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Zoo Interchange - maps and geography

Project overview

The Zoo Interchange study area will cover about seven miles of freeway corridor leading to and through the actual interchange. The study boundaries are indicated below and on the map:

North - US 45 at Burleigh
South - I-894/US 45 at Lincoln Avenue
East - I-94 at 70th Street
West - I-94 at 124th Street

Project overview map of the Zoo Interchange.

Project overview map (281 KB)

The Zoo Interchange study area lies entirely within Milwaukee County and touches the cities of Milwaukee, Wauwatosa and West Allis. Traffic from around the region, state and nation passes through the interchange.

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There are many major institutions and tourist attractions that are in close proximity to the Zoo Interchange and generate traffic that use the interchange. This is just a partial list of major institutions in the study area:

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Froedtert Hospital
Mayfair Mall
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee County Grounds / Research Park
Milwaukee County Zoo
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Wisconsin Lutheran High School
Wisconsin State Fair Park

The northern extension of the Zoo Interchange, US 45, is also part of the larger US 41/45 corridor that will be re-designated as an interstate highway, a change recently passed by the federal government. The Zoo Interchange study efforts will account for any changes necessary to complete the interstate re-designation.

The following documents are in Adobe PDF format.
(Note: some files are large and may take longer to download depending on individual connection speeds. Users will need to zoom in on the maps to see details.)

Maps from the PIM May 21 and 29, 2008

Conceptual layout, modernization alternative M-1 (1.7 MB)
Conceptual layout, modernization alternative M-2 (1.7 MB)
Conceptual layout, modernization alternative M-3 (1.8 MB)
Conceptual layout, spot improvement alternative SI-1 (1.4 MB)
Conceptual layout, spot improvement alternative SI-2 (1.5 MB)
Conceptual layout, spot improvement alternative SI-3 (1.6 MB)

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Maps from the design workshops January 17 and 23, 2008

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