Interstate 894
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Interstate 894 (I-894) is a 9.92-mile (15.96 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway in Milwaukee County in the US state of Wisconsin. The route serves as a bypass of downtown Milwaukee, connecting with I-94 at the Zoo Interchange west of downtown and the Mitchell Interchange south of downtown. The route runs concurrently with three other highways for its duration, following US Highway 45 (US 45) from the Zoo Interchange to Hale Interchange as the Zoo Freeway, where it separates from US 45 to follow I-43 heading east to the Mitchell Interchange as the Airport Freeway. In local traffic reporting and casual conversation, it is known simply as "the bypass" or "894", with "41" also being more recently used, as I-894 is entirely concurrent with I-41/US 41. The east–west portion is also concurrent with I-43.
Route information | ||||
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Auxiliary route of I-94 | ||||
Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
Length | 9.92 mi[1] (15.96 km) | |||
Existed | 1963[2]–present | |||
History | Completed in 1966[3] | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-41 / I-94 / US 41 / US 45 in West Allis | |||
Major intersections | I-43 / US 45 in Greenfield | |||
East end | I-41 / I-43 / I-94 / US 41 in Milwaukee | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Wisconsin | |||
Counties | Milwaukee | |||
Highway system | ||||
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I-894 is part of what was proposed to be an extensive freeway network around the Milwaukee area. The Zoo Freeway portion was completed from Beloit Road northward in 1963, and the Airport Freeway and remaining segment of the Zoo Freeway were completed in 1966. I-43 was routed concurrently with I-894 in 1987.[4]