Wisconsin Highway 20

Infobox road
state=WI
type=WI
route=20
length_mi=42.95
length_ref=cite web | last = Bessert | first = Chris | title =Wisconsin Highways: Highways 20-29 (Highway 20) | work =Wisconsin Highways | url =http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys20-29.html#STH-020 | accessdate = 2007-03-20]
length_round=
direction_a=West
direction_b=East
starting_terminus=jct|state=WI|US|12|WI|67 near La Grange
junction=jct|state=WI|I|43 in East Troy
jct|state=WI|WI|36 in Waterford
jct|state=WI|I|94|US|41 in Ives Grove
jct|state=WI|WI|31 in Racine
ending_terminus=jct|state=WI|WI|32 at South Main Street in Racine
previous_type=WI
previous_route=19
next_type=WI
next_route=21

State Trunk Highway 20 (often called Highway 20, STH 20 or WIS 20) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The route is a short connector that bridges the city of Whitewater and points west (via U.S. Route 12) with East Troy, Waterford and Racine. WIS 20 is a two-lane surface road with various four-lane roads within cities.

Route description

WIS 20 begins at the junction of US 12 and WIS 67 and proceeds east, going south around a junction with CTH J one and one-half miles east of the terminus and bypassing the small community of Troy Center. WIS 20 connects with I-43 in East Troy, then meanders eastward into Racine Countycite map|url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/walworth.pdf | format=pdf | title=Walworth Co | publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation | accessdate=2008-01-03] WIS 20 provides indirect access to Alpine Valley Music Theater which is south of the village just off WIS 120cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Alpine+Valley+Music+Theater,+East+Troy,+Wisconsin&ie=UTF8&ll=42.764028,-88.414021&spn=0.088092,0.160675&z=13&iwloc=B&om=1 | title=Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin - Google Maps | publisher=Google | cartography=NAVTEQ | accessdate=2008-01-03] WIS 20 merges with WIS 83 east on the west side of Waterford and both highways turn southeast into the village. WIS 83 splits to the south at WIS 20's junction with WIS 36 in Rochester. From here, WIS 20 turns east again, where it becomes Washington Avenue. WIS 20 connects with WIS 75 and crosses US 45 in the town of Yorkville.

WIS 20 has an interchange with I-94 and US 41 in Ives Grove.cite map|url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/racine.pdf | format=pdf | title=Racine Co | publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation | accessdate=2008-01-03] and enters Mount Pleasant upon crossing the Interstate, following Washington Avenue.cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Washington+Ave,+Racine,+Wisconsin,+United+States&sll=42.713093,-87.847023&sspn=0.056128,0.21698&ie=UTF8&ll=42.722299,-87.822819&spn=0.056119,0.160675&z=13&iwloc=addr&om=1 | title=Washington Ave, Racine, Wisconsin, United States - Google Maps | publisher=Google | cartography=NAVTEQ | accessdate=2008-01-03] WIS 20 crosses WIS 31 while in Mount Pleasant, then enters converges with WIS 32 just southwest of downtown Racine. The two routes follow Washington Avenue northeast and turn east onto the one-way 7th street. WIS 20 completes a loop to turn around onto westbound one-way 6th street as WIS 32 turns north onto Main street in downtown Racine. These intersections form the eastern terminus of WIS 20.cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Racine,+Wisconsin,+United+States&ie=UTF8&cd=6&geocode=0,42.727255,-87.678340&ll=42.72211,-87.782779&spn=0.01403,0.040169&z=15&om=1 | title=Racine, Wisconsin, United States - Google Maps | publisher=Google | cartography=NAVTEQ | accessdate=2008-01-03]

History

The section between Rochester and Racine existed since the dawn of the Wisconsin highway system in 1917.cite book | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=74ZBAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA5-PA213&as_brr=1#PRA5-PA213,M1 | title=Bulletin 9 | origyear=1920 |publisher=Wisconsin Highway Commission|accessdate=2008-01-08] WIS 20 was routed southwest along WIS 36 to Burlington, then west from there along present day WIS 11, not including the Janesville or Monroe bypasses. The route also passed through Gratiot, Delavan, and running parallel in Illinois.cite news |title=Change Number Of Highway To Avoid Conflict |publisher=The Sheboygan Press |date=1934-04-26 |accessdate=2008-01-08] The western segment from La Grange to Rochester was added in 1947.

Major intersections

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state=WI
county=Walworth
cspan=3
location=La Grange
lspan=2
type=
road=jct|state=WI|US|12|WI|67
notes=Jctint
state=WI
county=
cspan=
location=
lspan=
type=
road=jct|state=WI|CTH|J
notes=Jctint
state=WI
county=
cspan=
location=East Troy
lspan=1
type=
road=jct|state=WI|I|43
notes=Jctint
state=WI
county=Racine
cspan=8
location=Waterford
lspan=1
type=mplex
road=jct|state=WI|WI|83|dir1=North
notes=WIS 83 South follow WIS 20 EastJctint
state=WI
county=
cspan=
location=Rochester
lspan=1
type=mplex
road=jct|state=WI|WI|36|WI|83|dir2=South
notes=WIS 83 North follow WIS 20 WestJctint
state=WI
county=
cspan=
location=Dover
lspan=1
type=
road=jct|state=WI|WI|75
notes=Jctint
state=WI
county=
cspan=
location=Yorkville
lspan=1
type=
road=jct|state=WI|US|45
notes=Jctint
state=WI
county=
cspan=
location=Ives Grove
lspan=2
type=
road=jct|state=WI|CTH|C
notes=Jctint
state=WI
county=
cspan=
location=
lspan=
type=
road=jct|state=WI|I|94|US|41
notes=Jctint
state=WI
county=
cspan=
location=Mount Pleasant
lspan=1
type=
road=jct|state=WI|WI|31
notes=Jctint
state=WI
county=
cspan=
location=Racine
lspan=1
type=
road=jct|state=WI|WI|32
notes=

External links

* [http://www.state-ends.com/wisconsin/wi/20/ WIS 20 Terminus Photos] @ [http://www.state-ends.com/wisconsin/ Wisconsin Highway Ends] --"Dan Garnell"

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