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Wisconsin Highway 11

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State Trunk Highway 11 (often called Highway 11, STH-11 or WIS 11) is a state highway running east–west across southern Wisconsin. The highway connects Dubuque, Iowa with the cities of Janesville, Racine and Elkhorn. Most of the route is two-lane road with the exception of an expressway bypass of Monroe, a multilane bypass of Janesville, a section where it is concurrent with I-39 and I-90, a combined freeway/divided highway bypass of Burlington to the south, where it is partially concurrent with WI 36 and WI 83, and urban multilane highway in the greater Racine area.

State Trunk Highway 11 marker
State Trunk Highway 11
Map
WIS 11; mainline in red, business route in blue
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length157.56 mi[1] (253.57 km)
Major junctions
West end US 61 / US 151 / WIS 35 in Kieler
Major intersections US 51 in Janesville
I-39 / I-90 in Janesville
I-39 / I-90 in Janesville
US 14 in Janesville
US 14 / WIS 89 in Darien
I-43 in Elkhorn
US 45 in Union Grove
I-41 / I-94 / US 41 in Mt. Pleasant
East end WIS 32 in Racine
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesGrant, Lafayette, Green, Rock, Walworth, Racine
Highway system
← WIS 10→ US 12
← WIS 341WIS 351→ WIS 441

Route description

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WIS 11 begins in Grant County at the freeway carrying US 61 and US 151 and concurrent with WIS 35. WIS 35 turns south to Illinois a half of a mile into the route as WIS 11 meanders to the east to Hazel Green where it picks up WIS 80 north for 3 miles (4.8 km) before turning east again into Lafayette County while WIS 80 continues north along the county line.[2] The highway passes through Benton and Shullsburg before reaching the WIS 23 southern terminus five miles (8 km) east of Shullsburg. WIS 11 then junctions with WIS 78 in Gratiot and passes through South Wayne two miles (3 km) west of the Green County line.[3]

 
WIS 11 eastbound from WIS 75 in Kansasville

Browntown is the first community that WIS 11 passes through in Green County. WIS 11 then becomes a freeway and circles around Monroe to the north, picking up concurrency with WIS 81 east and Crossing WIS 69 and the terminus of WIS 59 while on the freeway segment. WIS 81 turns southeast toward Beloit two miles (3 km) south of Brodhead while WIS 11 passes through the city and turns east into Rock County.[4] The highway crosses WIS 213 in Orfordville and passes through Footville before beginning its southern bypass of Janesville. The bypass crosses US 51 and then joins I-39 and I-90 for 3 miles (4.8 km) back up north where it turns east toward US 14 and joins it concurrently - the two routes continuing east to Walworth County.[5]

Two miles into Walworth County, US 14 turns south to Darien while WIS 11 heads east into Delavan where it meets WIS 50. the highway heads northeast to Elkhorn where it junctions with WIS 67 and the freeways of US 12 which it does not have direct access to, and I-43. WIS 11 then heads east through Spring Prairie and into Racine County at Burlington.[6] A bypass of Burlington was completed in 2010 and WIS 11 now travels around the south side of Burlington and bypassing the downtown area.[7] In Burlington, the highway crosses or meets WIS 36, WIS 83 and WIS 142. WIS 11 passes through Union Grove and crosses US 45 then passes over I-94, I-41, and US 41 and into the greater Racine area - crossing WIS 31 in Sturtevant and ending at WIS 32 in downtown Racine - just a half mile from the shores of Lake Michigan.[8]

History

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The current Highway 11 is the second route to be known by that name. The first Highway 11 ran from Prairie du Sac to Gotham, then to LaCrosse, and then to Superior. The route that WIS 11 currently follows was previously designated WIS 20 from the Iowa state line to Burlington. The remaining route was not a part of the state highway system at the time.[9]

State Trunk Highway 351
LocationJanesville
Length2.64 mi[10] (4.25 km)
Existedc. 1988–2002

WIS 11 previously ran through downtown Janesville. A southern bypass was constructed and opened to traffic on November 11, 2002.[9] The former route was turned back to the city and county but not given any county route designations. The bypass consisted of a two-lane road between the western end and CTH-D, and four-lane roadway between CTH-D and the interstates. The section of WIS 11 between I-39/I-90 and US 51 was previously numbered as WIS 351.[10]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
GrantSandy Hook0.00.0   
  
