Blue indicates service going through Downtown Milwaukee
Red indicates service ending in Downtown Milwaukee
All routes operate Monday through Friday during AM and PM hours only.
Routes 40, 43, 46, 48
AM trips operate via I-794 to Cass & Wisconsin and proceed west on Wisconsin Avenue to 10th Street and north on 10th to the Milwaukee County Courthouse
PM trips originate at the Milwaukee County Courthouse and operate east on Wells Street to 8th Street, south on 8th to Wisconsin Avenue and proceed east on Wisconsin to Cass Street,south on Cass to Michigan Street, east on Michigan to Lincoln Memorial Drive and south on Lincoln Memorial to I-794.
Routes 44 and 79
AM trips operate via I-94 to 26th & St. Paul and nonstop to 16th & Wisconsin via 26th, Clybourn, and 16th and proceed east on Wisconsin Avenue to Cass Street.
PM trips operate from Cass Street and Wisconsin Avenue west on Wisconsin to 16th Street and then nonstop to I-94 via 17th, Clybourn, 27th, and St. Paul to I-94.
Route 49
AM trips operate via I-43 to 11th & Wells, then E on Wells, S on 2nd, E on Wisconsin, N on Prospect, and W on Kilbourn to 6th & Kilbourn.
PM trips operate from 6th & Kilbourn, east on Kilbourn, south on Prospect, west on Wisconsin, north on 10th to I-43.
The 5 Gillig buses (1000-1004) were distinguished by their Purple and Green striped color scheme, with an official "OZ Express" logo. Bus Stop signs and Timetables (which are enlisted as 143 (Ozaukee County Express) are denoted by a purple color scheme. The Ozaukee County Express, which is funded by Ozaukee County but operated by MCTS, was the only route to operate five Gillig Advantages, which retired on June 8, 2014. As of June 9, 2014, all trips are provided by a regular MCTS D40LF, D40LFR or XD40
Red Line, Green Line, and Gold Line routes serve UWM.
Blue Line, Gold Line and Green Line serves Downtown Milwaukee.
Purple Line and Red Line serves cross town.
All five routes make connections with the conventional routes at major stops.
These routes operate Monday through Friday during the school year, unless noted
MCTS has four UBUS routes. Three of them serve the UWM Campus from different parts of Milwaukee County. Two of them serve MATC Downtown Campus, one serves the Mequon Campus, and one serves the Oak Creek Campus. One route also serves Concordia University in Mequon. These routes operate similar to Freeway Flyer routes and require a $1.00 surcharge to ride. They operate all day long during the UWM and MATC school year, usually are scheduled to meet most class start and end times, and run a special schedule during exam week. Summer service is dependent on available funding. Route 16 (now route 44U) operated during summer 2005, however no UBUS service operated during summer 2006
These routes generally operate to business or industrial parks that are not served by regular routes.
6: New Berlin Industrial Park Express. Serves the New Berlin Industrial Park and the BuySeasons distribution center in New Berlin and offers limited stop express service on Capitol Drive, Mayfair Road, and Bluemound Road, stopping at both Mayfair Mall and Brookfield Square Mall. Operates 7 days a week but times vary during the day as well as season of the year. Beginning March 13th, 2017, more weekday trips will be added between Brookfield Square and BuySeasons.
17: Canal Street. Once connecting Downtown Milwaukee with the "valley" on Canal Street, it now operates from the Kinnickinnic Transit Center on the corner of 1st Street/Kinnickinnic and Mitchell and runs as a shuttle via Mitchell St, 16th St-Cesar E. Chavez Dr, Emmber Ln, and Canal St, connecting the near southside of Milwaukee with Miller Park Stadium and various businesses on Canal Street including Potawatomi Casino, Cargill, Badger Railing, Palermo Pizza and the Harley-Davidson Museum. Operates 7 days a week during morning and afternoon rush hour times as well as late evenings.
137: House of Correction. Serves the Milwaukee County House of Correction on the far south side of Milwaukee County (near 68th & Ryan Road). The route operates three trips, on Saturdays only, to bring visitors to the facility. The route originates downtown, providing convenient connections with many routes.
219: Oak Creek Shuttle. Serves an industrial park in the Oak Creek area, and offers a connection with route 19 at 13th & Zellman Court. This route offers service during weekday rush hours only.
223: Park Place-Bradley Woods Shuttle. Serves the Park Place, Westbrook Corporate Center, Bradley Woods Business Center, and Calumet Industrial Park on the far northwest side and Menomonee Falls. Operates on weekdays during rush hours and late evenings only. Originally was a part of Route 23.
276: Brown Deer Shuttle. Serves industrial and business areas in Brown Deer and Brown Deer Road between 66th Street and Green Bay Road. Operates 7 days a week every half hour from early morning to mid-evening.
90: Miller Park (BrewersLine). Serves Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers. The route operates from the MSOE campus down Water St to Kilbourn Ave, Kilbourn Ave to Prospect Ave, Prospect Ave to Wisconsin Ave, and Wisconsin Ave west to 37th Street. Service runs game days only, starting approximately 2 hours before game time, up until the game starts. Return service is on a "load and go" basis, generally running from the 7th inning until the stadium is empty following the end of the game.
Summerfest, the World's Largest Music Festival, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, runs for 11 days in early Summer (late June to early July). MCTS provides service to this festival; up to one-third of the fleet is in use for Summerfest service alone. Service to the festival is provided with downtown shuttles and freeway flyers, which operate frequently from about 11:00 a.m. until the festival closes, each night of the fest. Some of the Summerfest freeway flyers serve different Park & Ride lots than do the regular rush-hour flyers with the same number.
