Wisconsin Transportation Links
Most of the following links lead to external websites not connected with the Wisconsin Highways website. The webmaster cannot guarantee the content, availability or suitability of any external website. The sites below are listed in no particular order. If you notice a broken or incorrect link, please drop the webmaster a line (Note: spam trap in effect). Feel free to also suggest any link you think should be included here as well!
The links on this page are arranged first according to an overall "category" then alphabetically within each category. You may either scroll through the entire list or choose from the category links below to jump to that section:
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation
(WisDOT) - the governmental
agency charged with the maintenance of the state highway system. Below
are several specific pages from WisDOT's site:
- Travel Information - for any of the varied modes of transportation.
- Plans & Projects - for current and future projects from around the state.
- Doing Business - with WisDOT.
- News - press releases and other newsworthy information.
- Road Conditions - includes Winter Driving Conditions, Road Construction and more
- Wisconsin County Highway Association
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Urban Transportation Studies
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- Midwest Roads: Wisconsin Highways - from Craig Holl & Scott O. Kuznicki's Midwest Roads website. Includes:
- Wisconsin Cruise - another Holl/Kuznicki creation. Wisconsin Cruise is an interactive trip that puts you in the driver's seat!
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- Northern Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula Road Page - Jody Aho's website containing photographs and observations from the areas listed in its title.
- I Love Roads - from David Jensen, containing some photos and information about the Madison area.
- Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC) - Providing basic information and planning services for the Southeastern Wisconsin Region.
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- WisDOT
Work Zones & Detour Information - current and completed
construction projects from around the state.
- "Travel Easy" website - from WisDOT.
- Work Zone Map
- Marquette Interchange Project - a comprehensive website detailing all aspects of the Marquette Interchange replacement project in downtown Milwaukee.
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Links to Specific Roads/Routes/Corridors
- Plenty of route-specific sites at the WisDOT website to be included here...
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- Milwaukee Area Current Travel Information - from WisDOT, includes travel times, fFreeway camera images, lane and ramp closure data, and congestion maps.
- Marquette Interchange Project - a comprehensive website detailing all aspects of the Marquette Interchange replacement project in downtown Milwaukee.
- Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee Corridor website - featuring live, up-to-the-second travel information from Northwest Indiana through Chicagoland and Racine/Kenosha and throughout Greater Milwaukee.
- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's Traffic Website
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- John A Blatnik Bridge - carries I-535/US-53 between Superior and Duluth, Minnesota.
- Blatnik Bridge Painting Project (PDF)
- Merrimac Ferry - crossing the Wisconsin River between the communities of Okee and Merrimac.
- The Merrimac Ferry - website from the Town of Merrimac
- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's Hoan Bridge Website
- Daniel Webster Hoan Bridge - informational page from Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers.
- Lake Express - began service in June 2004 linking the cities of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Muskegon, Michigan. The high speed Lake Michigan crossing takes just two and one-half hours, saving passengers a lengthy drive through heavily congested Chicago.
- Lake Michigan Carferry - cruise coast to coast in four hours. The 410' S.S. Badger offers daily sailings during the Spring, Summer and Fall between Ludington, Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The 4-hour cruise features food, entertainment, a gift shop and spectacular views of Lake Michigan. This is the last remaining original carferry traversing Lake Michigan.
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- Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
- Illinois Highways - from Rich Carlson: "Your complete guide to the origin and evolution of the Illinois Numbered Highways System."
Illinois
Highway Ends - from Charles Sarjeant: "This
site is dedicated to photography and maps of Illinois highways and focuses
on ends, multiplexes and freeway signage." - Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA)
- Iowa Department of Transportation
- Iowa Highways - from Jason Hancock
- Iowa Highway Ends - from Neil Bratney and Jeff Morrison.
- Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
- Road Work Advisories - from MDOT.
- Michigan Highways - companion site to this one, maintained by Chris Bessert.
- Michigan Highway Ends - from Dan Garnell.
- Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT)
- The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page - from Steve Riner.
- North Star Highways - from Monte Castleman
- Twin Cities Highways and Minnesota State Highway Endings - both from Adam "Froggie" Froehlig
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- The Evolution of the U.S. Highway System in the Midwest - an excellent set of maps by Robert McCaleb as part of a project at Michigan State University. Check this one out!
- WisconsinLinks.com - Wisconsin online link directory.
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"Dedicated to the past, present and future of the Wisconsin State Trunk Highway system as well as other highways and routes throughout the Badger State. This website is intended to be a clearinghouse of information on Wisconsin's highways, from easily-recognized facts to the little-known trivia. It is also meant to change as the state highway system changes."