U.S. Route 41 in Wisconsin

U.S. Highway 41
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
Major intersections	I-94 in Pleasant Prairie I-43 in Milwaukee US 45 in Milwaukee US 151 in Fond du Lac US 45 in Oshkosh US 10 near Menasha US 141 in Green Bay
Location
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Scenic Rustic
← WIS 40 → WIS 41

In the U.S. state of Wisconsin, U.S. Route 41 (normally called U.S. Highway 41, Highway 41 or US 41) runs north-south the eastern side of the state. It enters from Illinois (Concurrently with Interstate 94) at Pleasant Prairie, and runs north to its northern terminus at the Michigan border at Marinette.

Route description

US 41 is a freeway for nearly 70% of its route through Wisconsin. Exceptions being a stretch in Milwaukee (Lisbon and Appleton avenues) and an expressway section north of Green Bay. South of Milwaukee, the route is concurrent with I-94 all the way to the Illinois border.

US 41 leaves Milwaukee to the northwest and passes Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, and Appleton before heading to Green Bay. The route is a major access point for Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball club, the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh air show in Oshkosh, and for Lambeau Field, the home of the Green Bay Packers NFL football team.

After leaving Green Bay, US 41 continues north to Abrams co-signed with US 141, and then it turns east off the co-signed route towards Marinette and into Michigan.

History

The original routing of US 41 followed the Stadium Freeway south of I-94 to National Ave and over to 27th Street. The route followed Layton Blvd to 27th street and 27th St to its interchange with I-94. WisDOT rerouted US 41 along I-94 East from the Stadium Interchange and gave Layton Blvd and 27th St a designation of WIS 241 in a compromise to avoid expansion of the original route. The old US 41 freeway section south of I-94 to National Ave (which was realigned to accommodate the construction of Miller Park) was designated WIS 341 but is unsigned. Trailblazer signs indicate it as Miller Park Way. In Green Bay, the road used to make a right turn west of De Pere, going onto Ashland Avenue to the Green Bay city limits. It then turned left onto Highland Avenue (after 1968, Lombardi Avenue), going past Lambeau Field and turning right to become Military Avenue. It then turned left at Velp Avenue, then went north. At the time, this was the outer highway for Green Bay, and the site for Lambeau Field was chosen because of highway access. The area now is urbanized.

Current status

US 41 is either undergoing major construction or in the planning stages for future construction between Milwaukee and Green Bay to upgrade it to Interstate standards. US 41 is also undergoing construction of 4 lane expressway between Oconto and Peshtigo, which includes freeway bypasses of both cities.

Future

Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials are studying what improvements need to be made to U.S. Route 41 in order for it to upgraded to Interstate status. Necessary upgrades must be made before any signage changes can happen, but the entire length from Milwaukee to Green Bay is expected to become a new Interstate 41. The legislation was added to the 2005 federal highway bill (Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) by Congressman Tom Petri. Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers reviewed the state traffic records, and found that the number of cars traveling on 41 in northeast Wisconsin has nearly doubled since 1994. It is unknown if the U.S. Route 41 shields will remain when I-41 signs are tentatively scheduled to go up in 2009. When complete, this will be only the second Interstate number to overlap its U.S. Route counterpart. The other is Interstate 74 & U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina.

Two expansion projects are scheduled for 2010. The first upgrades the old rural freeway west of Green Bay from CTH F(Scheuring Rd) past I-43 to CTH M(Lineville Rd) to a six-lane road with the rebuilding of all interchanges along the corridor; including a free-flow interchange with WIS 29. The second is an expansion of the highway from WIS 26 to Breezewood Lane around Oshkosh from 4 to 6 lanes - including rebuilds of 9 interchanges and the Lake Butte des Morts causeway. The bridge over Lake Butte des Morts is scheduled to be expanded to eight lanes. The second plan has a $292 million budget, and is scheduled to include two additional park and ride lots at State Highways 26 and 76.

