Wisconsin Highway 241
State Trunk Highway 241 (often called Highway 241, STH-241 or WIS 241) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in southeast Wisconsin from the town of Raymond into Milwaukee, mostly along a previous routing of US Highway 41 (US 41), for which it is named. The former US 41 routing north of the Milwaukee/Racine County line is locally known as 27th Street.
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Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
Length | 12.3 mi[1] (19.8 km) | |||
Existed | 1999[1]–present | |||
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North end | ||||
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Counties | Racine, Milwaukee | |||
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History
WIS 241 was created in 1999 when state highway officials decided to reroute US 41 off South 27th Street in Milwaukee. The change was done because residents on the section north of West Forest Home Avenue objected to a proposed widening project. In response, the entire section of US 41 from the Milwaukee/Racine County line to the Stadium Freeway (also known as WIS 341) was moved east to run on the North–South Freeway with I-94.[1]
Until a reconstruction in 2018, the southern terminus of the highway was via it merging directly via north-south ramps with Interstate 94 at the county line. The ramp was then removed, and its terminus was moved a mile south to Seven Mile Road, where it turns onto for a quarter mile and terminates at the northbound on/off ramp with Interstate 94.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Racine | Raymond–Caledonia line | 0.00 | 0.00 | Southern terminus; exit 326 on I-94; road continues east as Seven Mile Road | |
Closed; former southern terminus; exit 325 on I-94 | |||||
Milwaukee | Oak Creek–Franklin line | ||||
Milwaukee–Greenfield line | Serves General Mitchell International Airport | ||||
Exit 9 on I-894 | |||||
Milwaukee | |||||
12.3 | 19.8 | Northern terminus of WIS 241; eastern terminus of WIS 24; road continues as 27th Street | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- Bessert, Christopher J. (January 31, 2009). "Highways 200–399". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved December 9, 2011.