State Trunk Highway 60, often called Highway 60, STH-60 or WIS 60, is a

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in the U.S. state of

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. It runs east–west in southern Wisconsin from

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on the

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at the

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state line to the village of Grafton near

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Route description

Iowa state line to Sauk Prairie

WIS 60 begins at the

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above the

. Since US Highway 18 (US 18) and WIS 60 share the same bridge, both routes form a concurrency. At the eastern approach, the concurrency briefly becomes a

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before turning south. For eastbound traffic, they utilize Iowa Street; for westbound traffic, they utilize Wisconsin Street. Before turning south on Main Street, they intersect WIS 27. After traveling south, they then briefly curve east just north of the Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport. Then, they travel southeastward via WIS 35 and the Great River Road. In Bridgeport, WIS 60 leaves the concurrency, continuing eastward. At this point, WIS 60 closely parallels the north side of the

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. It then passes through Wauzeka, intersects WIS 131, passes through

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, and then Easter Rock. At Easter Rock, WIS 60 runs concurrently with US 61 for more than . After leaving US 61, it passes through Westport, Sand Prairie, and Port Andrew. It then intersects WIS 193 south of Balmoral and WIS 80 north of

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. Starting at Gotham, WIS 60 begins to run concurrently with US 14. At Lone Rock, WIS 130 travels eastward along the concurrency for . WIS 130 then leaves the concurrency and then joins WIS 133. Near Spring Green, WIS 23 briefly joins the concurrency. After that, WIS 60 branches off eastward while the others are going south/southeastward. WIS 60 continues to meander north of the Wisconsin River. West of

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, WIS 60 runs concurrently with US 12 all the way towards downtown. In downtown Sauk City, WIS 60 turns northward along the west side of the river. As a result, it leaves US 12 while joins WIS 78. In Prairie du Sac, WIS 60 turns east, leaving WIS 78, and then crossing over the Wisconsin River.

Sauk Prairie to Grafton

After crossing the Wisconsin River, WIS 60 then meets WIS 188. Both routes then run concurrently eastward for around . After WIS 188 leaves WIS 60, WIS 60 continues eastward. This time, WIS 60 no longer parallels the Wisconsin River. In Lodi, it intersects WIS 113. In the middle of Lodi and Arlington, it meets

I-39 Interstate 39 (I-39) is a highway in the Midwestern United States. I-39 runs from Normal, Illinois, at I-55 to State Trunk Highway 29 (WIS 29) in the town of Rib Mountain, Wisconsin, which is approximately south of Wausau. I- ...

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/ I-94 at a

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. Between Arlington and

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, it runs concurrently with US 51. Shortly after leaving US 51, it then meets WIS 22. In

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, WIS 60 begins to run concurrently with WIS 16. They then meet US 151 at a diamond interchange and then intersect WIS 73. Continuing east past Columbus, they then pass through Astico and Lowell. They then meet WIS 26 at a diamond interchange. At this point, WIS 16 turns south to get onto WIS 26. WIS 60 then passes through Hustisford, then intersects WIS 67 north of Neosho and WIS 83 in

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. In Slinger, it then intersects WIS 175 and then WIS 164. Then, it meets

I-41 Interstate 41 (I-41) is a north–south Interstate Highway connecting the interchange of I-94 and U.S. Route 41 (US 41), located south of the Wisconsin–Illinois border at the end of the Tri-State Tollway in metropolitan C ...

/ US 41 at a five-ramp parclo. It then meets US 45 at a diamond interchange in

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. Just northwest of Cedarburg, it intersects WIS 181. After passing through downtown Grafton, it then meets

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WIS 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 eastern Wisconsin. It runs from the Illinois border (at Illinois Route 137) north to the Michigan bor ...

/ WIS 57 at a diamond interchange. At this point, WIS 60 ends there and continues on as County Trunk Highway Q (CTH-Q).

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