# U.S. Route 10 in Wisconsin

U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) in Wisconsin runs east–west across the central part of the state. It runs from the Prescott Drawbridge over the St. Croix River at Prescott east to the dock in Manitowoc where SS Badger crosses Lake Michigan to Ludington, Michigan. The highway is also designated as the Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Highway for its entire length.

## Route description

US 10 enters the state and Pierce County from Minnesota at Prescott and immediately joins with Wisconsin Highway 35 (WIS 35) north. WIS 35 turns north one mile (1.6 km) northeast at WIS 29 while US 10 continues east and passes through Ellsworth at the junctions with WIS 65 and US 63. The highway turns southeast and passes through Ono and Plum City. US 10 then enters Pepin County and junctions with WIS 25 and WIS 85 at Durand. US 10 briefly enters Buffalo County and passes through Mondovi at the junction with WIS 37. In northern Trempealeau County, the highway crosses WIS 93 at Eleva, passes through Strum, and junctions with US 53 and I-94 in Osseo. The route then enters Jackson County where it joins US 12 and WIS 27. US 12 and WIS 27 split to the south at the Clark County line while US 10 continues east to Neillsville and crosses WIS 73 there. The highway then meanders northeast into Wood County, intersecting with WIS 80. It then becomes an expressway and passes south of Marshfield, meeting WIS 13 one mile (1.6 km) south of the city at a diamond interchange. US 10 then passes south of Auburndale and enters Portage County near Milladore.
US 10 enters Portage County as a freeway, and meets WIS 34 and WIS 13 south two miles (3.2 km) west of Junction City. WIS 34 splits to the north two miles (3.2 km) east of Junction City while US 10 turns east and bypasses Stevens Point. The highway then meets I-39/US 51 north of the city and runs concurrently with I-39/US 51 for about seven miles (11 km) before exiting to the east of Stevens Point. At this point, US 10 becomes a multilane surface road for about six miles (9.7 km), then becomes an expressway and heads southeast, passing through Amherst and crossing into Waupaca County. US 10 bypasses the city of Waupaca to the south, junctions with WIS 22 and WIS 54, and meets WIS 49 south. US 10 and WIS 49 turn eastward to Weyauwega then head south to Fremont where WIS 49 turns south and US 10 becomes a freeway at the junction with WIS 110. US 10 collects US 45 south in northwest Winnebago County for a three-mile (4.8 km) southeast trek before US 45 splits to the south and US 10 turns east to rendezvous with WIS 441 at the junction with I-41/US 41 in Neenah. US 10 turns south off the WIS 441 freeway south of Appleton and turns east into Calumet County.
As a multilane urban arterial, US 10 collects WIS 114 for four miles (6.4 km) before the latter splits southward two miles (3.2 km) before US 10 junctions with WIS 55. The highway then crosses WIS 32 and WIS 57 at Forest Junction and turns southeast to pass through Brillion and into Manitowoc County. The highway passes through Reedsville and Whitelaw before turning south onto I-43 for three miles (4.8 km) and turning east off the Interstate to head along WIS 42 into the north side of Manitowoc. US 10 then turns south into downtown where it continues into Michigan via the SS Badger car ferry to Ludington. Badger only operates on a seasonal basis from May to October.

