Chapter 84, STATE TRUNK HIGHWAYS; FEDERAL AID

84.1032 Blue Star Memorial Highway. The department shall designate STH 23 commencing at Sheboygan and proceeding westerly to the Sheboygan County line as a “Blue Star Memorial Highway” to commemorate and honor the armed forces of the United States of America and all individuals w…

84.1033 Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge. No later than 6 months after May 9, 2002, the department shall designate and mark the bridge on I 43 across the Fox River in the city of Green Bay as the “Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge” in recognition and appreciation of Leo Frigo, a civic and phila…

84.10335 Bart Starr Memorial Bridge. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the bridge on STH 29 across the Fox River in the city of Green Bay in Brown County as the “Bart Starr Memorial Bridge.” (2) Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interes…

84.1034 Airborne Brigade, 173rd, Highway. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the entire route of STH 173, commencing at STH 21 in Monroe County and proceeding northeasterly to STH 73 in the city of Nekoosa in Wood County, as the “173rd Airborne Brig…

84.10341 Corporal Benjamin H. Neal Memorial Highway. The department shall designate and mark the route of STH 11, commencing at the western border of the village of Orfordville and proceeding easterly to the eastern border of the village of Footville, as the “Corporal Benjamin H.…

84.10343 Carson Holmquist Memorial Highway. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the entire route of STH 87 as the “Carson Holmquist Memorial Highway” in honor and recognition of Sergeant Carson Holmquist who lost his life in the July 16, 2015, attack…

84.10345 Nichole M. Frye Memorial Bridge. The department shall designate and mark the bridge on STH 141 in the town of Lena in Oconto County as the “Nichole M. Frye Memorial Bridge” in honor and recognition of Nichole M. Frye, who sacrificed her life in Operation Iraqi Freedom. H…

84.1035 Peace Memorial Highway. The department shall designate and mark USH 53 commencing at La Crosse and proceeding northerly to Superior as the “Peace Memorial Highway” to commemorate the contributions and devotion of the citizens of this state to international peace and great…

84.10355 Governor Patrick Lucey Highway. The department shall designate the route of STH 35 from the village of Ferryville in Crawford County to the city of Prairie du Chien in Crawford County as the “Governor Patrick Lucey Highway” in recognition and appreciation of Patrick J. L…

84.1036 Major Richard I. Bong Memorial Highway. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the route of USH 2, extending from the Wisconsin-Minnesota border to the Wisconsin-Michigan border, as the “Major Richard I. Bong Memorial Highway” in recognition and…

84.1037 Donald K. “Deke” Slayton Memorial Highway. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark STH 27 in Monroe County commencing at Sparta and proceeding southerly to Cashton as the “Donald K. ‘Deke’ Slayton Memorial Highway” as a living memorial to and in …

84.1038 Iron Brigade Memorial Highway. The department shall designate and mark, consistent with any standards that may be developed by the department for memorial highway designations, USH 12 from the state line in Walworth County to the state line in St. Croix County as the “Iro…

84.10383 Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial Highway. The department shall designate and mark the entire route of STH 80 as the “Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial Highway” as a living memorial to, and in honor of, all Wisconsin veterans, living and…

84.1039 84th Division “Railsplitters” Memorial Highway. 84.1039(1)(1) The department shall designate and mark, subject to sub. (2), STH 33 commencing at La Crosse and proceeding easterly to Port Washington as the “84th Division ‘Railsplitters’ Memorial Highway” as a living memori…

84.10395 Staff Sergeant Daniel D. Busch Memorial Highway. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the route of STH 33 commencing at the eastern border of the city of Portage and proceeding westerly to the Columbia County line as the “Staff Sergeant Danie…

84.104 32nd Division Memorial Highway. In order to commemorate the 32nd Infantry Division, also known as The Red Arrow Division, which, while composed mainly of men from Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan, brought fame and glory to these states during World Wars I and II by their s…

84.1041 Freedoms Bridge. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the bridge on STH 13 across the south fork of the Flambeau River in the town of Fifield in Price County that, as of November 20, 2003, has been numbered B-50-21 by the department as “Freedo…

