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invincor:
It's still an interesting puzzle to solve... what could account for this 40-ish mile discrepancy?
JoePCool14:
--- Quote from: invincor on January 24, 2023, 02:11:55 PM ---It's still an interesting puzzle to solve... what could account for this 40-ish mile discrepancy?
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The ability to add bypasses around little towns in the future that could potentially add mileage?
JREwing78:
--- Quote from: JoePCool14 on January 24, 2023, 06:23:45 PM ---
--- Quote from: invincor on January 24, 2023, 02:11:55 PM ---It's still an interesting puzzle to solve... what could account for this 40-ish mile discrepancy?
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The ability to add bypasses around little towns in the future that could potentially add mileage?
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Yep. Pick a number that won't have to change. Then, don't change it. If it ever becomes a big deal, change it then.
Wisconsin isn't big on mile-markers for 2-lane highways, and US-10 won't ever be 4-laned to a significant degree west of I-94. A 40-mile discrepancy is a bit extreme, but it's not uncommon for some number-fudging with milemarkers and exit numbers.
One example is I-69 in Indiana, where Indiana decided to make the milemarkers north of Indianapolis start with 200 (though the actual mileage from the start in Evansville is more like 180 miles). It was way simpler to just add 200 to the existing milemarkers than to precisely measure it - only for that precision to go away as soon as some portion is realigned or moved.
SEWIGuy:
OK so I have a new theory about US-10's exit numbers, and it is probably a bad one.
The US-10 / WI-13 exit just outside of Marshfield is Exit 187. Obviously the mileage is less than that if you follow US-10 westbound to the Minnesota line. However, if you follow WI-13 southbound along its historical routing to the IL line, it is almost exactly 187 miles.
My guess is that is just an odd coincidence...but still.
peterj920:
US 10 in Wisconsin is 293 miles long and the final exit number is Exit 291. Could WISDOT possibly have counted from the end and started in Appleton rather than Manitowoc where it ends?
In Appleton, Wis 441 has both Exit numbers for US 10 and Wis 441. Wouldn’t it be more consistent to use Wis 441 exit numbers throughout so the mile markers don’t go from 291 to 5 like they do now? And why does US 10 have markers every 2/10s of a mile while Wis 441 has the basic mile markers for every mile?
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