Connections 2030 - System-level priority corridor maps

Connections 2030 was the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's (WisDOT's) long-range transportation plan for the state​. WisDOT has updated its statewide long-range transportation plan;​ please see Connect 2050 for more information. It is WisDOT's goal, as part of a 3C (continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive) planning process, to update modal plans and program guidance to align with the vision, goals, and objectives in Connect 2050.

Part of Connections 2030 wa​s the identification of a series of system-level priority corridors. These corridors are critical to Wisconsin’s travel patterns and support the state’s economy.

Connections 2030 identifies 37 system-level priority corri​dors throughout the state. For each priority corridor, maps and tables highlight elements that include Connections 2030 recommendations, projects identified in the Six-Year Highway Improvement Program, and plan recommendations from applicable metropolitan planning organizations, regional planning commissions and tribal governments.

Maps have been produced for each of the 37 corridors and each of the state’s 13 metropolitan planning areas. Because the Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission's area covers seven counties, individual county maps were developed.

While these maps identify specific projects, they do not guarantee the timing of these projects or whether they will be undertaken.

Each corridor has a name that describes its history, the places it connects, and other distinguishing characteristics.

• How to read the corridor maps
• Corridor map legend
• Legend definitions

The maps are presented in color as Adobe PDF files, and are best printed at 11" x 17" size paper, but will print by default at 8.5" x 11. The maps are listed by county in alphabetical order.

Adams

• Badger State (Eau Claire to Madison)
• Cranberry Country (Tomah to Oshkosh)

Ashland

• Northern Lakes (Minnesota to Ashland)
• Lake Superior (Duluth-Superior to Michigan)
• POW/MIA Remembrance (Abbotsford to Ashland)

Barron

• Northern Lakes (Minnesota to Ashland)
• North Country (Minnesota to Michigan)
• Peace Memorial (Eau Claire to Duluth-Superior)

Bayfield

• Northern Lakes (Minnesota to Ashland)
• Lake Superior (Duluth-Superior to Michigan)

Brown

• Door Peninsula (Green Bay to Sturgeon Bay)
• Fox Valley (Milwaukee to Green Bay)
• Green Bay Metropolitan Planning Area
• Lumber Country Heritage (Green Bay to Michigan via Iron Mountain)
• Peshtigo Fire Memorial (Green Bay to Menominee County, Michigan)
• Titletown (Milwaukee to Green Bay)
• Wisconsin Heartland (Eau Claire to Green Bay)

Buffalo

• Mississippi River (Dubuque to La Crosse to Twin Cities)

Burnett

• Peace Memorial (Eau Claire to Duluth-Superior)

Calumet

• Fox Valley (Milwaukee to Green Bay)
• Lake to Lake (Fox Cities to Manitowoc)
• Titletown (Milwaukee to Green Bay)

Chippewa

• Chippewa Valley (Minnesota to Eau Claire)
• Peace Memorial (Eau Claire to Duluth-Superior)

Clark

• Marshfield/Rapids Connection (Stevens Point to Abbotsford)
• POW/MIA Remembrance (Abbotsford to Ashland)
• Wisconsin Heartland (Eau Claire to Green Bay)

Columbia

• Badger State (Eau Claire to Madison)
• Wild Goose (Madison to Fond du Lac)
• Wisconsin River (Madison to Ironwood, Michigan)
• Map 1 (Madison to Wausau)
• Map 2 (Wausau to Ironwood, Michigan)

Crawford

• Frank Lloyd Wright (La Crosse to Madison)
• French Fur Trade (Prairie du Chien to Dodgeville)
• Missippi River (Dubuque to La Crosse to Twin Cities)

Dane

• Badger State (Eau Claire to Madison)
• Capitol (Madison to Milwaukee)
• Cornish Heritage (Dubuque to Madison)
• Frank Lloyd Wright (La Crosse to Madison)
• Geneva Lakes (Madison to Illinois)
• Madison Metropolitan Planning Area
• South Central Connection (Madison to Chicago via Beloit)
• ​Wild Goose (Madison to Fond du Lac)
• Wisconsin River (Madison to Ironwood, Michigan)
  • Map 1 (Madison to Wausau)
  • Map 2 (Wausau to Ironwood, Michigan)

