Interstate 43

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2603:6000:D800:147A:710E:218C:3524:C96F: Changed lane information to reflect recent construction

{{Short description|Interstate Highway in eastern Wisconsin}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
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|established=1981<ref name="FHWA_I43">{{cite web |first1= Stefan |last1= Natzke |first2= Kevin |last2= Adderly |name-list-style= amp |date= May 4, 2012 |title= Economic Development History of Interstate 43 Corridor |work= Economic Development |publisher= [[Federal Highway Administration]] |url= https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/economic_development/studies/i43wi.cfm |access-date= March 20, 2013}}</ref>
|tourist=[[File:Lake Michigan Circle Tour.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Lake Michigan Circle Tour]]
|direction_a=South
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|terminus_a={{Jct|state=WI|I|39|I|90}} in [[Beloit, Wisconsin|Beloit]]
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*{{Jct|state=WI|US|14}} in [[Darien, Wisconsin|Darien]]
*{{Jct|state=WI|US|12}} in [[Elkhorn, Wisconsin|Elkhorn]]
*{{Jct|state=WI|US|45|WI|100}} in [[Greenfield, Wisconsin|Greenfield]]
*{{Jct|state=WI|I|41|I|94|I|894|US|41}} in [[Milwaukee]]
*{{Jct|state=WI|WI|23}} in [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]]
*{{Jct|state=WI|US|151|WI|42}} in [[Manitowoc, Wisconsin|Manitowoc]]
*{{Jct|state=WI|WI|54|WI|57}} in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]] }}
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=WI|I|41|US|41|US|141}} in [[Howard, Wisconsin|Howard]]
|counties=[[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock]], [[Walworth County, Wisconsin|Walworth]], [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha]], [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], [[Ozaukee County, Wisconsin|Ozaukee]], [[Sheboygan County, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]], [[Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Manitowoc]], [[Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown]]
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'''Interstate 43''' ('''I-43''') is a {{convert|191.55|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[Interstate Highway]] located entirely within the US state of [[Wisconsin]], connecting [[Interstate 39|I-39]]/[[Interstate 90 in Wisconsin|I-90]] in [[Beloit, Wisconsin|Beloit]] with [[Milwaukee]] and [[Interstate 41|I-41]], [[U.S. Route 41 in Wisconsin|U.S. Highway 41]] (US 41) and [[U.S. Route 141|US 141]] in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]]. [[Wisconsin Highway 32|State Trunk Highway 32]] (WIS 32) [[concurrency (road)|runs concurrently]] with I-43 in two sections and [[Interstate 94 in Wisconsin|I-94]], [[Interstate 894|I-894]], [[U.S. Route 10 in Wisconsin|US 10]], US 41, [[U.S. Route 45 in Wisconsin|US 45]], and [[Wisconsin Highway 57|WIS 57]] overlap I-43 once each. There are no auxiliary or business routes connected to I-43, though an alternate route to direct traffic during road closures is signed along local and state highways from Milwaukee County north into Brown County.

I-43 came about as a result of toll road proposals that included a Milwaukee to [[Superior, Wisconsin|Superior]] corridor that included [[Hurley, Wisconsin|Hurley]], [[Wausau, Wisconsin|Wausau]], and Green Bay. Only the Milwaukee-to-Green Bay section was approved. The route was originally planned to follow an alignment about midway between US 41 and US 141 (the latter paralleled Lake Michigan at the time) along WIS 57. Controversy about this location and use of [[right-of-way (transportation)|right-of-way]] led to the establishment of the current alignment, which follows much of what was the 1950s-era realignment of US 141 from Milwaukee to [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]], and a new alignment from Sheboygan to Green Bay. This section was completed in 1981.

The Beloit-to-Milwaukee segment was developed after two separate proposals for Interstates, one of them between Milwaukee and Beloit and the other between Milwaukee and [[Janesville, Wisconsin|Janesville]]. The Milwaukee–Beloit route was chosen, completed in 1976 as WIS 15 and renumbered as I-43 in 1988. To connect the two segments, I-43 was signed concurrently with the east–west segment of I-894 and the north–south portion of I-94 in the greater Milwaukee metropolitan area from the [[Hale Interchange]] to the [[Marquette Interchange]], which was completely reconstructed with work being completed in 2008.

==Route description==

I-43 begins in [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock County]] as the eastern leg of a [[T interchange]] with [[Interstate 39|I-39]]/[[Interstate 90 in Wisconsin|I-90]] just east of [[Beloit, Wisconsin|Beloit]]. The highway becomes [[Wisconsin Highway 81|WIS 81]] west of the interchange. The Beloit-to-[[Milwaukee]] segment of I-43 passes mainly through farmland situated on rolling hills, going around urbanized areas except for in the greater Milwaukee area, where the route passes through suburban residential areas with some embedded industrial establishments.<ref name="googlemaps">{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=42.527784,-88.974495&daddr=I-43+N&hl=en&geocode=%3BFYjmpwIdRnfA-g&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=13&sll=42.534868,-88.949776&sspn=0.051861,0.154495&ie=UTF8&ll=42.548275,-88.826523&spn=0.103701,0.30899&t=h&z=12 |title= Overview Map of Interstate 43 |access-date= January 15, 2009}}</ref><ref name="wisdot_rock">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/rock.pdf |format=PDF |title=Rock County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=January 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070508061349/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/rock.pdf |archive-date=May 8, 2007 }}</ref> The Interstate bypasses [[Clinton (village), Rock County, Wisconsin|Clinton]] to the north at [[Wisconsin Highway 140|WIS 140]] and passes into [[Walworth County, Wisconsin|Walworth County]] {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} east of WIS 140. {{as of|2007}}, daily traffic counts for Rock County range from 12,400 to 19,200 with the higher counts closest to Beloit. The interchange with I-39/I-90 accommodates 1,000–5,200 vehicles daily, with the most traffic on ramps connecting southbound I-39/I-90 to westbound WIS 81 and westbound I-43 to southbound I-39/I-90.<ref name="wisdot_rock_aadt">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2007 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/rock/rock-interstate2007.pdf |format=PDF |title=2007 Interstate System Rock County Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602015615/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/rock/rock-interstate2007.pdf |archive-date=June 2, 2010 }}</ref> I-43 passes north of [[Darien, Wisconsin|Darien]] and crosses [[U.S. Route 14 in Wisconsin|US 14]] at that point, then junctions with [[Wisconsin Highway 50|WIS 50]] south of [[Delavan, Wisconsin|Delavan]]. {{as of|2006}}, about 14,000–19,200 vehicles use this section daily.<ref name="wisdot_walworth_aadt">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2006 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/walworth/walworth2006.pdf |format=PDF |title=2006 Walworth County Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808113842/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/walworth/walworth2006.pdf |archive-date=August 8, 2008 }}</ref>