84.10415 Steven Drees Memorial Bridge. The department shall designate and mark the bridge on USH 41 across the Peshtigo River in the city of Peshtigo as the “Steven Drees Memorial Bridge” in honor of Private First Class Steven Drees, a member of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry R…

84.10416 Veterans Memorial Bridge in Marinette County. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark, but not beyond the Wisconsin-Michigan border, the bridge on USH 141 across the Menominee River in the city of Niagara in Marinette County as “Veterans Memoria…

84.10417 Valentine T. Warrichaiet Memorial Bridge. The department shall designate and mark the bridge on USH 41 across the Oconto River in the city of Oconto in Oconto County as the “PFC Valentine T. Warrichaiet Memorial Bridge” in recognition of his service to the United States …

84.1042 Lloyd Spriggle Memorial Bridge. The department shall designate and mark, consistent with any standards that may be developed by the department for memorial highway designations, the bridge on USH 63 across the Wisconsin channel in Pierce County as the “Lloyd Spriggle Memo…

84.10425 Eisenhower Bridge of Valor. The department shall designate and mark the bridge on USH 63 across the Mississippi River in Pierce County as the “Eisenhower Bridge of Valor.” History: 2023 a. 268.

84.1043 Cinco De Mayo Memorial Highway. In recognition of the day of celebration that commemorates Mexico’s victory over an invading French army on May 5, 1862, and in recognition and appreciation of the contributions and cultural heritage of Hispanics in the state whose ancestor…

84.1044 John R. Plewa Memorial Lake Parkway. The department shall designate and mark I 794 and STH 794 in Milwaukee County commencing from the Daniel Webster Hoan Memorial Bridge and proceeding southerly to the intersection with East Layton Avenue as the “John R. Plewa Memorial L…

84.1045 Roland Kampo Bridge. The department shall designate and mark, consistent with any standards that may be developed by the department for memorial highway designations, the Little Lake Butte des Morts bridge on STH 441 in Winnebago County as the “Roland Kampo Bridge” in rec…

84.1046 Airborne Forces Memorial Bridge. (1) The department shall mark the bridge across the Wisconsin River on USH 10 in the city of Stevens Point as the “Airborne Forces Memorial Bridge” in recognition and appreciation of the military service performed by members of the airborn…

84.1047 POW/MIA Memorial Highway. The department shall designate the route of STH 13, commencing at Wisconsin Dells and proceeding northerly to Superior as the “POW/MIA Memorial Highway” as a living memorial to and in honor of all prisoners of war, ex-prisoners of war and those w…

84.10475 Deputy LaVonne Zenner Memorial Bridge. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the overpass on STH 13 and CTH “A” over USH 10 in the towns of Cameron and Marshfield in Wood County as the “Deputy LaVonne Zenner Memorial Bridge” in recognition and…

84.10477 Deputy Kaitie Leising Memorial Highway. The department shall designate and mark STH 128 from STH 64 to I 94 as the “Deputy Kaitie Leising Memorial Highway” in honor and recognition of St. Croix County Sheriff’s Deputy Kaitie Leising. History: 2023 a. 269.

84.10478 Greg Quinn and Larry Millard Memorial Bridge. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the overpass on I 39 over STH 82 in the town of Oxford in Marquette County as the “Greg Quinn and Larry Millard Memorial Bridge” in recognition and appreciatio…

84.1048 Polish Heritage Highway. (1) In recognition of the outstanding contributions that Polish Americans have made to the vitality and quality of life in central Wisconsin, the department shall designate STH 66, commencing at Stevens Point and proceeding easterly to Rosholt, as…

84.1049 Polish Veterans Memorial Highway. In recognition of their courageous, dutiful and selfless service to this state and the U.S. armed forces, the department shall designate and mark STH 160, commencing at STH 29 at Angelica and proceeding easterly to STH 32 at Pulaski, as t…

84.105 National parkways. 84.105(1)(1) Department of transportation to cooperate with federal agencies. The legislature of the state of Wisconsin hereby declares that the intent of this section is to assent to any act of the United States congress authorizing the development of a…