Dodge

• 84th Division Railsplitters (Beaver Dam to Port Washington)
• Capitol (Madison to Milwaukee)
• Fox Valley (Milwaukee to Green Bay)
• Rock River (Janesville to Oshkosh)
• Wild Goose (Madison to Fond du Lac)

Door

• Door Peninsula (Green Bay to Sturgeon Bay)

Douglas

• Lake Superior (Duluth-Superior to Michigan)
• Peace Memorial (Eau Claire to Duluth-Superior)
• Superior/Duluth Metropolitan Planning Area

Dunn

• Chippewa Valley (Minnesota to Eau Claire)
• Wisconsin Heartland (Eau Claire to Green Bay)

Eau Claire

• Badger State (Eau Claire to Madison)
• Chippewa Valley (Minnesota to Eau Claire)
• Eau Claire Metropolitan Planning Area
• Peace Memorial (Eau Claire to Duluth-Superior)
• Trempealeau River (La Crosse to Eau Claire)
• Wisconsin Heartland (Eau Claire to Green Bay)

Florence

• North Country (Minnesota to Michigan)

Fond du Lac

• Cranberry Country (Tomah to Oshkosh)
• Fond du Lac Metropolitan Planning Area
• Fox Valley (Milwaukee to Green Bay)
• Kettle Country (Fond du Lac to Sheboygan)
• Rock River (Janesville to Oshkosh)
• Wild Goose (Madison to Fond du Lac)

Forest

• North Country (Minnesota to Michigan)

Grant

• Cheese Country (Dubuque to Rock County)
• Cornish Heritage (Dubuque to Madison)
• French Fur Trade (Prairie du Chien to Dodgeville)

Green

• ​Cheese Country (Dubuque to Rock County)

Green Lake

• Cranberry Country (Tomah to Oshkosh)

Iowa

• Cornish Heritage (Dubuque to Madison)
• Frank Lloyd Wright (La Crosse to Madison)
• French Fur Trade (Prairie du Chien to Dodgeville)

Iron

• Lake Superior (Duluth-Superior to Michigan)
• Wisconsin River (Madison to Ironwood, Michigan)
  • Map 1 (Madison to Wausau)
  • Map 2 (Wausau to Ironwood, Michigan)

Jackson

• Badger State (Eau Claire to Madison)

Jefferson

• Capitol (Madison to Milwaukee)
• Geneva Lakes (Madison to Illinois)
• Rock River (Janesville to Oshkosh)
• South Central Connection (Madison to Chicago via Beloit)

Juneau

• Badger State (Eau Claire to Madison)
• Cranberry Country (Tomah to Oshkosh)

Kenosha

• Geneva Lakes (Madison to Illinois)
• Hiawatha (Milwaukee to Chicago) - within MPA county maps
• Kenosha County: Southeastern Wisconsin Metropolitan Planning Area
• Southern Tier (Janesville and Beloit to Kenosha and Racine)

Kewaunee

• Door Peninsula (Green Bay to Sturgeon Bay)
• Lake to Lake (Fox Cities to Manitowoc)

La Crosse

• Coulee Country (La Crosse to Tomah)
• Frank Lloyd Wright (La Crosse to Madison)
• La Crosse Metropolitan Planning Area
• Mississippi River (Dubuque to La Crosse to Twin Cities)
• Trempealeau River (La Crosse to Eau Claire)

Lafayette

• Cheese Country (Dubuque to Rock County)
• Cornish Heritage (Dubuque to Madison)

Langlade

• Northwoods Connection (Oshkosh to Rhinelander)
• Wisconsin Heartland (Eau Claire to Green Bay)

Lincoln

• North Country (Minnesota to Michigan)
• Wisconsin Heartland (Eau Claire to Green Bay)
• Wisconsin River (Madison to Ironwood, Michigan)
  • Map 1 (Madison to Wausau)
  • Map 2 (Wausau to Ironwood, Michigan)

