Wisconsin Highway 175

State Trunk Highway 175 (often called Highway 175, STH-175 or WIS 175) is a state highway in the US state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in central Wisconsin from West Milwaukee to just south of Fond du Lac.

State Trunk Highway 175 marker

State Trunk Highway 175

WIS 175 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length51.4 mi[1] (82.7 km)
Major junctions
South end WIS 59 in West Milwaukee
North end US 151 in Fond du Lac
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesMilwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Dodge, Fond du Lac
Highway system
← WIS 174→ WIS 176
Former northern terminus

The highway follows the former route of U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) before US 41's current route was created between 1953 and 1955. Portions of the highway were part of the Yellowstone Trail. North Fond du Lac created a park dedicated to the trail, which was the first transcontinental automobile highway through the upper tier of states in the United States.

History
Commemorative sign along former WIS 175 at Yellowstone Trail Park in North Fond du Lac

The highway was shorted by 17.1 miles (27.5 km) on January 1, 2007. The northern terminus was moved from US 45 near Oshkosh to its present location near Fond du Lac. The portion in Winnebago County became County Trunk Highway R (CTH-R), and the portion in Fond du Lac County (including through the Van Dyne, North Fond du Lac, and Fond du Lac communities) became CTH-RP.[2]

Numerous segments of the highway are marked for changing to local control, including segments in Washington County. It formerly went into the city of Fond du Lac before the 2010s, when the city's highway designations changed with the completion of the US 151 bypass.

Beginning in May 2015, US 41 south of Howard underwent conversion to Interstate 41 (I-41) and rerouted to follow an existing freeway alignment in Milwaukee County. Beginning the following month, WIS 175 signs began replacing US 41 signs in the Milwaukee area, where the designation was extended beyond I-94 along the Stadium Freeway, also replacing WIS 341 between the Stadium Interchange and WIS 59.[3]

In 2022, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation began exploring reconstructing Highway 175 in Milwaukee between North Avenue and Vliet Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Milwaukee.[4] In 2016, Urban Milwaukee contributor John O'Neill wrote an article suggesting partial removal of the highway in order to improve pedestrian safety.[5]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
MilwaukeeWest Milwaukee0.00.0 WIS 59 (National Avenue)Southern terminus; southern end of freeway
Milwaukee0.50.80—American Family Field / Canal Street
1.01.638 I-94 – Milwaukee, MadisonOnly numbered southbound
1.32.1— US 18
1.82.9—State Street / Vliet Street
2.23.5—Washington BoulevardNorthbound exit only
2.64.2—Lloyd StreetNo southbound exit
2.84.5Lisbon AvenueNorthern end of freeway
5.58.9 WIS 190
5.89.3 WIS 181
5.89.3 WIS 181
9.515.3— I-41 / US 41 / US 45 / WIS 100 / Metro Auto MallNo access to southbound I-41 from northbound WIS 175 or northbound I-41 from southbound WIS 175; Metro Auto Mall northbound exit only
WashingtonRichfield WIS 167Roundabout
WIS 145Northern terminus of WIS 145
Polk
 To WIS 164		Grade-separated
Slinger WIS 60 – Hartford, Grafton

 WIS 144 north		Southern terminus of WIS 144
Town of Hartford
 WIS 83 south – Hartford		Northern terminus of WIS 83
Addison WIS 33 – Horicon, Allenton
DodgeTheresa

 WIS 28 west / WIS 67 south – Mayville		Southern end of WIS 28/WIS 67 concurrency
Town of Theresa
 WIS 28 east – Kewaskum		Northern end of WIS 28 concurrency
Lomira
 WIS 67 north		Northern end of WIS 67 concurrency
Town of Lomira WIS 49 – Brownsville
Fond du LacFond du Lac US 151Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. Bessert, Chris. "Highways 170–179". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved May 16, 2007.
  2. "WIS 175 in Winnebago and Fond du Lac Counties Being Renamed" (Press release). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2007.
  3. Marley, Patrick (July 29, 2013). "Highway 41's Upgrade to Interstate Is Ahead of Schedule". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  4. "Should Stadium Freeway North be converted into an at-grade boulevard?".
  5. "Intersection: Highway 41 and Lisbon is a Mess".

Further reading
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