## History

Prior to 1926, what is now US 10 was State Trunk Highway 18. However, WIS 18 initially (in 1917) only ran from Humbird, near where US 10 and US 12 (then WIS 12) cross, east to Manitowoc. State Trunk Highway 34 ran from Prescott to WIS 37 in Mondovi. The route between Mondovi and Humbird was not numbered until the early 1920s, when WIS 18 was extended west from Humbird past Mondovi to Prescott, eliminating WIS 34.
When US 10 was designated in late 1926, it ran along US 12 from Minnesota east to Humbird, splitting there to run to Manitowoc. The piece of former WIS 18 west of Humbird became WIS 34, as the number 18 conflicted with US 18. In 1934, WIS 34 disappeared again, as US 10 was separated from the US 12 concurrency to run along it.
At their spring meeting in 2015, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials committee extended US 10 to include the route of SS Badger between Ludington and Manitowoc.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
| St. Croix River | St. Croix River | 0.000 | 0.000 | | US 10 west / I-94 Alt. west / Great River Road north – Hastings | Continuation into Minnesota |
| Prescott Drawbridge; Wisconsin–Minnesota line ||
| Pierce | Prescott | 0.09 | 0.14 | | WIS 35 / Great River Road south – Diamond Bluff, Hager City | Eastern end of GRR concurrency; western end of WIS 35 concurrency |
| Pierce | Prescott | 1.32 | 2.12 | | WIS 29 east / WIS 35 north / Alt. I-94 east – River Falls | Western terminus of WIS 29; eastern end of WIS 35 and Alternate I-94 concurrency |
| Pierce | Oak Grove | 9.12 | 14.68 | | CTH-E | |
| Pierce | Trimbelle | 12.16 | 19.57 | | CTH-O | |
| Pierce | Trimbelle | 13.71 | 22.06 | | CTH-J | |
| Pierce | Trimbelle | 15.56 | 25.04 | | US 63 south – Red Wing | Western end of US 63 concurrency |
| Pierce | Ellsworth | 17.16 | 27.62 | | WIS 65 north – River Falls | |
| Pierce | Ellsworth | 18.84 | 30.32 | | US 63 north / WIS 72 east – Baldwin | Eastern end of US 63 concurrency |
| Pierce | Bay City | 22.87 | 36.81 | | CTH-D | |
| Pierce | Ono | 33.51 | 53.93 | | CTH-CC | |
| Pierce | Plum City | 37.24 | 59.93 | | CTH-U | |
| Pepin | Arkansaw | 47.19 | 75.94 | | WIS 25 north – Menomonie | Western end of WIS 25 concurrency |
| Pepin | Durand | 48.16 | 77.51 | | WIS 25 south – Nelson | Eastern end of WIS 25 concurrency |
| Pepin | Durand | 49.66 | 79.92 | | WIS 85 east – Eau Claire | |
| Buffalo | Mondovi | 64.82 | 104.32 | | WIS 37 north – Eau Claire | Western end of WIS 37 concurrency |
| Buffalo | Mondovi | 65.54 | 105.48 | | WIS 37 south – Alma | Eastern end of WIS 37 concurrency |
| Trempealeau | Eleva | 74.89 | 120.52 | | WIS 93 – Eau Claire, Independence, Arcadia | |
| Trempealeau | Osseo | 85.18 | 137.08 | | US 53 north / Alt. I-94 west – Eau Claire | Western end of US 53 and Alternate I-94 concurrency |
| Trempealeau | Osseo | 87.60 | 140.98 | | US 53 south – Whitehall | Eastern end of concurrency |
| Trempealeau | Osseo | 88.52 | 142.46 | | I-94 – St. Paul, Madison | I-94 exit 88, eastern end of Alternate I-94 |
| Jackson | Fairchild | 101.39 | 163.17 | | US 12 west / WIS 27 north – Augusta | Western end of US 12 and WI 27 concurrency |
| Clark | Mentor | 103.28 | 166.21 | | US 12 east / WIS 27 south – Merrillan, Black River Falls | Eastern end of US 12 and WI 27 concurrency |
| Clark | Pine Valley | 117.38 | 188.90 | | Bus. US 10 / CTH-B | |