In [[Elkhorn, Wisconsin|Elkhorn]], I-43 junctions with [[Wisconsin Highway 67|WIS 67]], [[U.S. Route 12 in Wisconsin|US 12]], and [[Wisconsin Highway 11|WIS 11]]. The freeway passes through [[East Troy, Wisconsin|East Troy]] about {{convert|10|mi|km}} northeast of Elkhorn and junctions with [[Wisconsin Highway 20|WIS 20]] and [[Wisconsin Highway 120|WIS 120]]. It then enters [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha County]] at [[Mukwonago, Wisconsin|Mukwonago]].<ref name="wisdot_walworth">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/walworth.pdf |format=PDF |title=Walworth County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205221828/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/walworth.pdf |archive-date=February 5, 2007 }}</ref> I-43 crosses [[Wisconsin Highway 83|WIS 83]] at an interchange just southeast of the village. After about {{convert|8|mi|km|spell=in}}, the highway junctions with [[Wisconsin Highway 164|WIS 164]] just north of [[Big Bend, Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Big Bend]] and then enters the city of [[New Berlin, Wisconsin|New Berlin]] where the freeway has interchanges with South Racine Avenue (CTH-Y) and South Moorland Road (CTH-O). It then turns east to enter [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee County]].<ref name="wisdot_waukesha">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/waukesha.pdf |format=PDF |title=Waukesha County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=January 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070415160307/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/waukesha.pdf |archive-date=April 15, 2007 }}</ref> {{as of|2006}}, traffic volumes range from 21,000 around Elkhorn to 35,800 in Waukesha County to 85,000 (2007 figures) at [[Wisconsin Highway 100|WIS 100]].<ref name="wisdot_walworth_aadt"/><ref name="wisdot_waukesha_aadt">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2006 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/waukesha/waukesha2006.pdf |format=PDF |title=2006 Waukesha County Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829200153/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/waukesha/waukesha2006.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="wisdot_milwaukee_aadt">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2007 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/milwaukee/milwaukee-highways2007.pdf |format=PDF |title=2007 Milwaukee County Highway System Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601234655/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/milwaukee/milwaukee-highways2007.pdf |archive-date=June 1, 2010 }}</ref>

The Beloit-to-Milwaukee portion (at the Hale Interchange with I-894) was given the name "Rock Freeway" because the freeway traverses Rock County and heads towards the cities in the [[Rock River (Mississippi River)|Rock River]] valley, including [[Rockford, Illinois]]. However, the moniker generally only applies to the portion of the route in Waukesha and Milwaukee counties;<ref name="WH_milw_rock_frwy">{{cite web |last= Bessert |first= Chris |title= Milwaukee Freeways: Rock Freeway |work= Wisconsin Highways |publisher= Self-published |url= http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/milwaukee/rock.html |access-date= March 1, 2009}}{{self-published source|date= March 2013}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date= March 2013}} freeway names in southeastern Wisconsin media are used interchangeably with Interstate numbers. The freeway is entirely four lanes from Beloit to New Berlin. A six-lane segment begins where [[U.S. Route 45 in Wisconsin|US 45]] merges on the Interstate.<ref name="googlemaps"/>

[[File:I43 Milwaukee Marq.png|thumb|right|I-43 approaching the Marquette Interchange from the north in Milwaukee]]
I-43 connects with US 45 south and WIS 100 at South 108th Street. US 45 joins the highway for {{Convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}}, then turns northward onto [[Interstate 894|I-894]] west and [[Interstate 41|I-41]]/[[U.S. Route 41 in Wisconsin|US 41]] south at the [[Hale Interchange]], while I-43 follows I-894 east and I-41/US 41 south along the Airport Freeway into [[Greenfield, Wisconsin|Greenfield]], (forming a [[wrong-way concurrency]] with I-41) with interchanges with [[Wisconsin Highway 24|WIS 24]], [[Wisconsin Highway 36|WIS 36]], and [[Wisconsin Highway 241|WIS 241]]. At the [[Mitchell Interchange]], I-894 ends and I-41/[[Interstate 94 in Wisconsin|I-94]]/US 41 continues south while I-43 turns north to follow I-94 northbound, also known as the North–South Freeway, into downtown Milwaukee, where it meets [[Interstate 794|I-794]] at the [[Marquette Interchange]]. {{as of|2007}}, the Airport Freeway carries 107,000–134,000 vehicles per day. The freeway between the Mitchell and Marquette interchanges carried less at that time—97,000 (closer to downtown) to 105,000.<ref name="wisdot_milwaukee_aadt"/><ref name="wisdot_milwaukee_aadt_freeway2">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2007 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/milwaukee/milwaukee-freeway2007-pt2.pdf |format=PDF |title=2007 Milwaukee County Freeway System 2007 Mainline AADT Only Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |at=Map 2 of 3 |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601234844/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/milwaukee/milwaukee-freeway2007-pt2.pdf |archive-date=June 1, 2010 }}</ref> The highway passes through mixed urban residential and industrial areas of the greater Milwaukee area, carrying six lanes throughout with the exception of near the Marquette Interchange where eight lanes of traffic exist.<ref name="googlemaps"/>