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
See Interstate 94
Milwaukee	Milwaukee		38B	I-94 west – Madison	North end of I-94 overlap
				Miller Park Way (WIS 341 south)
			38C	US 18 (Wisconsin Avenue, Blue Mound Road)Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
			39A	State Street, Vliet Street
			39B	Washington Boulevard	Northbound exit only
			40A	Lloyd Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		Gap in freeway along Lisbon Avenue and Appleton Avenue
				WIS 175 north (Appleton Avenue)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
				US 45 south / WIS 100 south	South end of US 45/WIS 100 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance
			47B	Good Hope Road
			48	WIS 145
Waukesha	Menomonee Falls		50	WIS 74 west / WIS 100 east (Main Street)	North end of WIS 100 overlap; signed as exits 50A (east) and 50B (west)
			51	Pilgrim Road	Signed as exits 51A (north) and 51B (south)
			52	CTH-Q (County Line Road)
Washington	Germantown		54	WIS 167 east (Mequon Road) / CTH-Y (Lannon Road)	South end of WIS 167 overlap
			57	WIS 167 west (Holy Hill Road)	North end of WIS 167 overlap
	Richfield		59	US 45 north – West Bend	North end of US 45 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
			60	WIS 145
	Slinger		64	WIS 60 – Jackson, Slinger, Hartford	Two exits northbound: 64A (east) - Jackson and 64B (west) - Slinger, Hartford One exit southbound 64A-B - Slinger, Jackson
			66	WIS 144 – West Bend, Slinger
	Addison		68	CTH-K
	Allenton		72	WIS 33 / CTH-W – West Bend, Allenton	Horicon, Beaver Dam use Exit 72
	Wayne		76	CTH-D
Dodge	Theresa Station		81	WIS 28 – Mayville, Kewaskum	Theresa use Exit 81
	Lomira		85	WIS 67 – Lomira, Campbellsport
	Brownsville		87	WIS 49 / CTH-KK – Brownsville, Waupun
Fond du Lac	Hamilton		92	CTH-B – Oakfield, Eden
	Fond du Lac		95	US 151 north to WIS 175 (To Main Street)	South end of US 151 overlap
			96	CTH-VV (Hickory Street)
			97	US 151 south (Military Road)	North end of US 151 overlap Waupun use Exit 97
			99	WIS 23 (Johnson Street)	Ripon use Exit 99 (Northbound only)
	North Fond du Lac		101	CTH-OO (Winnebago Street)
Winnebago	Oshkosh		106	CTH-N
			113	WIS 26 / CTH-N – Waupun
			116	WIS 44 / WIS 91 (South Park Avenue, Ripon Road)	Berlin use Exit 116
			117	9th Avenue
			119	WIS 21 (Omro Road, Oshkosh Avenue)	Omro use Exit 119
			120	US 45 (Algoma Boulevard) to US 10 west	Stevens Point, New London use Exit 120 (Northbound only) To US-10 West not signed Southbound
			124	WIS 76 (Jackson Street)
	Neenah		129	Bell Street, Breezewood Lane
			131	WIS 114 / CTH-JJ (Winneconne Avenue)
			132	Main Street, Oak Ridge Road	No entrance ramps
			133	CTH-II (Winchester Road)
			134	US 10 east / WIS 441 north	Menasha use Exit 134
				US 10 west	Southbound exit and entrance only
			136	CTH-BB (Prospect Avenue)
Outagamie	Appleton		137	WIS 125 (College Avenue)
			138	WIS 96 (Wisconsin Avenue)	Fremont use Exit 138 (Southbound only)
			139	WIS 15 / CTH-OO (Northland Avenue) to CTH-A	To CTH-A not signed Southbound
			142	WIS 47 (Richmond Street)	Black Creek, Shawano use Exit 142
			144	CTH-E (Ballard Road)
			145	WIS 441 south
	Kaukauna		146	CTH-N – Little Chute	Kimberly, Combined Locks use Exit 146
			148	WIS 55 – Seymour, Kaukauna
			150	CTH-J – Kaukauna
Brown	Sniderville		154	CTH-U – Wrightstown
	Little Rapids		157	CTH-S – Freedom
	De Pere		161	CTH-F (Scheuring Road)
			163A	CTH-G (Main Avenue) to WIS 32 south	Signed as exit 163 southbound
			163B	Bus. US 41 north (Ashland Avenue)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
			164	CTH-AAA (Oneida Street, Waube Lane)
	Ashwaubenon		165	WIS 172 to I-43 / WIS 57 – A. Straubel Airport	To WIS 57 not signed Northbound
			167	CTH-VK (Lombardi Avenue)	Main exit to reach Lambeau Field
	Green Bay		168	WIS 32 south / WIS 54 (Mason Street)	South end of WIS 32 overlap New London use Exit 168
			169	WIS 29 (Shawano Avenue) / WIS 32 northModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated	North end of WIS 32 overlap Shawano use Exit 169
			170	US 141 south / Bus. US 41 south (Velp Avenue)	South end of US 141 overlap
	Howard		171	I-43 south – Milwaukee	Sturgeon Bay, Algoma use Exit 171
			173	CTH-M (Lineville Road)
	Suamico		176	CTH-B (Sunset Beach Road) – Suamico
Oconto	Sobieski		179	Brown Road
			182	CTH-S
	Abrams		185	CTH-D (Sampson Road) – Abrams
				US 141 north - Iron Mountain	North end of US 141 overlap