Manitowoc

• Door Peninsula (Green Bay to Sturgeon Bay)
• Lake to Lake (Fox Cities to Manitowoc)
• Titletown (Milwaukee to Green Bay)

Marathon

• Marshfield/Rapids Connection (Stevens Point to Abbotsford)
• Northwoods Connection (Oshkosh to Rhinelander)
• ​POW/MIA Remembrance (Abbotsford to Ashland)
• Wausau Metropolitan Planning Area
• Wisconsin Heartland (Eau Claire to Green Bay)
• Wisconsin River (Madison to Ironwood, Michigan)
  • Map 1 (Madison to Wausau)
  • Map 2 (Wausau to Ironwood, Michigan)

Marinette

• Lumber Country Heritage (Green Bay to Michigan via Iron Mountain)
• Peshtigo Fire Memorial (Green Bay to Menominee County, Michigan)
• North Country (Minnesota to Michigan)

Marquette

• Wisconsin River (Madison to Ironwood, Michigan)
  • Map 1 (Madison to Wausau)
  • Map 2 (Wausau to Ironwood, Michigan)

Menominee

• Northwoods Connection (Oshkosh to Rhinelander)
• Wisconsin Heartland (Eau Claire to Green Bay)

Milwaukee

• Glacial Plains (Beloit to Milwaukee)
• Capitol (Madison to Milwaukee))
• Fox Valley (Milwaukee to Green Bay)
• Hiawatha (Milwaukee to Chicago) - within ​MPA county maps
• Milwaukee County: Southeastern Wisconsin Metropolitan Planning Area
• Titletown (Milwaukee to Green Bay)

Monroe

• Badger State (Eau Claire to Madison)
• Coulee Country (La Crosse to Tomah)
• Cranberry Country (Tomah to Oshkosh)

Oconto

• Lumber Country Heritage (Green Bay to Michigan via Iron Mountain)
• Peshtigo Fire Memorial (Green Bay to Menominee County, Michigan)

Oneida

• North Country (Minnesota to Michigan)
• Northwoods Connection (Oshkosh to Rhinelander)
• Wisconsin River (Madison to Ironwood, Michigan)
  • Map 1 (Madison to Wausau)
  • Map 2 (Wausau to Ironwood, Michigan)

Outagamie

• Fox Cities (Appleton area) Metropolitan Planning Area
• Fox Valley (Milwaukee to Green Bay)
• Lake to Lake (Fox Cities to Manitowoc)
• Northwoods Connection (Oshkosh to Rhinelander)
• Wisconsin Heartland (Eau Claire to Green Bay)
• Wolf/Waupaca Rivers (Stevens Point to Fox Cities)

Ozaukee

• 84th Division Railsplitters (Beaver Dam to Port Washington)
• Ozaukee County: Southeastern Wisconsin Metropolitan Planning Area
• Titletown (Milwaukee to Green Bay)

Pepin

• Mississippi River (Dubuque to La Crosse to Twin Cities)

Pierce

• Chippewa Valley (Minnesota to Eau Claire)
• Mississippi River (Dubuque to La Crosse to Twin Cities)

Polk

• Northern Lakes (Minnesota to Ashland)
• North Country (Minnesota to Michigan)

Portage

• Marshfield/Rapids Connection (Stevens Point to Abbotsford)
• Wisconsin River (Madison to Ironwood, Michigan)
  • Map 1 (Madison to Wausau)
  • Map 2 (Wausau to Ironwood, Michigan)
• Wolf/Waupaca Rivers (Stevens Point to Fox Cities)

Price

• North Country (Minnesota to Michigan)
• POW/MIA Remembrance (Abbotsford to Ashland)

Racine

• Glacial Plains (Beloit to Milwaukee)
• Hiawatha (Milwaukee to Chicago) - within MPA county maps
• Racine County: Southeastern Wisconsin Metropolitan Planning Area
• ​Southern Tier (Janesville and Beloit to Kenosha and Racine)

