Interstate 41 North - Fox Crossing to Wrightstown

I-41/U.S. 41 proceed north into Fox Crossing ahead of the first three exits for the village.

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Paralleling U.S. 10 to the south, CTH-II (Winchester Road) runs west from the diamond interchange at Exit 133 to the unincorporated communities of Winchester and Zittau.

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Interstate 41 shifts northeast to a systems interchange (Exit 134) with the freeway along U.S. 10 west to Fremont and U.S. 10/Wis 441 east toward Appleton.

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U.S. 10/Wis 441 overlap east along the Tri-County Freeway to Menasha and Harrison.

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Wis 441 (Tri-County Freeway) comprises a loop around Appleton while U.S. 10 extends east across Harrison to Manitowoc.

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Completed in 2021, major reconstruction replaced the parclo interchange with U.S. 10 and Wis 441 east with a high-speed exchange. Associated work replaced the nearby bridges taking U.S. 10/Wis 441 across Little Lake Butte Des Morts.

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Interstate 41 parallels a Soo Line Railroad line and Little Lake Butte des Morts northward to CTH-BB (Prospect Avenue) at Exit 136.

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The succeeding exits from I-41 north beyond Fox Crossing are within the town of Grand Chute.

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CTH-BB (Prospect Avenue) leads east into the city of Appleton and west along the Outagamie County line from Exit 136 to Greenville and Wis 76.

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Interstate 41 advances north from the Winnebago County line one mile to a diamond interchange (Exit 137) with Wis 125 (College Avenue).

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Three succeeding exits in the town of Grand Chute precede the eastern turn of Interstate 41 to Appleton.

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Exit 137 departs I-41 north for College Avenue and the Fox River Mall area. STH-125 lines College Avenue east for 2.6 miles to STH-47 (Memorial Drive) and Downtown Appleton. CTH-CA extends College Avenue west directly to Appleton International Airport (ATW).

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Interstate 41 runs just east of Fox River Mall to the diamond interchange (Exit 138) with Wis 96 (Wisconsin Avenue). Wis 96 between Greenville Drive (CTH-GV) and Badger Avenue was formerly a part of U.S. 10 until the route was relocated southward onto the freeway with Wis 441.

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Construction in 2011 added auxiliary lanes along U.S. 41 between the Wis 125 (College Avenue) entrance ramp and Exit 138 to Wis 96 (Wisconsin Avenue). Work also expanded Exit 138 northbound and Exit 137 southbound to two lanes.¹ New APL signs were installed in both directions of the freeway.

06/07/16

Wis 96 (Wisconsin Avenue) travels just 56 miles between Fremont and I-43 at Denmark within Outagamie and Brown Counties. Locally the highway crosses Appleton east from Exit 138 en route to Little Chute and Kaukauna.

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Interstate 41 north next meets Wis 15 west and County OO (Northland Avenue) east a parclo interchange (Exit 139). Construction from Summer 2024 to Fall 2025 converts Exit 139 into a diverging diamond interchange.²

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An auxiliary lane accompanies I-41 north to Exit 139. Wis 15 begins at Exit 139 and follows an expressway built to bypass the Fox River Mall area for Greenville and Hortonville to the northwest.

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Wis 15 replaced Wis 76 west from Wisconsin Avenue (former U.S. 10) to Greenville and U.S. 45 from there to New London. County OO extends east from Exit 139 along Northland Avenue, an arterial running across the north side of Appleton. CTH-OO provides access to CTH-A, which I-41 passes under without direct access.

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Curving eastward, Interstate 41 meets STH-47 in two miles follows by Kaukauna and Green Bay in 11 and 30 miles ahead respectively.

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I-41 spans a Canadian National Railroad line one mile ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 142) with Wis 47 (Richmond Street). Beginning in Menasha, Wis 47 heads north to Downtown Appleton and Interstate 41.

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Exit 142 leaves Interstate 41 north for Wis 47 (Richmond Street) south to Downtown Appleton and north to Mackville, Black Creek and Shawano. Construction anticipated to begin in 2026 converts the exchange at Exit 142 into a DDI.²

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Sound walls buffer adjacent residential streets from Interstate 41 east to the diamond interchange (Exit 144) with County E (Ballard Road). Road work scheduled to start in 2024 rebuilds Exit 144 into a DDI.²

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Ballard Road runs south along an industrial area of Appleton 1.7 miles to Wis 96 (Wisconsin Avenue). CTH-E follows Ballard Road 1.9 miles north to Applecreek Road in the north Appleton suburbs. CTH-E branches northeast from there to Freedom, Hobart and STH-54 and STH-172 in Brown County.

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I-41 reconvenes with the Tri County Freeway at a trumpet interchange (Exit 145) a half mile east of Ballard Road. The I-41/Wis 441 System Interchange project is slated to run from 2026 to 2029. Work will add two flyovers.²

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Wis 441 separates Appleton and Little Chute south to the Fox River, which the Tri County Freeway crosses ahead of Kimberly and south Appleton.

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Wis 441 south meets County OO (Northland Avenue) at the ensuing exit south of Interstate 41. CTH-OO remains parallel to I-41 east to CTH-J by Exit 150.

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I-41/U.S. 41 enter the village of Little Chute village eats beyond the French Road over crossing.

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Interstate 41 continues into the city of Kaukauna from Little Chute where it turns northeast to Green Bay.

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Forthcoming County N south serves Little Chute and the eastern Fox Cities communities of Kimberly and Combined Locks.

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North from Exit 146, CTH-N (Freedom Road) leaves Little Chute and concludes in five miles at CTH-E near the community of Freedom.

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An array of businesses flank the diamond interchange (Exit 146) with County N (Freedom Road).

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I-41 reassurance shield posted by a local Little Chute sign. The windmill is chosen as the village logo to pay homage to the Dutch settlers that founded the village.

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Wis 55 stretches from the eastern shores of Lake Winnebago to the Michigan state line. The trunk highway converges with Interstate 41 at a dumbbell interchange (Exit 148) in one mile.

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Exit 148 departs I-41 north for Wis 55 (Delanglade Street) south to Kaukauna and north to the city of Seymour.

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Interstate 41 shifts northward across an industrial park area to County J in Kaukauna. Exit 150 is mainly used by traffic traveling from Green Bay.

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A dumbbell interchange (Exit 150) joins Interstate 41 with CTH-J. This was the last exit along the original 1960s era freeway for I-41 / U.S. 41. U.S. 41 beyond this point was not converted to freeway until 2000.

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Green Bay is 17 miles away from the County JJ (Edgewood Drive) underpass.

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County U straddles the Outagamie/Brown County line for most of its length. The trunk highway meets Interstate 41 at Exit 154 in one mile.

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A northbound weigh station operates along Interstate 41 northbound ahead of Exit 154 to County U.

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Road work completed in 2017 added an auxiliary lane along I-41 northbound from the weigh station to the ramp at Exit 154 for CTH-U (County Line Road).

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South from Exit 154, County U serves the Village of Wrightstown 1.9 miles to Wis 96 (Main Street). Construction anticipated for 2025-27 converts Exit 154 into a dumbbell interchange.²

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Interstate 41 crosses into the town of Lawrence and Brown County at the exchange with CTH-U outside Wrightstown.

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