Wisconsin Highway 32

State Trunk Highway 32 (often called Highway 32, STH-32 or WIS 32) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin that runs north–south in the eastern part of the state. It runs from the Illinois border (at Illinois Route 137) north to the Michigan border (concurrent with U.S. Highway 45). It is named the 32nd Division Memorial Highway after the U.S. 32nd Infantry Division, and the highway shields have red arrows—the division's logo—on either side of the number 32.^[1] The route of WIS 32 and the Red Arrow marking is set in state statute by the Wisconsin Legislature.^[5]

State Trunk Highway 32
32nd Division Memorial Highway^[1]
WIS 32 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length	325.69 mi^[2]^[3]^[4] (524.15 km)
Tourist routes	Lake Michigan Circle Tour
Major junctions
South end	IL 137 in Pleasant Prairie
Major intersections	I-794 in Milwaukee I-43 / WIS 100 in Bayside I-43 / WIS 57 in Grafton I-43 in Port Washington I-43 in Cedar Grove US 151 in Chilton US 10 in Forest Junction I-41 / US 41 / WIS 54 in Green Bay US 8 in Laona US 45 in Three Lakes
North end	US 45 in Land O' Lakes
Location
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Counties	Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Calumet, Brown, Shawano, Oconto, Forest, Oneida, Vilas
Highway system
Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Scenic Rustic
← WIS 31 → WIS 33

Route description

Illinois state line to Milwaukee

 

32nd Division Infantry sign in Racine County

At the Illinois state line, IL 137 ends while WIS 32 begins as a continuation of it. From then on, it intersects WIS 165, WIS 50 and WIS 158 in Kenosha, and WIS 11 in Racine. Then, as WIS 32 nearly reaches Racine, Sheridan Road ends and continues as Racine Street. Then, in downtown Racine, WIS 20 runs concurrently with WIS 32 for 10 blocks. Also, east of the roundabout, the concurrency splits into a one-way pair (6th Street westbound; 7th Street eastbound). At Main Street, WIS 32 turns north while WIS 20 ends there. South of the bascule bridge, WIS 32 intersects WIS 38. After the crossing, it bends west at Hamilton Street and then north at Douglas Avenue. Further north, it intersects WIS 31 in the middle of Oak Creek and Racine and WIS 100 in Oak Creek. In South Milwaukee, it bends east from Chicago Avenue via Marquette Avenue, crossing under a 12 feet (3.7 m) railroad overpass, and then back north via 10th Avenue. At the South Milwaukee-Cudahy town line, WIS 32 turns east via College Avenue and then back north again via Lake Drive. In St. Francis, it turns west via Howard Avenue and then back north again via Kinnickinnic Avenue.^[3]

Milwaukee

In the Bay View neighborhood, it crosses under Lake Parkway (WIS 794) without a direct interchange and a railroad overpasses. At another bascule bridge near another neighborhood called Harbor View, it crosses over the Kinnickinnic River and then crosses under another railroad overpass. In this neighborhood, it transitions into 1st Street. Then, it intersects WIS 59 and then bends east via Pittsburgh Avenue just north of the two overpasses. After another bascule bridge, it enters the Historic Third Ward where it briefly transitions into Young Street. It then travels north via Milwaukee Street, following part of the streetcar route. At this point, WIS 32 splits again, this time as a two-way pair.

For northbound traffic, it continues north until it reaches Wells Street where it turns east. Between Michigan and Wells Streets, westbound US 18 concurrently follows northbound WIS 32. It then travels north via Prospect Avenue. It then reaches State Street where the split ends.

For southbound traffic, it diverges west via State Street. Then, it travels south via Broadway and then east via St Paul Avenue. This time, US 18 concurrently follows two sections of southbound WIS 32. There is one on State Street between Milwaukee Street and Broadway (for westbound US 18) and another between Wells and Michigan Streets (eastbound US 18). Both directions cross under Interstate 794 east of the Marquette Interchange.^[6]

After that, another split happens. This time, it is another one-way pair. Northbound traffic continues to follow Prospect Avenue. On the other hand, southbound traffic continues to follow Bradford Avenue, then Farwell Avenue, and then Franklin Place. WIS 32 then turns north onto Lake Drive.^[3]

