State Trunk Highway 57 North - De Pere to Green Bay



The two trunk highways pass through a developing area of south De Pere at Ravine Road in this scene.
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Approaching County X (Heritage Road) east and Fox River Drive north on STH-32/57 north. County X, along with County GV, provides a bypass around the east side of De Pere.
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Reassurance sign for Wis 32/57 posted after CTH-X. Wis 57 gains elevation as it passes over the Fox River Trail and southbound County PP.
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County PP ends and defaults onto Wis 32/57 as the trunk highway expands to four overall lanes.
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The Fox River parallels Wis 32/57 directly across from St. Norbert College. The bridge in the distance carries STH-32 parallel to De Pere Dam.
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Merrill Street angles northwest to intersect Wis 32/57 (Broadway) across from Front Street at both Wells Park and De Pere City Hall.
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Wis 32 and County X will soon split from Wis 57. Wis 32 leads to the west side of De Pere, Ashwaubenon and the west side of Green Bay. County X follows Wisconsin Avenue for a block, turns right onto George Street, then heads north on Webster Avenue into Green Bay.
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STH-32/57 separate at CTH-X. The first multi-lane roundabout in Wisconsin and the busiest, it was constructed in 2007 as part of the De Pere bridge project.
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Wis 57 continues north along Broadway after Wis 32 departs across the Fox River for Main Avenue.
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STH-57 (Broadway) north at the George St intersection. The old bridge crossed the Fox River to the left from 1932-2007. Some of the old piers were reused for a lookout onto the Fox River
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Continuing north, Wis 57 (Broadway) exits the historic neighborhood in De Pere for a more suburban feel.
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Entering the Village of Allouez. The village is the only Green Bay community that is landlocked so it can only grow within its borders.
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Traveling 0.9 miles north from the village line, STH-57 (Riverside Drive) meets the STH-172 freeway at a folded diamond interchange.
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STH-172 forms an eight mile freeway east from CTH-EB in Ashwaubenon to Interstate 43 in the village of Bellevue.
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0.6 miles north of the ramps with Wis 172, Wis 57 (Riverside Drive) intersects the west end of County O (Allouez Avenue). CTH-O heads 2.7 miles east to CTH-GV (Lime Kiln Road) in Bellevue.
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St. Joseph Street winds east from Riverside Drive to a commercial area at Webster Avenue (County X).
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Advancing north from the city line, STH-57 (Monroe Avenue) travels through the Historic Astor Park neighborhood.
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Northbound STH-57 at the intersection with Porlier Street. Many motorists use this as a short cut into Downtown Green Bay.
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Three blocks further north, Wis 57 (Monroe Avenue) combines with Wis 54 east at Mason Street.
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STH-54 travels along the Mason Street freeway west across the Fox River to STH-32 (Ashland Avenue). Mason Street extends east to U.S. 141 where it becomes CTH-V en route to I-43 and the town of Humboldt.
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Access to Wis 54 west from Monroe Avenue is provided by Chicago Street, where a ramp loops onto the Mason Street bridge. STH-54 serves areas of west Green Bay and Hobart as part of a 243 mile cross state route.
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The first reassurance markers for the 8.6 mile overlap of STH-54/57 appear along Monroe Avenue between Chicago and Crooks Streets.
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Approaching Wis 29 and Walnut Street along Monroe Avenue north. The St. Francis Xavier Cathedral is on the left.
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U.S. 141 bisects Downtown from Dousman Street and the Fort Howard neighborhood to intersect STH 29-54-57 (Monroe Avenue) at Olde North. STH-29 joins the US route east through the Joannes Park and Three Corners communities along the East River.
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STH-29 and U.S. 141 share 6.9 miles of pavement east from Downtown to a split in suburban Bellevue. U.S. 141 ends just to the south of there.
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Alternate I-43 briefly joins Wis 54/57 as the routes turns east across the East River from Monroe Avenue to University Avenue.
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Entering the Webster Avenue intersection along Wis 54/57. Alternate I-43 turns left where traffic can rejoin Interstate 43. If the Frigo Bridge is closed, Alt 43 guides I-43 traffic through Green Bay.
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An at-grade railroad crossing precedes the traffic light at Wis 54/57 (University Avenue) and Elizabeth Street.
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University Avenue used to be called Willow Street, and the Willow Street Bakery is a remnant of that. When UW Green Bay opened in the late 60s, the street name was changed to University Avenue to better guide people to the campus.
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Danz Avenue heads south from East Shore Drive and the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary to intersect University Avenue toward the east end of the Green Bay street grid.
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Photo Credits:
- Peter Johnson: 02/22/16
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Page Updated Wednesday March 02, 2016.