U.S. Route 45 in Wisconsin

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U.S. Highway 45
Maintained by WisDOT
Formed:	1926
South end:	Illinois Border in Pikeville
Major junctions:	I-43 in Greenfield I-94 in Milwaukee US 41 in Milwaukee US 151 in Fond du Lac US 41 in Oshkosh US 10 in Winchester WIS 29 in Wittenberg US 8 in Monico
North end:	Michigan border in Land O'Lakes
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In the U.S. state of Wisconsin, U.S. Route 45 (normally called U.S. Highway 45, Highway 45 or US 45) runs north-south through the eastern and northern portions of the state.

US 45 enters from Illinois at Pikeville and is a two-lane road up to its junction with WIS 100 southwest of Milwaukee. As it follows WIS 100 north, it becomes an Urban multilane road. It merges onto Interstate 43 north in Greenfield then follows I-894 north from the Hale Interchange one mile to the east. After I-894 ends at I-94, US 45 continues as a freeway north into Wauwatosa where it merges with US 41. The two routes split further north with US 45 continuing to West Bend. The freeway section of US 45 ends north of West Bend.

US 45 parallels US 41 as a two-lane rural road and passes through Fond du Lac, and Oshkosh, then turns northwest as a facility either as or being upgraded to expressway to US 10 in Winchester. After briefly joining US 10, US 45 takes a northward track and heading into North Central Wisconsin. The route serves as the central street for Antigo and Eagle River and passes into various state and national forest land. The route leaves the state at Land O' Lakes.

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County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
follows
Milwaukee	Milwaukee		38A	I-94 West – Madison
			38B	I-94 East - Downtown
	Wauwatosa		39	US 18 (Bluemound Rd)	Northbound
				US 18 (Bluemound Rd) / Wisconsin Ave	Southbound
			40	Watertown Plank Rd, Swan Blvd	Northbound
				Watertown Plank Rd	Southbound
			42A	WIS 100 (Mayfair Rd)
			42B	North Ave west
			43	Burleigh St
			44	WIS 190 (Capitol Dr)
			45	Hampton Ave	Butler use Exit 45
	Milwaukee		46	WIS 100 South (Silver Spring Dr)	follow North
			47A	WIS 175 (Appleton Ave)	Northbound
				US 41 (Appleton Ave)	Southbound joins North
follows exit numbers belong to US 41 for that time.
Washington	Richfield		none	US 41 – Milwaukee	follow South
			60	WIS 145 (Fond du Lac Ave)
	Jackson		63	WIS 60 – Slinger, Jackson
			65	Image:WIS County PV.svg CTH PV (Pleasant Valley Rd)
	West Bend		68	Paradise Dr
			71	WIS 33 / WIS 144 (Washington St)
			73	CTH D (Main St)
End freeway - continues as two-lane road

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Preceded by Illinois

U.S. Route 45 Wisconsin

Succeeded by Michigan