State Trunk Highway 24 is a state highway in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

. The route a multi-lane urban arterial that serves southwestern Milwaukee County suburbs of West Allis

West Allis, Wisconsin

West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 61,254 at the 2000 census. Its name derives from Edward P. Allis, who started the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company in the 19th century. The site of the town was...

, Greenfield

Greenfield, Wisconsin

Greenfield is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 35,476 at the 2000 census.-History:Greenfield was originally created as the Town of Kinnickinnic around 1839. On Feb. 19, 1841, the name of the town was changed to Greenfield, taking its name from the name of the...

 and Hales Corners

Hales Corners, Wisconsin

Hales Corners is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,765 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hales Corners is located in southwestern Milwaukee County...

. The route follows Appleton Road and West Forest Home Avenue.

Route description

The route's western terminus is at the Waukesha County

Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Waukesha County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2008, the population was 380,629. Its county seat is Waukesha.-History:The part of Wisconsin that Waukesha County now occupies was a part of Michigan when Milwaukee County was organized in September 1834. On July 4, 1836, the...

 line in Hales Corners. West of the county line the route is signed as CTH L. The route crosses 108th street, which carries US 45

U.S. Route 45 in Wisconsin

In the U.S. state of Wisconsin, U.S. Route 45 runs north–south through the eastern and northern portions of the state.-Route description:...

 and Wisconsin Highway 100, one mile (1.6 km) east of the county line. The section of WIS 24 between the county line and 108th street is Janesville Road. The remainder of the route follows West Forest Home Avenue.
East of US 45 / WIS 100, the highway turns northeast, junctioning with I-43

Interstate 43

Interstate 43 is a intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Wisconsin, connecting Interstate 39 and Interstate 90 in Beloit with Milwaukee and U.S. Route 41 and U.S. Route 141 in Green Bay. I-43 is the 5th longest intrastate Interstate Highway of the Interstate...

 / I-894

Interstate 894

Interstate 894 is a 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...

 in Greenfield. Further northeast the route terminates at South 27th Street, which caries WIS 241.

History

The original routing of WIS 24 in 1918 began in Washburn County

Washburn County, Wisconsin

Washburn County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 16,036. Its county seat is Shell Lake.-Geography:According to the U.S...

 began east of Spooner

Spooner, Wisconsin

Spooner is a city in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,653 at the 2000 census. The city is located mostly within the southwest corner of the Town of Spooner, with a small portion extending into the Town of Beaver Brook on the south, the Town of Bashaw on the southwest,...

 at then WIS 11 (the junction of CTH M on WIS 70). The route junctioned with the former WIS 40 (now WIS 27) and turned northward, following what is now US 63 from Hayward

Hayward, Wisconsin

Hayward is a city in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, next to the Namekagon River. The population was 2,129 at the 2000 census. The city is surrounded by the Town of Hayward.-Transportation:U.S...

 to south of Ashland

Ashland, Wisconsin

Ashland is a city in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 8,695 at the 2010 census....

  The route followed what is now WIS 112 and terminated at WIS 13 south of Ashland. The early 1920s saw WIS 24 extended southwestward along the present day route of US 63 to Turtle Lake

Turtle Lake, Wisconsin

Turtle Lake is a village in Barron and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,065 at the 2000 census. The village is split between the towns of Almena and Beaver .-Geography:...

 then to New Richmond along WIS 64 and southwest to Hudson

Hudson, Wisconsin

Hudson is a city in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 18,937, making it the principal and largest city of the Minneapolis - St. Paul metropolitan area . The Hudson area however had a population of 39,713...

. When US 63 was opened WIS 24 was removed from the books.

Highway 24 used to continue southwest through Waukesha, Racine and Walworth

Walworth County, Wisconsin

Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 102,228. Its county seat is Elkhorn.-Geography:According to the U.S...

 Counties to Highway 20

Highway 20 (Wisconsin)

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 in East Troy, but was turned over to local control and redesignated as County Highway L in the late 1980s.

Major junctions