| Clark | Neillsville | 120.13 | 193.33 | | WIS 73 / WIS 95 – Withee, Pittsville | Northern terminus of WI 95 |
| Clark | Granton | 127.41 | 205.05 | | CTH-K south | Western end of CTH-K concurrency |
| Clark | Granton | 128.54 | 206.87 | | CTH-K north | Eastern end of CTH-K concurrency |
| Wood | Marshfield | 142.99 | 230.12 | | WIS 80 south / Klondike Drive – Pittsville | Roundabout |
| Wood | Marshfield | 146.95 | 236.49 | 187 | WIS 13 north / CTH-A – Marshfield | Interchange; western end of WIS 13 concurrency |
| Wood | Hewitt | 148.90 | 239.63 | | CTH-T | |
| Wood | Auburndale | 152.41 | 245.28 | | WIS 186 south / CTH-P – Auburndale, Arpin, Vesper | CTH-P is former WIS 186 north |
| Wood | Blenker | 155.72 | 250.61 | | CTH-F | |
| Wood | Milladore | 160.72 | 258.65 | | CTH-S | |
| Portage | Junction City | 163.62 | 263.32 | 204 | WIS 13 / WIS 34 south – Junction City, Wisconsin Rapids, Rudolph | West end of freeway; western end of WIS 34 concurrency; eastern end of WIS 13 concurrency |
| Portage | Junction City | 168.04 | 270.43 | 208 | WIS 34 north / CTH-HH to CTH-P – Knowlton, Stevens Point, Junction City | Eastern end of WIS 34 concurrency; CTH-P is former US 10 |
| Portage | Hull | 172.90 | 278.26 | 213 | I-39 / US 51 north – Wausau | Left entrance eastbound, left exits; western end of I-39/US 51 concurrency; no exit number westbound; I-39 exit 165 |
| Portage | Hull | 175.69 | 282.75 | 163 | Casimir Road | Exit numbers follow I-39 |
| Portage | Stevens Point | 177.56 | 285.76 | 161 | Bus. US 51 – Stevens Point | |
| Portage | Stevens Point | 178.06 | 286.56 | 159 | WIS 66 east – Stevens Point, Rosholt | Northern end of WIS 66 concurrency |
| Portage | Stevens Point | 179.94 | 289.59 | | I-39 / US 51 south / WIS 66 west (Main Street) – Stevens Point, Wisconsin Rapids, Portage | East end of freeway section; eastern end of I-39/US 51 concurrency; southern end of WI 66 concurrency; I-39 exit 158 |
| Portage | Stockton | 183.95 | 296.04 | 230 | CTH-J north-south | Interchange |
| Portage | Custer | 188.50 | 303.36 | | CTH-K north | Western end of CTH-K concurrency |
| Portage | Stockton | 191.20 | 307.71 | | WIS 161 – Nelsonville, Iola | |
| Portage | Stockton | 191.90 | 308.83 | | CTH-K south | Eastern end of CTH-K concurrency |
| Portage | Town of Amherst | 190.94 | 307.29 | 237 | Lake Drive – Amherst Junction | West end of freeway; eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
| Portage | Amherst | 192.51 | 309.81 | 238 | CTH-B west – Plover, Amherst | Western end of CTH-B concurrency |
| Portage | Amherst | 194.51 | 313.03 | 240 | CTH-B east / CTH-A – Amherst | Eastern end of CTH-B concurrency |
| Waupaca | Sheridan | 200.89 | 323.30 | | CTH-Q | |
| Waupaca | Waupaca | 204.69 | 329.42 | 250 | WIS 49 north (Fulton Street east) / WIS 54 west (Fulton Street west) – Waupaca, Wisconsin Rapids | West end of freeway; western end of WIS 49/WIS 54 concurrency |
| Waupaca | Waupaca | 205.97 | 331.48 | 252 | WIS 22 south to CTH-K south – Waupaca, Wild Rose | Western end of WIS 22 concurrency |
| Waupaca | Waupaca | 207.38 | 333.75 | 253 | Churchill Street | |
| Waupaca | Waupaca | 208.66 | 335.81 | 254 | WIS 22 north / WIS 54 east / CTH-A / CTH-K north – Waupaca, New London | East end of freeway; eastern end of WIS 22/WIS 54 concurrency |
| Waupaca | Weyauwega | 213.95 | 344.32 | 260A | WIS 110 north / CTH-X – Weyauwega | Interchange; western end of WIS 110 concurrency |
