Editing Interstate 43 (section)

==Route description==

I-43 begins in [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock County]] as the eastern leg of a [[T interchange]] with [[Interstate 39|I-39]]/[[Interstate 90 in Wisconsin|I-90]] just east of [[Beloit, Wisconsin|Beloit]]. The highway becomes [[Wisconsin Highway 81|WIS&nbsp;81]] west of the interchange. The Beloit-to-[[Milwaukee]] segment of I-43 passes mainly through farmland situated on rolling hills, going around urbanized areas except for in the greater Milwaukee area, where the route passes through suburban residential areas with some embedded industrial establishments.<ref name="googlemaps">{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=42.527784,-88.974495&daddr=I-43+N&hl=en&geocode=%3BFYjmpwIdRnfA-g&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=13&sll=42.534868,-88.949776&sspn=0.051861,0.154495&ie=UTF8&ll=42.548275,-88.826523&spn=0.103701,0.30899&t=h&z=12 |title= Overview Map of Interstate 43 |access-date= January 15, 2009}}</ref><ref name="wisdot_rock">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/rock.pdf |format=PDF |title=Rock County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=January 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070508061349/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/rock.pdf |archive-date=May 8, 2007 }}</ref> The Interstate bypasses [[Clinton (village), Rock County, Wisconsin|Clinton]] to the north at [[Wisconsin Highway 140|WIS&nbsp;140]] and passes into [[Walworth County, Wisconsin|Walworth County]] {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} east of WIS&nbsp;140. {{as of|2007}}, daily traffic counts for Rock County range from 12,400 to 19,200 with the higher counts closest to Beloit. The interchange with I-39/I-90 accommodates 1,000–5,200&nbsp;vehicles daily, with the most traffic on ramps connecting southbound I-39/I-90 to westbound WIS&nbsp;81 and westbound I-43 to southbound I-39/I-90.<ref name="wisdot_rock_aadt">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2007 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/rock/rock-interstate2007.pdf |format=PDF |title=2007 Interstate System Rock County Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602015615/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/rock/rock-interstate2007.pdf |archive-date=June 2, 2010 }}</ref> I-43 passes north of [[Darien, Wisconsin|Darien]] and crosses [[U.S. Route 14 in Wisconsin|US&nbsp;14]] at that point, then junctions with [[Wisconsin Highway 50|WIS&nbsp;50]] south of [[Delavan, Wisconsin|Delavan]]. {{as of|2006}}, about 14,000–19,200&nbsp;vehicles use this section daily.<ref name="wisdot_walworth_aadt">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2006 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/walworth/walworth2006.pdf |format=PDF |title=2006 Walworth County Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808113842/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/walworth/walworth2006.pdf |archive-date=August 8, 2008 }}</ref>

In [[Elkhorn, Wisconsin|Elkhorn]], I-43 junctions with [[Wisconsin Highway 67|WIS&nbsp;67]], [[U.S. Route 12 in Wisconsin|US&nbsp;12]], and [[Wisconsin Highway 11|WIS&nbsp;11]]. The freeway passes through [[East Troy, Wisconsin|East Troy]] about {{convert|10|mi|km}} northeast of Elkhorn and junctions with [[Wisconsin Highway 20|WIS&nbsp;20]] and [[Wisconsin Highway 120|WIS&nbsp;120]]. It then enters [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha County]] at [[Mukwonago, Wisconsin|Mukwonago]].<ref name="wisdot_walworth">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/walworth.pdf |format=PDF |title=Walworth County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205221828/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/walworth.pdf |archive-date=February 5, 2007 }}</ref> I-43 crosses [[Wisconsin Highway 83|WIS&nbsp;83]] at an interchange just southeast of the village. After about {{convert|8|mi|km|spell=in}}, the highway junctions with [[Wisconsin Highway 164|WIS&nbsp;164]] just north of [[Big Bend, Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Big Bend]] and then enters the city of [[New Berlin, Wisconsin|New Berlin]] where the freeway has interchanges with South Racine Avenue (CTH-Y) and South Moorland Road (CTH-O). It then turns east to enter [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee County]].<ref name="wisdot_waukesha">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/waukesha.pdf |format=PDF |title=Waukesha County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=January 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070415160307/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/waukesha.pdf |archive-date=April 15, 2007 }}</ref> {{as of|2006}}, traffic volumes range from 21,000 around Elkhorn to 35,800 in Waukesha County to 85,000 (2007 figures) at [[Wisconsin Highway 100|WIS&nbsp;100]].<ref name="wisdot_walworth_aadt"/><ref name="wisdot_waukesha_aadt">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2006 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/waukesha/waukesha2006.pdf |format=PDF |title=2006 Waukesha County Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829200153/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/waukesha/waukesha2006.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="wisdot_milwaukee_aadt">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2007 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/milwaukee/milwaukee-highways2007.pdf |format=PDF |title=2007 Milwaukee County Highway System Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601234655/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/milwaukee/milwaukee-highways2007.pdf |archive-date=June 1, 2010 }}</ref>