[[File:I43atWis83.jpg|thumb|left|I-43 at WIS 83]]
I-43 continues north from the Marquette Interchange, while I-94 turns westward. After passing through downtown Milwaukee, just east of [[Marquette University]], it crosses [[U.S. Route 18 in Wisconsin|US 18]] at Highland Boulevard and crosses [[Wisconsin Highway 145|WIS 145]] at the McKinley Boulevard/Fond du Lac Avenue interchange. Exit 72C's northbound off- and on-ramps in downtown Milwaukee pass underneath the county courthouse via tunnels to Kilbourn Avenue.<ref name="googlemaps"/> On the way north out of Milwaukee, the Interstate passes through Glendale, junctioning with [[Wisconsin Highway 190|WIS 190]] (Capitol Drive) and [[Wisconsin Highway 57|WIS 57]] (Green Bay Avenue), and north of Good Hope Road has a grassy median with a [[cable barrier]]. WIS 100 and [[Wisconsin Highway 32|WIS 32]] connect at Brown Deer Road and WIS 32 follows the Interstate north into [[Ozaukee County, Wisconsin|Ozaukee County]].<ref name="WH_milw_fwy_map">{{cite map |first= Chris |last= Bessert |title= Milwaukee Freeway Map |publisher= Self-published |url= http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/milwaukee/system_map.html |access-date= January 17, 2008}}{{self-published source|date=March 2013}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=March 2013}}<ref name="wisdot_milwaukee">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/milwaukee.pdf |format=PDF |title=Milwaukee County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=January 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125211647/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/milwaukee.pdf |archive-date=January 25, 2007 }}</ref> Up to 146,000 vehicles used this portion daily in 2007. This count decreased further north, with a count of 78,900 vehicles per day near WIS 100's northern terminus and 69,600 closer to the Ozaukee County border.<ref name="wisdot_milwaukee_aadt_freeway1">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2007 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/milwaukee/milwaukee-freeway2007-pt1.pdf |format=PDF |title=2007 Milwaukee County Freeway System 2007 Mainline AADT Only Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |at=Map 1 of 3 |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601234729/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/milwaukee/milwaukee-freeway2007-pt1.pdf |archive-date=June 1, 2010 }}</ref> As it passes through mixed residential and commercial zones north of downtown, the highway carries eight lanes of traffic downtown, six lanes of traffic north of North Avenue to WIS 60 in Grafton, and four lanes of traffic north of WIS 60 all the way to [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]].<ref name="googlemaps"/>

WIS 57 joins the freeway {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in}} north of the county line in [[Mequon, Wisconsin|Mequon]] at the junction with [[Wisconsin Highway 167|WIS 167]]. The urban residential areas thin out north of this point as a mix of farmland and forest begins to dominate.<ref name="googlemaps"/> [[Wisconsin Highway 60|WIS 60]] terminates in [[Grafton, Wisconsin|Grafton]] at the Interstate {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} further north and WIS 32 turns off toward [[Port Washington, Wisconsin|Port Washington]] {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} north of WIS 60. [[Wisconsin Highway 33|WIS 33]] crosses the route in [[Saukville, Wisconsin|Saukville]]. WIS 57 turns north off the freeway, which turns eastward to go around Port Washington to the north. WIS 32 rejoins the freeway on the northside and the two routes follow the [[Lake Michigan]] shoreline northeast into Sheboygan County.<ref name="wisdot_ozaukee">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/ozaukee.pdf |format=PDF |title=Ozaukee County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=January 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207055256/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/ozaukee.pdf |archive-date=December 7, 2006 }}</ref> WIS 32 leaves the freeway at [[Cedar Grove, Wisconsin|Cedar Grove]] and the Interstate passes [[Oostburg, Wisconsin|Oostburg]] to the east and [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]] to the west. In Sheboygan, I-43 intersects [[Wisconsin Highway 28|WIS 28]], [[Wisconsin Highway 23|WIS 23]], and [[Wisconsin Highway 42|WIS 42]]. I-43 enters Manitowoc County {{convert|9|mi|km|spell=in}} north of Sheboygan.<ref name="wisdot_sheboygan">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/sheboygan.pdf |format=PDF |title=Sheboygan County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=January 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070415185821/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/sheboygan.pdf |archive-date=April 15, 2007 }}</ref> {{as of|2007}}, traffic counts in southern Ozaukee County peak at 66,900 vehicles per day—this value generally decreases further north.<ref name="wisdot_ozaukee_aadt">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2007 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/ozaukee/ozaukee-interstate2007.pdf |format=PDF |title=2007 Interstate System Ozaukee County Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601210356/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/ozaukee/ozaukee-interstate2007.pdf |archive-date=June 1, 2010 }}</ref> {{as of|2005}}, the counts in Sheboygan County bottom out at 21,100 vehicles per day just south of the Manitowoc County line.<ref name="wisdot_sheboygan_aadt">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2005 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/sheboygan/sheboygan2005.pdf |format=PDF |title=2005 Sheboygan County Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706223709/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/sheboygan/sheboygan2005.pdf |archive-date=July 6, 2008 }}</ref>

