October 8, 2024

Routes

Wisconsin Highway 95 zigzagging along Fountain City Ridge in Buffalo County.

Wisconsin was the first place to ever devise a numbered system for its highways. It’s also a bit unusual in that letter names are given to county-owned and maintained highways. So let’s follow selected routes on the State Trunk Tour. Here are some great options – big routes and small – as you tour Wisconsin’s big cities, small towns, major tourist sights, out-of-the-way nooks and crannies, quirky tidbits, and more!


Wisconsin Highway 11 symbol

Racine to the Mississippi along Wisconsin’s southern tier

Wisconsin Highway 11: State Trunk Tour

Wisconsin Highway 11: Racine to the Mississippi River at Dubuque, Iowa
Wisconsin Highway 13: Wisconsin Dells to Superior, via Ashland and Bayfield
Wisconsin Highway 16: La Crosse to Pewaukee and Waukesha
Wisconsin Highway 17: Merrill to Phelps through the North Woods
Wisconsin Highway 19: Mazomanie to Watertown
Wisconsin Highway 20: La Grange to Racine
Wisconsin Highway 21: Sparta to Oshkosh
Wisconsin Highway 22: Arlington to Oconto
Wisconsin Highway 23: Shullsburg to Sheboygan
Wisconsin Highway 25: A “Stout” drive from Barron through Menomonie to the Mississippi
Wisconsin Highway 26: Oshkosh to Janesville via Waupun, Watertown, Johnson Creek, and Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin Highway 27: Brule to Prairie du Chien, from the North Woods through the Driftless
Wisconsin Highway 28: Horicon Marsh to Sheboygan Shores
Wisconsin Highway 29: Prescott at the Mississippi/St. Croix Split to Kewaunee and the World’s Tallest Grandfather Clock
Wisconsin Highway 30: Madison’s access road with a huge history through towns to Milwaukee
Wisconsin Highway 32: The Red Arrow Highway from Kenosha to Land O’Lakes at the U.P.
Wisconsin Highway 33: Port Washington to La Crosse, coast-to-coast with circuses, canoes, coulees, and more
Wisconsin Highway 35: From Dubuque to Duluth, following Wisconsin’s Great River Road and western edge
Wisconsin Highway 36: Lake Geneva to Milwaukee
Wisconsin Highway 37: Alma to Eau Claire through the Driftless Area
Wisconsin Highway 38: Racine Kringle to Milwaukee Harleys
Wisconsin Highway 42: Sheboygan to the Door County Tip
Wisconsin Highway 47: Manitowish to Menasha through the North Woods
Wisconsin Highway 49: Marshes to Sculptures to Berlin and more
Wisconsin Highway 50: Kenosha to Lake Geneva across Southern Wisconsin
Wisconsin Highway 52: Zigzagging between Wabeno and Wausau
Wisconsin Highway 54: Hills of Winona to the Beaches of Algoma
Wisconsin Highway 55: High Cliffs & Hamburgers up to the U.P.
Wisconsin Highway 56: A Driftless Tour from the Great River to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Birthplace
Wisconsin Highway 57: Milwaukee to Door County via Green Bay, from Grass Under a Roof to Grass On Top of a Roof
Wisconsin Highway 59: Monroe to Milwaukee: from the Cheese City to the Brew City
Wisconsin Highway 60: From Port on Lake Michigan to Fort on the Mississippi
Wisconsin Highway 64: Twin Cities (Marinette-Menomonee) to Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul area)
Wisconsin Highway 67: Beloit to Kiel with Kettles & Lakes in Between
Wisconsin Highway 69: Through the Land of the Swiss
Wisconsin Highway 70: Cutting across Wisconsin’s North Woods
Wisconsin Highway 73: (Coming soon… this thing goes all over the place!)
Wisconsin Highway 77: A slice of Northwestern Wisconsin along the Great Divide
Wisconsin Highway 78: Pecatonica to Portage, with Trolls, Wineries, and Ferries Along the Way
Wisconsin Highway 80: From Hub City (Marshfield) to the Point of Beginning on the Border
Wisconsin Highway 81: Rock River at Beloit through the Driftless to the Mississippi River Ferry at Cassville
Wisconsin Highway 82: Vernon, Viroqua, and Valleys through the Driftless between Central Wisconsin at Iowa
Wisconsin Highway 83: Smiley Barns, Suburbs, and Ten Chimneys
Wisconsin Highway 89: Southern Wisconsin from Walworth, Whitewater and witches, TREKking to Columbus
Wisconsin Highway 92: Twists from Brooklyn to Mount Horeb through the state’s UFO Capital
Wisconsin Highway 93: Between Eau Claire and La Crosse, the Fun and Scenic Way
Wisconsin Highway 95: Fountain City to Highground through the Driftless Area (Coming soon)
Wisconsin Highway 96: Fishing the Wolf and Rattling Appleton Before Hitting Denmark
Wisconsin Highway 100: Milwaukee’s Belt
Wisconsin Highway 105: Superior to Minnesota On a Unique Double Bridge
Wisconsin Highway 107: Top of Hills to Tomahawk, Hugging the Wisconsin River
Wisconsin Highway 108: West Salem and the Mindoro Cut to Melrose
Wisconsin Highway 113: A Ferry Nice Drive from Baraboo to Madison
Wisconsin Highway 116: The Winneconne Way Across the Fox, Though the Land of Secession Towards Berlin
Wisconsin Highway 119: The Highway to the Skies (Coming soon)
Wisconsin Highway 120: East Troy and Alpine Valley to Lake Geneva and the Land of Lincoln (Coming soon)
Wisconsin Highway 124: Old 53 Through Chippewa, Past Leinie’s, Zoos, and Fairs
Wisconsin Highway 131: Kickapoo Through the Ocooch in the Driftless Area
Wisconsin Highway 133: Breweries, Mines, Ferries, Morels and More in a Big Curve
Wisconsin Highway 134: A Trip to London and Cambridge! Not in England… In Wisconsin

Wisconsin Highway 136: Coming soon!

Wisconsin Highway 142: Chocolate City to Mars Cheese – with a Bong in Between
Wisconsin Highway 144 : Slinger, Switzerland, and Shalom by West Bend
Wisconsin Highway 145: A Diverse 25-Mile Drive Between Germantown and Milwaukee
Wisconsin Highway 152: A Quickie from Wautoma to Mt. Morris
Wisconsin Highway 155: Seven Miles of St. Germain, Sayner, and Snowmobiles
Wisconsin Highway 164: Big Bend to Slinger, Skimming West of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Highway 167: Mequon to Holy Hill
Wisconsin Highway 169: Up North for Waterfall Lovers
Wisconsin Highway 175: Old 41 from Miller Park to Lake Winnebago
Wisconsin Highway 181: State Fairgounds to Covered Bridges
Wisconsin Highway 188: From the Winery in Prairie du Sac to the Ferry in Merrimac
Wisconsin Highway 190: A Very ‘Capitol’ Drive from Lake Country to Lake Michigan
Wisconsin Highway 243: The Shortest State Highway, But Still Scenic From Osceola Anyway