State Trunk Highway 83 (often called Highway 83, STH-83 or WIS 83) is a

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in the

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. It runs north–south in southeast Wisconsin from

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to the

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border in the village of Salem Lakes. Most of the WIS 83 corridor consists of glacial formations and lakes. From the Washington County line south to the

state line, WIS 83 runs within a few miles of at least 11 different small lakes. The rural nature of this routing results in WIS 83 being mostly two-lane undivided highway except for sections where it runs concurrent with other highways (

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and

WIS 36 State Trunk Highway 36 (often called Highway 36, STH-36 or WIS 36) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in a diagonal southwest–northeast direction across southeastern Wisconsin from Springfield which is north of Lake ...

), or where it approaches an Interstate (

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and I-94).

Route description

WIS 83 begins at the

–

state line, just north of

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, at the northern terminus of

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(IL 83). WIS 83 heads north through Salem through the Westosha region of

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as Antioch Road. On the western edge of Paddock Lake, WIS 83 turns left on 75th Street and runs concurrently with WIS 50. WIS 75 continues north on 256th Avenue towards Kansasville. Outside of the town of Wheatland, WIS 83 turns northwest from WIS 50, crossing into

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and then heading into the city of

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as South Pine Street. By the end of 2008, WIS 83 will run along the new

Bypass around the east side of the city, with an interchange at WIS 142, an at-grade four-way stoplight at WIS 11, another interchange at County Trunk Highway A (CTH-A), and finally an on/off ramp at WIS 36 (North Milwaukee Avenue) northeast of Browns Lake. The entire length of the eastern portion of the bypass will be signed as WIS 83 until the western section is completed sometime around the fall of 2010. WIS 83 and WIS 36 continue northeast on North Milwaukee Avenue to the intersection with WIS 20 (Beck Drive) outside of the city of

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. WIS 83 turns northwest onto Beck Drive, running concurrently with WIS 20 through

. Upon reaching the city limits, Beck Drive becomes South 1st Street in

, ending at East Main Street. At the corner of East Main and South 1st, WIS 83/WIS 20 turns west across the Fox River onto West Main Street, heading northwest and out of the city of

. On the western edge of the city, WIS 83 turns towards the northwest while WIS 20 continues due west as High Drive. WIS 83 continues towards the northwest, briefly crossing into Walworth County for less than a mile before heading into

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and the Village of

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. On the southeast side of

, WIS 83 crosses

at exit number 43. WIS 83 runs through the village of Mukwonago as Rochester Street, winding under a railway trestle and through to its odd-angle downtown intersection with CTH-ES (Main Street/Fox Street). WIS 83 continues north towards the unincorporated communities of

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and Genesee Depot. Between the two towns, WIS 83 crosses WIS 59, turning to the west for about three blocks and crossing the railroad track that give the latter town its name. At the west end of Genesee Depot, WIS 83 abruptly turns to the north towards

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. Continuing west on Depot Road leads to Ten Chimneys

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, the former home of

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and

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. WIS 83 heads north through the

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area of western

, crossing

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on the northwest side of

. Entering the town of Delafield, WIS 83 crosses I-94 at exit 287. Continuing north, WIS 83 passes Naga-Waukee County Park and

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towards Hartland. After crossing over the WIS 16 freeway in Hartland (exit 181), WIS 83 turns immediately west on Church Street, running parallel to the WIS 16 freeway for about a half-mile through the village of Chenequa. Heading north between Pine Lake and Beaver Lake into the community of Merton, WIS 83 crosses into Washington County. Continuing north, WIS 83 meets the western terminus of WIS 167 at Holy Hill Road. WIS 83 continues to the north into

, entering the city on Grand Avenue. At the intersection of Grand Avenue and Branch Street, WIS 83 turns to the northwest on Branch into downtown

, becoming South Main Street one block south of WIS 60 (East Sumner Street). WIS 83 continues north on North Main for four blocks, passing Centennial Park before turning east on Union Street. About nine blocks to the east, Union Street curves towards the north and heads out of the city, WIS 83 continues to the north, passing the Washington County

to its northern terminus with WIS 175. The intersection with WIS 175 briefly touches CTH-S by less than .

History

The original signing of WIS 83 in 1919 was along the general routing of the current WIS 83 between

and

WIS 59 State Trunk Highway 59 (often called Highway 59, STH-59 or WIS 59) is a state highway that runs east–west in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin from Milwaukee to Monroe. Route description The highway starts at WIS 11 i ...

. The route was expanded to its current termini by 1924 and has remained in the same location since.

Future

Other than the Burlington Bypass mentioned above, most of the future construction plans for WIS 83 are based in

. The

br>Department of Transportation
currently plans to conduct resurfacing, reconstruction and/or expansion to most of the portion of WIS 83 between WIS 16 and

by 2013. Currently, the section of WIS 83 between Delafield and Hartland is being resurfaced to handle the higher volume of traffic expected for this corridor in the future. Plans call for the resurfacing of the section between

and I-94 to begin sometime in 2011; reconstruction and expansion of the section from just north of

by 2011-12; reconstruction and expansion of the interchange between WIS 16 and WIS 83 by 2012; and the reconstruction and expansion of the section from north of Genesee Depot to

by 2013.

Major intersections

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