I-43 passes [[Cleveland, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Cleveland]] on the county line. The highway continues to follow the lakeshore to straddle Manitowoc's westside, passing west of [[Newton (community), Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Newton, Wisconsin]], with a [[weigh station]] for southbound truck drivers located midway between Newton and Cleveland. I-43 connects with [[U.S. Route 151|US 151]] and WIS 42. WIS 42 north follows the freeway north to the interchange with [[U.S. Route 10 in Wisconsin|US 10]]. WIS 42 leaves to the east along with US 10 east, and US 10 west follows I-43 north to the interchange with [[Wisconsin Highway 310|WIS 310]] where it turns off to the west. The Interstate passes [[Francis Creek, Wisconsin|Francis Creek]] and [[Maribel, Wisconsin|Maribel]] (at [[Wisconsin Highway 147|WIS 147]]) and turns northwestward into Brown County, with a [[rest stop]] located just before the county line.<ref name="wisdot_manitowoc">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/manitowoc.pdf |format=PDF |title=Manitowoc County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=January 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070413152312/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/manitowoc.pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2007 }}</ref> I-43 in Manitowoc County has the least traveled portion of the highway with 17,400 vehicles passing south of WIS 147 according to 2005 results. These values increase further south.<ref name="wisdot_manitowoc_aadt">{{cite web|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2005 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/manitowoc/manitowoc-interstate2005.pdf |title=2005 Interstate System Manitowoc County Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706185201/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/manitowoc/manitowoc-interstate2005.pdf |archive-date=July 6, 2008 }}</ref>

The Interstate passes [[Denmark, Wisconsin|Denmark]] and meets the terminus of [[Wisconsin Highway 96|WIS 96]] {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} north of the county line. The Interstate then continues another {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} to [[Bellevue, Wisconsin|Bellevue]] where [[U.S. Route 141|US 141]] begins. This interchange provides access to [[Wisconsin Highway 29|WIS 29]], a route the freeway crosses under later. At this point, the Interstate enters urban residential areas as it approaches Green Bay.<ref name="googlemaps"/> I-43 junctions with [[Wisconsin Highway 172|WIS 172]] in [[Allouez, Wisconsin|Allouez]], then turns northeast to bypass Green Bay to the east, passing under the aforementioned WIS 29. After turning northwestward, the Interstate intersects [[Wisconsin Highway 54|WIS 54]] and WIS 57 and crosses the [[Fox River (Green Bay tributary)|Fox River]] on the [[Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge]], passing through a heavily industrialized area near the Port of Green Bay.<ref name="googlemaps"/> I-43 ends at I-41/US 41/US 141.<ref name="wisdot_brown">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/brown.pdf |format=PDF |title=Brown County |scale= 1:100,000 |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=January 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070413092037/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/brown.pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2007 }}</ref> I-43's lowest traffic volume in this county is at the southernmost entry with a 2006 value of 22,100 vehicles per day near Denmark. Values around Green Bay range from 34,600 to 42,200 vehicles per day.<ref name="wisdot_brown_aadt">{{cite map|author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year=2006 |url=http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/brown/brown-interstate2006.pdf |format=PDF |title=2006 Interstate System Brown County Annual Average Daily Traffic |scale= Scale not given |location= Madison |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720042749/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/counts/docs/brown/brown-interstate2006.pdf |archive-date=July 20, 2008 }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:I43atU S 151Sign.jpg|thumb|left|I-43 in Manitowoc]]
Wisconsin had anticipated the Interstates with studies of possible toll roads. When the original Interstate System was approved, the state was only given two routes: I-90 and I-94.<ref name="FHWA_I43"/> The Wisconsin Transportation Commission submitted a request to add an Interstate in 1953 connecting Milwaukee to Green Bay, a request the federal government denied. After a study by the Wisconsin Turnpike Commission (which was established in 1953), a request was submitted in 1963 for a route that connected Milwaukee and Superior by way of Green Bay, Wausau, Hurley, and [[Ashland, Wisconsin|Ashland]] which could be completed in increments. However, only the Milwaukee-to-Green Bay segment was approved.<ref name="WISDOT_BB2">{{cite book |last = Bechtel |first = George |title = Wisconsin Highways: A History of Wisconsin Highway Development 1945–1985 |location = Madison |publisher = [[Wisconsin Department of Transportation]] |year = 1999 }}</ref>

The original plan for the northern part of I-43 was to locate it midway between US 141 and US 41, using most of the current alignment of WIS 57 north of [[Wisconsin Highway 33|WIS 33]] in [[Saukville, Wisconsin|Saukville]];<ref name="I43_steal" /> additionally, it was proposed to use the [[Interstate 57]] number,<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year = 1969S |page = 10 |access-date = November 15, 2017 |v-link = yes }}</ref> though that was changed due to resistance from Illinois to extend its portion through Chicago.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} But farmers and landowners within the corridor opposed the plan. According to the opponents of the I-43 construction, what the commission revealed as their plan to construct I-43 along the WIS 57 corridor did not reveal is that instead of using the existing right-of-way, the freeway was to be built {{convert|2.25|mi|km}} west of WIS 57. This was the case despite the fact that WIS 57 had a wide right-of-way of {{convert|300|ft|m}}.<ref name="I43_steal">{{cite book |last = Klessig |first = Edward |title = Interstate 43: The Last Highway Steal in Wisconsin |publisher = [[State Historical Society of Wisconsin]] |location = Green Bay |year = 1974 }}</ref> Protests, including farmers bringing their cows to graze on the [[Wisconsin State Capitol]] grounds, prompted a compromise to utilize the freeway built for US 141 between Milwaukee and Sheboygan instead, building the remaining freeway for the Interstate itself.<ref name="WISDOT_BB2" /> This plan, particularly the new freeway, met resistance from the [[Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown]], [[Sheboygan County, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]], and [[Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Manitowoc]] county governments.

