State Trunk Highway 75 (often called Highway 75, STH-75 or WIS 75) is a

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in the southeastern part of

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. The highway runs from Wisconsin Highway 50 and

Wisconsin Highway 83 State Trunk Highway 83 (often called Highway 83, STH-83 or WIS 83) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in southeast Wisconsin from Hartford to the Illinois border in the village of Salem Lakes. Most of th ...

in Paddock Lake north to Wisconsin Highway 20 east of

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. WIS 75 serves

Kenosha Kenosha () is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Kenosha County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 99,986 which made it the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Kenosh ...

and

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Counties. The highway is maintained by the

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Route description

WIS 75 begins at an intersection with WIS 50 and WIS 83 in Paddock Lake. The highway heads north through the

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of Salem before entering the town of

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. After crossing into Brighton, WIS 75 passes through the community of Klondike and skirts the eastern edge of the

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. The route intersects WIS 142 northwest of the community of

and continues northward into

Racine County Racine County (, sometimes also ) is a county in southeastern Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population was 197,727, making it Wisconsin's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Racine. The county was founded in 1836, then a pa ...

. Upon entering Racine County, WIS 75 enters the town of

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. It passes through the community of Kansasville and crosses a

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line before meeting

WIS 11 State Trunk Highway 11 (often called Highway 11, STH-11 or WIS 11) is a state highway running east–west across southern Wisconsin. The highway connects Dubuque, Iowa with the cities of Janesville, Racine and Elkhorn. Most of the route i ...

. The highway continues north, passing

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to the east. WIS 75 terminates at a junction with WIS 20 and County Highway S east of

History

WIS 75 was originally designated in

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between WIS 36 and

WIS 19 State Trunk Highway 19 (often called Highway 19, STH-19 or WIS 19) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It provides a more direct route from U.S. Highway 14 near Mazomanie east to Highway 16 at Watertown, passing around the nort ...

(now

U.S. Route 18 U.S. Route 18 (US 18) is an east–west U.S. highway in the Midwestern United States. The western terminus is in Orin, Wyoming at an interchange with Interstate 25. Its eastern terminus is in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. However, US 18 ru ...

) in 1917. In 1924, WIS 75 was changed to a route from Franklin south to

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; the northern terminus was truncated to WIS 36 in 1926. This route became part of

U.S. Route 45 U.S. Route 45 (US 45) is a major north-south United States highway and a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highway's northern terminus notes the total distance as . US 45 is notable for incorporatin ...

in 1934, and WIS 75 was moved to a route similar to its current one. The original route followed present-day WIS 142 west before continuing south and west on present-day county highways X, JB, and PH; the route between WIS 142 and County Highway PH was changed to 264th Avenue in 1935. During the construction of the Richard I. Bong Air Force Base in the 1950s, WIS 75 was rerouted along present-day WIS 142, US 45, and WIS 50 south of its junction with WIS 142. WIS 75 was permanently designated along its current route between WIS 142 and WIS 50 in 1963.

Major intersections

References

External links

{{commons category, Wisconsin Highway 75
WIS 75 Terminus Photos
075 Transportation in Kenosha County, Wisconsin Transportation in Racine County, Wisconsin U.S. Route 45

Route description

History

Major intersections

See also

References

External links