South end: WIS 59 in West Allis Length 34.5 km South end WIS 59 in West Allis | North end: WIS 60 in Cedarburg North end WIS 60 in Cedarburg | |
Counties Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin | ||
State Trunk Highway 181 (often called Highway 181, STH 181 or WIS 181) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in southeast Wisconsin from West Allis to Cedarburg.
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Map of WI-181, Wisconsin, USA
Route description
Highway 181 is called Wauwatosa Road from its northern terminus to the Milwaukee County line.
South of County Line Road in Milwaukee, it becomes 76th Street, a major commercial and industrial corridor on Milwaukee's northwest side.
At Center Street near Wauwatosa, the road becomes Wauwatosa Avenue. In downtown Wauwatosa, the highway is routed onto the local streets Harmonee Avenue and Harwood Avenue before resuming on Glenview Avenue south of downtown.
In West Allis, Glenview Avenue becomes 84th Street, and the highway continues south to its terminus at West Greenfield Avenue (State Highway 59).
The section of Highway 181 from Interstate 94 to Greenfield Avenue travels along the west side of Wisconsin State Fair Park.