| Waupaca | Weyauwega | 214.92 | 345.88 | 260B | CTH-F – Weyauwega | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance |
| Waupaca | Fremont | 218.73 | 352.01 | 264 | WIS 49 south (Desert Road) / WIS 110 south – Berlin, Fremont | West end of freeway; eastern end of WIS 49/WIS 110 concurrency |
| Waupaca | Fremont | 221.77 | 356.90 | 267 | WIS 96 east / WIS 110 north – Fremont CTH-II east | Western terminus of WIS 96; southern terminus of WIS 110 |
| Winnebago | Winchester | 228.02 | 366.96 | 273 | US 45 north – New London | Western end of US 45 concurrency |
| Winnebago | Winchester | 230.59 | 371.10 | 276 | US 45 south – Oshkosh | Eastern end of US 45 concurrency |
| Winnebago | Clayton | 238.10 | 383.18 | 284 | WIS 76 – Oshkosh, Shiocton | Eastbound also signed To US 41 north |
| Winnebago | Fox Crossing | 240.54 | 387.11 | 286 | CTH-CB (Mayflower Road) – Appleton International Airport | |
| Winnebago | Fox Crossing | 241.68 | 388.95 | 287 | I-41 (US 41) – Milwaukee, Green Bay WIS 441 (Tri-County Expressway) begins | Westbound exits split into exits 287A (north) and 287B (south); western end of WIS 441 concurrency; I-41 exits 134A-B; Interchange named Michael G. Ellis Memorial Interchange |
| Winnebago | Menasha | 242.64 | 390.49 | 289A | CTH-P (Racine Street) | |
| Winnebago | Menasha | 243.75 | 392.28 | 289B | CTH-AP (Midway Road) | |
| Winnebago | Menasha | 244.91 | 394.14 | 290 | WIS 47 (Appleton Road) | |
| Calumet | Waverly Beach | 245.91 | 395.75 | | WIS 441 north (Tri-County Expressway east) / Oneida Street north – Green Bay | East end of freeway section; eastern end of WIS 441 concurrency; WIS 441 exit 291 |
| Calumet | Waverly Beach | 247.39 | 398.14 | | WIS 114 west – Menasha, Neenah | Western end of WIS 114 concurrency |
| Calumet | Highland Beach | 250.88 | 403.75 | | WIS 114 east – Sherwood | Eastern end of WIS 114 concurrency |
| Calumet | Harrison | 255.50 | 411.19 | | WIS 55 – Kaukauna, Sherwood | |
| Calumet | Forest Junction | 261.90 | 421.49 | | WIS 32 / WIS 57 – Green Bay, Chilton | |
| Calumet | Brillion | 267.23 | 430.06 | | CTH-PP | |
| Manitowoc | Reedsville | 272.53 | 438.59 | | CTH-W | |
| Manitowoc | Cato | 277.89 | 447.22 | | CTH-J | |
| Manitowoc | Whitelaw | 279.91 | 450.47 | | CTH-S | |
| Manitowoc | Manitowoc Rapids | 284.70 | 458.18 | | I-43 north / WIS 310 east – Green Bay, Two Rivers | Western end of I-43 concurrency; I-43 exit 154; western terminus of WIS 310 |
| Manitowoc | Manitowoc Rapids | 287.75 | 463.09 | | I-43 south / CTH-JJ – Milwaukee | Eastern end of I-43 concurrency; I-43 exit 152 |
| Manitowoc | Manitowoc | 291.10 | 468.48 | | 11th Street north | Former US 10 eastbound / Bus. WIS 42 southbound |
| Manitowoc | Manitowoc | 291.40 | 468.96 | | CTH-B (8th Street north) – Mishicot | Former US 10 westbound / Bus. WIS 42 northbound |
| Manitowoc | Manitowoc | | | | WIS 42 north (Memorial Drive) / LMCT north – Two Rivers, Sturgeon Bay | Western end of WIS 42/LMCT concurrency |
| Manitowoc | Manitowoc | | | | WIS 42 south / LMCT south to I-43 | Eastern end of WIS 42/LMCT concurrency; former US 151 |
| Lake Michigan | Lake Michigan | | | | SS Badger | Carferry to Ludington, Michigan, connection to US 10 in Michigan |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Tolled |||||||

## Business route

Business U.S. Highway 10 (Bus. US 10) is a business route of US 10 that follows its former alignment through Neillsville.