Construction first began in 1963 on the freeway that was, at the time, designated US 141. The first segment to begin construction was a {{convert|3.4|mi|km|adj=on}} segment beginning at the Port Washington Road exit in Milwaukee County. An additional {{convert|10|mi|km}} of the highway were completed in Ozaukee County by 1964.<ref name="FHWA_I43" /> In 1965, a {{convert|9.3|mi|km|adj=on}} bypass of Sheboygan opened to traffic. The last major segment, consisting of {{convert|94.4|mi|km}} of roadway, was started in 1972 after the last of these governments, Manitowoc County, pledged its support.<ref name="I43_steal" /> The portion in Milwaukee County extending from the Port Washington Road exit to the Marquette Interchange was completed in 1981 to open the route.<ref name="FHWA_I43" /> The route through Milwaukee was platted through the [[Black-American]] neighborhood of [[Neighborhoods of Milwaukee#Bronzeville|Bronzeville]].<ref>{{Cite web |first1 = Reuben |last1 = Harpole |first2 = Joseph B. |last2 = Walzer |year = 2016 |title = Bronzeville |url = https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/bronzeville/ |access-date = June 18, 2021 |website = Encyclopedia of Milwaukee |language = en-US }}</ref> Historically, [[Racial segregation|segregation]] and related issues meant that this was the only place in Milwaukee where Black citizens could settle; it was later targeted for renewal to rid the city of what its political leadership saw as slums.<ref>{{Cite news |last = Biondich |first = Sarah |date = August 26, 2009 |title = The Golden Age of Bronzeville Milwaukee's African-American heritage |url = https://shepherdexpress.com/wehaa_articles_redirect/7773/ |access-date = June 18, 2021 |website = Shepherd Express |language = en-us }}</ref> The Interstate effectively finished off Bronzeville, as thousands of houses were seized via [[eminent domain]] and approximately a thousand businesses were razed.<ref>{{Cite news |first = Teran |last = Powell |date = March 11, 2019 |title = The Construction of Milwaukee's Freeways: An Asset for Some, Detrimental for Others |url = https://www.wuwm.com/race-ethnicity/2019-03-11/the-construction-of-milwaukees-freeways-an-asset-for-some-detrimental-for-others |access-date = June 18, 2021 |publisher = WUWM-FM |location = Milwaukee |language = en }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title = 'Remembering Bronzeville' Showcases Milwaukee's First African American Neighborhood |url = https://www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake-effect-segments/2019-11-02/remembering-bronzeville-showcases-milwaukees-first-african-american-neighborhood |date = November 2, 2019 |access-date = June 18, 2021 |publisher = WUWM-FM |location = Milwaukee |language = en }}</ref>

The southwestern portion has also had a history of requests for Interstate routings. Interstate routings for such a connection between Beloit and the Milwaukee metropolitan area were requested by the [[Wisconsin Department of Transportation]] (WisDOT) but denied by the [[Federal Highway Administration]] (FHWA) in 1973. Another request for a link to Janesville was also denied. Despite the denials, local and state officials continued to seek funding to construct a freeway between these two metropolitan areas.<ref name="WISDOT_BB2"/> A government collaboration called the "Highway 15 Committee" was formed to present and promote the route. Construction began on the route in the 1960s with the first segment, a {{convert|0.9|mi|km|adj=on}} connector linking US 45 with I-894 as part of the project to build the Hale Interchange connecting the pending route with I-894. The new connector received the US 45 designation as that highway was transferred onto the freeway heading north. The first long segment was completed in 1969. It extended from the US 45 connector to CTH-F (now [[Wisconsin Highway 164|WIS 164]]) in Big Bend. After this segment was opened, the WIS 15 designation was applied. The next segment, to [[East Troy, Wisconsin|East Troy]], was opened in 1972, the year the Highway 15 Committee had hoped the route would be completed in its entirety. It was extended to [[Elkhorn, Wisconsin|Elkhorn]] in 1973 in conjunction with the [[U.S. Route 12 in Wisconsin|US 12]] freeway construction, then to I-90 in 1976. I-43 signs were placed on the freeway by 1988 after designation in 1987, replacing WIS 15. I-43 was also mapped concurrently with I-94 and I-894 to link the two segments together.<ref name="WH_I43">{{cite web |last = Bessert |first = Chris |title = Highways 40–49 |work = Wisconsin Highways |publisher = Self-published |url = http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys40-49.html#I-043 |access-date = January 17, 2008 }}{{self-published source|date=March 2013}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=March 2013}} Even though exit number tabs were labeled according to the new mileposts, the mileposts themselves were not renumbered to coincide with the current length until 1991.<ref name="JS1">{{cite news |first = Amy Rabideau |last = Silvers |title = Sorry Milwaukee, but Beloit is the Starting Point for Measuring I-43 Mile markers and Exit Numbers Will Show the Mileage from Beloit |work = [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |date = August 15, 1990 |page = B3 }}</ref>