Downtown Shuttle. Internally referred to as Route 7, the downtown shuttle operates along Wisconsin Avenue between 10th Street and Jackson Street, before turning south to the Henry Maier Festival Park.
40: College Avenue Flyer. Serves the College Avenue Park & Ride Lot.
41: Ryan Flyer. Serves the Ryan Road Park & Ride Lot.
43: Whitnall Flyer. Serves the Whitnall Park & Ride Lot.
44: Fair Park Flyer. Serves the State Fair Park Park & Ride Lot.
45: Watertown Plank Flyer. Serves the Watertown Plank Road Park & Ride Lot.
47: Holt-Loomis Flyer. Serves the Holt Avenue Park & Ride Lot and the Loomis Road Park & Ride Lot.
49: Brown Deer. Serves the Brown Deer East Park & Ride Lot.
143: Ozaukee County Express. Serves the Port Washington, Grafton, and Cedarburg Park & Ride Lots.
MCTS provides service to the State Fair during all days of the fair (which is 11 days long, in early August). Service includes a shuttle from Watertown Plank Park & Ride Lot (Route 45), and freeway flyers from the Brown Deer (Route 49), College (Route 40), Hales Corners (Route 43), and Loomis (Route 46) Park & Ride lots. To better serve customers in Downtown Milwaukee and the near south side, a special Route 23 service labeled "National-Greenfield" departs from 2nd & Wells to Gate 4 (service hours may vary) and provides direct local service along Plankinton/2nd, National and Greenfield during the 11-day festival (serving all Route 23 stops from 2nd & Wisconsin to 68th & Greenfield and all Route 56 stops from 70th & Greenfield to Gate 4)
MCTS also operates shuttle during the many Ethnic Festivals held at the Henry Maier Festival Park. Festa Italiana, PrideFest, German Fest, and Irish Fest also have Freeway Flyer service (though not as extensive as that to Summerfest) available.
Over the years, some bus routes have disappeared due to low ridership and/or funding cuts. Some bus routes have been discarded, only to return over the years. Others have simply been altered. For completeness purposes however, former information is listed here. Among those include:
1: Metrolink Northwest Express. The Metrolink service was the highly successful implementation of all-day express service along the Northwest Corridor (Fond du Lac Avenue). Service began on January 12, 1992, replacing the rush-hour-only Route 23X along with shuttle Route 9 on the northwest side. Route 1 operated seven days a week from the now-defunct Northridge Mall, N/S on 76th, and SE/NW on Fond du Lac Avenue, making stops at major intersections and transfer points. From Fond du Lac and Walnut, eastbound buses operated a short distance on I-43 to 11th & Wells, and E/W on Wisconsin Avenue to the Downtown Transit Center (westbound buses operated N on 12th Street to Walnut, and then NW on Fond du Lac Avenue). Route 1 was popular with passengers due to its limited stops, which offered great time savings over Route 23 when heading to or from downtown. The main route to Northridge was supplemented with weekday rush-hour service along the Congress/91st and 64th/Mill branches (see Route 23). Unfortunately, due to massive budget cuts, Route 1 was discontinued in December, 2002, despite the route's high ridership. The primary reason for the loss of Route 1 was that it "duplicated" Routes 23 and 67 most of the way.
2: Metrolink Southwest Express The Metrolink was the highly successful implementation of all-day express service along the southwest corridor, similar to the Route 1. Route ran from 76th & Edgerton N/S on 76th Street to Cold Spring Road, E/W on Cold Spring to Forest Home Avenue, NE/SW on Forest Home to Muskego Avenue, NE/SW on Muskego to 16th Street, N/S on 16th to Wisconsin Avenue, and E/W on Wisconsin to the Downtown Transit Center. Introduced in August 1993, reduced to rush hour service in January 1995 and discontinued in late 2001.
3: Metrolink Bluemound Express The Metrolink service was the highly successful implementation of all-day express bus service linking Downtown Milwaukee to Brookfield Square Mall. Introduced in 1997, it was cut a year later due to funding issues.
4: Bay View/Hamilton High School
5: Oklahoma UBUS Runs E/W on Oklahoma Avenue, from 116th Street in West Allis to Cheese Avenue on the Milwaukee side to UWM. Route 5 was discontinued in August 2004.
6 the 1st: Silver Spring UBUS. Started in 1975 and discontinued in 1979.
6 the 2nd: Oak Creek I-BUS. Started in March 1981 and discontinued in late 1993.
6 the 3rd: Quad/Graphics New Berlin/West Allis. Served the Quad/Graphics plants in New Berlin and West Allis The route started at Teutonia & Capital and operated through the northwest side of Milwaukee, connecting with many major routes along the way. The route ran seven days per week, and offered two trips per day. The trips are scheduled to meet Quad's 7:00 shift change time (the company has 12-hour shifts, that change at 7:00 A.M. and P.M.). The route was eliminated in December 2004 after Quad Graphics stopped funding for the route.
8 the 1st: Glendale I-BUS. Started in June 1990 in place of Route 29 and discontinued in late 1993.
8 the 2nd: Quad/Graphics Sussex/Pewaukee. Served the Quad/Graphics plants in Pewaukee and Sussex The route started at Kinnicknnic & Mitchell, and operated through the northwest side of Milwaukee, connecting with major routes along the way.
