U.S. Route 151 in Wisconsin

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U.S. Highway 151
Maintained by WisDOT
Formed:	1926[1]
West end:	Iowa Border near Dubuque
Major junctions:	US 61 in Dickeyville US 18 in Dodgeville I-39, I-90, I-94 in Madison US 41 in Fond du Lac I-43 in Manitowoc
East end:	US 10 in Manitowoc
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In the U.S. state of Wisconsin, U.S. Route 151 (normally called U.S. Highway 151, Highway 151 or US 151) runs northeast-southwest across the eastern to southwest portions of the state.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 2.1 Dubuque, Iowa to Madison 2.2 Madison to Fond du Lac 2.3 Fond du Lac to Manitowoc 3 Exit list 3.1 Dubuque to Madison 3.2 Madison to Fond du Lac 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Route description

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It enters the state at the corner of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin (along with US 61) and heads northeastward towards Dodgeville. U.S. 61 leaves the route about 8 miles into Wisconsin at Dickeyville. US 151 passes Platteville and Mineral Point on the way to Dodgeville. U.S. 18 joins the route at Dodgeville and they continue eastward together into Madison passing Mount Horeb and Verona. The route follows the Madison beltline (joining US 12 and US 14 for 3 miles before turning off and through downtown Madison while US 18 stayed on the beltline. Upon departure from Madison, U.S. 151 heads northeastward to Fond du Lac The road passes Sun Prairie. Columbus. and Beaver Dam . From the Fond du Lac bypass northeast to Manitowoc, the highway proceeds northward for about 15 miles near the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago, generally following what used to be Fort Howard military road, before turning eastward about 8 miles southwest of Chilton, proceeding thence roughly east to a junction with I-43 (I-43 exit #149) in southwestern Manitowoc. The road heads to downtown Manitowoc where it ends at US 10.

[edit] History

Nearly all of the portion of the route in Wisconsin has been upgraded to a four lane expressway.

[edit] Dubuque, Iowa to Madison

Over the course of several years highway 151 from the Iowa-Wisconsin border to Madison was expanded into a four lane highway. This part of the project was completed in stages. The first sections to be completed were from Madison to Dodgeville, where it overlaps U.S. 18, and from the Iowa-Wisconsin border to just outside Dickeyville, Wisconsin. Next the highway was expanded from Dodgeville to Belmont, and from there to Platteville. The last stage to be completed was the 8 mile (13 km) stretch of highway between Dickeyville and Platteville. This final stage was finished and opened by December of 2005.

The upgrading of this route has led to the expansion of business along the newly created four lane highways in some communities. In Belmont, a new truck stop and hotel were built just to the north of the Belmont exit.

[edit] Madison to Fond du Lac

Since the 1980s, a separate project has also been underway to widen the highway to four lanes from Madison to Fond du Lac.

The stretch of road between Madison and Fond du Lac is a four-lane divided expressway or freeway with the exception of a 1.7 mile stretch just southwest of Fond du Lac An expansion of this portion of the highway to four lanes is scheduled for completion in 2008.^[2] Eastward from there, the highway is routed along a bypass of Fond du Lac, which connects U.S. Highway 41 on the south side of the city with the northeast side of the city.

Since its completion in 2006, the Fond du Lac bypass portion of U.S. 151 has been plagued with accidents, including four fatalities, apparently caused by poor design, namely the inclusion of at-grade crossings at busy intersections with county trunk highways. In 2007 Wisconsin DOT closed the medians at these intersections, preventing traffic on County Trunk Routes V and T from crossing the highway. WisDOT has begun planning for a long-term solution, which will upgrade the bypass to a freeway from US 41 to WIS 23. This will eliminate all at-grade intersections and construct free-flow interchanges with US 41 and WIS 23. WisDOT hopes to complete this study by mid-2009. ^[3]

[edit] Fond du Lac to Manitowoc

From the Fond du Lac bypass northeast to Manitowoc, the highway proceeds northward for about 15 miles until less than one mile from the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. It terminates at U.S. Route 10. There are currently no plans to expand this section of the highway to four lanes.