The Marquette Interchange, which connects I-43 with I-94, and [[Interstate 794|I-794]], was completely reconstructed over a four-year span, beginning in October 2004 and ending in September 2008. This project eliminated lefthand exits and widened connecting ramps between I-94 and I-43.<ref name="mchange">{{cite web |title = Marquette Interchange Project: Project Guide |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url = http://mchange.org/page.jsp?&key=pjgg |access-date = March 7, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090205055139/http://mchange.org/page.jsp |archive-date = February 5, 2009 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Major accidents==
A [[multiple-vehicle collision]] on the northbound lanes of I-43 involving 52 vehicles, killing three and injuring at least 30 others, occurred on the [[Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge|Tower Drive Bridge]] at 6:45 am March 12, 1990. The cause was a wall of fog with extremely limited visibility near the Fox River on an otherwise clear day.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/local_wluk_greenbay_lessons_from_1990_bridge_crash_072720092128_rev1 |location= Green Bay, WI |publisher= [[WLUK-TV]] |title= Lessons from 1990 Bridge Crash |date= July 27, 2009 |access-date= May 18, 2013 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100130091559/http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/local_wluk_greenbay_lessons_from_1990_bridge_crash_072720092128_rev1 |archive-date= January 30, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19900312&id=QkUyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_uQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6365,3509907 |work= [[Lawrence Journal-World]] |title= Three Killed in Bridge Crash |date= March 12, 1990 |page= 2A |access-date= May 18, 2013}}</ref>

On October 10, 2002, a multiple-vehicle collision occurred on I-43, just south of [[Cedar Grove, Wisconsin|Cedar Grove]]. The crash occurred on southbound I-43 in Sheboygan County just north of the Ozaukee–Sheboygan county line.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/36532414.html |title= Drivers Cite Poor Visibility, Slick Pavement in Pileup |first1= Dan |last1= Benson |first2= Mike |last2= Johnson |name-list-style= amp |work= Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date= December 21, 2008 |access-date= June 4, 2011}}</ref> It involved 50 vehicles and was found to have been caused by low visibility due to fog at a point where the freeway comes its closest to paralleling Lake Michigan, {{convert|0.7|mi|km}} from shore.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/514393/15-hurt-in-38-vehicle-pileup.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110720143143/http://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/514393/15-hurt-in-38-vehicle-pileup.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= July 20, 2011 |title= 15 Hurt in 38-Vehicle Pileup |work= Iron Mountain Daily News |date= March 6, 2010 |access-date= June 4, 2011 }}</ref> The crash and resulting fires led to the deaths of 10 individuals, making this crash the deadliest in Wisconsin history. In addition to the fatalities, 36 people were also injured in the pileup. According to witnesses at the scene, fire from the wreckage rose over {{convert|20|-|30|ft|m}} into the air. First responders said many of the bodies they recovered were burned beyond recognition. Then-Sheboygan County Sheriff Loni Koenig said of the crash site, "In my 21 years [of law enforcement], this is the most horrific scene I have ever seen, and I'm sure that it is for many of the people there."<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-10-11-wisconsin-crash_x.htm |work= USA Today |title= At Least 10 Killed in Multi-Car Crash in Wisconsin |first= Kristyna |last= Wentz-Graff |agency= [[Associated Press]] |date= October 11, 2002 |access-date= June 4, 2011}}</ref> The crash has since been described as the worst traffic crash in Wisconsin state history.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Greg J. |last1= Borowski |first2=Dan |last2= Benson |first3=Jessica |last3=Hansen |name-list-style= amp |work= Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |url= http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=86864 |title=10 die in horrific pileup |date= October 10, 2002 |access-date= May 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102516/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=86864 |archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref>

Another multiple-vehicle collision occurred on March 5, 2019, on the Leo Frigo Bridge because of ice on the bridge. Nobody was severely injured.<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Amundsen |first1 = Mackenzie |date = March 5, 2019 |title = 30-vehicle pile-up on Leo Frigo Bridge started with one car hitting ice |url = https://www.wbay.com/content/news/Several-vehicles-involved-in-crash-on-Leo-Frigo-Bridge-506702941.html |location = Green Bay |publisher = WBAY-TV |access-date = January 4, 2020 |archive-date = October 12, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191012134513/https://www.wbay.com/content/news/Several-vehicles-involved-in-crash-on-Leo-Frigo-Bridge-506702941.html |url-status = dead }}</ref>

== Future ==
I-43 is currently being widened from four to six lanes in total north of Milwaukee from Silver Spring Drive to [[Wisconsin Highway 60|WIS 60]], with the anticipated completion in late 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |url = https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/se/43crdr/default.aspx |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |title = North–South (Silver Spring Dr. to WIS 60), Glendale to Grafton—Milwaukee and Ozaukee Counties |access-date = April 11, 2020 }}</ref>{{needs update|date=March 2025}} Rest Area 51 and 52 in [[Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Manitowoc County]] between [[Cooperstown, Wisconsin|Cooperstown]] and [[Denmark, Wisconsin|Denmark]] will be replaced with a newer facilities beginning in 2024 and ending in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title = I-43 Rest Area Replacement: I-43 Rest Areas, Manitowoc County |url = https://projects.511wi.gov/i43greenbay/restarea/ |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date = January 29, 2024 }}</ref>

