US 10 South Washington County

South Washington County

This page covers US 10 from its southern junction with US 61, just north of Hastings, to WI 35 in Prescott, WI. Total length of this section is approximately 3.3 miles.

Description

This segment of US 10 takes lesser importance to other "standalone" segments of US 10 in the Twin Cities metro. Nonetheless, with rapid growth in the bedroom community of Prescott, WI, this segment of US 10 is increasingly seeing a larger amount of commuter traffic which has started to bog down the 2-lane highway.

Roadway Configuration

2 lane highway from US 61 to just west of the St. Croix River.
Westbound hill-climbing lane running from west of St. Croix Trl/CSAH 21 to west of Norell Rd.
4 lane undivided road across the St Croix River bridge

Average Daily Traffic Counts

Location	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	10-yr '96-'06 Change
E of US 61	11,100	12,500	13,000	13,000	13,500	14,000	+26%
E of CSAH 21	11,360	12,000	13,000	13,000	13,500	14,000	+23%

Speed Limit

50 MPH from US 61 to southeast of 127th St S
55 MPH from near 127th St S to near St Croix Trl/CSAH 21
45 MPH from St Croix Trl/CSAH 21 to just west of the St Croix River
30 MPH across the St Croix River

Future Plans

None that I am aware of.

Froggie Suggests:

Widen US 10 to a 4 lane at-grade expressway.

Links

Last updated 12 May, 2008