State Trunk Highway 19 (often called Highway 19, STH-19 or WIS 19) is a
state highway in the
U.S. state
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of
Wisconsin
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. It provides a more direct route from
U.S. Highway 14 near
Mazomanie east to
Highway 16
Route 16, or Highway 16, can refer to:
International
* Asian Highway 16
* European route E16
* European route E016
Australia
- Thompsons Road (Victoria)
- South Australia
Canada
;Parts of the Trans-Canada Highway:
*Yellowhead Hi ...
at
Watertown Watertown may refer to:
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Places in the United States
*Watertown, Connecticut, a New England town
**Watertown (CDP), Connecticut, the central village ...
, passing around the north side of
Madison. WIS 19 is a local connector route that links the communities of
Waunakee,
Sun Prairie and
Watertown Watertown may refer to:
Places in China
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Places in the United States
*Watertown, Connecticut, a New England town
**Watertown (CDP), Connecticut, the central village ...
. The highway follows two lane surface road for the entire length with the exception of urban multilane arterials.
Route description
WIS 19 begins at Mazomanie at the junction of
US 14
U.S. Route 14 (abbreviated U.S. 14 or US 14), an east–west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It currently has a length of 1,398 miles (2,250 km), but it had a peak length of 1,429 miles (2,300 km). For ...
and
WIS 78. It follows WIS 78 north for about a mile before turning east. It passes through the small communities of
Marxville and
Springfield Corners, and turns east to follow
US 12
U.S. Route 12 (US 12) is an east–west United States highway, running from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Michigan, for almost . The highway has mostly been superseded by Interstate 90 (I-90) and I-94, but unlike most U.S. routes that ...
through Springfield Corners, a
concurrency of about . WIS 19 enters Waunakee about east of US 12.
WIS 113 joins the highway from the north for about , then turns south off WIS 19. WIS 19 reaches its junction with
I-39,
I-90 and
I-94 on the south side of
Windsor
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* Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
**Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...
and its junction with
US 51
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east of the Interstates. In Sun Prairie, WIS 19 crosses
US 151 and passes through the city. The highway then continues east, junctioning with
WIS 73 in
Marshall
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Australia
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Liberia
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, just west of the
Jefferson County line
WIS 19 briefly passes through Jefferson County while passing through
Waterloo before turning north to
Dodge County. WIS 19 intersects
WIS 89 while in Waterloo.
About of WIS is in rural Dodge County. The route passes back into Jefferson County to pass through
Hubbleton, then it straddles the county line into Watertown.
In Watertown, WIS 19 turns southeastward back into Jefferson County, and crosses the
WIS 26
State Trunk Highway 26 (often called Highway 26, STH-26, or WIS 26) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The route is partially a divided highway with a few freeway bypass sections for roughly 50 miles. The remaining sections of WI ...
bypass on the western fringes of the city. WIS 19 merges with and ends at
WIS 16
State Trunk Highway 16 (often called Highway 16, STH-16 or WIS 16) is a Wisconsin state highway running from Pewaukee across the state to La Crosse. Much of its route in the state parallels the former mainline of the Milwaukee Road and curr ...
.
History
Prior to 1947, WIS 19 followed the current route of
US 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 ...
between
Bridgeport and Madison. The route then passed through downtown Madison and followed then
WIS 31 (part of the current
US 151) to Sun Prairie. East of Sun Prairie the route followed its present-day alignment to Watertown. The route then followed present-day WIS 16 to
Waukesha and east from there along present-day
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 ...
into
Milwaukee
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.
When the
U.S. Highway system
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was implemented, WIS 19's western terminus was relocated to Madison. The portion between Madison and Sun Prairie remained despite the debut of US 151 as did the eastern portion that became concurrent with
US 16
U.S. Route 16 (US 16) is an east–west United States Highway between Rapid City, South Dakota and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The highway's eastern terminus is at a junction with Interstate 90/U.S. Route 14 (I-90/US 14), conc ...
. In 1947, the eastern terminus was moved to Watertown, the section along US 151 was removed, and the portion between Mazomanie and Sun Prairie was implemented.
The Part of WIS 19 roughly from the Interstates west to WIS 113 had at one time been on the corridor of a planned beltine route around the north side of Madison. The current status of the parkway is uncertain.
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accessed 13 August 2006
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Transportation in Dane County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Dodge County, Wisconsin
U.S. Route 18