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
Coordinates42.963358°N 88.0381445°W / 42.963358; -88.0381445
Roads at
junction
Construction
TypeDirectional T interchange
Maintained byWisconsin Department of Transportation

The interchange was built in 1966.[2] 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.[3][4]

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.[5]

I-41 south/I-43 north/I-894 east/US 41 south (Airport Freeway) heads toward Downtown Milwaukee and Chicago and is 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.

See also

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. Chase, Steve B. (1996). "Infrastructure anchor bolt inspection program with NDE applications". In Chase, Steven B (ed.). Nondestructive Evaluation of Bridges and Highways (Report). 2946. p. 81. doi:10.1117/12.259126.
  4. 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. OCLC 39063646. Retrieved March 4, 2020 – via Google Books.
  5. Poole, Robert W., Jr. (September 2011). "Rebuilding and Modernizing Wisconsin's Interstates with Toll Financing" (PDF). WPRI Report. Wisconsin Policy Research Institute. 24 (7): 12.
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