# Wisconsin Highway 138 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wisconsin_Highway_138 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wisconsin_Highway_138.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Highway_138 > Source revision: 1351001630 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) State highway in Wisconsin, United States State Trunk Highway 138 WIS 138 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by WisDOT Length 13.23 mi[1] (21.29 km) Major junctions South end WIS 59 in Cooksville Major intersections US 51 in Stoughton North end US 14 in Oregon Location Country United States State Wisconsin Counties Rock, Dane Highway system Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Scenic Rustic ← WIS 137 → WIS 139 **State Trunk Highway 138** (often called **Highway 138**, **STH-138** or **WIS 138**) is a [state highway](/source/State_highway_(US)) in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Wisconsin](/source/Wisconsin). It runs west–east between [Oregon](/source/Oregon%2C_Wisconsin) and [Stoughton](/source/Stoughton%2C_Wisconsin) and north–south between Stoughton and [Cooksville](/source/Cooksville%2C_Wisconsin). ## Route description Southern terminus of WIS 138 in Cooksville WIS 138 starts in [Cooksville](/source/Cooksville%2C_Wisconsin), an unincorporated community with an [Evansville](/source/Evansville%2C_Wisconsin) address. It runs north into [Dane County](/source/Dane_County%2C_Wisconsin) towards [Stoughton](/source/Stoughton%2C_Wisconsin), although it makes one S-bend on the way. In Stoughton, it turns west with [US 51](/source/U.S._Route_51_in_Wisconsin). It [runs concurrently](/source/Concurrency_(road)) with US 51 to the west side of the city, then continues west in a straight line towards [Oregon](/source/Oregon%2C_Wisconsin). It becomes Janesville Street once it crosses [US 14](/source/U.S._Route_14_in_Wisconsin).[2] ## History Starting in 1923, WIS 138 was formed to travel roughly along its present-day route from WIS 10/WIS 106 (now US 51/WIS 138) in Stoughton to WIS 59 in Cooksville.[3][4] Up until 1962, no major change to the routing had happened. Then, WIS 138 superseded part of WIS 106 from Stoughton to US 14 near Oregon.[5][6] In late-1978, US 14 was moved onto a newly built expressway around Oregon. As a result, WIS 138 no longer needed to travel southwestward to get to US 14. Instead, it then continuously traveled westward to get to US 14.[7][8] ## Major intersections This section is missing mileposts for junctions. Please help add them. County Location mi km Destinations Notes Rock Cooksville WIS 59 – Cooksville Dane ​ CTH-A west Southern end of CTH-A concurrency Stoughton US 51 / CTH-A west Northern end of CTH-A concurrency Oregon US 14 – Oregon 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ## See also - [U.S. Roads portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:U.S._Roads) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-WH1_1-0)** Bessert, Chris. ["Wisconsin Highways: Highways 130-139 (Highway 138)"](https://www.wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys130-139.html#STH-138). *Wisconsin Highways*. Retrieved March 20, 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Overview map of WIS 138"](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/42.8348623,-89.2408024/WI-138+Trunk,+Oregon,+WI+53575/@42.88321,-89.3672847,18378m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!4m13!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-89.2306202!2d42.9159517!3s0x8806463edac3acb3:0x41556a09e0d30dd2!1m5!1m1!1s0x88064b0c5a8a108f:0x73f92fa1dba4070f!2m2!1d-89.3670972!2d42.9175922!3e0) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved March 20, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Wisconsin Highway Commission (1923). [*Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin*](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1923_Wisconsin_State_Highway_Map.pdf) (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Wisconsin Highway Commission (1924). [*Official Highway Map of Wisconsin: 'The Playground of the Middle West'*](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1924_Wisconsin_State_Highway_Map.pdf) (PDF) (Map). c. 1:950,400. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [560719947](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/560719947). Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1962). [*Wisconsin Highway Map*](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1962_Wisconsin_State_Highway_Map.pdf) (PDF) (Map). c. 1:538,560. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [12359573](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/12359573). Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1963). [*Wisconsin Highway Map*](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1963_Wisconsin_State_Highway_Map.pdf) (PDF) (Map). 1:823,680. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1978). [*Wisconsin Highway Map*](https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/road/hwy-maps/state-maps/hwy_map_archive/1978-1979StateHighwayMapWI.pdf) (PDF) (Map) (1978–1979 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [174123957](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/174123957). Retrieved March 21, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1980). [*Wisconsin Highway Map*](https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/road/hwy-maps/state-maps/hwy_map_archive/1980-1981StateHighwayMapWI.pdf) (PDF) (Map) (1980–1981 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [613423704](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/613423704), [77526920](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77526920). 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