The route ran seven days per week, and offered two trips per day. The trips are scheduled to meet Quad's 7:00 shift change time (the company has 12-hour shifts, that change at 7:00 A.M. and P.M.). A similar service, route eliminated in mid-2010 (June 27, 2010) after Quad Graphics stopped funding for the route.
9 the 1st: Northwest Shuttle. Started in February 1991 and discontinued and replaced by Route 1 in January 1992.
9 the 2nd: Menomonee Falls-Butler. Serves various businesses in the Menomonee Falls and Butler areas along its route between 124th Street and Capital Drive (connecting with route 62) and Lovers Lane & Silver Spring Drive (connecting with routes 28 and 63). This route offers service during weekday rush hours only. Route 9 connects with routes 28, 62, and 63. Route 9 was discontinued in late 2007.
10 the 1st: Wells-Wisconsin. Ran from Downtown Milwaukee to Brookfield Square and West Allis. Started at Jackson & Wisconsin, traveled west via Wisconsin thru then County Hospital on 87th St. (both directions) Pleasant View, Blue Mound to Brookfield Square. East via Wells from 37th to Jackson. West Allis branch via Blue Mound, Hawley, Park Hill, 59th, Fairview, 68th, Adler, 70th to Greenfield in both directions. Cut back to 68th & Fairview in March 1986 and extended to 70th & Greenfield in June 1988. Brookfield Square service began as Route 10A in April 1981 and then became the Blue Mound Branch extension in June 1981. Operated Monday thru Saturday only. All evening and Sundays/Holidays ended at 124th & Blue Mound. In March 1993 Route 10 extended to Bayshore in place of Route 31. Wells service cut to 5th St and in Aug. 1998, all eastbound service on Wells discontinued and moved to Wisconsin Avenue. Made limited stops between 12th and 45th. West Allis Branch cut to 35th & Wells on weekends in March 1993, discontinued and replaced by shuttle Route 65 West Allis in January 1996.
Replaced streetcar service on March 2, 1958.
10 the 2nd: Humboldt-Wisconsin. The route starts from Bayshore to Brookfield Square. Runs N/S on Port Washington Road to Silver Spring Drive. E/W on Silver Spring Drive to Santa Monica. N/S on Santa Monica to Wilson Drive. Then turns N/S on Wilson Drive to Capital Drive. E/W on Capital Drive to Humboldt Bolvd. N/S on Humboldt Bolvd. to Ogden Avenue. E/W on Ogden Avenue to Astor Street. N/S on Astor Street/Prospect Avenue to Wisconsin Avenue. E/W on Wisconsin Avenue through Downtown Milwaukee to 87th Street. N/S on 87th Street to Watertown Plank Road. E/W on Watertown Plank Road to 92nd Street. N/S on 92nd Street to Wisconsin Avenue. E/W on Wisconsin Avenue to 97th Street. N/S on 97th Street to Bluemound Road E/W on Bluemound Road to Executive Drive in Brookfield. N/S on Executive Drive to Brookfield Square Shopping Center. As of January 18, 2015 Route 10 will be retired. Route 10 will be replaced with Routes 14 and the Goldline Metro Express. Route 14 will serve on Bayshore Mall to Wisconsin Avenue and 16th Street. And the Goldline Metro Express will serve Brookfield Square Shopping Center through Downtown Milwaukee to UWM. Route 10 is now permanently Retired.
11 the 1st: Vliet-Howell. Ran mainly E/W. From the E this route began at 60th Street and headed E/W on Vliet Street which turns into Juneau Street to 6th Street. Then N/S on 6th Street to Kilbourn Avenue, then E/W on Kilbourn Avenue to Water Street, N/S on Water Street along 1st Street merging onto Kinnickinnic Avenue at Mitchell Street, NW/SE on Kinnickinnic Avenue before merging onto Howell Avenue at Lincoln Avenue, and continuing N/S on Howell to either Bolivar or Layton Avenue to get to Pine Street, than layover. Layton via Bolivar Branch heads N/S on Howell to Bolivar Avenue, E/W on Bolivar Avenue to Pine Street, N/S on Pine Street to Layton Avenue than layover. Layton via Howell Branch continues N/S on Howell to Layton Avenue, E/W on Layton Avenue to Pine Street, N/S on Pine Street to Bolivar Avenue than layover. Route 11 was reconfigured in March 2008. Howell Avenue would continue to be served on Route 11 as a branch. The Vliet branch would be replaced by Route 31 Mayfair branch but only between Washington Park and 60th Street. Washington Park to Downtown would not be replaced until one year later when Route 33 was introduced in March 2009.
11 the 2nd: Holton-Greenfield/Howell. Ran mainly N/S. From the N this route began at Capital Drive and headed N/S on Holton Street which turns into Van Buren to Ogden Avenue. Then E/W on Ogden Avenue to Milwaukee Street then N/S on Milwaukee through Downtown to Pittsburgh Avenue, E/W on Pittsburgh to 1st Street and 1st Street to Greenfield Avenue before branching off. One branch operated E/W on Greenfield Avenue to Miller Park Way (43rd Street) and N/S on Miller Park Way to Centennial Plaza (Lincoln Avenue) in West Milwaukee. The other branch continued N/S along 1st Street merging onto Kinnicknnic Avenue at Mitchell Street, NW/SE on Kinnicknnic Avenue before merging onto Howell Avenue at Lincoln Avenue, and continuing N/S on Howell to either Bolivar or Layton Avenue to get to Pine Street then layover. Layton via Bolivar Branch heads N/S on Howell to Bolivar Avenue, E/W on Bolivar Avenue to Pine Street, N/S on Pine Street to Layton Avenue then layover. Layton via Howell Branch continues N/S on Howell to Layton Avenue, E/W on Layton Avenue to Pine Street, N/S on Pine Street to Bolivar Avenue then layover. Introduced in March 2008, this service replaced the Holton branch of Route 14 and the Greenfield branch of Route 19 while keeping its old Howell branch. This route was eliminated in January 2012 when the Holton branch was replaced by Route 15, the Greenfield branch replaced by Route 56, and the Howell branch replaced by the GreenLine.