==Exit list==
{{jcttop|exit|exit_ref=<ref name="WISDOT_I43_E">{{cite web |first= Randy |last= King |publisher= Wisconsin Department of Transportation |title= Exit Numbers on I-43 |url= http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/road/exits-i43.htm |access-date= March 21, 2011 |date= August 16, 2010 |location= Madison, WI |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516142112/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/road/exits-i43.htm |archive-date= May 16, 2011 }}</ref>|length_ref=<ref name=logs>Regional Logs:
*{{cite book |author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |title=State Trunk Highway Log: Southwest Region |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |date=December 31, 2008 |location= Madison, WI}}
*{{cite book |author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |title= State Trunk Highway Log: Southeast Region |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |date=December 31, 2008 |location= Waukesha, WI}}
*{{cite book |author=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |title=State Trunk Highway Log: Northeast Region |date=May 14, 2009 |location= Green Bay, WI}}</ref>}}
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|notes=Signed as left exit 1A (I-39 south/I-90 east) & 1B (I-39 north/I-90 west); Former [[cloverleaf interchange]] [[diverging diamond interchange]] at WIS 81 (Milwaukee Road); I-39/I-90 exit 185
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{{WIint|exit
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|notes=Eastern end of I-41/I-894/US 41 concurrency; southern end of I-94 concurrency; signed as exits 10A (I-43 north/I-94 west) and 10B (I-41 south/I-94 east/US 41 south) northbound, and as no number (I-94 east/US 41 south) and exit 316 (I-43 south/I-894 west) westbound; concurrency uses I-94 exit numbers; eastern end of Airport Freeway name; southern end of North–South Freeway name; [[Mitchell Interchange]]
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{{WIint|exit
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|mile=92.14
|exit=92
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|60|CTH|Q|city1=Grafton|city2=Cedarburg|city3=Ulao|dir1=west|dir2=east|name1=Washington Street|name2=Ulao Road}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint|exit
|town=Grafton
|mile=93.56
|mile2=93.58
|exit=93
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|32|CTH|V|Tour|LMCT|dir1=north|dir2=south|city1=Grafton|city2=Port Washington|name1=Spring Street|name2=Grafton Avenue}} 
|notes=Northern end of WIS 32 concurrency; northern end of North–South Freeway
}}
{{WIint|exit
|location=Saukville
|mile=96.66
|exit=96
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|33|city1=Saukville|city2=Port Washington|name1=Grand Avenue}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint|exit
|town=Saukville
|mile=97.54
|exit=97
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|57|dir1=north|city1=Fredonia|city2=Random Lake|city3=Waldo|city4=Plymouth}}
|notes=Northern end of WIS 57 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance
}}
{{WIint|exit
|town=Port Washington
|mile=100.73
|exit=100
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|32|CTH|H|Tour|LMCT|dir1=south|dir2=west|city1=Fredonia|city2=Port Washington|name1=Wisconsin Street}} 
|notes=Southern end of WIS 32 concurrency; CTH-H is the former [[Wisconsin Highway 84|WIS 84]]
}}
{{WIint|exit
|town=Belgium
|mile=107.57
|exit=107
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|D|city1=Belgium|city2=Lake Church}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint|exit
|county=Sheboygan
|cspan=7
|town=Holland
|ctdab=Sheboygan
|lspan=2
|mile=112.82
|exit=113
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|32|dir1=north|city1=Cedar Grove}}
|notes=Northern end of WIS 32 concurrency
}}
{{WIint|exit
|mile=116.71
|mile2=116.74
|exit=116
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|AA|name1=Foster Road|city1=Oostburg}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint|exit
|town=Wilson
|ctdab=Sheboygan
|mile=120.36
|mile2=120.39
|exit=120
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|V|CTH|OK|city1=Waldo|name2=South Business Drive}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint|exit
|town=Sheboygan
|mile=123.31
|mile2=123.35
|exit=123
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|28|CTH|A|CTH|TA|Tour|LMCT|city1=Sheboygan|city2=Sheboygan Falls|name1=Washington Avenue}} 
|notes=
}}
{{WIint|exit
|location=Sheboygan
|mile=125.90
|exit=126
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|23|city1=Sheboygan|city2=Fond du Lac|city3=Kohler|city4=Plymouth|name1=Kohler Memorial Drive}}
|notes=Cloverleaf interchange; signed as exit 126A eastbound, exit 126B westbound
}}
{{WIint|exit
|town=Sheboygan
|mile=128.60
|exit=128
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|42|Tour|LMCT|city1=Sheboygan|city2=Howards Grove|name1=Calumet Drive}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint|exit
|town=Mosel
|mile=131.50
|exit=131
|road=Rowe Road / Golf Event Traffic
|type=incomplete
|notes=Southbound entrance, northbound exit;<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.jsonline.com/business/95472154.html |title= Work To Begin on I-43 Interchange near Whistling Straits |first= Tom |last= Daykin |date= June 2, 2010 |access-date= March 21, 2011 |work= Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100606053534/http://www.jsonline.com/business/95472154.html |archive-date= June 6, 2010 }}</ref> event-only ramp for [[Whistling Straits]]
}}
{{WIint|exit
|county=Manitowoc
|cspan=8
|town=Centerville
|ctdab=Manitowoc
|mile=137.57
|exit=137
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|XX|city1=Kiel|location2=[[Cleveland, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Cleveland]]}}
|notes=Former [[Wisconsin Highway 149|WIS 149]]
}}
{{WIint|exit
|town=Newton
|ctdab=Manitowoc
|mile=144.17
|exit=144
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|C|city1=St. Nazianz|location2=[[Newton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Newton]]}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint|exit
|location=Manitowoc
|lspan=2
|mile=149.76
|exit=149
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=WI|US|151|WI|42|Tour|LMCT|dir1=south|city1=Manitowoc|city2=Fond du Lac|name1=Calumet Avenue}}
|notes=Northern terminus of US 151 and I-43 Alt
}}
{{WIint|exit
|mile=151.72
|exit=152
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=WI|US|10|CTH|JJ|dir1=east|dir2=north|city1=Manitowoc |city2=Sturgeon Bay |name1=Waldo Boulevard}}
|notes=Southern end of US 10 concurrency; to Sturgeon Bay not signed southbound
}}
{{WIint|exit
|town=Manitowoc Rapids
|mile=154.75
|exit=154
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=WI|US|10|WI|310|dir1=west|city1=Appleton|city2=Two Rivers}}
|notes=Northern end of US 10 concurrency
}}
{{WIint|exit
|town=Kossuth
|lspan=2
|mile=157.80
|exit=157
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|V|city1=Mishicot|city2=Francis Creek}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint|exit
|mile=160.53
|exit=160
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|K|city1=Kellnersville}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint|exit
|town=Cooperstown
|mile=164.24
|exit=164
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|147|CTH|Z|city1=Maribel|city2=Mishicot|city3=Two Rivers}}
|notes=Mishicot not signed southbound, Two Rivers not signed northbound
}}
{{WIint|exit
|county=Brown
|cspan=11
|location=Denmark
|mile=170.83
|exit=171
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|96|CTH|KB|city1=Greenleaf|city2=Denmark}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint|exit
|town=Ledgeview
|mile=177.99
|exit=178
|road={{jct|state=WI|US|141|CTH|MM|WI|29|to3=yes|city1=Bellevue|city2=Kewaunee|name1=Main Street}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint|exit
|location=Bellevue
|lspan=2
|mile=180.49
|exit=180
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|172|I|41|US|41|WI|32|dir1=west|to2=yes|extra=airport|location1=[[Austin Straubel International Airport]]}}
|notes=To I-41 not signed northbound while WIS 32 not signed southbound
}}
{{WIint|exit
|mile=181.71
|exit=181
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|JJ|road|Manitowoc Road}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint|exit
|location=Green Bay
|lspan=5
|mile=183.20
|mile2=183.23
|exit=183
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|V|road|Mason Street}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint|exit
|mile=185.39
|mile2=185.42
|exit=185
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|54|WI|57|Tour|LMCT|city1=Sturgeon Bay|city2=Algoma|city3=Green Bay|name3=University Avenue
}}
|notes=}}
{{WIint|exit
|mile=187.60
|mile2=187.63
|exit=187
|road=Webster Avenue, East Shore Drive
|notes=
}}
{{jctbridge|exit
|mile=
|bridge=[[Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge]] over the [[Fox River (Green Bay tributary)|Fox River]]
}}
{{WIint|exit
|mile=189.60
|exit=189
|road=Atkinson Drive
|notes=
}}
{{WIint|exit
|location=Howard
|lspan=2
|type=incomplete
|mile=191.40
|mile2=191.76
|mspan=2
|exit=192B
|road={{jct|state=WI|I|41|US|41|dir1=south|dir2=south|to3=to|WIS|29|city1=Appleton}}
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; exit 170B on I-41; no access to US 141 south; northern terminus of I-41
}}
{{WIint|exit
|mile=none
|exit=192A
|road={{jct|state=WI|US|41|US|141|Tour|LMCT|dir2=north|city1=Marinette|location2=[[Iron Mountain, Michigan|Iron Mountain]]}}
|notes=Exit 170B on US 41
}}
{{jctbtm|exit|keys=concur,incomplete}}

