Wisconsin Highway 142

State Trunk Highway 142 marker
State Trunk Highway 142
Map
WIS 142 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length17.69 mi[1] (28.47 km)
Major junctions
West end WIS 11 / WIS 36 / WIS 83 at Burlington
Major intersections US 45 in Paris
East end I-41 / I-94 / US 41 / CTH-S in Kenosha
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesRacine, Kenosha
Highway system
US 141 WIS 143

State Trunk Highway 142 (STH-142, commonly known as Highway 142 or WIS 142) is a mostly rural highway connecting Burlington with Kenosha.

Prior to the commissioning of Interstate 43 in the early 1970s, the current route of WIS 142 was designated as State Trunk Highway 43 (WIS 43). The route number was changed in accordance to then-Wisconsin Department of Transportation policy, which prohibits duplicate numbers between state and US/Interstate highways within Wisconsin.

When the road was recently rebuilt, the state department of transportation incorporated a new feature they are testing called centerline rumble strips.

The highway's eastern terminus with Interstate 94 has been called "Wisconsin's most visible cheese interchange" by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The intersection had three cheese shops until 2009 and still has two; the oldest, Mars Cheese Castle, has been at the intersection since 1947.[2]

  1. ^ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 140-149 (Highway 142)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20. [dead link]
  2. ^ Herzog, Karen (April 7, 2009). "Gouda-bye: Freeway alters cheese interchange - Road project forces store to close, another to move". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.