State Trunk Highway 38 (often called Highway 38, STH-38 or WIS 38) is a
state highway
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in
Racine
Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ) (; 22 December 163921 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille as well as an important literary figure in the Western traditi ...
and
Milwaukee
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counties in the US state of
Wisconsin
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that is a north–south route from downtown
Racine
Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ) (; 22 December 163921 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille as well as an important literary figure in the Western traditi ...
in the south to downtown
Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee i ...
in the north.
Route description
In Racine County, WIS 38 begins near the lake front at the corner of Main Street (also known as
Wisconsin Highway 32) and State Street in Racine. WIS 38 turns to the northwest at the intersection of State and Memorial Drive, becoming Northwestern Avenue. Just outside the town of
Franksville, WIS 38 turns north until it reaches County Trunk Highway G at Six Mile Road. Turning west, it cuts over to Howell Avenue near
Husher.
In Milwaukee County, most of WIS 38 is known as South Howell Avenue, and runs parallel to
Interstate 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 metropolita ...
/
Interstate 94
Interstate 94 (I-94) is an east–west Interstate Highway connecting the Great Lakes and northern Great Plains regions of the United States. Its western terminus is just east of Billings, Montana, at a junction with I-90; its eastern term ...
(I-41/I-94). Just north of Howard Avenue, WIS 38 becomes South Chase Avenue, which winds across I-41/I-94 to intersect with South 6th Street. WIS 38 ends at the intersection of 6th and National Avenue (also known as
Wisconsin Highway 59). South 6th Street continues north across a
viaduct
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into downtown Milwaukee.
Landmarks along the highway include:
*
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport
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, Milwaukee] (largest airport in Wisconsin)
* Quarry Lake County Park, Racine (an old rock quarry converted into a "swimming hole")
* Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine (former home of Charles Wustum turned into an art museum)
*
Case Corporation, Case International Harvester world headquarters, Racine (manufacturer of agricultural and farming equipment)
Future
The section of WIS 38 between Oakwood Road in
Oak Creek and Northwestern Avenue near Franksville is currently in the developmental phase for complete reconstruction and relocation. the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
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has listed several alternatives for rerouting the highway. All of the alternatives would occur in Racine County, and would involve the bypassing of the existing stretch between Five Mile Road (County Trunk Highway G) and Northwestern Avenue (County Trunk Highway K).
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Transportation in Racine County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin