Stadium Freeway (Wisconsin)


The Stadium Freeway is a six-lane divided highway traveling south to north in the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This freeway was the first road of its kind built in Milwaukee County. It is designated as Wisconsin Highway 175 along its northern stretch from WIS 59, past Interstate 94 to Lisbon Avenue.
The southern portion from I-94 to National Avenue was designated as unsigned WIS 341 from August 1999 to August 2015, and is called Miller Park Way. The road travels adjacent to the east side of Miller Park, home of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers.

History

This freeway is the stump of what was to be a much larger freeway in Milwaukee. The Stadium Freeway, originally called the South 44th Street Expressway, was intended to extend much further to the north and south than it currently does:
The funding may be provided by either of the following: federal, state, and county governments, although the exact mix depends on whether the routes are designated for interstate or non-interstate usage.

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