Interstate 41 North - De Pere to Green Bay

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Interstate 41 U.S. 41 North
Interstate 41 crosses Apple Creek alongside the frontage roads of French Road and Mid Valley Drive. 01/27/18
Brown County S (Freedom Road) ends east at forthcoming Exit 157 opposite Lawrence Drive in one mile. Road work anticipated for 2019 adds four roundabouts along County S, including two at the ramps with Interstate 41.1 01/27/18
West into Outagamie County, CTH-S leads to the community of Freedom at Wis 55. Lawrence Road connects I-41 with the settlement of Little Rapids to the east. 01/27/18
Progressing north, I-41 crosses Ashwaubenon Creek ahead of the Little Rapids Road underpass. A wayside park was once located on the adjacent frontage road (French Road) for U.S. 41 along this stretch. 06/14/18
Advancing into the outer suburbs of the Green Bay area, an interchange sequence sign outlines the three De Pere exits starting with County F (Scheuring Road) in 2.75 miles. 06/14/18
I-41/U.S. 41 straddles city of De Pere east northward from near Birchwood Road and west of parallel Ashwaubenon Creek. 06/14/18
CTH-F parallels I-41 north from CTH-S along Williams Grant Drive and turns east along Scheuring Road into the city of De Pere. The trunk highway comprises a multi lane arterial east from Exit 161 through a mixture of retail, industrial and residential areas to CTH-D (Lost Dauphin Road) by Donald J. Schneider Stadium. 06/14/18
Construction underway from July 22, 2024 to Fall 2026 for the Southbridge Interchange adds a dumbbell interchange along this stretch of I-41 with an extension of CTH-EB south and Southbridge Road (CTH-GV) north.1 Scheduled from 2025 to 2030, the South Bridge Connector lengthens CTH-GV from CTH-X in Ledgeview to I-41.2 06/14/18
I-41 previously expanded to six lanes ahead of Exit 161 to County F. The I-41 Project started in Spring 2024 widens the freeway southwest 23 miles to Wis 96 near Appleton.1 Most of the newer growth in De Pere is served by the upcoming exit. 06/14/18
Construction upgraded the diamond interchange (Exit 161) with Brown County F (Scheuring Road) to include lengthened entrance ramps for future ramp metering and roundabouts at the ramp ends and at adjacent Lawrence and Mid Valley Drives. 06/14/18
The next four exits from Interstate 41 north are for Ashwaubenon. The village is home to most of the entertainment, shopping and dining in the Green Bay area. 06/14/18
Exit 163 A next connects I-41 north with County G (Main Avenue) followed quickly by Exit 163 B to Ashland Avenue. County G is the only east west route that crosses the entire city of De Pere. 06/14/18
VMS board alerting traffic entering Green Bay along I-41/U.S. 41 north. 06/14/18
Downtown De Pere and St Norbert College are located along County G. The trunk highway combines with Wis 32 across the Fox River between West De Pere and the city center. 06/14/18
A parclo interchange with roundabouts links Interstate 41 and County G (Main Avenue) at Exit 163 A. 06/14/18
CTH-G heads west to CTH-GE in Hobart and east beyond De Pere to Kolbs Corner and Shirley in rural southeastern Brown County. 06/14/18
Ashland Avenue is the pre-freeway alignment of US 41 and an expressway to Wis 54. 06/14/18
Ashland Avenue is part of Wis 32 between N 8th Street and Glory Road nearby and the freeway along Mason Street (SR 54) in Green Bay. 06/14/18
A flyover connecting Ashland Avenue south with I-41 south spans the freeway adjacent to Ashwaubenon Creek. 06/14/18
I-41 advances a half mile north from ahead of the Glory Road overpass to the diamond interchange (Exit 164 A) with CTH-AAA (Waube Lane west / Oneida Street north) on I-41 north. Oneida Street is the main arterial through Ashwaubenon. 06/14/18
Exit 164 B connects I-41 north with Wis 172. Traffic temporarily used the eventual collector distributor lanes as construction continued through 2016. Work started here in Fall 2013. 06/14/18
County AAA / Oneida Street parallels I-41 north towards Lambeau Field and the entertainment areas of Ashwaubenon. The exchange at Exit 164 A was rebuilt between September 2013 and Summer 2016 to include reconstructed ramp terminal intersections, a lengthened southbound entrance ramp and a storm water detention pond in the southeast quadrant. 06/14/18
Wis 172 represents the southern quarter of a freeway belt system encircling Green Bay. The trunk highway run through the villages of Ashwaubenon and Allouez between Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) and I-43 at Bellevue. 06/14/18
The remaining exits from Interstate 41 northbound serve the city of Green Bay. 06/14/18
