Wisconsin Highway 310

State Trunk Highway 310 (often called Highway 310 or simply 310) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs east–west in east central Wisconsin from near Manitowoc to Two Rivers. The nearly nine-mile-long (14 km) road passes through mainly rural areas and intersects multiple County Highways along the way. The route came about in 1984 when US 10 was rerouted southbound with I-43 and County Highway D fell into state control. It's also one of two State Trunk Highways connecting I-43 with WIS 42, the other being WIS 147.

State Trunk Highway 310
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length8.72 mi[1] (14.03 km)
Major junctions
West end I-43 / US 10 in Manitowoc
East end WIS 42 in Two Rivers
Location
CountiesManitowoc
Highway system
← WIS 253WIS 312 →

Route description
Highway 310

Highway 310 starts at exit 154 of Interstate 43 and US Highway 10.[2] Highway 310 is a 4 lane highway for the first 0.3 miles (0.5 km) of its route.[2][3] It then continues as a 2 lane, rural highway.[2] The road then intersects County Highway R, which leads north to Rockwood.[2] Highway 310 then goes eastbound and crosses over the Little Manitowoc River.[2][4] At 2.6 miles (4.18 km) Highway 310 intersects County Highway Q in a relatively remote area.[2][3] Continuing eastbound the route continues through an area of marshland, and passes a large cemetery.[2][4] County Highway B is the next major road that Highway 310 intersects.[2] After this intersection the route progresses through more rural farmland with patches of forest in between.[2][4] After passing County Highway DD the road continues into a residential area in Two Rivers.[2] Wisconsin Highway 310 becomes a southbound residential street while in Two Rivers known as Hawthorne Avenue, and then turns back eastbound where it meets its terminus at Wisconsin Highway 42.[2]

History

In 1984 US Highway 10 was rerouted to run smoothly with Interstate 43, the former US 10 was designated State Highway 310. The remaining 7 miles of the road were part of County Highway D until the county government transferred the road to state control, and hence it became part of Highway 310.[1] This route has not changed since.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Manitowoc County.

Locationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
Manitowoc0.00.0 I-43 / US 10
Two Rivers1.11.8 CTH-R/N Rapids Rd.Northbound County Road R/Southbound N Rapids Rd.
2.64.2 CTH-Q
3.55.6 CTH-B
8.7214.03 WIS 42 / LMCTTerminus of Highway 310
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 200-399 (Highway 310)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  2. "Manitowoc CO" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WDOT). January 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  3. "Overview of Highway 310 using Google Maps". Google. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  4. "Topographic map". U.S. Geological Survey. Microsoft Research Maps. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
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