Hale Interchange

The Hale Interchange is the major interchange between Interstate 41 (I-41), I-43, I-894, US Highway 41 (US 41), and US 45 in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, southwest suburb of Greenfield, though it takes it name from the nearby community of Hales Corners.^[1]

Hale Interchange
Location
Greenfield, Wisconsin
Coordinates	42.963358°N 88.0381445°W / 42.963358; -88.0381445
Roads at junction	I-41 / US 41 I-43 I-894 US 45
Construction
Type	Directional T interchange
Maintained by	Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Description

The Hale Interchange is designed as a directional T interchange that serves I-41, I-43, I-894, US 41, and US 45. I-41 south/I-43 north/I-894 east/US 41 south (Airport Freeway) first heads eastward toward Downtown Milwaukee and Chicago. The freeway is also the direct route to get to Mitchell International Airport. I-43 south (Rock Freeway) heads west from the Hale to Beloit. I-41 north/I-894 west/US 41 north/US 45 north (Zoo Freeway) heads toward Madison and Fond du Lac although those control cities are not signed in the interchange on I-894 itself. US 45 south runs for a mile with I-43 south before exiting at exit 60 onto Wisconsin Highway 100 (108th Street) heading to Hales Corners. The interchange is I-894 exit number 4.

History

The interchange was built in 1966.^[2] At first, it served I-894 and US 45.^[3][4] In 1969, the interchange then served the WIS 15 freeway (now part of I-43 since 1988^[5][6]).^[7][8] As of 1994, the interchange handled 151,800 cars per day, and two of the bridges within the interchange were expected to be redecked and widened in 1995 and 1998.^[2]

In 1996 the seven towers supporting the interchange were evaluated, by ultrasonic nondestructive testing, and found to be in acceptable condition.^[9][10]

The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC)'s 30-year plan, of 2005, anticipated replacement of the interchange in the 2016-2020 period, as part of a "Phase 2" in which the Zoo Interchange would also be replaced; a 2011 study recommended postponing the Hale interchange reconstruction to a "Phase 3" instead to avoid unacceptable congestion during construction periods.^[11]

In 2015, US 41 was rerouted onto I-894 and US 45 freeway. This was done in response to the establishment of Interstate 41 which travels along the new US 41 alignment.^[12]

See also

• List of road interchanges in the United States

References

1. Bennett, Chris (August 3, 2004). "Glad You Asked!". The Journal Times. Racine, Wisconsin. p. 1B. Retrieved March 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "The Critical Role of the Milwaukee County Freeway System in the Urban Transportation System". Wisconsin Department of Transportation. July 1994. Retrieved March 4, 2020 – via Google Books.
3. State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1966). Wisconsin Highway Map (Map). 1:823,680. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. OCLC 904962050. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection.
4. State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1967). Wisconsin Highway Map (Map). 1:823,680. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection.
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6. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1989). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1989–1990 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
7. State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1969). Wisconsin Highway Map (Map). Scale not given. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection.
8. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1970). Wisconsin Highway Map (Map). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection.
9. Chase, Steve B. (1996). "Infrastructure anchor bolt inspection program with NDE applications". In Chase, Steven B (ed.). Nondestructive Evaluation of Bridges and Highways (Report). Vol. 2946. p. 81. doi:10.1117/12.259126.
10. Medlock, Ronald D.; Laffrey, David C., eds. (1998). Structural Materials Technology III: An NDT Conference. Proceedings of SPIE—the International Society for Optical Engineering. Bellingham, Washington: SPIE—the International Society for Optical Engineering. p. 155. ISBN 9780819428493. OCLC 39063646. Retrieved March 4, 2020 – via Google Books.
11. Poole, Robert W. Jr. (September 2011). "Rebuilding and Modernizing Wisconsin's Interstates with Toll Financing". WPRI Report. 24 (7). Wisconsin Policy Research Institute: 12. S2CID 107298292.
12. Srubas, Paul. "It's officially Interstate 41 now in Wisconsin". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved February 28, 2021.