State Trunk Highway 31 (often called Highway 31, STH-31 or WIS 31) is a 22.86-mile (36.79 km) state highway in Kenosha and Racine counties in the US state of Wisconsin that runs north–south as a suburban route passing Racine and Kenosha. With the exception of a two-mile (3.2 km) stretch between Four Mile Road and WIS 32 at the north end, WIS 31 is a multi-lane urban highway.
 State Trunk Highway 31 | ||||
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 WIS 31 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length | 22.86 mi[1] (36.79 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  IL 131 in Pleasant Prairie | |||
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| North end |  WIS 32 in Caledonia | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Kenosha, Racine | |||
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Route description
editWIS 31 begins at the Illinois state line where it connects to Illinois Route 131 (IL 131), following Green Bay Road to its junction through Pleasant Prairie. The highway briefly passes through the northwestern part of Kenosha. WIS 50 and WIS 158 cross WIS 31 in Kenosha. WIS 31 passes along the west side of University of Wisconsin–Parkside one mile (1.6 km) south of the Racine County line.[2] In the Racine area, WIS 31 crosses WIS 11, WIS 20 and WIS 38, turning onto Ole Davidson Road in Caledonia. Green Bay Road, named after the historic route connecting Chicago with Milwaukee and Green Bay, has been upgraded to four-lane divided highway for the entire length. Ole Davidson Road has been upgraded to a divided highway from the split with North Green Bay Road to Four Mile Road.[3]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Kenosha | Pleasant Prairie | 0.00 | 0.00 |  IL 131 southRussell Road | Roadway continues as IL 131 |
| 2.06 | 3.32 |  WIS 165 (104th Street) | |||
| Kenosha | 5.13 | 8.26 |  WIS 50 (75th Street) | ||
| 6.17 | 9.93 |  CTH-K (60th Street) | |||
| 6.68 | 10.75 |  WIS 158 (52nd Street) | |||
| Somers | 10.26 | 16.51 |  CTH-E (12th Street) | ||
| 12.30 | 19.79 |  WIS 195 (1st Street) | |||
| Racine | Sturtevant | 14.50 | 23.34 |  WIS 11 (Durand Avenue) | |
| Mount Pleasant | 16.04 | 25.81 |  WIS 20 (Washington Avenue) | ||
| 17.34 | 27.91 |  CTH-C (Spring Street) | |||
| 18.60 | 29.93 |  WIS 38 (Northwestern Avenue) | |||
| Caledonia | 22.86 | 36.79 |  WIS 32 (Douglas Avenue) / LMCT – Oak Creek, Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ Bessert, Chris. "Highways 30-39 (Highway 31)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.[self-published source]
- ^ Kenosha Co (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (pdf) on February 21, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
- ^ Racine Co (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (pdf) on February 21, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
External links
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