Hansen Road passes over Interstate 41 where Exit 164 B departs for Wis 172. 06/14/18
Construction through 2016 expanded the ramps to STH-172 from I-41 to two lanes. Airport Drive leads the trunk highway west as an at-grade expressway to the passenger terminal of Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB), Oneida Casino and the village of Hobart. 01/20/16
The succeeding exit is for County VK (Lombardi Avenue), which connects I-41 to all Green Bay Packer points of interest such as the practice fields, the Titletown District and Lambeau Field. 06/14/18
A noise wall was built as part of the I-41 reconstruction. 06/14/18
Lombardi Avenue is named after famed Packers coach Vince Lombardi. The county trunk highway designation pays tribute to Lombardi as well. 06/14/18
The diamond interchange at Exit 167 also links with Hazelwood Lane (CTH-VK) west to CTH-EB (Packerland Drive) in Green Bay. 06/14/18
CTH-VK (Lombardi Avenue) runs 2.1 miles east to Wis 32 (Ashland Avenue) at an industrial area along the Fox River. 06/14/18
Wis 32/54 combine west along Mason Street from Ashland Avenue, 2.8 miles to a dumbbell interchange (Exit 168 A) with Interstate 41. 06/14/18
Added to remove weaving traffic from the I-41 mainline during construction upgrading Interstate 41, the collector distributor roadways for Exit 168 B/C double as Wis 32. Wis 32 shifts north from Mason Street to an overlap with Wis 29 west from Shawano Avenue. 06/14/18
Wis 54 (Mason Street) extends east across the Fox River to an overlap with Wis 57 north along Monroe Street into Downtown Green Bay. 06/14/18
The c/d roadway for Wis 29 (Shawnao Avenue) east to Green Bay and the freeway leading Wis 29/32 northwest to Pittsfield separates from I-41 northbound below Mason Street. 06/14/18
Wis 29 constitutes an expressway traveling 87 miles west from Exit 168 C to I-39/U.S. 51 near Wausau. 06/14/18
Wis 29 continues west from I-39/U.S. 51 at Wausau to Chippewa Falls and Interstate 94 ahead of Menomonie. Wis 32 branches north from Wis 29 to Pulaski and U.S. 8 at Laona. Shawano Avenue leads Wis 29 east onto Walnut Street en route to Downtown Green Bay. 06/14/18
Major upgrades took place at the original split diamond interchange joining U.S. 41 with Wis 29/32 (Shawano Avenue). A multi-level systems exchange with flyovers was added to link Interstate 41 and the freeway leading Wis 29/32 west between Howard and Hobart. 06/14/18
The final confirming marker for Interstate 41 north. 06/14/18
Similar to Exits 168 B/C, a dumbbell interchange and systems exchange join I-41 with U.S. 141/CTH-HS (Velp Avenue) and the north end of Interstate 43 at Exits 170 A/B. 06/14/18
U.S. 41/141 combine along a freeway extending north from I-41/43 six miles to CTH-B (Sunset Beach Road) in Suamico. 10/28/16
The trumpet-like interchange joining U.S. 41/141 with Interstate 43 was rebuilt into a high-speed exchange between September 2013 and December 2016. 06/14/18
Exit 170A to U.S. 141 south / CTH-HS (Velp Avenue) north and Exit 170B to Interstate 43 south back into Green Bay depart in unison from Interstate 41 northbound. 06/14/18
Interstate 41 reduces from eight to six lanes through the three-wye interchange with I-43. 06/14/18
The flyover for Interstate 43 south elevates over the entrance ramp bringing U.S. 141 north onto I-41/U.S. 41. 06/14/18
Interstate 41 U.S. 41 U.S. 141 North
The flyover joining I-43 north with I-41 south spans wetland areas off Peats Lake and Wietor Drive. 06/14/18
Interstate 41 ends where U.S. 41/141 north cross Duck Creek. 06/14/18
U.S. 41 U.S. 141 North
U.S. 41/141 continue beyond Interstate 41 one mile to a dumbbell interchange (Exit 173) with CTH-M (Lineville Road). 06/14/18
Brown Road meets U.S. 41/141 in 6.75 miles along the Oconto County and north Suamico village line. 10/28/16
The first of two lane drops along U.S. 41/141 precedes Exit 173 to Lineville Road. The second falls within the forthcoming exchange. 06/14/18
CTH-M (Lineville Road) follows the Howard / Suamico village line east to parallel CTH-EB (Lakeview Drive) and west to Northwood Road after Bay Port High School. 06/14/18


 
Sources:
  1. I-41 Project Construction. Wisconsin Department of Transportation website, accessed July 20, 2024.
  2. South Bridge Connector. Brown County, Wisconsin project web page, accessed July 20, 2024.


Photo Credits:

01/20/16, 10/28/16, 01/27/18, 06/14/18 by Peter Johnson

Connect with:
Interstate 43
State Trunk Highway 29
State Trunk Highway 54
State Trunk Highway 57
State Trunk Highway 172
Brown County VK
Brown County AAA

Page Updated 07-20-2024.

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