Editing Interstate 894 (section)

==Route description==
[[File:Zoo Interchange from the east in Milwaukee.jpg|thumb|left|I-894 west at the Zoo Interchange; US&nbsp;45 now carries the I-41/US 41 designation in the area]]
I-894 begins at the [[Zoo Interchange]] in Milwaukee with I-41, I-94, US&nbsp;41, and US&nbsp;45. The highway heads south as part of the Zoo Freeway from this interchange running concurrently with I-41/US&nbsp;41/US&nbsp;45. Traffic reports generally refer to this section either as 894 northbound (southbound) or the northbound (southbound) Bypass. North of the Zoo Interchange, I-41/US&nbsp;41/US&nbsp;45 continues separately as the north part of the Zoo Freeway. I-894 enters [[West Allis, Wisconsin|West Allis]] before its first exit after the interchange; this first exit is a junction with [[Wisconsin Highway 59|State Trunk Highway&nbsp;59]] (WIS&nbsp;59), known locally as Greenfield Avenue. After the first three exits, I-894 enters [[Greenfield, Wisconsin|Greenfield]]. Farther south, I-894 has interchanges with National Avenue, Oklahoma Avenue, and Beloit Road. This section of the bypass is usually congested during rush hour because of traffic on I-894 and merging traffic from the Rock Freeway (I-43).<ref name="wisdot_milwaukee"/> This {{convert|4|mi|km|adj=on|spell=in}} stretch usually has travel times between 10 and 15&nbsp;minutes during the rush hour (as opposed to five minutes during non-rush-hour times).{{cn|date=May 2022}}

The Interstate turns eastward at the [[Hale Interchange]]. US&nbsp;45 turns westbound at that point to follow I-43 (Rock Freeway) south, and I-43 north follows I-894 to the east. The highway becomes the Airport Freeway after the Hale Interchange. Generally, this section is referred to as I-894 eastbound (westbound), as I-43 was not added until the late 1980s. Westbound I-894 has exits to [[Wisconsin Highway 24|WIS&nbsp;24]] (Forest Home Avenue) after the junction, though the eastbound highway only exits to a nearby local street. I-894 has two more exits after this and meets [[Wisconsin Highway 36|WIS&nbsp;36]] (Loomis Road) before reentering Milwaukee. It meets [[Wisconsin Highway 241|WIS&nbsp;241]] (South 27th Street) at exit&nbsp;9 before terminating at the [[Mitchell Interchange]] with I-94, I-43 and US&nbsp;41; I-43 continues northbound concurrently with I-94.<ref name="wisdot_milwaukee">{{cite map |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |author-link = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |date = January 2021 |title = ((Milwaukee Co.)) |url = https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/road/hwy-maps/county-maps/milwaukee.pdf |scale = 1:100,000 |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date = May 12, 2022 }}</ref>

I-894 passes generally through residential areas for its entire length with the exception of a few commercial districts right next to the freeway such as the [[Southridge Mall (Wisconsin)|Southridge Mall]] district, along with South 27th Street north to Oklahoma Avenue, which contains multiple car dealerships.<ref name="googlemaps_I894">{{google maps |url = https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=42.961353,-87.935643&hl=en&geocode=FRSGkAIdvKbA-g%3B&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&sll=42.96261,-87.941952&sspn=0.012876,0.038624&ie=UTF8&ll=42.98933,-87.984009&spn=0.102965,0.30899&t=h&z=12 |title = Overview Map of I-894 |access-date = January 15, 2009 }}</ref> With the approximate distance traveled through downtown via I-94 at {{convert|11.8|mi|km}}, I-894 provides a shorter distance for travelers heading to [[Chicago]] or [[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport]].<ref name="googlemaps_through_route">{{google maps |url = https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=43.026267,-88.037653&daddr=I-94+E+to:I-94+E&hl=en&geocode=%3BFRymkAIdCGPC-g%3BFRSIjwId8TbC-g&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=15&via=1&sll=43.022533,-88.041172&sspn=0.012864,0.038624&ie=UTF8&ll=43.003894,-87.949677&spn=0.102941,0.30899&z=12 |title = Route through Milwaukee via I-94, Zoo Interchange to Mitchell Interchange |access-date = January 15, 2009 |link = no }}</ref> The Zoo Freeway portion as of 2007 carries at most 170,000&nbsp;vehicles per day—with the highest values closer to the Zoo Interchange.<ref name="wisdot_milwaukee_aadt_freeway2">{{cite map |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year = 2007 |title = Milwaukee County Freeway System 2007 Mainline AADT Only Annual Average Daily Traffic |url = http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/milwaukee/milwaukee-freeway2007-pt1.pdf |scale = Scale not given |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |sheet = 2 of 3 |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> The Airport Freeway carries up to 134,000&nbsp;vehicles per day.<ref name="wisdot_milwaukee_aadt_freeway3">{{cite map |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year = 2007 |title = Milwaukee County Freeway System 2007 Mainline AADT Only Annual Average Daily Traffic |url = http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/milwaukee/milwaukee-freeway2007-pt1.pdf |scale = Scale not given |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |sheet = 3 of 3 |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>