Wisconsin Highway 175

State highway in Wisconsin, United States

State Trunk Highway 175

WIS 175 highlighted in red

Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length| 51.4 mi[1] (82.7 km)
Major junctions
South end|  WIS 59 in West Milwaukee
Major intersections|

* I-94 in Milwaukee
* US 18 in Milwaukee
* I-41 / US 41 / US 45 / WIS 100 in Milwaukee

North end|  US 151 in Fond du Lac
Location
Country| United States
State| Wisconsin
Counties| Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Dodge, Fond du Lac
Highway system

* Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System

* Interstate
* US
* State
* Scenic
* Rustic

| ←  WIS 174| | →  WIS 176

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Former northern terminus

State Trunk Highway 175 (often called Highway 175, STH-175 or WIS 175) is a state highway in the US state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in central Wisconsin from West Milwaukee to just south of Fond du Lac.

The highway follows the former route of U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) before US 41's current route was created between 1953 and 1955. Portions of the highway were part of the Yellowstone Trail. North Fond du Lac created a park dedicated to the trail, which was the first transcontinental automobile highway through the upper tier of states in the United States.

## History

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Commemorative sign along former WIS 175 at Yellowstone Trail Park in North Fond du Lac

The highway was shortened by 17.1 miles (27.5 km) on January 1, 2007. The northern terminus was moved from US 45 near Oshkosh to its present location near Fond du Lac. The portion in Winnebago County became County Trunk Highway R (CTH-R), and the portion in Fond du Lac County (including through the Van Dyne, North Fond du Lac, and Fond du Lac communities) became CTH-RP.[2]

Numerous segments of the highway are marked for changing to local control, including segments in Washington County. It formerly went into the city of Fond du Lac before the 2010s, when the city's highway designations changed with the completion of the US 151 bypass.

Beginning in May 2015, US 41 south of Howard underwent conversion to Interstate 41 (I-41) and was rerouted to follow an existing freeway alignment in Milwaukee County. Beginning the following month, WIS 175 signs began replacing US 41 signs in the Milwaukee area, where the designation was extended beyond I-94 along the Stadium Freeway, also replacing WIS 341 between the Stadium Interchange and WIS 59.[3]

In 2022, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation began exploring reconstructing Highway 175 in Milwaukee between North Avenue and Vliet Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Milwaukee.[4] In 2016, Urban Milwaukee contributor John O'Neill wrote an article suggesting partial removal of the highway in order to improve pedestrian safety.[5]

## Major intersections

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County| Location| mi| km| Exit| Destinations| Notes

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Milwaukee| West Milwaukee| | | |  WIS 59 (National Avenue)| Southern terminus; southern end of freeway
Milwaukee| | | —| American Family Field / Canal Street|
| | 38|  I-94 – Milwaukee, Madison| Only numbered southbound
| | —|  US 18|
| | —| State Street / Vliet Street|
| | —| Washington Boulevard| Northbound exit only
| | —| Lloyd Street| No southbound exit
| | | Lisbon Avenue| Northern end of freeway
| | |  WIS 190|
| | |  WIS 181|
| | |  WIS 181|
| | —|  I-41 / US 41 / US 45 / WIS 100 / Metro Auto Mall| No access to southbound I-41 from northbound WIS 175 or northbound I-41 from southbound WIS 175; Metro Auto Mall northbound exit only
Waukesha
| No major junctions
Washington| Richfield| | | |  WIS 167| Roundabout
| | |  WIS 145| Northern terminus of WIS 145
Town of Polk| | | |
To WIS 164| Grade-separated
Slinger| | | |  WIS 60 – Hartford, Grafton|
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WIS 144 north| Southern terminus of WIS 144
Town of Hartford| | | |
WIS 83 south – Hartford| Northern terminus of WIS 83
Addison| | | |  WIS 33 – Horicon, Allenton|
Dodge| Theresa| | | |

WIS 28 west / WIS 67 south – Mayville| Southern end of WIS 28/WIS 67 concurrency
Town of Theresa| | | |
WIS 28 east – Kewaskum| Northern end of WIS 28 concurrency
Lomira| | | |
WIS 67 north| Northern end of WIS 67 concurrency
Town of Lomira| | | |  WIS 49 – Brownsville|
Fond du Lac| Fond du Lac| | | |  US 151| Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

* Concurrency terminus
* Incomplete access

## See also

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* U.S. Roads portal

## References

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1. ^ Bessert, Chris. "Highways 170–179". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved May 16, 2007.
2. ^ "WIS 175 in Winnebago and Fond du Lac Counties Being Renamed" (Press release). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2007.
3. ^ Marley, Patrick (July 29, 2013). "Highway 41's Upgrade to Interstate Is Ahead of Schedule". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
4. ^ "Should Stadium Freeway North be converted into an at-grade boulevard?".
5. ^ "Intersection: Highway 41 and Lisbon is a Mess".

## Further reading

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* "Revisioning Highway 175 for good of neighborhood, not speeding cars in the heart of Milwaukee". WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
* Bentley, Drake. "Wisconsin DOT officials say that Highway 175 by Brewers stadium needs to be rebuilt, and it could become a boulevard". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
* Bentley, Drake. "Should Stadium Freeway North be converted into an at-grade boulevard?". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
* "Fix At Six: Report Spells Out Alternatives For I-94 East-West Freeway Reconstruction In Milwaukee". WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR. September 15, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

## External links

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*[mi]: Miles
*[km]: Kilometers