State Trunk Highway 74 (often called Highway 74, STH-74 or WIS 74) was a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. A semi-urban road that ran entirely in Waukesha County, it went north from Pewaukee and turned east at Sussex toward Menomonee Falls.

State Trunk Highway 74 marker
State Trunk Highway 74
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length11.68 mi[1] (18.80 km)
Existed1917–2015
Major junctions
West end WIS 190 in Pewaukee
East end US 41 / US 45 / WIS 100 in Menomonee Falls
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesWaukesha
Highway system
WIS 73 WIS 75

Route description

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WIS 74 began at the interchange of Redford Boulevard (County Trunk Highway F, CTH-F) and Capitol Drive (WIS 190) in Pewaukee. The interchange is a jug-handle with exit ramps from Capitol Drive on the northeast and southeast corners. At one time, this was the northern terminus for WIS 164, before it was extended north and routed to the west.

WIS 74 followed a mostly northern route into Sussex, passing several rock quarries on its way into the town. In Sussex, WIS 74 turned east onto Main Street, crossing over a set of railroad tracks and passing the Quad Graphics printing plant. At the intersection with Town Line Road, WIS 74 turned north under a railroad trestle and heads towards the northwest into the town of Lannon. The route continued on Main Street in Menomonee Falls, where it crossed WIS 175 (Appleton Avenue).

WIS 74 ended at its intersection with U.S. Highway 41/U.S. Highway 45 (US 41/US 45) and WIS 100. WIS 100 runs east from the interchange to the County Line, then runs east on Brown Deer Road to its northeast terminus at v32.

On November 1, 2015, WIS 74 was removed from the state highway system. It was replaced by an extension of CTH-F until it reached the Menomonee Falls village limits. East of that point, it became simply local roads.[citation needed]

Major intersections

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The entire route was in Waukesha County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Pewaukee0.00.0  
 
WIS 190 to WIS 164 – Milwaukee
  CTH-F
Roadway continued as CTH-F
Menomonee Falls10.216.4  WIS 175 (Appleton Street)
11.6818.80   
 
US 41 / US 45 / WIS 100 west – Milwaukee, Fond du Lac
 
 
WIS 100 east (Main Street)
Roadway continued as eastbound WIS 100
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bessert, Chris. "Highways 70–79". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.[self-published source]