Milwaukee to Green Bay

In Shorewood, WIS 32 intersects WIS 190. In Bayside, WIS 32 bends west, leaving Lake Drive northward. As a result, WIS 32 transitions into Brown Deer Road. At the cloverleaf interchange, WIS 100 ends where WIS 32 merges onto I-43. They come across WIS 57/WIS 167 at a diamond interchange (only WIS 57 travels concurrently with the other two routes), and WIS 60 at another diamond interchange. At another diamond interchange (exit 93), WIS 32 diverged in favor of serving Port Washington. In Port Washington, it intersects WIS 33, turns east onto Grand Avenue, then turns north onto Franklin Street, and then shifts west onto Wisconsin Street. In Knellsville, WIS 32 travels back and merge onto I-43 (WIS 57 already left I-43 north of Saukville). It eventually leaves I-43 east of Cedar Grove. Further north, it intersects WIS 28 at a roundabout, goes through Sheboygan Falls, intersects WIS 23 at a diamond interchange, and WIS 42 (which turns northwest).^[3] In Millhome, WIS 57 then follows another concurrency with WIS 32. They then intersect WIS 67 in Kiel, US 151 in Chilton (which briefly runs concurrently with them), WIS 114 in Hilbert, US 10 at a roundabout in Forest Junction, and WIS 96 at another roundabout in Greenleaf. In De Pere, WIS 32 branches off west from WIS 57. It then turns north from Main Avenue to Eighth Street. It intersects another roundabout that leads to I-41 southbound. It also intersects two separate roads that lead to WIS 172 freeway. It then merges onto westbound Mason Street (WIS 54) from a diamond interchange.^[4]

Green Bay to Michigan state line

WIS 32 then leaves WIS 54 at the dumbbell interchange and then briefly enters I-41. It then branches off west from I-41 at the directional T interchange. WIS 29 then merges onto a limited–access road where WIS 32 runs; concurring with WIS 32. WIS 32 then branches off north from the WIS 29 expressway (which intersects WIS 156). Further north, WIS 32 intersects with WIS 160 in Pulaski, then runs concurrently with WIS 22 at Gillett and then with WIS 64, and then intersects WIS 52 at Wabeno.^[4] Also, it then runs concurrently with US 8 and WIS 55 from Laona to Crandon and Crandon to Argonne respectively. Going further northwest, it eventually runs concurrently with US 45 for the rest of the route. As they reach Eagle River, they run concurrently with WIS 70; turning west and then north again. Not only that, they run concurrently with WIS 17 as well after WIS 70 branches off west. They continue north until they reach the state line where WIS 32 ends.^[4]

History

 

Former shield with no red arrows

Initially, WIS 32 ran from WIS 14 (now WIS 55/US 8) in Crandon to WIS 10 (now US 51) near Arbor Vitae via parts of present-day WIS 32 and WIS 70.^[2][7] In 1919, WIS 32 moved away from WIS 10 near Arbor Vitae to M-26 at the Michigan state line in State Line (now Land O' Lakes). That same year, WIS 32 extended from Crandon to Green Bay via most of present-day WIS 32.^[2][8] In 1923, WIS 26 replaced the northernmost part of WIS 32 from Eagle River to Michigan state line. That same year, WIS 32 extended south and then southeast to Sheboygan. The southern extension roughly followed parts of present-day WIS 57, CTH-PP, CTH-W, US 151, WIS 67, WIS 32, and WIS 42.^[9]

In 1935, US 45 extended north from Des Plaines, Illinois, to Ontonagon, Michigan. In Wisconsin, it followed most of WIS 26.^[10]

