Hale Interchange


The Hale Interchange is the major interchange between Interstate 41, I-43, I-894, US Highway 41, and US 45 in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, southwest suburb of Greenfield, though it takes it name from the nearby community of Hales Corners.
The interchange was built in 1966. As of 1994, the interchange handled 151,800 cars per day, and two of the bridges within the interchange were expected to be redecked and widened in 1995 and 1998.
In 1996 the seven towers supporting the interchange were evaluated, by ultrasonic nondestructive testing, and found to be in acceptable condition.
The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission 's 30-year plan, of 2005, anticipated replacement of the interchange in the 2016-2020 period, as part of a "Phase 2" in which the Zoo Interchange would also be replaced; a 2011 study recommended postponing the Hale interchange reconstruction to a "Phase 3" instead to avoid unacceptable congestion during construction periods.
I-41 south/I-43 north/I-894 east/US 41 south heads toward Downtown Milwaukee and Chicago and is the direct route to get to Mitchell International Airport. I-43 south heads west from the Hale to Beloit. I-41 north/I-894 west/US 41 north/US 45 north heads toward Madison and Fond du Lac although those control cities are not signed in the interchange on I-894 itself. US 45 south runs for a mile with I-43 south before exiting at exit 60 onto Wisconsin Highway 100 heading to Hales Corners. The interchange is I-894 exit number 4.