Richland

• Frank Lloyd Wright (La Crosse to Madison)

Rock

• Beloit Metropolitan Planning Area
• Glacial Plains (Beloit to Milwaukee)
• Cheese Country (Dubuque to Rock County)
• Janesville Metropolitan Planning Area
• Rock River (Janesville to Oshkosh)
• South Central Connection (Madison to Chicago via Beloit)
• Southern Tier (Janesville and Beloit to Kenosha and Racine)

Rusk

• North Country (Minnesota to Michigan)

St. Croix

• Chippewa Valley (Minnesota to Eau Claire)
• Northern Lakes (Minnesota to Ashland)
• Mississippi River (Dubuque to La Crosse to Twin Cities)

Sauk

• Badger State (Eau Claire to Madison)
• Frank Lloyd Wright (La Crosse to Madison)

Sawyer

• Northern Lakes (Minnesota to Ashland)

Shawano

• Northwoods Connection (Oshkosh to Rhinelander)
• Wisconsin Heartland (Eau Claire to Green Bay)

Sheboygan

• Kettle Country (Fond du Lac to Sheboygan)
• Sheboygan Metropolitan Planning Area
• Titletown (Milwaukee to Green Bay)

Taylor

• POW/MIA Remembrance (Abbotsford to Ashland)
• Wisconsin Heartland (Eau Claire to Green Bay)

Trempealeau

• Badger State (Eau Claire to Madison)
• Mississippi River (Dubuque to La Crosse to Twin Cities)
• Trempealeau River (La Crosse to Eau Claire)

Vernon

• Frank Lloyd Wright (La Crosse to Madison)
• Mississippi River (Dubuque to La Crosse to Twin Cities)

Vilas

• Wisconsin River (Madison to Ironwood, Michigan)
  • Map 1 (Madison to Wausau)
  • Map 2 (Wausau to Ironwood, Michigan)

Walworth

• Glacial Plains (Beloit to Milwaukee)
• Geneva Lakes (Madison to Illinois)
• Southern Tier (Janesville and Beloit to Kenosha and Racine)
• Walworth County: Southeastern Wisconsin Metropolitan Planning Area

Washburn

• Northern Lakes (Minnesota to Ashland)
• Peace Memorial (Eau Claire to Duluth-Superior)

Washington

• 84th Division Railsplitters (Beaver Dam to Port Washington)
• Fox Valley (Milwaukee to Green Bay)
• Washington County: Southeastern Wisconsin Metropolitan Planning Area
• Waukesha Connection (Mukwonago to Hartford) - within  MPA county maps

Waukesha

• Glacial Plains (Beloit to Milwaukee)
• Capitol (Madison to Milwaukee)
• Fox Valley (Milwaukee to Green Bay)
• Hiawatha (Milwaukee to Chicago) - within  MPA county maps
• Waukesha Connection (Mukwonago to Hartford) - within  MPA county maps
• Waukesha County: Southeastern Wisconsin Metropolitan Planning Area

Waupaca

• Northwoods Connection (Oshkosh to Rhinelander)
• Wolf/Waupaca Rivers (Stevens Point to Fox Cities)

Waushara

• Cranberry Country (Tomah to Oshkosh)
• Wisconsin River (Madison to Ironwood, Michigan)
  • Map 1 (Madison to Wausau)
  • Map 2 (Wausau to Ironwood, Michigan)

Winnebago

• Cranberry Country (Tomah to Oshkosh)
• Fox Cities (Appleton area) Metropolitan Planning Area
• Fox Valley (Milwaukee to Green Bay)
• Lake to Lake (Fox Cities to Manitowoc)
• Northwoods Connection (Oshkosh to Rhinelander)
• Oshkosh Metropolitan Planning Area
• Rock River (Janesville to Oshkosh)
• Wild Goose (Madison to Fond du Lac)
• Wolf/Waupaca Rivers (Stevens Point to Fox Cities)

Wood

• Marshfield/Rapids Connection (Stevens Point to Abbotsford)
• POW/MIA Remembrance (Abbotsford to Ashland)