In 1951, WIS 32 had undergone significant changes. It was designated as the 32nd Division Memorial Highway. The WIS 32 markers had since contained two red arrows pointing up (the only state trunk highway to have that in Wisconsin). It also became a state-to-state highway. That means that it brought back the northernmost portion of it but did not remove US 45. WIS 42 was also replaced south of Howards Grove as part of the designation, giving WIS 32 the routing WIS 42 formerly served in Port Washington, Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, and Illinois instead of Sheboygan.^[2][11] In the 1980s, WIS 32 from Kiel to De Pere was pushed westward to run concurrently with more sections of WIS 57. This was done in favor of transferring part of it from state maintenance to local control (now signed as CTH-W/CTH-PP).^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[3]^[4]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Kenosha	Pleasant Prairie	0.0	0.0		IL 137 / LMCT south (Sheridan Road)     CR A1 west (Russell Road)	Southern terminus of WIS 32; continues into Illinois as IL 137/LMCT
		2.0	3.2		WIS 165 west	Eastern terminus of WIS 165
	Kenosha	5.9	9.5		WIS 50 west (63rd Street) to I-94	Eastern terminus of WIS 50
		6.6	10.6		WIS 158 (52nd Street) to I-94
Racine	Racine	14.5	23.3		WIS 11 west	Eastern terminus of WIS 11
		16.1	25.9		WIS 20 west (Washington Avenue)	Southern end of WIS 20 concurrency
		16.9– 17.0	27.2– 27.4		WIS 20 west (7th Street/6th Street)	Northern end of WIS 20 concurrency; eastern terminus of WIS 20
		17.3	27.8		WIS 38 north (State Street)	Southern terminus of WIS 38
	Caledonia	24.0	38.6		WIS 31 south	Northern terminus of WIS 31
Milwaukee	Oak Creek	28.0	45.1		WIS 100 west to I-94	Eastern (southern) terminus of WIS 100
	Milwaukee	41.2	66.3		WIS 59 west	Eastern terminus of WIS 59
		42.2– 42.3	67.9– 68.1		I-794 (East–West Freeway/Lake Freeway)	No direct access to westbound I-794 and from I-794 eastbound
		42.3– 42.4	68.1– 68.2		US 18 east (Michigan Street)	Southern end of US 18 concurrency
		42.6– 42.9	68.6– 69.0		US 18 west	Northern end of US 18 concurrency; runs concurrently with southbound WIS 32 on State Street (between Milwaukee Street and Broadway) and Broadway (between Wells and Michigan Streets); runs concurrently with northbound WIS 32 on Milwaukee Street (between Michigan and Wells Streets)
	Shorewood	46.8	75.3		WIS 190 west (Capitol Drive)	Eastern terminus of WIS 190
	Bayside–River Hills line	54.7	88.0	82A-B	I-43 south (North–South Freeway) / WIS 100 west (Brown Deer Road)	Eastern (northern) terminus of WIS 100; southern end of I-43 concurrency
Milwaukee–Ozaukee county line	Bayside–River Hills– Mequon tripoint	54.8– 55.1	88.2– 88.7	83	CTH-W (Port Washington Road)	Northbound exit; southbound entrance
Ozaukee	Mequon	57.8	93.0	85	WIS 57 south / WIS 167 west (Mequon Road)	Southern end of WIS 57 concurrency; eastern terminus of WIS 167
		61.9	99.6	89	CTH-C – Cedarburg
	Grafton	64.7	104.1	92	WIS 60 west / CTH-Q east – Grafton	Eastern terminus of WIS 60
		66.2	106.5	93	I-43 north / WIS 57 north / CTH-V south – Green Bay, Plymouth, Grafton	Northern end of I-43/WIS 57 concurrency
	Port Washington	69.9	112.5		WIS 33 west (Grand Avenue)	Eastern terminus of WIS 33
	Port Washington–Knellsville line	72.4	116.5	100	I-43 south / CTH-H west – Milwaukee, Fredonia	Southern end of I-43 concurrency
	Belgium	79.1	127.3	107	CTH-D – Belgium
Sheboygan	Cedar Grove	84.4	135.8	113	I-43 north / LMCT – Green Bay	Northern end of I-43/LMCT concurrency
	Sheboygan Falls	95.9	154.3		WIS 28 to I-43
		98.5	158.5		WIS 23 – Sheboygan, Fond du Lac	Interchange
	Howards Grove	104.7	168.5		WIS 42 – Sheboygan, Manitowoc
Manitowoc	Millhome	112.7	181.4		WIS 57 south – Milwaukee	Southern end of WIS 57 concurrency; no access from northbound WIS 32 to southbound WIS 57
	Kiel	116.3	187.2		WIS 67
Calumet	Chilton	127.5	205.2		US 151 north – Manitowoc	Southern end of US 151 concurrency
		128.3	206.5		US 151 south – Fond du Lac, Madison	Northern end of US 151 concurrency
	Hilbert	136.0	218.9		WIS 114 west – Sherwood, Menasha, Neenah	Eastern terminus of WIS 114
	Forest Junction	141.1	227.1		US 10 – Manitowoc, Appleton
Brown	Greenleaf	148.9	239.6		WIS 96 – Wrightstown, Denmark
	De Pere	158.0	254.3		CTH-PP – Reedsville	Northbound entrance; southbound exit
		158.7	255.4		WIS 57 north / CTH-G / CTH-X north – Reedsville	Northern end of WIS 57 concurrency
		160.3	258.0		I-41 south / US 41 south / Glory Road	No access to northbound I-41 and from southbound I-41
	Ashwaubenon	162.0	260.7		To WIS 172
	Green Bay	164.8	265.2		WIS 54 east (Mason Street) to WIS 57	Southern end of WIS 54 concurrency
		167.6	269.7	168A	I-41 south / US 41 south / WIS 54 west (Mason Street) – Appleton	Northern end of WIS 54 concurrency; southern end of I-41/US 41 concurrency
	Howard	168.2	270.7	168B	I-41 north / US 41 north to WIS 29 east (Shawano Avenue) – Marinette	Northern end of I-41/US 41 concurrency
		169.5	272.8		WIS 29 east / CTH-EB – Green Bay	Southern end of WIS 29 concurrency; southbound exit; northbound entrance
	Howard–Hobart line	171.6	276.2	255	CTH-FF – Howard, Hobart
	​	176.7	284.4	249	WIS 29 west / WIS 156 west – Wausau, Clintonville	Northern end of WIS 29 concurrency; eastern terminus of WIS 156
	Pulaski	182.5	293.7		WIS 160 west – Angelica	Eastern terminus of WIS 160
Oconto	​	198.0	318.7		WIS 22 north – Oconto Falls	Southern end of WIS 22 concurrency
	Gillett	200.8	323.2		WIS 22 south – Shawano	Northern end of WIS 22 concurrency
	​	222.2	357.6		WIS 64 east – Marinette	Southern end of WIS 64 concurrency
		229.3	369.0		WIS 64 west – Antigo	Northern end of WIS 64 concurrency
Forest	Wabeno	250.6	403.3		WIS 52 west – Lily	Eastern terminus of WIS 52
	Laona	258.6	416.2		US 8 east – Armstrong Creek	Southern end of US 8 concurrency
	Crandon	269.9	434.4		WIS 55 south – Mole Lake, Shawano	Southern end of WIS 55 concurrency
		270.4	435.2		US 8 west – Rhinelander	Northern end of US 8 concurrency
	Argonne	277.0	445.8		WIS 55 north – Iron River, Michigan	Northern end of WIS 55 concurrency
Oneida	Three Lakes	296.9	477.8		US 45 south – Monico	Southern end of US 45 concurrency
Vilas	Eagle River	306.3	492.9		WIS 70 east – Florence	Southern end of WIS 70 concurrency
		307.8	495.4		WIS 70 west / WIS 17 south – St. Germain, Rhinelander	Northern end of WIS 70 concurrency; southern end of WIS 17 concurrency
	​	311.8	501.8		WIS 17 north – Phelps	Northern end of WIS 17 concurrency
	Land O' Lakes	325.69	524.15		US 45 north	Northern terminus of WIS 32; road continues into Michigan as US 45
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

