US 51 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
Length | 316.59 mi[1] (509.50 km) | |||
Existed | November 11, 1926 | –present|||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Wisconsin | |||
Counties | Rock, Dane, Columbia, Marquette, Waushara, Portage, Marathon, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, Iron | |||
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U.S. Highway 51 (US 51) in the U.S. state of Wisconsin runs north–south through the central part of the state. It enters from Illinois at Beloit, and runs north to its northern terminus in Hurley at a roundabout junction with US 2. Some of the route of US 51 runs concurrently with Interstate 39 (I-39).