Wisconsin Highway 50
 State Trunk Highway 50 | ||||
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 WIS 50 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length | 44.43 mi[1] (71.50 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  WIS 11 in Delavan | |||
| East end |  WIS 32 in Kenosha | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Walworth, Kenosha | |||
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State Trunk Highway 50 (often called Highway 50, STH-50 or WIS 50) is a 44.43-mile (71.50 km) state highway in Walworth and Kenosha counties in Wisconsin, United States, that runs from Wisconsin Highway 11 (WIS 11) in Delavan east to Wisconsin Highway 32 (WIS 32) in Kenosha. The highway is maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
Route description
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Highway 50 begins at an intersection with Highway 11 in Delavan. The highway crosses Wisconsin and Southern Railroad tracks and heads east to a junction with Interstate 43 at Exit 21. Highway 50 continues southeast out of Delavan, crossing Delavan Lake at the city's eastern border, and intersects Highway 67 north of Williams Bay. Highway 50 heads east from this intersection toward Lake Geneva, where it intersects Highway 120. Shortly after this intersection, Highway 50 meets U.S. Route 12 at Exit 330. The highway continues eastward from Lake Geneva to the border of Kenosha County.[2]
After entering Kenosha County, Highway 50 passes the community of Slades Corners before meeting Highway 83 in New Munster. The two highways become concurrent and continue eastward until they meet Highway 75 in Paddock Lake. At this junction, Highway 83 turns southward, and Highway 50 continues eastward toward Bristol. The highway intersects U.S. Route 45 in Bristol and continues east to meet Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 41 at Exit 344. Highway 50 then straddles the border of Kenosha and Pleasant Prairie, meeting Highway 31 along this border. The highway then turns northeast and passes through Kenosha before terminating at Highway 32.[3]
History
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Highway 50 was designated in 1917, and signage for the highway was posted in 1918. The highway has changed little since and still follows its original route for most of its length. The route of Highway 50 through Kenosha changed in 1997; the highway moved from 75th Street to a more northerly alignment along Roosevelt Road and 63rd Street.[1]
Major intersections
[edit]| County | Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Walworth | Delavan | 0.0 | 0.0 | WIS 11 – Elkhorn, Janesville | |
| 1.4 | 2.3 |  I-43 – Milwaukee, Beloit | |||
| Williams Bay | 6.1 | 9.8 |  WIS 67 – Elkhorn, Williams Bay | ||
| Lake Geneva | 13.2 | 21.2 |   WIS 120 south | Western end of WIS 120 concurrency | |
| 13.5 | 21.7 |   US 12 / WIS 120 north – Madison, Chicago | Eastern end of WIS 120 concurrency | ||
| Kenosha | New Munster | 23.6 | 38.0 |  WIS 83 north – Burlington | Western end of WIS 83 concurrency |
| Paddock Lake | 29.1 | 46.8 |  WIS 75 north / WIS 83 south – Burlington, Salem | Eastern end of WIS 83 concurrency | |
| Village of Bristol | 32.6 | 52.5 |  US 45 – Union Grove, Bristol | ||
| Kenosha–Pleasant Prairie city/village line | 37.4 | 60.2 |   I-41 / I-94 / US 41 – Milwaukee, Chicago | ||
| Kenosha | 40.7 | 65.5 |  WIS 31 – Racine, Waukegan | ||
| 44.4 | 71.5 |  WIS 32 / LMCT (Sheridan Rd) | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Bessert, Chris. "Highways 50–59". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.[self-published source]
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2010). Walworth Co. (PDF) (Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2010). Kenosha Co. (PDF) (Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ "overview map of State Highway 50 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
External links
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Media related to Wisconsin Highway 50 at Wikimedia Commons