Route 12 the 1st: 12th-Wisconsin
13: St. Paul-Michigan (or St. Paul-Wisconsin). From 42nd & St.Paul Ave, east to Downtown, traveling on Michigan St. east of the Amtrak station. Once a very busy trackless trolley route, ridership dropped after I-94 was built, and most of the route served only an industrial area, with little access for pedestrians. Initially cut back to a shuttle running from 27th and Wisconsin to 42nd Street, it was eliminated in March 2004.
14 the 1st: Holton-Mitchell Ran from Holton & Capitol to the southwest side via Downtown Milwaukee and south side. Two branches from 43rd & Oklahoma to 76th & Forest Home via 43rd/Howard and 84th & Howard via Forest Home. Extended to 92nd & Howard in December 1984 and renamed as Route 14 Holton-Forest Home.
14 the 2nd: Holton/Forest Home . Runs N/S on Holton Street through the E Side, and Milwaukee Street/1st Street through downtown, turns E/W on Mitchell Street on the S Side, then proceeds SW/NE along Forest Home Avenue. One branch continues to 76th Street and South to Southridge Mall, while the other branch operates N/S on 43rd Street to Howard Avenue, and E/W on Howard Avenue to 92nd Street.
14 the 3rd: Forest Home/Howard. Runs from the Downtown Transit Center E/W on Wisconsin Avenue before turning N/S on 16th Street-Cesar E. Chavez Drive to Forest Home Avenue and NE/SW on Forest Home Avenue to Cold Spring Road, E/W on Cold Spring Road to 76th Street, N/S on 76th Street to Southridge Mall (Edgerton Avenue) in Greendale. While the other branch heads N/S on 43rd Street to Howard Avenue, E/W on Howard Avenue to 92nd Street. Route 14 the 1st was titled as Holton-Forest Home was discontinued in March 2008. And Route 14 the 2nd was titled as Forest Home-Howard was discontinued in January 2010.
14 the 4th: Forest Home. Runs from the Downtown Transit Center E/W on Wisconsin Avenue before turning N/S on 16th Street-Cesar E. Chavez Drive to Forest Home Avenue and NE/SW on Forest Home Avenue to Cold Spring Road, E/W on Cold Spring Road to 76th Street, N/S on 76th Street to Southridge Mall (Edgerton Avenue) in Greendale. As of January 18, 2015 the original route to Downtown Transit Center will be discontinued (eliminated). The new Route 14 will be renamed as Humboldt-Forest Home.
Route 14 will no longer end at Downtown Milwaukee at Downtown Transit Center. Route 14 will now be extended through Downtown Milwaukee to Bayshore Mall (Bayshore Town Center) in Silver Spring Drive and Port Washington Road. Route 14's original route will now be permanently discontinued (eliminated). Route 14 the 5th will now be called Humboldt-Forest Home.
14X: Forest Home Express. Started in August 1981 and discontinued and replaced by Route 2 in August 1993.
15 the 1st: Oakland-Delaware Ran from Bayshore to Delaware & Oklahoma in Bay View. Delaware section replaced by extending Route 53 in February 1982.
15 the 2nd: Oakland-Kinnicknnic Runs N/S. From the N, this route begins at Bayshore Town Center (Bayshore Mall) in Glendale on Silver Spring Drive and Port Washington Road on Marlbourough Drive to Hampton Avenue, E/W on Hampton to Oakland Avenue, N/S on Oakland through the UWM campus to Brady Street E/W, on Brady to Water Street N/S on Water through Downtown Milwaukee continuing onto 1st Street-Kinnicknnic Avenue to Clement Avenue Route 15 splits into three primary branches: Drexel via 15th Avenue operates N/S on Clement to Howard Avenue, E/W on Howard to Pennsylvania Avenue, N/S on Pennsylvania to College Avenue, E/W on College to 15th Avenue, N/S on 15th to Rawson Avenue, E/W on Rawson to 17th Avenue, N/S on 17th Avenue to Milwaukee, E/W on Milwaukee to 15th Avenue, then continues N/S on 15th Avenue to Drexel, and then E/W on Drexel to South Chicago Avenue then layover. Drexel via Chicago continues N/S on Kinnicknnic to Plankton Avenue, E/W on Plankton to Packard Avenue, and N/S on Packard-North Chicago-10th Avenue-and South Chicago Avenue to Drexel Avenue (meaning Packard Avenue in Cudahy where it hits on College Avenue it will become North Chicago Avenue in South Milwaukee than where it hits on Rawson Avenue it will become 10th Avenue) then N/S on 10th Avenue to Marquette, E/W on Marquette to South Chicago, then N/S on South Chicago to Drexel Avenue then layover. Drexel via 5th Avenue runs similar to the Drexel via Chicago branch, except that it runs a one-way loop so it heads on 10th Avenue to Madison, E on Madison to 5th Avenue, S on 5th Avenue to Columbia, W on Columbia to South Chicago Avenue, N on South Chicago Avenue to Drexel then layover. All 3 branches end at Drexel Boulevard and South Chicago Avenue in South Milwaukee. As of January 29, 2012, Route 15 serves Holton-Kinnicknnic. The Oakland Avenue portion has been replaced with the Greenline (Oakland-Howell), and Clement Avenue branch was replaced by Route 52. Route 15 buses was used to be a 3 branch bus, but now cut down to 1 branch bus, but the other 2 branches are now transferred to route 52 half on 15th Avenue between first-half on Drexel to Milwaukee Avenue and the second-half on 10th Avenue to Marquette, Marquette to South Chicago, and South Chicago to Drexel Avenue.