The Beloit-to-Milwaukee portion (at the Hale Interchange with I-894) was given the name "Rock Freeway" because the freeway traverses Rock County and heads towards the cities in the [[Rock River (Mississippi River)|Rock River]] valley, including [[Rockford, Illinois]]. However, the moniker generally only applies to the portion of the route in Waukesha and Milwaukee counties;<ref name="WH_milw_rock_frwy">{{cite web |last= Bessert |first= Chris |title= Milwaukee Freeways: Rock Freeway |work= Wisconsin Highways |publisher= Self-published |url= http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/milwaukee/rock.html |access-date= March 1, 2009}}{{self-published source|date= March 2013}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date= March 2013}} freeway names in southeastern Wisconsin media are used interchangeably with Interstate numbers. The freeway is entirely four lanes from Beloit to New Berlin. A six-lane segment begins where [[U.S. Route 45 in Wisconsin|US&nbsp;45]] merges on the Interstate.<ref name="googlemaps"/>

[[File:I43 Milwaukee Marq.png|thumb|right|I-43 approaching the Marquette Interchange from the north in Milwaukee]]
I-43 connects with US&nbsp;45 south and WIS&nbsp;100 at South 108th Street. US&nbsp;45 joins the highway for {{Convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}}, then turns northward onto [[Interstate 894|I-894]] west and [[Interstate 41|I-41]]/[[U.S. Route 41 in Wisconsin|US&nbsp;41]] south at the [[Hale Interchange]], while I-43 follows I-894 east and I-41/US&nbsp;41 south along the Airport Freeway into [[Greenfield, Wisconsin|Greenfield]], (forming a [[wrong-way concurrency]] with I-41) with interchanges with [[Wisconsin Highway 24|WIS&nbsp;24]], [[Wisconsin Highway 36|WIS&nbsp;36]], and [[Wisconsin Highway 241|WIS&nbsp;241]]. At the [[Mitchell Interchange]], I-894 ends and I-41/[[Interstate 94 in Wisconsin|I-94]]/US&nbsp;41 continues south while I-43 turns north to follow I-94 northbound, also known as the North–South Freeway, into downtown Milwaukee, where it meets [[Interstate 794|I-794]] at the [[Marquette Interchange]]. {{as of|2007}}, the Airport Freeway carries 107,000–134,000&nbsp;vehicles per day. The freeway between the Mitchell and Marquette interchanges carried less at that time—97,000 (closer to downtown) to 105,000.<ref name="wisdot_milwaukee_aadt"/><ref name="wisdot_milwaukee_aadt_freeway2">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2007 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/milwaukee/milwaukee-freeway2007-pt2.pdf |format=PDF |title=2007 Milwaukee County Freeway System 2007 Mainline AADT Only Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |at=Map 2 of 3 |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601234844/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/milwaukee/milwaukee-freeway2007-pt2.pdf |archive-date=June 1, 2010 }}</ref> The highway passes through mixed urban residential and industrial areas of the greater Milwaukee area, carrying six lanes throughout with the exception of near the Marquette Interchange where eight lanes of traffic exist.<ref name="googlemaps"/>

