Wisconsin Highway 120
State Trunk Highway 120 (often called Highway 120, STH-120 or WIS 120) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in north–south in southeast Wisconsin from the Illinois Border near Lake Geneva to south of East Troy. It continues in Illinois as State Route 47.
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length | 21.34 mi[1] (34.34 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  IL 47 in Genoa City | |||
  US 12 / WIS 50 in Lake Geneva | ||||
| North end |  I-43 in East Troy | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties | Walworth | |||
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Route description
Northern terminus
WIS 120 is a mostly rural two-lane highway for all except for a roughly one-mile (2 km) section of freeway it shares with US Highway 12 on the east side of Lake Geneva.
Attractions
- Alpine Valley Resort, Golf Club and Theater
- Hawks View Golf Club
- Grand Geneva Resort (formerly the Playboy Club Resort of Lake Geneva)
- Hillmoor Country Club
- Big Foot Beach State Park
Major intersections
The entire route is in Walworth County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Town of Linn | IL 47 south | Continuation into Illinois | |||
| Lake Geneva | WIS 50 west | Southern end of WIS 50 overlap | |||
| US 12 east / WIS 50 east – Chicago, Kenosha | Northern end of WIS 50 overlap; southern end of US 12 overlap | ||||
| US 12 west – Madison | Northern end of US 12 overlap | ||||
| Springfield |  WIS 36 east – Lyons, Burlington | ||||
| Spring Prairie |  WIS 11 to I-43 – Burlington | ||||
| East Troy | I-43 – Milwaukee, Beloit | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
U.S. Roads portal
References
- Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 120-129 (Highway 120)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
External links
Media related to Wisconsin Highway 120 at Wikimedia Commons
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