NOTE: Route 15 buses takes a layover on the Northside and Route 52 buses takes a layover on the Southside. Where you will see Route 15 going one way and Route 52 going the other way. So this means the routes were changed on January 29, 2012 (last 5 years ago) when they changed from Oakland-Kinnicknnic to Holton-Kinnicknnic, So it has been there now ever since. Oakland-Kinnicknnic is now permily discontinued with the new Route 15 buses now doing the Drexel via 5th Avenue tips for all buses. Route 15 backthen was first named Grange-Pennsylvania-15th Avenue branch. Backthen Route 15 headed N/S on Packard Avenue to Ladish Avenue, E/W on Ladish turns N/S on Whitnall to Grange Avenue, then E/W on Grange to Pennsylvania Avenue. Then after that Route 15 now became Clement-Pennsylvania-15th Avenue branch.
16: South 108th Street UBUS This route serves the Whitnall Park & Ride Lot in Hales Corners, then operates N/S on 108th Street, and E/W on Greenfield to 84th. Eastbound buses operate N on 84th, E on Kearney to the Fair Park Park & Ride Lot, then E to 68th, and E via I-94. Westbound buses exit I-94 at 68th Street, and operate W to 76th, S past the Fair Park Park & Ride Lot to Greenfield, and W on Greenfield. Until May 2005, route 16 buses operated via I-94 and I-43 to Locust Street, and served UWM with the same routing as used by route 40U. However, due to Marquette Interchange construction, the route was shifted to Lincoln Memorial Drive to alleviate delays encountered by buses using the EB 94 to NB 43 ramp. Officially, the Lincoln Memorial Drive routing is considered a detour. Route 16 was changed to Route 44U in December 2005. Route 16 was no longer existed anymore because of the changes.
18: National-Greenfield Avenue. Runs E/W. One branch began at 124th Street in West Allis and headed E/W on Greenfield Avenue to 92nd Street, while the other began at 108th & Cleveland (then Treasure Island) in West Allis and headed E/W on Cleveland to National, NE/SW on National to Lincoln, E/W on Lincoln to 92nd, and N/S on 92nd to Greenfield. After 92nd Street it headed E/W on Greenfield to 62nd Street where it merged NE/SW onto National Avenue to 2nd Street before heading N/S on 2nd Street to Downtown Milwaukee, ending at 2nd & Wells. This route was eliminated in January 2012 with service between Downtown and 68th & Greenfield replaced by extending Route 23 and the BlueLine, 68th & Greenfield to 124th & Greenfield replaced by Route 56, and 92nd & National to 108th & Cleveland replaced by extending Route 54.
20: S. 16th-S. 20th. Route ran from 20th & College N/S on 20th Street to WIndlake Avenue, NE/SW on Windlake to 16th Street, N/S on 16th to Wisconsin Avenue, and E/W on Wisconsin to the Downtown Transit Center. Muskego branch discontinued in late 1989. Due to massive budget cuts, Route 20 was discontinued in March 2008. Downtown Transit Center to 16th & Forest Home was replaced by Route 14 and 16th & Forest Home to 20th & College was replaced by Route 19.
Route 23 (1970s-2012): Fond du Lac Avenue One of the oldest routes of MCTS, this route originally started from Downtown in the 1970s and ended at Mill & Fond Du Lac, via the Fond Du Lac freeway. Later revisons of this route started from Wisconsin & Cass to Calumet & Granville via Congress & 60th and Park Place & Liberty via Mill & 64th street which would later become known as Route Blue Line, with rush hour Buses traveling between Bradley Woods and Park Place which would become the Route 223 in the 2000s.
The Route 23 is now known as Fond du Lac-National (Local), but for the purposes of past bus routes, its former information is listed here.
23X: Fond du Lac Express. Started in August 1981 and discontinued and replaced by Route 1 in January 1992.
24: Humboldt. Until 1980, there was no north-south service between Holton and the Milwaukee River. Route 24 traveled from Bayshore Mall to Cass-Wisconsin. By September 1980 it was absorbed into Route 31. Eventually route 31 was cut back to the Downtown Transit Center, and Route 10 began serving this branch.
29 the 1st: Glendale-Brown Deer. Created in 1980 to serve Glendale and Brown Deer from Bayshore Mall to Northridge Monday to Saturdays only. The route was eliminated and replaced by extending Route 76 in June 1990. Alternatively known as Brown Deer-Green Bay via the 1985 issues of Motor Coach Age.
29 the 2nd: Glendale Shuttle. Started in February 1993 and discontinued in late 1993.
31 the 1st: Washington-Wisconsin. Ran from Downtown to Mayfair.
