Wisconsin Highway 61

For the highway in Wisconsin numbered 61 since 1926, see U.S. Route 61 in Wisconsin.
State Trunk Highway 61 marker
State Trunk Highway 61
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Existed1918[1]–1926[2][3]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
Highway system
← US 61→ WIS 62

State Trunk Highway 61 (often called Highway 61, STH-61 or WIS 61) was a number assigned to a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It traveled roughly along:

  • present-day Wisconsin Highway 81 (WIS 81) from Cassville to Beloit.[2] From 1924 to 1926, WIS 61 extended westward via present-day WIS 81.[4][3]
  • the pre-Interstate alignment of Wisconsin Highway 15 (WIS 15) from Beloit to Milwaukee (now part of CTH-X, WIS 11, WIS 67, US 12, CTH-ES, and National Avenue). WIS 61 had always follow at least a portion of what later became WIS 15.[1][2][5] WIS 15 had plenty of alterations before being superseded by I-43 in 1988.[6]

The route was later designated as Wisconsin Highway 14 from 1926 to 1933 (before US 14 exists).[3][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Wisconsin Highway Commission (1918). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). [c. 1:1,010,000]. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. OCLC 38871736, 69119995. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  2. ^ a b c Wisconsin Highway Commission (1926). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:950,400. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. OCLC 237003454, 71251169. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  3. ^ a b c Wisconsin Highway Commission (1927). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin, 'The Playground of the Middle West' (PDF) (Map). 1:950,400. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  4. ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1924). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin: 'The Playground of the Middle West' (PDF) (Map). c. 1:950,400. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. OCLC 560719947. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  5. ^ a b Wisconsin Highway Commission (1934). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  6. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1989). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1989–1990 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 5, 2023.