Wisconsin Highway 142
Route map:
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
Length | 17.69 mi[1] (28.47 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | WIS 11 / WIS 36 / WIS 83 at Burlington | |||
US 45 in Paris | ||||
East end | I-41 / I-94 / US 41 / CTH-S in Kenosha | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Wisconsin | |||
Counties | Racine, Kenosha | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Trunk Highway 142 (STH-142, commonly known as Highway 142 or WIS 142) is a mostly rural highway connecting Burlington with Kenosha.
Prior to the commissioning of Interstate 43 in the early 1970s, the current route of WIS 142 was designated as State Trunk Highway 43 (WIS 43). The route number was changed in accordance to then-Wisconsin Department of Transportation policy, which prohibits duplicate numbers between state and US/Interstate highways within Wisconsin.
When the road was recently rebuilt, the state department of transportation incorporated a new feature they are testing called
centerline rumble strips
.
The highway's eastern terminus with
Interstate 94 has been called "Wisconsin's most visible cheese interchange" by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The intersection had three cheese shops until 2009 and still has two; the oldest, Mars Cheese Castle, has been at the intersection since 1947.[2]
History
Prior to 1992, WIS 142 extended from
WIS 32 (Sheridan Road) on Kenosha's north side. In 1992, WisDOT
turned the eastern section back to city and county control. The section is now known as County Highway S.
Prior to the opening of the Burlington Bypass, WIS 142 extended into
WIS 83
.)
Major intersections
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Milwaukee CTH-R west | Roadway continues at CTH-R | ||||
Town of Brighton | WIS 75 – Kansasville, Paddock Lake | ||||
Town of Paris | US 45 – Union Grove, Bristol | ||||
Roadway continues as CTH-S; I-94 exit 340 | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 140-149 (Highway 142)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20. [dead link]
- ^ Herzog, Karen (April 7, 2009). "Gouda-bye: Freeway alters cheese interchange - Road project forces store to close, another to move". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wisconsin Highway 142.
- WIS 142 at Wisconsin Highway Ends