[[File:I43atWis83.jpg|thumb|left|I-43 at WIS&nbsp;83]]
I-43 continues north from the Marquette Interchange, while I-94 turns westward. After passing through downtown Milwaukee, just east of [[Marquette University]], it crosses [[U.S. Route 18 in Wisconsin|US&nbsp;18]] at Highland Boulevard and crosses [[Wisconsin Highway 145|WIS&nbsp;145]] at the McKinley Boulevard/Fond du Lac Avenue interchange. Exit&nbsp;72C's northbound off- and on-ramps in downtown Milwaukee pass underneath the county courthouse via tunnels to Kilbourn Avenue.<ref name="googlemaps"/> On the way north out of Milwaukee, the Interstate passes through Glendale, junctioning with [[Wisconsin Highway 190|WIS&nbsp;190]] (Capitol Drive) and [[Wisconsin Highway 57|WIS&nbsp;57]] (Green Bay Avenue), and north of Good Hope Road has a grassy median with a [[cable barrier]]. WIS&nbsp;100 and [[Wisconsin Highway 32|WIS&nbsp;32]] connect at Brown Deer Road and WIS&nbsp;32 follows the Interstate north into [[Ozaukee County, Wisconsin|Ozaukee County]].<ref name="WH_milw_fwy_map">{{cite map |first= Chris |last= Bessert |title= Milwaukee Freeway Map |publisher= Self-published |url= http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/milwaukee/system_map.html |access-date= January 17, 2008}}{{self-published source|date=March 2013}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=March 2013}}<ref name="wisdot_milwaukee">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/milwaukee.pdf |format=PDF |title=Milwaukee County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=January 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125211647/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/milwaukee.pdf |archive-date=January 25, 2007 }}</ref> Up to 146,000 vehicles used this portion daily in 2007. This count decreased further north, with a count of 78,900 vehicles per day near WIS&nbsp;100's northern terminus and 69,600 closer to the Ozaukee County border.<ref name="wisdot_milwaukee_aadt_freeway1">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2007 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/milwaukee/milwaukee-freeway2007-pt1.pdf |format=PDF |title=2007 Milwaukee County Freeway System 2007 Mainline AADT Only Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |at=Map 1 of 3 |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601234729/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/milwaukee/milwaukee-freeway2007-pt1.pdf |archive-date=June 1, 2010 }}</ref> As it passes through mixed residential and commercial zones north of downtown, the highway carries eight lanes of traffic downtown, six lanes of traffic north of North Avenue to Bender Road, and four lanes of traffic north of Bender road all the way to [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]].<ref name="googlemaps"/>

WIS&nbsp;57 joins the freeway {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in}} north of the county line in [[Mequon, Wisconsin|Mequon]] at the junction with [[Wisconsin Highway 167|WIS&nbsp;167]]. The urban residential areas thin out north of this point as a mix of farmland and forest begins to dominate.<ref name="googlemaps"/> [[Wisconsin Highway 60|WIS&nbsp;60]] terminates in [[Grafton, Wisconsin|Grafton]] at the Interstate {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} further north and WIS&nbsp;32 turns off toward [[Port Washington, Wisconsin|Port Washington]] {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} north of WIS&nbsp;60. [[Wisconsin Highway 33|WIS&nbsp;33]] crosses the route in [[Saukville, Wisconsin|Saukville]]. WIS&nbsp;57 turns north off the freeway, which turns eastward to go around Port Washington to the north. WIS&nbsp;32 rejoins the freeway on the northside and the two routes follow the [[Lake Michigan]] shoreline northeast into Sheboygan County.<ref name="wisdot_ozaukee">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/ozaukee.pdf |format=PDF |title=Ozaukee County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=January 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207055256/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/ozaukee.pdf |archive-date=December 7, 2006 }}</ref> WIS&nbsp;32 leaves the freeway at [[Cedar Grove, Wisconsin|Cedar Grove]] and the Interstate passes [[Oostburg, Wisconsin|Oostburg]] to the east and [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]] to the west. In Sheboygan, I-43 intersects [[Wisconsin Highway 28|WIS&nbsp;28]], [[Wisconsin Highway 23|WIS&nbsp;23]], and [[Wisconsin Highway 42|WIS&nbsp;42]]. I-43 enters Manitowoc County {{convert|9|mi|km|spell=in}} north of Sheboygan.<ref name="wisdot_sheboygan">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/sheboygan.pdf |format=PDF |title=Sheboygan County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=January 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070415185821/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/sheboygan.pdf |archive-date=April 15, 2007 }}</ref> {{as of|2007}}, traffic counts in southern Ozaukee County peak at 66,900&nbsp;vehicles per day—this value generally decreases further north.<ref name="wisdot_ozaukee_aadt">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2007 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/ozaukee/ozaukee-interstate2007.pdf |format=PDF |title=2007 Interstate System Ozaukee County Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601210356/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/ozaukee/ozaukee-interstate2007.pdf |archive-date=June 1, 2010 }}</ref> {{as of|2005}}, the counts in Sheboygan County bottom out at 21,100&nbsp;vehicles per day just south of the Manitowoc County line.<ref name="wisdot_sheboygan_aadt">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2005 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/sheboygan/sheboygan2005.pdf |format=PDF |title=2005 Sheboygan County Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706223709/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/sheboygan/sheboygan2005.pdf |archive-date=July 6, 2008 }}</ref>

