Wisconsin Highway 138
State Trunk Highway 138 | ||||
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WIS 138 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.23 mi[1] (21.29 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  WIS 59 in Cooksville | |||
 US 51 in Stoughton | ||||
| North end |  US 14 in Oregon | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Rock, Dane | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Trunk Highway 138 (often called Highway 138, STH-138 or WIS 138) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs west–east between Oregon and Stoughton and north–south between Stoughton and Cooksville.
Route description
WIS 138 starts in Cooksville, an unincorporated community with an Evansville address. It runs north into Dane County towards Stoughton, although it makes one S-bend on the way. In Stoughton, it turns west with US 51. It runs concurrently with US 51 to the west side of the city, then continues west in a straight line towards Oregon. It becomes Janesville Street once it crosses US 14.[2]
History
Starting in 1923, WIS 138 was formed to travel roughly along its present-day route from WIS 10/WIS 106 (now US 51/WIS 138) in Stoughton to WIS 59 in Cooksville.[3][4] Up until 1962, no major change to the routing had happened. Then, WIS 138 superseded part of WIS 106 from Stoughton to US 14 near Oregon.[5][6] In late-1978, US 14 was moved onto a newly built expressway around Oregon. As a result, WIS 138 no longer needed to travel southwestward to get to US 14. Instead, it then continuously traveled westward to get to US 14.[7][8]
Major intersections
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| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Rock | Cooksville | WIS 59 – Cooksville | |||
| Dane | |   CTH-A west | Southern end of CTH-A concurrency | ||
| Stoughton | US 51 / CTH-A west | Northern end of CTH-A concurrency | |||
| Oregon | US 14 – Oregon | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 130-139 (Highway 138)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ Google (March 20, 2021). "Overview map of WIS 138" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1923). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ 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 March 21, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1962). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:538,560. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. OCLC 12359573. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1963). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:823,680. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1978). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1978–1979 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 174123957. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1980). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1980–1981 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 613423704, 77526920. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
External links
Media related to Wisconsin Highway 138 at Wikimedia Commons
