# Wisconsin Highway 59

State Trunk Highway 59 (often called Highway 59, STH-59 or WIS 59) is a state highway that runs east–west in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin from Milwaukee to Monroe.

## Route description

The highway starts at WIS 11 in Monroe and tracks northeasterly. It then passes through Albany and then runs concurrently with WIS 104 for 1.2 miles (1.9 km) near Magnolia Bluff Park. It then heads east and runs concurrently with WIS 213 for 3.3 miles (5.3 km) until reaching US Highway 14 (US 14) in Evansville, where WIS 213 terminates. WIS 59 remains concurrent with US 14 until reaching Union then heads east through Cooksville and Edgerton, then junctions with Interstate 39/Interstate 90 (I-90/I-90) and then crossing the Rock River near Newville. It then heads southeasterly, passing through Milton and then going east and northeast to Whitewater. The route runs concurrently with US 12 for about two miles (3.2 km), then passes through the north and east sides of Whitewater before continuing east. It then passes through Palmyra, Eagle, and North Prairie before looping south of Waukesha. The eastern and southern portion of the bypass highway around Waukesha (US 18 and WIS 59/WIS 164) is dedicated as the Les Paul Parkway in honor of Les Paul. WIS 59 runs parallel to I-94 entering Milwaukee County, routed along National Avenue and Greenfield Avenue, then terminates at WIS 32 south of downtown Milwaukee.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | Destinations | Notes |
| Green | Monroe | WIS 11 / WIS 81 – Dubuque, Brodhead | Western terminus |
| Green | Albany | WIS 104 | |
| Rock | Magnolia | WIS 213 south – Beloit | Southern end of WIS 213 concurrency |
| Rock | Evansville | US 14 east – Janesville | Southern end of US 14 concurrency; northern terminus of WIS 213 |
| Rock | Town of Union | US 14 west – Madison | Northern end of US 14 concurrency |
| Rock | Cooksville | WIS 138 north – Stoughton | |
| Rock | Edgerton | US 51 | |
| Rock | Newville | I-39 / I-90 – Madison, Janesville | |
| Rock | Milton | WIS 26 | |
| Walworth | Whitewater | US 12 west / WIS 89 south | Western end of US 12 concurrency |
| Walworth | Whitewater | US 12 east / CTH-P / Bus. US 12 – Elkhorn | Eastern end of US 12 concurrency; eastern end of Bus US 12 concurrency |
| Walworth | Whitewater | Bus. US 12 west | Western end of Bus US 12 concurrency |
| Jefferson | Palmyra | WIS 106 north | |
| Waukesha | Eagle | WIS 67 – Elkhorn, Oconomowoc | |
| Waukesha | Genesee | WIS 83 – Mukwonago, Genesee Depot | |
| Waukesha | Waukesha | US 18 west | Western end of US 18 concurrency |
| Waukesha | Waukesha | WIS 164 south | Southern end of WIS 164 concurrency |
| Waukesha | Waukesha | US 18 east / WIS 164 north | Northeastern end of US 18/WIS 164 concurrency |
| Waukesha | New Berlin | CTH-O (Moorland Road) | |
| Milwaukee | West Allis | WIS 100 (108th Street) | |
| Milwaukee | West Allis | I-41 / I-894 to I-94 | |
| Milwaukee | West Allis | WIS 181 (84th Street) | |
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | To WIS 175 (Miller Parkway) | |
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | WIS 57 (Layton Boulevard) | |
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | To I-43 / I-94 | |
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | WIS 38 (6th Street) | |
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | WIS 32 / LMCT (1st Street) | Eastern terminus; road continues as National Avenue |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||