31 the 2nd: Humboldt-Wisconsin: Extended to Bayshore in place of Route 24 in September 1980.
31 the 3rd: Wisconsin-Mayfair: Ran from Downtown to Mayfair from March 1993 to January 1996.
35: 35th Street (Limited Service to Southridge). Weekday service operated along Loomis Road from 35th Street to Edgerton Avenue where the route split to 2 branches, Northway and 51st Street, to Southridge Mall. The Limited Service Route to Southridge was discontinued on 12/31/2009 with the Northway branch only taken over by Route 64.
38: Fair Park Flyer. Operated from State Fair Park to Downtown via I-94 in AM and reverse in PM. Started in December 1983 and discontinued in September 1985. Route 41 would serve the Fair Park in PM and Route 44 in AM after that date.
39: Timmerman Flyer. Ran from the Timmerman Field Park & Ride Lot on Appleton Avenue, just south of Silver Spring Drive, made limited stops along Appleton and Lisbon Avenues to the US-41 freeway and south to Wisconsin Avenue. Eliminated in late 2010.
39U: Timmerman UBUS. Ran from the Timmerman Field Park & Ride Lot on Appleton Avenue, just south of Spring Spring Drive, made limited stops along Appleton and Lisbon Avenues to the US-41 freeway and to UWM. Route 39U buses operated the same as route 39 downtown buses, but only to UWM. Route 39U was eliminated (or discontinued) in 1995.
41: Watertown Plank Flyer. The first version of the route that served Mayfair Mall from the start on 3/30/1964 until 1976 when Watertown Plank Road Park & Ride Lot near US-45 and Watertown Plank Road opened, and operated via US-45 and I-94 to Downtown Milwaukee until it merged with Route 45 in September 1990.
41U: Watertown Plank UBUS. The Route operated on Watertown Plank Parking Ride Lot to UWM. Route 41U was discontinued in June 1987.
42: Northshore Flyer. This was the only Freeway Flyer route that operated during the daytime hours (Monday through Fridays only) and served as a connection between Downtown Milwaukee, Bayshore, and Northridge (When Route 49 wasn't operating). It was later rerouted to service Teutonia Avenue. Portions of that route are now part of Route 42U. Discontinued in December 2002 and Northshore Park and Ride served by Route 49.
44U: West Allis-Treasure Island UBUS Flyer; Started in 1975 and discontinued and replaced by Route 16 in 1980.
45: Capitol Drive Flyer. Ran from 124th and Capitol Drive (then Treasure Island) to downtown Milwaukee, until it was merged with Route 41 and became Route 45 Capitol-Watertown Plank Flyer in September 1990. In December 2002 service cut to Watertown Plank Road Park & Ride. Eliminated in late 2010 replaced by a stop for Route 79.
47: S. 27th St. Flyer. Ran from 20th & College, E/W via College, N/S via 27th, and E/W via Layton to I-94, then via I-94 and I-794 to Downtown Milwaukee. Eliminated in late 2010.
Route 52 the original: Clement Avenue. Traveled on Clement Avenue between Howard and Pryor, originally feeding the route 15 streetcar line. Eventually was absorbed as a branch of Route 15 in late 2001. Route 52 was recreated into a larger route which part of it operates Clement and Howard Avenues in January 2012 taking the place of the branch of Route 15 for which the original Route 52 was eliminated.
58: Green Bay-Villard. From the "North Side Station" at Keefe-Atkinson-Green Bay, this route headed north on Green Bay Avenue. There were three branches: (Hampton, Villard, and Silver Spring). Silver Spring branch replaced by new Route 63 in September 1978. Hampton branch replaced by extending Route 73 (Hampton-Keefe) in March 1980 and discontinued in late 1981 due low ridership. Villard branch became the main route in March 1980. Extended to Downtown Milwaukee (5th & St. Paul) in April 1999 and weekdays only. Entire Route 58 discontinued and replaced by Route 80 as the Villard Branch in December 2001.
59: Mill Road. In reality, Route 59 is two separate routes combined under one number. This route serves Madison High School and Custer High School (both MPS). The Madison High School bus operates from Sherman (43rd Street) & Mill via Mill Road, Teutonia, Portage, 43rd Street, Green Tree, 60th Street, Mill Road, 76th Street, and Florist. The Custer High School bus has the same routing, up to 60th Street & Mill Road, and then runs east on Mill Road to Sherman, and south to Custer High School. Route 59 was discontinued in 2009.
61 the 1st: Hampton-107th. This route operates a two-way loop along Florist, 68th Street, Hampton, 107th Street, Silver Spring Drive, and 91st Street, serving Madison High School (west of 76th Street & Florist). AM and PM buses operate both ways along the loop. Route 61 was discontinued in 2009.
63U: Silver Spring UBUS. This route starts at UWM to Silver Spring Drive and Appleton Avenue. Route 63U buses operated N/S on UWM Campus to Capital Drive, E/W on Capital Drive to Wilson Drive, N/S on Wilson Drive to Santa Monica Blvd. NW/SE on Santa Monica Blvd. to Silver Spring Drive, E/W on Silver Spring Drive to Appleton Avenue, then turned around heading a one-way loop heading SE on Appleton Avenue to 91st Street, N on 91st Street back to Silver Spring Drive. Route 63U operates the same route as route 63 buses heads, but only to Silver Spring Drive and Appleton Avenue. Route 63U was discontinued in May 2004.