84.1051 Gaylord Nelson Highway. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the entire route of USH 63 as the “Gaylord Nelson Highway” in recognition and appreciation of Gaylord Nelson, the native son of Clear Lake who served with distinction as both the gov…

84.1052 Michael G. Ellis Memorial Interchange. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the interchange of I 41, USH 10, and STH 441 in Winnebago County as the Michael G. Ellis Memorial Interchange. (2) Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from intere…

84.1053 Jeannetta Simpson-Robinson Memorial Highway. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the route of I 43, commencing at the North Avenue interchange in the city of Milwaukee and proceeding northerly to the Keefe Avenue and Atkinson Avenue interchan…

84.1054 Tom Diehl Memorial Highway. The department shall designate and mark the entire portion of USH 12 located in the village of Lake Delton in Sauk County as the “Tom Diehl Memorial Highway.” History: 2025 a. 157.

84.106 Scenic byways program. (1g) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Connecting highway” has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (9). (b) “Highway” has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (22). (c) “Local highways” has the meaning given in s. 86.31 (1) (c) for “local roads.” (d) “State tr…

84.107 Great River Road. (1) The department shall designate and mark as the “Great River Road” the route in Grant, Crawford, Vernon, La Crosse, Trempealeau, Buffalo, Pepin and Pierce counties commencing at the Wisconsin-Illinois border and proceeding northerly on STH 35 to its ju…

84.11 Local bridge construction and reconstruction. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Construction” includes reconstruction. (b) “Local bridge” means a bridge which is not on the state trunk highway system or on marked routes of the state trunk highway system designated as c…

84.115 Bridge in Door County. (1) Notwithstanding ss. 84.11 and 84.14, and subject to sub. (3) (b), the department shall construct a bridge in the city of Sturgeon Bay in Door County that connects upper Door County and lower Door County. Construction of the bridge shall commence …

84.12 Interstate bridges. (1) ELIGIBILITY. All bridge projects which include bridges located over any state boundary waters shall be eligible to construction and reconstruction under this section, but such eligibility shall not require that any such project be constructed under t…

84.13 Purchase of toll bridges. (1) Any toll bridge eligible to be reconstructed as a free bridge under s. 84.11 or 84.12 may be purchased under such section and made a free bridge, and the procedure in such case, so far as applicable, shall be the same as for the construction or…

84.135 Purchase of interstate toll bridges. (1) The legislature intends by the enactment of this section to provide a means for the ultimate conversion of interstate toll bridges located in part in this state to free bridges. Where any portion of an interstate toll bridge on a ro…

84.14 Bridge construction. (1) ORDER OF CONSTRUCTION. The department shall hold hearings on proposed bridge projects under ss. 84.11 and 84.12 in the order in which they are initiated. The secretary shall allot aid for the construction, reconstruction or purchase of bridges and t…

84.15 Bridges. (1) MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF INTRASTATE BRIDGES. Except as provided in a jurisdictional transfer agreement under s. 84.16, all matters relating to the maintenance and operation of bridges constructed, reconstructed or purchased under s. 84.11 before August 9, 1…

84.16 Jurisdictional transfers of bridges. (1) The department may transfer its jurisdiction over bridges constructed, reconstructed or purchased under s. 84.11 before August 9, 1989, or under s. 84.12 to any local unit of government by entering into a jurisdictional transfer agre…

84.17 Bridge inspection and inventory. (1) In this section: (a) “Highway” means all public ways and thoroughfares specified in s. 340.01 (22). (b) “Highway bridge” means a bridge on a highway in this state which crosses waterways, other topographical barriers, other highways or r…

84.18 Local bridge program. (1) PURPOSE. The local bridge program is created to accelerate the reconstruction or rehabilitation of seriously deteriorating local bridges. (2) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Coordinating agency” means the county which coordinates the submission …

84.185 Transportation facilities economic assistance and development. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Business” means a company located in this state, a company that has made a firm commitment to locate a facility in this state, or a group of companies at least 80 percent …