


WIS 19west /Bus. WIS 16west –Watertown		Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Ixonia172.2277.1OconomowocInterchange
WaukeshaTown of Oconomowoc175.6282.6
WIS 67north –Oconomowoc,Mayville		Interchange; western end of WIS 67 concurrency
179.3288.6



WIS 67south /Alt. I-94west toI-94–Downtown Oconomowoc		Interchange; eastern end of WIS 67 concurrency; west end of Alt. I-94 overlap; west end of freeway
Okauchee Lake180.3290.2176CTH-P (Brown Street) / Gifford Road
181.8292.6178CTH-P (Sawyer Road)
Nashotah183.3295.0179CTH-C –Nashotah,Delafield
Merton–Delafield
town line		185.4298.4181
WIS 83/Alt. I-94–Delafield,Chenequa
Hartland186.3299.8182CTH-E / CTH-KC –Hartland,MertonEastbound exit and westbound entrance
186.9300.8183CTH-KC / CTH-E –Hartland,MertonEastbound entrance and westbound exit
City of Pewaukee188.0302.6184CTH-JK / CTH-KE (Jungbluth Road / North Shore Drive)
190.2306.1186CTH-KF (Ryan Street)
Village of Pewaukee191.7308.5187WIS 190(Capitol Drive)
City of Pewaukee192.5309.8188
CTH-JJ / CTH-T to Main Street west /I-94
193.2310.9
I-94east –Milwaukee		Eastern terminus; I-94 exit 293C;
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Watertown business loop

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Business State Trunk Highway 16
LocationWatertown
Existed1978–present
HistoryEstablished as Bus. US 16 in 1961[18][19]

Business State Trunk Highway 16(Bus. WIS 16) follows a former alignment of US 16 through downtownWatertown.The route travels south alongBus. WIS 26(North Church Street) and east alongWIS 19(Main Street). It was created asBusiness U.S. Highway 16(Bus. US 16) in 1961, when US 16 was re-routed onto a bypass of Watertown.[18][19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abBessert, Chris."Highways 10-19".Wisconsin Highways.RetrievedMarch 30,2007.[self-published source]
  2. ^"La Crosse, WI"(Map).Google Maps.RetrievedJanuary 16,2008.
  3. ^Wisconsin Department of Transportation(January 2006).La Crosse Co(PDF)(Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 13, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 16,2008.
  4. ^Monroe Co(PDF)(Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. January 2006. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 13, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 16,2008.
  5. ^Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2006).Juneau Co(PDF)(Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 13, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 16,2008.
  6. ^Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2006).Sauk Co(PDF)(Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 13, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 16,2008.
  7. ^Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2006).Columbia Co(PDF)(Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 13, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 16,2008.
  8. ^Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2006).Dodge Co(PDF)(Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 15, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 16,2008.
  9. ^Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2006).Jefferson Co(PDF)(Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 13, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 16,2008.
  10. ^Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2006).Waukesha Co(PDF)(Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 15, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 16,2008.
  11. ^Wisconsin Highway Commission(1918).Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin(PDF)(Map). [c. 1:1,010,000]. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission.OCLC38871736,69119995.RetrievedJanuary 16,2008– via Wikimedia Commons.
  12. ^Rand McNally(1926)."Wisconsin (Southern)"(Map).Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas.Scale not given. Chicago: Rand McNally.RetrievedJanuary 16,2007.
  13. ^Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (June 29, 1978)."Route Numbering Committee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the Executive Committee"(PDF)(Report). Washington, DC:American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.p. 3.RetrievedSeptember 2,2015– viaWikimedia Commons.
  14. ^Rinard, Amy."Oconomowoc Road Work Near: Highway 16 Affected Through Downtown; Merchants Prepared".Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.RetrievedMarch 17,2008.
  15. ^Inda, Matthew."Highway 16 Transfer Date Uncertain: Might Be Jan. 1; Touchups, Roadside Plantings to Be Completed".Oconomowoc Focus.RetrievedNovember 19,2008.[dead link‍]
  16. ^Wisconsin Department of Transportation."Oconomowoc Bypass Project page".Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived fromthe originalon April 4, 2007.RetrievedMarch 30,2007.
  17. ^Wisconsin Department of Transportation."Highway 16 Exit Numbers".Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived fromthe originalon April 4, 2007.RetrievedMarch 30,2007.
  18. ^abState Highway Commission of Wisconsin(1961).Wisconsin Highway Map(PDF)(Map). c. 1:538,560. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin.OCLC221945165,506588105.RetrievedFebruary 2,2022– via Wikimedia Commons.
  19. ^abState Highway Commission of Wisconsin(1962).Wisconsin Highway Map(PDF)(Map). c. 1:538,560. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin.OCLC12359573.RetrievedFebruary 2,2022– via Wikimedia Commons.
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