64 the original: S. 60th-W. Grange. Operated from Hawley & Wells to 108th & Grange via Hawley, S. 60th St, Grange thru Southridge (both ways) Forest Home, Janesville Rd, 108th to Grange. Extended to 60th & Vliet in December 1992. Cut back to Southridge in March 2003 and became 64-S. 60th St.
65: West Allis. The first Route 65 was a big loop around West Allis using Lincoln, 60th, and National Avenue, with a diversion off National at 69th/70th streets to connect with other routes at 70th & Greenfield. That version of the route was eliminated in 1973 when numerous routes in West Allis were streamlined. The route number was revived as a designation for the shuttle route that replaced the West Allis branch of Route 10 in January 1996. Eliminated in late 2001.
66: Cudahy/South Milwaukee. Ran express from 2nd and Wisconsin along S. 2nd and Kinnickinnic to Pryor Ave, and then provided local service to St. Francis, Cudahy, and South Milwaukee, including a couple of loops. It was replaced by Route 15 service in February 1982. Route 66 had unique bus stop signs reading "Cudahy - South Milwaukee Bus Stop".
68: Port Washington Road. Ran N/S along Port Washington Road, from Brown Deer Road in Bayside, to Keefe Avenue on the E Side. This route was eliminated in January 2012 and replaced by Route 15 from Port Washington & Capitol to Bayshore and Route 63 from Bayshore to Brown Deer Road. Replaced by Routes 15 and 63.
71: State Street. From the County grounds in Wauwatosa to Broadway & Clybourn downtown, mostly on State St., but using Highland eastbound from 35th to 6th, and Kilbourn from 6th to Broadway. Replaced by a branch of Route 31 in early 1996.
73 the 1st: Keefe-Ardmore. From the "North Side Station" at Keefe-Atkinson-Green Bay, via Keefe, crossing the river at Capitol Drive, and using Wilson, Kensington, Ardmore to Hampton, and back to Santa Monica. Service hours were cut back in the 1970s.
Service from Humboldt & Keefe to Hampton & Santa Monica replaced by Route 24 in March 1980.
73 the 2nd: Hampton-Keefe. Started in March 1980. Ran from Keefe & Humboldt to Hopkins & Hampton via Keefe, past North Side Station (WB via Atkinson, 7th), Green Bay, Hampton to Hopkins. Discontinued in late 1981. No bus service on Hampton Avenue between Hopkins & Green Bay from Jan. 1982 to June 1988 and now served by Routes 12, 27 & Purpleline.
74: S. 43rd-Greendale. From 43rd and Forest Home and Oklahoma (former terminal of the #14 streetcar and trolleybus), this route headed south to Morgan, then east to 35th, then south to Loomis Rd. and Greendale. Much of Route 74 was taken over by Route 35 in 1970. There was also a rush-hour-only northern extension to S. 44th and National Avenue that served workers at the Harnischfeger factory and discontinued in mid-1981.
75 the 1st: Greenfield. From 70th and Greenfield to 124th & Greenfield. Originally established when Route 18 was a streetcar, the route was eliminated in April 1972 when someone figured out that Route 18 could be through-routed after being a motor bus for more than a decade.
75 the 2nd: New Berlin. Started in April 1981 and eliminated in Fall 1981.
77 the 1st: Hawley. From 60th & Greenfield to Hawley & Wells. Eliminated with the reroutings of buses in the West Allis area in 1970. Currently served by Route 64.
77 the 2nd: Butler. Started in April 1981 and eliminated in Fall 1981.
78 the 1st: Capitol-Calhoun Flyer
78 the 2nd: Brookfield Flyer. Started in April 1981 and discontinued in December 1986. (Funded by Waukesha County)
79 the 1st: S. 16th-S. 20th. Feeder bus to the Route 20 streetcar and trolleybus, taken over by the main route when motorized in September 1963.
The modern route 79 is known as the Menomonee Falls Flyer.
82: Adler-Stevenson. Originally established in 1951 to replace rail service eliminated with the abandonment of the Rapid Transit line, it connected with Route 10's former West Allis branch at 67th & Fairview, and snaked through residential neighborhoods to 100th and Schlinger Avenue. Cut back to rush-hour service only in Spring 1986 and eliminated in mid-1987 when north-south service was established on 68th and 76th Streets (Route 76), and 84th and 92nd Streets (Route 67)
83 the 1st: Sholes Loop. Discontinued in 1984.
83 the 2nd: Wilson Park: Ran on Howard Ave. between 13th & 35th. Started in June 1988 and discontinued in September 1988 due to very low ridership.
83 the 3rd: Courthouse Shuttle. Started in June 2000. Was a free shuttle for County Courthouse employees and jurors which operated from the Courthouse to a parking lot under the Marquette Interchange N/S on 8th and 10th Streets. Eliminated in late 2004 due to the Marquette Interchange construction.
84 the 1st: S. 1st St. Rush-hour shuttle that ran between Kinnickinnic & Mitchell and Lincoln Avenue. This route disappeared in 1979.
84 the 2nd: Frank Lloyd Wright
86: Nathan Hale-West
91: Capitol-Sherman: Stadium Service. Discontinued in January 1995.
92: Oklahoma-S. 35th: Stadium Service. Originally Oklahoma-S. 27th (until 1978). Discontinued in January 1995.
93: S. 76th St: Stadium Service. Discontinued in October 1989.
94: Wauwatosa-N. 76th: Stadium Service. Discontinued in January 1995.
