Wisconsin 195

[OCGuy81]

Recently back in Wisconsin visiting family, and noticed that the exit for County KR along I-41/94 now has a sign showing it as Wisconsin 195. Curious, I had to look this up.

Two well-traveled highways in Kenosha County now have new names, following the completion of a jurisdictional transfer with the state.

The road formerly known as county Highway KR from Interstate 94 to Highway 32 along the Kenosha-Racine county line is now signed as state Highway 195, while the stretch west of I-94 remains Highway KR.

What was state Highway 75 is now county Highway BD, spanning its entire length from Highway 50 in Kenosha County to Highway 20 in Racine County. "BD" was selected as the road's moniker to signify the towns through which it runs: Brighton in Kenosha County and Dover in Racine County.

https://www.kenoshacountywi.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3255

Hopefully, this isn't a duplicated post, but I didn't see anything about it while searching.  Cheers!

[The Ghostbuster]

Yes, there is now an STH 195 along County Line Rd. The STH 75 designation was decommissioned after 90 years in service (1934-2024). There were two previous STH 75s before the decommissioned one was designated in 1934: The first one followed 76th St. between STH 36 and then-STH 19 (now US 18) in the Milwaukee area from 1917-1923, when the STH 100 Milwaukee bypass was commissioned. The second one was commissioned in 1923, following present-day US 45 from the Illinois/Wisconsin state line northward to STH 36, then north along present-day CTH OO to STH 100. The second STH 75 was reduced to an Illinois-to-STH 36 route in 1926. In 1934, the second STH 75 became part of US 45's extension through Wisconsin enroute to Ontonagon, MI. STH 75 was then moved to what had been CTH F between STH 50/STH 83 and STH 20.

[Big John]

It was on page 192 on the Wisconsin notes thread.

[dvferyance]

Until now 195 had been the lowest number never used in Wisconsin. The number had never been used before. Now that means 196 becomes the lowest number never used in Wisconsin.

[Big John]

Until now 195 had been the lowest number never used in Wisconsin. The number had never been used before. Now that means 196 becomes the lowest number never used in Wisconsin.

1? Were single digits ever used?

[SEWIGuy]

Until now 195 had been the lowest number never used in Wisconsin. The number had never been used before. Now that means 196 becomes the lowest number never used in Wisconsin.

1? Were single digits ever used?

Single digit numbers have never been used for state highways.

[mgk920]

Until now 195 had been the lowest number never used in Wisconsin. The number had never been used before. Now that means 196 becomes the lowest number never used in Wisconsin.

1? Were single digits ever used?

Single digit numbers have never been used for state highways.

The only numbered highways in Wisconsin that have had single digit route numbers are US 2 and US 8.

Mike

[The Ghostbuster]

When the original state highway numbering system was implemented in 1917 (and signed in 1918), the numbers ranged from 10-78: https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/road/hwy-maps/state-maps/hwy_map_archive/1918StateHighwayMapWI.pdf. Numbers higher than 78 were first implemented in 1919 (https://wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys70-79.html#STH-079), and when both the US Highway System and the Interstate Highway System were introduced in 1926 and 1956, route number duplication was disallowed.

[SEWIGuy]

When the original state highway numbering system was implemented in 1917 (and signed in 1918), the numbers ranged from 10-78: https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/road/hwy-maps/state-maps/hwy_map_archive/1918StateHighwayMapWI.pdf. Numbers higher than 78 were first implemented in 1919 (https://wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys70-79.html#STH-079), and when both the US Highway System and the Interstate Highway System were introduced in 1926 and 1956, route number duplication was disallowed.

Until recently, because there is a WI-39 and a US-41.

[mgk920]

When the original state highway numbering system was implemented in 1917 (and signed in 1918), the numbers ranged from 10-78: https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/road/hwy-maps/state-maps/hwy_map_archive/1918StateHighwayMapWI.pdf. Numbers higher than 78 were first implemented in 1919 (https://wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys70-79.html#STH-079), and when both the US Highway System and the Interstate Highway System were introduced in 1926 and 1956, route number duplication was disallowed.

Until recently, because there is a WI-39 and a US-41.

Also WI 794.

Mike

[The Ghostbuster]

STH 794 was, of course, assigned since the Lake Parkway was not built to Interstate Standards, and thus could not be an extension of Interstate 794. It likely would have been confusing to assign a different number to the parkway, like moving the formerly-parallel STH 62 (which was decommissioned when STH 794 opened) to the parkway. Also, there is an unsigned Spur STH 794 on E. Howard Ave. between the Lake Parkway and STH 32, which was originally proposed to be numbered STH 199.

[GeekJedi]

Yes, there is now an STH 195 along County Line Rd. The STH 75 designation was decommissioned after 90 years in service (1934-2024). There were two previous STH 75s before the decommissioned one was designated in 1934: The first one followed 76th St. between STH 36 and then-STH 19 (now US 18) in the Milwaukee area from 1917-1923, when the STH 100 Milwaukee bypass was commissioned. The second one was commissioned in 1923, following present-day US 45 from the Illinois/Wisconsin state line northward to STH 36, then north along present-day CTH OO to STH 100. The second STH 75 was reduced to an Illinois-to-STH 36 route in 1926. In 1934, the second STH 75 became part of US 45's extension through Wisconsin enroute to Ontonagon, MI. STH 75 was then moved to what had been CTH F between STH 50/STH 83 and STH 20.

There was a time during the building of Bong AFB that the STH-75 designation was removed. It was returned after the base was decommissioned.

[The Ghostbuster]

Information on that can be found here: https://wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys70-79.html#STH-075.

[dvferyance]

Until now 195 had been the lowest number never used in Wisconsin. The number had never been used before. Now that means 196 becomes the lowest number never used in Wisconsin.

1? Were single digits ever used?

I should have said except single digits.

[The Ghostbuster]

As one would expect, the now STH 195 segment of former CTH-KR has changed drastically over time. For example, this is what the STH 195/STH 311 intersection looked like the last time the Google Maps Street View car went through the intersection in September 2024: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.6695865,-87.9437098,3a,75y,91.5h,91.05t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sv_oC_qlN8Ufc67lDMGpIIw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-1.0496762323575268%26panoid%3Dv_oC_qlN8Ufc67lDMGpIIw%26yaw%3D91.49768848217431!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUwMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D. And this was the same location the first time the Google Maps Street View car went through in September 2007: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.6695125,-87.9437599,3a,75y,91.5h,91.05t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1scRU2ER4ZvJCzuNfct1piIA!2e0!5s20070901T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-1.0496762323575268%26panoid%3DcRU2ER4ZvJCzuNfct1piIA%26yaw%3D91.49768848217431!7i3328!8i1664?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUwMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D.

[WisJohn]

Honestly, they should have just extended 311 along KR to 32, and labled the interchange as "Cty KR TO 311". 

[The Ghostbuster]

I'm not sure STH 311 should have been designated, given the Interstate 41/94/US 41 freeway is just to the west of it. I know it was designated to serve the Foxconn Plant, but they could have easily designated it as a county route, such as CTH FC for Foxconn.

[Big John]

I'm not sure STH 311 should have been designated, given the Interstate 41/94/US 41 freeway is just to the west of it. I know it was designated to serve the Foxconn Plant, but they could have easily designated it as a county route, such as CTH FC for Foxconn.

As I previously said, FU for their actions.

[SEWIGuy]

I'm not sure STH 311 should have been designated, given the Interstate 41/94/US 41 freeway is just to the west of it. I know it was designated to serve the Foxconn Plant, but they could have easily designated it as a county route, such as CTH FC for Foxconn.

But it's a state-maintained route.