State Trunk Highway 23 West - Sheboygan County

Erie Avenue westbound at the intersection with North 14th Street (old U.S. 141) and the beginning of Wis 23, Wis 28 and Wis 42. STH-28 runs south through Sheboygan to Washington Avenue west while STH-42 takes 14th Street north to Calumet Drive.

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The first shield assembly for Wis 23 appears just west of 14th Street along Erie Avenue west.

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Wis 23 transitions onto Kohler Memorial Drive as Erie Avenue branches southwest as a local street. The trunk highway becomes a landscaped boulevard to 25th Street.

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After 25th street, a Pedestrians Prohibited sign indicates that the freeway begins.

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A diamond interchange joins the Wis 23 freeway with Taylor Street. The north-south arterial doubles as County TA between STH-23 and STH-28.

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Passing over Taylor Avenue, drivers on STH-23 west are alerted to the forthcoming junction with Interstate 43.

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Traffic merges onto Wis 23 west from Taylor Avenue as the freeway bisects a commercial area anchored by Memorial Mall.

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Entering the cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 43 on Wis 23 west. Departing here is the northbound ramp for I-43 to Manitowoc and Green Bay.

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A loop ramp follows for Interstate 43 south to Milwaukee. With the collector distributor roadways of I-43, there are a total of four bridges across Wis 23.

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County Y (Highland Drive) stems north from STH-23 in one half mile. Highland Drive south connects the freeway with the Kohler Company corporate campus.

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The Wis 23 freeway enters northern reaches of the village of Kohler between Interstate 43 and the Range Line Road overpass.

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Westbound at the CTH-Y (Highland Drive) exit. Two loop ramps were constructed here so traffic to and from Kohler does not have to turn left or stop.

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The Wis 23 expressway extends west another 11 miles to Plymouth. The trunk highway reaches Fond du Lac in 36 miles.

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Wis 23 leaves Kohler for unincorporated Sheboygan County on the one mile approach to Wis 32 (Red Arrow Highway).

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A diamond interchange joins Wis 23 with Wis 32, a 325 mile route stretching from Illinois to Michigan. Sheboygan Falls is a community of about 7,700 located directly south of Wis 23. Howards Grove is a community of about 3,200 located around five miles to the north.

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The STH-23 expressway doubles as an Alternate Route for Interstate 43 leading west to STH-57.

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The freeway section of Wis 23 ends at the intersection with Meadowlark Road. The trunk highway advances west as an expressway.

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Wis 23 kinks north to cross the Sheboygan River ahead of County TT.

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County TT leads north to County O and the Sheboygan Municipal Airport (SBM). The trunk highway south connects with CTH-C and CTH-PP in west Sheboygan Falls.

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Agricultural lands and a handful of industrial businesses line the Wis 23 expressway west in this scene parallel to Sunset Road.

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Sheboygan County M crosses paths with Wis 23 next. The north-south route travels 14.6 miles from Wis 23 to the Manitowoc County line.

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County M north leads to Johnsonville, where Johnsonville brats and sausages are made.

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A J turn intersection was constructed in 2014 with County M.

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STH-23 west meets STH-57 at a diamond interchange on the northeast side of Plymouth in one mile.

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Signs welcoming motorists to Plymouth and indicating that traffic following Alternate I-43 must exit precede the off-ramp for Wis 57. Wis 57 comprises a divided highway south to Waldo, Adell and Random Lake.

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Wis 57 maintains four lanes south to where it merges with Interstate 43 in Saukville. Northward, the trunk highway reduces to two lanes, with a short four lane stretch between Wis 32 and Kiel, a community of about 3300.

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The speed limit of Wis 23 drops to 55 MPH through a series of three intersections across the north side of Plymouth. County O parallels the expressway to Fairview Drive south.

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Sheboygan County E ventures south through Plymouth along Highland Avenue. The trunk highway north ends five miles to the north at CTH-A ahead of Rhine Center.

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County O turns south into Plymouth via Fairview Drive as Wis 23 continues west one mile to Wis 67. Wis 67 was an old alignment of Wis 57.

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Crossing the Mullet River, STH-23 west reaches the folded diamond interchange with STH-67. Wis 67 north travels through the resort community of Elkhart Lake and past the Road America Speedway, where many Indy Car and NASCAR races are held.

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Wis 23 extends west as a freeway one mile to a folded diamond interchange with Sheboygan County C.

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Greenbush represents the last community along STH-23 west in Sheboygan County in six miles. Fond do Lac is now 24 miles away.

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Drivers headed to CTH-C loop away from STH-23 west. County C follows the pre expressway alignment of Wis 23 southeast back through Plymouth.

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Confirming shield for Wis 23 posted west of County C.

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County P stems northwest to the village of Glenbeulah from Wis 23 just ahead of the expressway end.

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A temporary barrier appears as Wis 23 narrows to two lanes. A stub end along the westbound roadway was built for the eventual continuation of the expressway west.

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A federal judge found that the EIS for the proposed expansion of Wis 23 was inadequate and halted the expressway from being built to Fond Du Lac.

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Wis 23 continues as a two lane roadway to Fond Du Lac with private roads and driveways tying into the route.

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