Interstate 794 East / State Trunk Highway 794 South

Traveling along the southbound flyover from Interstate 43 to I-794 east.

05/30/11

Exit 1D connects motorists joining Interstate 794 east from the North South Freeway with Plankiton Avenue north to Kilbourn Town.

05/30/11

The exchange between the two freeways and I-94 was reconstructed from 2005 to 2008. The $810 million project reconfigured all left side ramps and extended the merge lanes.

05/30/11

Two lanes form the eastbound beginning of Interstate 794 from I-94 to the left as the ramps from I-43 and 94 west combine ahead of Exit 1D. Plankinton Avenue flows north two blocks to Michigan Street at The Shops of Grand Avenue mall.

05/30/11

An interchange sequence sign outlines the three mainline exits of Interstate 794 to at Carferry Drive and the Port of Milwaukee.

05/30/11

A slip ramp joins the I-794 mainline as Exit 1D lowers to Plankinton Avenue. Prior to completion of the Marquette Interchange project, an auxiliary lane defaulted onto Exit 1D, resulting in weaving traffic patterns between I-43/94 and Plankinton Avenue.

05/30/11

Interstate 794 crosses the Milwaukee River with seven overall lanes. Back to back left side off-ramps depart in quick succession for Downtown and the Milwaukee Lakefront.

05/30/11

The Interstate 794 viaduct east from the Milwaukee River to Milwaukee Street (Wis 172) was rebuilt from January 2014 to September 2015. Construction included rebuilding the ramps to Jackson Street and from Van Buren Street.

05/30/11

Two lanes depart at Exit 1E for Jackson Street south to the Historic Third Ward and Van Buren Street north into the Milwaukee central business district. Wis 32 parallels the couplet two blocks to the west along Milwaukee Street.

05/30/11

Interstate 794 turns south onto the Lake Freeway beyond the split with Exit 1F to Lincoln Memorial Drive at the Milwaukee Lakefront. Prior to reconstruction in 2016, the Lake Interchange consisted of a three-wye interchange with high speed ramps built for the unconstructed Lake Freeway north to Lake Park. New ramps tie I-794 in with a southern extension of Lincoln Memorial Drive as part of the Lakefront Gateway Project.

02/07/16

Now heading south, I-794 climbs onto the Daniel Hoan Bridge across the Kinnickinnic River. The tied arch bridge and viaduct leading southward along Jones Island totals 1.9 miles.

02/07/16

Cresting over the Daniel Hoan Bridge, I-794 travels with six overall lanes between the Historic Third Ward and Jones Island. The span was reconstructed from October 2013 to December 2015 to include a new deck.

02/07/16

A folded diamond interchange (Exit 3) joins the south end of the Hoan Bridge with Carferry Drive.

02/07/16

Forthcoming Carferry Drive loops west from Lincoln Memorial Drive into the Port of Milwaukee. Lincoln Avenue ties in from residential areas of north Bay View to the west.

02/07/16

I-794 (Lake Freeway) transitions to STH-794 (Lake Parkway) beyond Exit 3. Lake Parkway continues south with four lanes to Bay View and Fernwood in south Milwaukee.

02/07/16

Exit 3 leaves the Lake Freeway for Carferry Drive. The Lake Express high speed ferry to Muskegon, Michigan lies just to the east.

02/07/16

The first reassurance marker for STH-794 appears as Lake Parkway lowers and travels alongside a Union Pacific Railroad line.

02/07/16

Wis 794 (Lake Parkway) travels by residential areas of Bay View to the one-quarter quadrant interchange with Oklahoma Avenue.

09/02/05

Speed limits along Lake Parkway were increased from 40 to 50 miles per hour by 2013.

02/07/16

A signalized turn takes motorists from STH-794 south to the intersection of Ellen Street and Oklahoma Avenue. Oklahoma Avenue east links Lake Parkway with parallel STH-32 (Kinnickinnic Avenue) and Superior Street (old STH-32) along Bay View Park.

09/02/05

The addition of a traffic island in 2011 allows southbound motorists along Lake Parkway to bypass the turn lanes for Oklahoma Avenue.

02/07/16

Lake Parkway runs along the west side of the Fernwood neighborhood on the half mile approach to Howard Avenue.

02/07/16

Just across the St. Francis city line, STH-794 (Lake Parkway) passes below both St. Francis Avenue and a UP Railroad line through this tunnel.

02/07/16

Howard Avenue comprises a two to four lane parkway west to the Tippecanoe in south Milwaukee and east as STH-32 between Kinnickinnic Avenue and Lake Drive.

02/07/16

Boliver Avenue spans STH-794 south ahead of the half diamond interchange with Layton Avenue.

02/07/16

Layton Avenue forms a commercial arterial east to north Cudahy and west along the perimeter of General Mitchell International Airport to the Town of Lake neighborhood of Milwaukee.

02/07/16

The final half mile of Lake Parkway runs along the airport. The future extension will remain parallel to the UP Railroad line to the city of Oak Creek.

02/07/16

STH-794 veers east to an at-grade intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue.

02/07/16

Lake Parkway ends opposite Edgerton Avenue east in Cudahy. Wis 794 lines Pennsylvania Avenue south 1.7 miles to end at CTH-ZZ (College Avenue) at the South Milwaukee city limits.

02/07/16