Wisconsin Highway 181

State Trunk Highway 181 (often called Highway 181, STH-181 or WIS 181) is a 21.44-mile (34.50 km) state highway in Milwaukee and Ozaukee counties in Wisconsin, United States, that runs north–south in southeast Wisconsin from West Allis to Cedarburg.

State Trunk Highway 181
WIS 181 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length	21.44 mi (34.50 km)
Major junctions
South end	WIS 59 in West Allis
Major intersections	I-94 in Milwaukee US 18 in Wauwatosa US 41 in Milwaukee
North end	WIS 60 in Cedarburg
Location
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Counties	Milwaukee, Ozaukee
Highway system
Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Scenic Rustic
← WIS 180 → WIS 182

Route description

WIS 181 begins at WIS 59 in West Allis near the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds as 84th Street. After passing by the fairgrounds, 84th Street crosses under I-94 and becomes Glenview Avenue. Prior to entering Wauwatosa, the route intersects US 18 (Bluemound Road) and exits the downtown area as 76th Street. WIS 190 (Capitol Drive) and WIS 175 (Appleton Avenue) are intersected prior to WIS 181 crossing over WIS 145 (Fond du Lac Freeway) and Silver Spring Drive. Before leaving Milwaukee County, WIS 181 crosses over WIS 100 (Brown Deer Road) and enters Ozaukee County in Mequon. The only major intersection prior to ending at WIS 60 near Cedarburg is at the intersection of WIS 167 (Mequon Road) in Mequon.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Milwaukee	West Allis			WIS 59 (W. Greenfield Avenue)
	Milwaukee			I-94
	Wauwatosa			US 18 (Bluemound Road)
	Milwaukee			WIS 190 (W. Capitol Drive)
				WIS 175 (W. Appleton Avenue)
				WIS 145	Interchange
				CTH-E (W. Silver Spring Drive)	Interchange
				WIS 100 (W. Brown Deer Road) – Brown Deer, Menomonee Falls	Interchange
Ozaukee	Mequon			WIS 167 (Mequon Road)
	Town of Cedarburg			WIS 60 / CTH-NN north – Jackson (village), Grafton, West Bend
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. Roads portal