State Trunk Highway 138 (often called Highway 138, STH-138 or WIS 138) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs west–east between Oregon and Stoughton and north–south between Stoughton and Cooksville.
 State Trunk Highway 138 | ||||
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 WIS 138 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.23 mi[1] (21.29 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  WIS 59 in Cooksville | |||
 US 51 in Stoughton | ||||
| North end |  US 14 in Oregon | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Rock, Dane | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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WIS 138 starts in Cooksville, an unincorporated community with an Evansville address. It runs north into Dane County towards Stoughton, although it makes one S-bend on the way. In Stoughton, it turns west with US 51. It runs concurrently with US 51 to the west side of the city, then continues west in a straight line towards Oregon. It becomes Janesville Street once it crosses US 14.[2]
History
editStarting in 1923, WIS 138 was formed to travel roughly along its present-day route from WIS 10/WIS 106 (now US 51/WIS 138) in Stoughton to WIS 59 in Cooksville.[3][4] Up until 1962, no major change to the routing had happened. Then, WIS 138 superseded part of WIS 106 from Stoughton to US 14 near Oregon.[5][6] In late-1978, US 14 was moved onto a newly built expressway around Oregon. As a result, WIS 138 no longer needed to travel southwestward to get to US 14. Instead, it then continuously traveled westward to get to US 14.[7][8]
Major intersections
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| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Rock | Cooksville | WIS 59 – Cooksville | |||
| Dane | |   CTH-A west | Southern end of CTH-A concurrency | ||
| Stoughton | US 51 / CTH-A west | Northern end of CTH-A concurrency | |||
| Oregon | US 14 – Oregon | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 130-139 (Highway 138)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ "Overview map of WIS 138" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1923). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1924). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin: 'The Playground of the Middle West' (PDF) (Map). c. 1:950,400. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. OCLC 560719947. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1962). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:538,560. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. OCLC 12359573. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1963). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:823,680. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1978). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1978–1979 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 174123957. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1980). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1980–1981 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 613423704, 77526920. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Wisconsin Highway 138 at Wikimedia Commons