101: Metrolink Park Place-Silver Mill Shuttle. Started in 1992 was subsumed into the rush hour Park Place branch of Route 23 in 2004. Concurrent with the introduction of Route 1 was the introduction of several shuttle routes on the Northwest side, most of which came together at the Mill Road Transit Center on 76th Street & Mill Road. Route 101 connected the Silver Mill shopping center (north of Teutonia & Florist) with the Mill Road Transit Center and the Park Place business park, operating (roughly) along Florist, 43rd Street, Mill Road, Foud du Lac Avenue, and 107th Street. Route 101 would later be extended north on 107th Street to Granville Road, with the elimination of route 104 in 2002. However, Route 101 would be discontinued in March 2004, with the Park Place end of the route replaced with a rush-hour extension of Route 23.
102: Metrolink West Loop Shuttle. Started in 1992 was subsumed into the rush hour Bradley Woods branch of Route 23 in 2004.
Route 102 operated from the Mill Road Transit Center to the Bradley Woods industrial park area from January 1992, until the route was replaced with a rush-hour extension of route 23 in March 2004.
103 the 1st: Metrolink East Loop Shuttle. Started in 1992 was rerouted in 1995.
103 the 2nd: Metrolink Granville Woods Shuttle. Started in 1995 and was discontinued in 1997.
104: Metrolink Brown Deer Shuttle. Started in 1992 and was discontinued in 2005.
105: Granville Shuttle. Started in 1992 and was subsumed into Route 104.
106: Metrolink Falls Industrial Park Shuttle. Started in 1997 and was discontinued in 2005.
121: Franklin Shuttle. Started in August 1993 and was discontinued in late 1994.
176: Cedarburg Express. Started in January 2001 and discontinued in April 2001.
218: New Berlin Industrial Park Shuttle. Started in 2000 and was later taken over by Waukesha County.
227: Franklin Shuttle. Started in 1997 and was discontinued in 2003. Route 227 buses started at Southbranch heading Southbranch to 27th Street N/S on 27th Street to the turn around loop then back to 27th Street again to Ryan Road E/W on Ryan Road to 51st Street, South on 51st Street then turns West on Frankin Drive to 57th Street, North on 57th Street to Airways Avenue, West on Airways Avenue to 60th Street, North on 60th Street back to Ryan Road, then E/W on Ryan Road to 20th Street, South on 20th Street to Southbranch, then West on Southbranch to layover.
258: Glendale Industrial Park Shuttle. Started in 1999 and was subsumed into the limited service branch of Route 27. Route 258 was discontinued on December 2, 2001.
263: Silver Spring Corporate Park Shuttle. Started in 2000 and was discontinued (gone) in 2001 (a year later) due to budget cuts. Route 263 was discontinued on December 2, 2001.
279: Menomonee Falls Industrial Park Express. Served an industrial park in the Menomonee Falls area. This route was introduced in August 2014 offering express service Monday-Saturday between 32nd & Fond du Lac and Park Place continuing to the Menomonee Falls Industrial area but was scaled back in June 2015 to a weekday only rush hour and evening shuttle between Park Place and the Industrial area. The route was eventually discontinued due to low ridership and cancelled funding on August 26, 2016.
280 the 1st: Oak Creek Shuttle. Started in 1993 and is now one of the many branches of Route 80. Route 280 the 1st was changed to Route 219, and Route 280 the 1st was also discontinued in 1994.
280 the 2nd: South Milwaukee-Oak Creek Shuttle. Started in 1999 and is now a limited service branch of Route 80. Route 280 the 2nd was discontinued in 2000. Route 280 buses started at MATC South Campus and headed South on Howell to Drexel Avenue, East on Drexel to South Chicago Avenue, South on South Chicago to American Avenue, East on American to 5th Avenue, North on 5th Avenue to Dexter Avenue, West on Dexter Avenue to 6th Avenue, South on 6th Avenue back to American Avenue, then West back on American Avenue to South Chicago Avenue, then Northbound to MATC South Campus going the opposite direction. Heading West on American to South Chicago Avenue, North on South Chicago to Drexel Avenue, West on Drexel to Howell Avenue, North on Howell to College Avenue, West on College Avenue to MATC South Campus, South onto MATC South Campus then layover.
4AH: 35th-Forest Home. Several branches of this route exist, running from Atkinson Avenue on the north side of Milwaukee, via Center Street or North Avenue to 35th Street, then south to Clybourn Street. The route then runs express (no stops) via 35th Street, Forest Home Avenue, and Morgan Avenue to Hamilton High School (MPS). Afternoon service on the route has an additional branch via 60th Street to Vliet Street, east to 35th Street, north to Capital Drive, and east to Atkinson Avenue. Route 4AH was discontinued in 2009.
4BV: Burleigh-Bay View. This route begins at 35th & Burleigh Street, and operates E/W to 7th/8th, S on 8th (N on 7th), to Halyard and 6th Street, and S on 6th Street to Lapham Street, east to 1st Street, and south via 1st Street, Kinnicknnic Avenue, and Howell Avenue to Bay View High School (MPS). PM service has several branches, including a return trip to 35th & Burleigh Street, and trips that operate via routes 12, 15, 23, and 30 to the north side of Milwaukee. Due to problems with students causing trouble downtown (including fighting with students from other schools), PM buses operate on the freeway via I-94 and I-43 until the buses get north of downtown, then exit the freeway and resume local service. Route 4BV was discontinued in 2009.
This is an incomplete list of MCTS routes that had been modified or discontinued over the years. It will be updated when data became available and route maps maybe added.