I-43 passes [[Cleveland, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Cleveland]] on the county line. The highway continues to follow the lakeshore to straddle Manitowoc's westside, passing west of [[Newton (community), Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Newton, Wisconsin]], with a [[weigh station]] for southbound truck drivers located midway between Newton and Cleveland. I-43 connects with [[U.S. Route 151|US&nbsp;151]] and WIS&nbsp;42. WIS&nbsp;42 north follows the freeway north to the interchange with [[U.S. Route 10 in Wisconsin|US&nbsp;10]]. WIS&nbsp;42 leaves to the east along with US&nbsp;10 east, and US&nbsp;10 west follows I-43 north to the interchange with [[Wisconsin Highway 310|WIS&nbsp;310]] where it turns off to the west. The Interstate passes [[Francis Creek, Wisconsin|Francis Creek]] and [[Maribel, Wisconsin|Maribel]] (at [[Wisconsin Highway 147|WIS&nbsp;147]]) and turns northwestward into Brown County, with a [[rest stop]] located just before the county line.<ref name="wisdot_manitowoc">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/manitowoc.pdf |format=PDF |title=Manitowoc County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=January 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070413152312/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/manitowoc.pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2007 }}</ref> I-43 in Manitowoc County has the least traveled portion of the highway with 17,400&nbsp;vehicles passing south of WIS&nbsp;147 according to 2005 results. These values increase further south.<ref name="wisdot_manitowoc_aadt">{{cite web|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2005 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/manitowoc/manitowoc-interstate2005.pdf |title=2005 Interstate System Manitowoc County Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706185201/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/manitowoc/manitowoc-interstate2005.pdf |archive-date=July 6, 2008 }}</ref>

The Interstate passes [[Denmark, Wisconsin|Denmark]] and meets the terminus of [[Wisconsin Highway 96|WIS&nbsp;96]] {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} north of the county line. The Interstate then continues another {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} to [[Bellevue, Wisconsin|Bellevue]] where [[U.S. Route 141|US&nbsp;141]] begins. This interchange provides access to [[Wisconsin Highway 29|WIS&nbsp;29]], a route the freeway crosses under later. At this point, the Interstate enters urban residential areas as it approaches Green Bay.<ref name="googlemaps"/> I-43 junctions with [[Wisconsin Highway 172|WIS&nbsp;172]] in [[Allouez, Wisconsin|Allouez]], then turns northeast to bypass Green Bay to the east, passing under the aforementioned WIS&nbsp;29. After turning northwestward, the Interstate intersects [[Wisconsin Highway 54|WIS&nbsp;54]] and WIS&nbsp;57 and crosses the [[Fox River (Green Bay tributary)|Fox River]] on the [[Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge]], passing through a heavily industrialized area near the Port of Green Bay.<ref name="googlemaps"/> I-43 ends at I-41/US&nbsp;41/US&nbsp;141.<ref name="wisdot_brown">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/brown.pdf |format=PDF |title=Brown County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=January 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070413092037/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/brown.pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2007 }}</ref> I-43's lowest traffic volume in this county is at the southernmost entry with a 2006 value of 22,100&nbsp;vehicles per day near Denmark. Values around Green Bay range from 34,600 to 42,200&nbsp;vehicles per day.<ref name="wisdot_brown_aadt">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2006 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/brown/brown-interstate2006.pdf |format=PDF |title=2006 Interstate System Brown County Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720042749/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/brown/brown-interstate2006.pdf |archive-date=July 20, 2008 }}</ref>