==Alternate route==
{{Unsourced section|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox road small
|state=WI
|type=I-Alt
|route=43
|name=Alternate Interstate 43
|location=[[Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Manitowoc]], [[Sheboygan County, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]], [[Ozaukee County, Wisconsin|Ozaukee]], [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], and [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha]] counties
|length_mi=
|length_ref=
|established=
|decommissioned=
}}
I-43 has an [[alternate route]] within Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Ozaukee, and Milwaukee counties for situations requiring a road closure starting at [[Wisconsin Highway 83|WIS 83]] at exit 43 in Mukwonago to Calumet Avenue (US 151) at exit 149 in Manitowoc, mainly using the former [[U.S. Route 141|US 141]] and [[Wisconsin Highway 15|WIS 15]] locally known as Port Washington Road and designated as CTH-W in Milwaukee and Ozaukee counties, while as a series of roads in Waukesha County. Past [[Wisconsin Highway 33|WIS 33]] in [[Saukville, Wisconsin|Saukville]], the divided limited-access [[Wisconsin Highway 57|WIS 57]] at the I-43/WIS 57 split is designated Alt. I-43 to [[Wisconsin Highway 23|WIS 23]] in [[Plymouth, Wisconsin|Plymouth]], where it diverts off [[Wisconsin Highway 32|WIS 32]] at [[Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]], then north to [[Wisconsin Highway 42|WIS 42]] at [[Howards Grove, Wisconsin|Howards Grove]] north to Manitowoc.

==See also==
*{{portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Interstate 43}}
{{Attached KML|display=inline,title}}
*[http://wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys40-49.html#I-043 I-43] at Wisconsin Highways
*[http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-043.html I-43] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514094935/http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-043.html |date=May 14, 2012 }} at the Interstate Guide
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20031219071649/http://www.geocities.com/wirroads0/43wi.html I-43] at the Highways of the State of Wisconsin

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[[Category:Transportation in Rock County, Wisconsin]]
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[[Category:Transportation in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Transportation in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Transportation in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Transportation in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Transportation in Brown County, Wisconsin]]

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