Wisconsin Highway 11

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 a freeway bypass of Monroe, a multilane bypass of Janesville, a section where it is concurrent with I-39 and I-90 and urban multilane highway in the greater Racine area.

State Trunk Highway 11
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length	157.56 mi[1] (253.57 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 61 / US 151 / WIS 35 in Kieler
	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
Counties	Grant, Lafayette, Green, Rock, Walworth, Racine
Highway system
Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic Rustic ← WIS 10 US 12 → ← WIS 341 WIS 351 WIS 441 →

Route description

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

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
Location	Janesville
Length	2.64 mi[10] (4.25 km)
Existed	c. 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

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Grant	Sandy Hook	0.0	0.0	US 61 / US 151 / WIS 35 north / Great River Road north – Dubuque, Madison	WIS 35 South follow WIS 11 East
		0.5	0.80	WIS 35 south / Great River Road south – East Dubuque	WIS 35 North follow WIS 11 West
	Hazel Green	9.9	15.9	WIS 80 south – Galena	WIS 80 North follow WIS 11 East
		12.7	20.4	WIS 80 north – Cuba City, Platteville	WIS 80 South follow WIS 11 West
Lafayette	Shullsburg	28.8	46.3	WIS 23 north – Darlington	Southern terminus of WIS 23
	Gratiot	34.4	55.4	WIS 78 south – Warren	WIS 78 North follow WIS 11 East
		34.8	56.0	WIS 78 north – Argyle	WIS 78 South follow WIS 11 West
Green	Monroe	55.1	88.7	WIS 69 south / WIS 81 west – Freeport, Argyle	WIS 81 East and WIS 69 North follow WIS 11 East; Interchange
		55.9	90.0	WIS 69 north – Monticello, New Glarus	WIS 69 South follow WIS 11 West; Interchange
		57.0	91.7	WIS 59 east – Albany, Evansville	Interchange
	Brodhead	68.8	110.7	WIS 81 east – Beloit	WIS 81 West follow WIS 11 West
		72.5	116.7	WIS 104 north – Brooklyn
Rock	Orfordville	77.8	125.2	WIS 213 – Beloit, Evansville
	Janesville	93.1	149.8	US 51 – Beloit, Janesville
		95.6	153.9	I-39 south / I-90 east – Beloit, Rockford	WIS 11 follow I-39/90 North
		98.1	157.9	I-39 north / I-90 west – Madison	WIS 11 follow I-39/90 South
		99.5	160.1	US 14 west – Janesville	WIS 11 East follow US 14 East
	Emerald Grove	104	167	WIS 140 south – Clinton
Walworth	Darien	111	179	US 14 east / WIS 89 north – Darien, Whitewater	WIS 11 West follow US 14 West
	Delavan	116	187	WIS 50 east – Lake Geneva
	Elkhorn	122	196	WIS 67 – Whitewater, Williams Bay
		124	200	I-43 – Beloit, Milwaukee
	Spring Prairie	130	210	WIS 120 – Lake Geneva, East Troy
Racine	Burlington	135	217	WIS 36 south – Lyons, Lake Geneva	WIS 36 east follow WI 11 east
		138	222	WIS 83 south – Paddock Lake	WIS 83 north follow WI 11 east
		139	224	WIS 142 east – Kenosha
		141	227	WIS 36 north / WIS 83 north – Milwaukee	WI 36 west/WI 83 south follow WI 11 west
	Kansasville	147	237	WIS 75 – Kansasville, Eagle Lake
	Union Grove	150	240	US 45 – Bristol, Muskego, Milwaukee
	Sturtevant	155	249	I-41 / I-94 / US 41 – Chicago, Milwaukee
		160	260	WIS 31 (Green Bay Road)
	Racine	163	262	WIS 32 / LMCT (Sheridan Road)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 10-19 (Highway 11)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
2. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Grant Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
3. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Lafayette Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
4. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Green Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
5. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Rock Co (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
6. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Walworth Co (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
7. "Burlington Bypass". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
8. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Racine Co (pdf) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
9. Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 10-19 (Highway 11)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
10. Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 200-399 (Highway 11)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved December 27, 2007.

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