  US 61 / US 151 / WIS 35 north / Great River Road north – Dubuque, Madison		WIS 35 South follow WIS 11 East
0.50.80 
  
  WIS 35 south / Great River Road south – East Dubuque		WIS 35 North follow WIS 11 West
Hazel Green9.915.9 
  WIS 80 south – Galena		WIS 80 North follow WIS 11 East
12.720.4 
  WIS 80 north – Cuba City, Platteville		WIS 80 South follow WIS 11 West
LafayetteShullsburg28.846.3 
  WIS 23 north – Darlington		Southern terminus of WIS 23
Gratiot34.455.4 
  WIS 78 south – Warren		WIS 78 North follow WIS 11 East
34.856.0 
  WIS 78 north – Argyle		WIS 78 South follow WIS 11 West
GreenMonroe 
   Bus. WIS 11 (6th Avenue West) / CTH-N		Interchange
55.188.7 
  
  WIS 69 south / WIS 81 west – Freeport, Argyle		WIS 81 East and WIS 69 North follow WIS 11 East; Interchange
55.990.0 
  
  WIS 69 north / Bus. WIS 11 – Verona		WIS 69 South follow WIS 11 West; Interchange
57.091.7 
  WIS 59 east – Albany, Evansville		Interchange
Brodhead68.8110.7 
  WIS 81 east – Beloit		WIS 81 West follow WIS 11 West
72.5116.7 
  WIS 104 north – Brooklyn
RockOrfordville77.8125.2  WIS 213 – Beloit, Evansville
Janesville93.1149.8  US 51 – Beloit, Janesville
95.6153.9 
  
  I-39 south / I-90 east – Beloit, Rockford		WIS 11 follow I-39/90 North
98.1157.9 
  
  I-39 north / I-90 west – Madison		WIS 11 follow I-39/90 South
99.5160.1 
  US 14 west – Janesville		WIS 11 East follow US 14 East
Emerald Grove104167 
  WIS 140 south – Clinton
WalworthDarien111179 
  
  US 14 east / WIS 89 north – Darien, Whitewater		WIS 11 West follow US 14 West
Delavan116187 
  WIS 50 east – Lake Geneva
Elkhorn122196  WIS 67 – Whitewater, Williams Bay
124200  I-43 – Beloit, Milwaukee
Spring Prairie130210  WIS 120 – Lake Geneva, East Troy
RacineBurlington135217 
  WIS 36 south – Lyons, Lake Geneva		WIS 36 east follow WI 11 east
138222 
  WIS 83 south – Paddock Lake		WIS 83 north follow WI 11 east
139224 
  WIS 142 east – Kenosha
141227 
  
  WIS 36 north / WIS 83 north – Milwaukee		WI 36 west/WI 83 south follow WI 11 west
Kansasville147237  WIS 75 – Kansasville, Eagle Lake
Union Grove150240  US 45 – Bristol, Muskego, Milwaukee
Sturtevant155249   I-41 / I-94 / US 41 – Chicago, Milwaukee
160260  WIS 31 (Green Bay Road)
Racine163262   WIS 32 / LMCT (Sheridan Road)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Business route

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Business State Trunk Highway 11
LocationMonroe

Business State Trunk Highway 11 (Bus. WIS 11) in Monroe is business route of WIS 11. It follows the former alignment of WIS 11 through the city of Monroe.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 10-19 (Highway 11)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.[self-published source]
  2. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Grant Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2007.[full citation needed]
  3. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Lafayette Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2007.[full citation needed]
  4. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Green Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2007.[full citation needed]
  5. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Rock Co (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2007.[full citation needed]
  6. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Walworth Co (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2007.[full citation needed]
  7. ^ "Burlington Bypass". Racine Journal Times. November 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2017.[full citation needed]
  8. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Racine Co (pdf) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2007.[full citation needed]
  9. ^ a b Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 10-19 (Highway 11)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved December 27, 2007.[self-published source]
  10. ^ a b Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 200-399 (Highway 11)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved December 27, 2007.[self-published source]
  11. ^ "Wisconsin Highways: Business Connections". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved November 28, 2020.[self-published source]
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