[edit] Exit list

[edit] Dubuque to Madison

County	Location	#[4]	Destinations	Notes
enters Wisconsin from Iowa joined with
Grant	Sandy Hook	1	WIS 11 West / WIS 35 South – Janesville, East Dubuque	follow North
		2	Badger Rd, Eagle Point Rd	Southbound entrance; Northbound exit only
		3	Badger Rd, Eagle Point Rd	Southbound exit and entrance; Northbound entrance only
	Kieler	5	CTH HHH to CTH H – Kieler, Louisburg	Southbound entrance; Northbound exit only
		6	CTH H to CTH HHH – Kieler, Louisburg	Southbound exit; Northbound entrance only
	Dickeyville	8	WIS 35 North / US 61 north / CTH HH – Dickeyville, Lancaster
	Platteville	18	CTH D / US 151 Bus. – Platteville
		19	WIS 80 / WIS 81 – Platteville, Darlington	Northbound
			WIS 80 / WIS 81 – Platteville, Lancaster	Southbound
		21	CTH XX / US 151 Bus. – Platteville
Lafayette	Belmont	26	WIS 126 / CTH G – Belmont, Rewey	Rewey displayed on Northbound signs only
Iowa	Mineral Point	37	CTH O / US 151 Bus. – Mineral Point
		40	WIS 23 South to WIS 39 – Mineral Point, Hollandale	Northbound North follow North
			WIS 23 South to WIS 39 / US 151 Bus. – Mineral Point, Darlington	Southbound
	Dodgeville	44	WIS 23 North – Dodgeville, Spring Green
		47	US 18 – Dodgeville, Prairie du Chien	East follow North
	Barneveld	58	CTH ID – Barneveld
Dane	Mount Horeb	65	WIS 78 / US 18 Bus. / US 151 Bus. – Mount Horeb, Blanchardville	use Exit 65
		69	CTH ID / US 18 Bus. / US 151 Bus. – Mount Horeb
		70	CTH P to CTH PD – Cross Plains
	Verona	75	CTH D – Dairy Ridge Rd, Mt Vernon
		76	CTH MV / US 18 Bus. / US 151 Bus. – Epic Lane, W Verona Ave
		77	WIS 69 – Verona, Monroe
		79	CTH PB to CTH M
		81	CTH MV / US 18 Bus. / US 151 Bus. – Verona
Expressway begins/ends

[edit] Madison to Fond du Lac

County	Location	#[4]	Destinations	Notes
Expressway begins/ends
Dane	Madison	97A	I-39 South / I-90 East / I-94 East – Chicago, Milwaukee
		97B	I-39 North / I-90 West / I-94 West – Wis Dells
		98A	American Pkwy	High Crossing Blvd use Exit 98A
		98B	Nelson Rd
	Sun Prairie	100	CTH C – Reiner Rd
		101	US 151 Bus. – Main St	not signed Southbound
		102	WIS 19 – Windsor St	Waunakee, Marshall use Exit 102 Marshall not signed Southbound
		103	CTH N / US 151 Bus. – Bristol St	not signed Northbound
	East Bristol	108	CTH VV – East Bristol	East Bristol not signed Southbound
		111	CTH V – East Bristol	East Bristol not signed Northbound
Columbia	Columbus	115	US 151 Bus. / WIS 73 – Columbus, Marshall
		118	WIS 16 / WIS 60 – Columbus, Portage
Dodge		120	WIS 73 / US 151 Bus. – Columbus, Randolph	not signed Northbound
	Beaver Dam	129	CTH D / US 151 Bus. – Beaver Dam	not signed Southbound
		130	CTH G – Beaver Dam, Lowell
		132	WIS 33 – Beaver Dam, Horicon
		134	Industrial Dr	Northbound exit, Southbound entrance only
		135	CTH B / US 151 Bus. – Beaver Dam
	Buckhorn Corner	136	CTH A – Fox Lake
	Waupun	142	CTH M / US 151 Bus. – Waupun	Northbound exit; Southbound entrance
		144	WIS 26 – Waupun, Juneau	Juneau not signed Northbound Southbound: Watertown use exit 144
		146	WIS 49 – Waupun, Brownsville
		147	US 151 Bus. / WIS 26 south – Waupun	Southbound exit; Northbound entrance North follow North
		148	WIS 26 North – Rosendale, Oshkosh
End of mixed expressway section – continues as at-grade expressway

[edit] See also

• U.S. Route 51 in Wisconsin

[edit] References

U.S. Route 151
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