Wisconsin Highway 120
WIS 120 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
Length | 21.34 mi[1] (34.34 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Wisconsin | |||
Counties | Walworth | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Trunk Highway 120 (often called Highway 120, STH-120 or WIS 120) is a
Route description
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Wis120NorthernTerminus.jpg/220px-Wis120NorthernTerminus.jpg)
WIS 120 begins at the
WIS 120 starts as a rural two-lane highway. It becomes a four-lane divided road at the southern end of the overlap with CTH-H. It continues as such up to and including the WIS 50 overlap and the roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) section of freeway it shares with US 12 on the east side of Lake Geneva. Once it splits from US 12, it resumes as a two-lane road through its northern terminus at I-43.
Attractions
- Alpine Valley Resort, Golf Club and Theater
- Hawks View Golf Club
- Grand Geneva Resort (formerly the Playboy Club Resort of Lake Geneva)
- Hillmoor Country Club
- Big Foot Beach State Park
History
WIS 120 started showing up on state maps as early as 1937, however it ended in WIS 50 in downtown Lake Geneva.[2] Around 1987-1988, WIS 120 and CTH-H were routed around downtown using their present routes, WIS 50, and US 12.[3] WIS 120 continued straight past the current turn-off via Pilgrim Church Road, Lake Shore Drive, Baker Street, Wrigley Drive, and Broad Street. Also, part of the present-day route was WIS 36 and CTH-G from Lake Geneva to East Troy, until WIS 36 was truncated to its present terminus in Springfield around the same time as WIS 120 was rerouted. As a result, WIS 120 superseded parts of WIS 36 to Lake Geneva and CTH-G to its present terminus at I-43 in East Troy. The route has remained unchanged to this day.
Major intersections
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The entire route is in Walworth County.
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Town of Linn | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Illinois | |||
Lake Geneva | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of WIS 50 overlap | |||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of WIS 50 overlap; southern end of US 12 overlap | ||||
![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 12 overlap | ||||
Springfield | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Spring Prairie | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
Milwaukee, Beloit | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 120-129 (Highway 120)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (March 2, 1937). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved December 16, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Bessert, Chris. "Highways 30–39". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved February 11, 2008.[self-published source]
External links
Media related to Wisconsin Highway 120 at Wikimedia Commons