Route information | ||||
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Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
Length | 182.16 mi[1] (293.16 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 18 in Prairie du Chien | |||
East end | Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Wisconsin | |||
Counties | Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Dane, Jefferson, Waukesha, Milwaukee | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Highway 18 (US 18) in the state of Wisconsin runs east–west across the southern part of the state. The highway serves as major connecting route between Madison and the southwest corner of the state. East of Madison, the route is paralleled by Interstate 94 (I-94) and serves as a local connection route to the communities along the Interstate. US 18 enters Wisconsin at Prairie du Chien and ends in downtown Milwaukee at Lincoln Memorial Drive, across from the Milwaukee Art Museum.