See also

•  U.S. Roads portal

• Sheridan Road, the highway's designation through much of Kenosha and Racine

References

1. Wisconsin Highways: STH-32 Red Arrow Highway^{[self-published source]}
2. Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 30-39 (Highway 32)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.^{[self-published source]}
3. Google (November 7, 2020). "First 100-Mile Section of WIS 32" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
4. Google (November 7, 2020). "Second section of WIS 32" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
5. "Wisconsin Statute 84.104". Retrieved September 5, 2022.
6. Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2020). Milwaukee Co. (PDF) (Map). c. 1:253,440. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
7. Wisconsin Highway Commission (1918). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). [c. 1:1,010,000]. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. OCLC 38871736, 69119995. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Wikimedia Commons.
8. W.W. Hixson & Co. (1920). Automobile Road Map of Wisconsin (Map). Scale not given. Rockford, Illinois: W.W. Hixson & Co. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
9. Wisconsin State Highway Commission (1925). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin: 'The playground of the Middle West' (Map). [1:950,400]. Madison: Wisconsin State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
10. Mid-West Map Company (c. 1935). Highway Map and Guide of Wisconsin (Map). [c. 1:1,267,200]. Aurora, Missouri: Mid-West Map Company. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
11. State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1952). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. OCLC 192095828. Retrieved December 22, 2020 – via Wikimedia Commons.

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