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FIRST INSET: CENTRAL MILWAUKEE
SECOND INSET: INTERURBAN NETWORK NORTH OF MILWAUKEE
THIRD INSET: INTERURBAN NETWORK SOUTH OF MILWAUKEE
I created the above maps by overlaying OpenStreetMap (OSM) maps with my own data. Copyright on the OSM maps is © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under a CC-BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 licence).
Please note that the OSM maps used as templates for these maps correspond to the situation at the time the maps were downloaded and may show features that did not exist at the time the GS Tram Site is supposed to show. In particular, they may show bridges and highways that were built later.
ABBREVIATIONS ON THE MAPS
| MD | Marlborough Drive | PSB | Public Service Building |
| MS | Meinecke St. | .. | .. |
| OS | Ogden St. | .. | .. |
| PA | Plankinton Av. | WS | Winnebago St. |
Because of shortage of space on the map, the N/S and E/W indications have been left out of steet names.
ROUTES
STREETCAR ROUTES
Operator: The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (TMER&L)
| 10 | Wells - Wauwatosa | Downer & Locust - Downer Av. - North Av. - Farwell Av. - Ogden St. - Jackson St. - Wells St. - 68th St. - Wauwatosa |
| 10X | Wells - West Allis | Downer & Locust - Downer Av. - North Av. - Farwell Av. - Ogden St. - Jackson St. - Wells St. - Calvary Cemetery - 70th St. - Greenfield Av. - 81st St. - Lapham St. - W Allis |
| 11 | State - Howell | 35th & State - State St. - Water St. - 1st St. - Lincoln Av. - Howell Av. - Tippecanoe |
| 12 | 12th - Wisconsin | C&NW Depot - Wisconsin Av. - 11th St.`- State St. - 12th St. - Center St. - 17th St. - Hopkins Rd. - 27th St. - 27th & Atkinson |
| 12x | North Milwaukee Line | C&NW Depot - Wisconsin Av. - 11th St.`- State St. - 12th St. - Center St. - 17th St. - Hopkins Rd. - 27th St. - Atkinson Av. - 32nd St. - Cameron St. - 35th St. - Silver Spring Rd. |
| 13 | Clybourn - Michigan | C&NW Depot - Michigan St. - 6th St. - Clybourn St. - 35th & Clybourn |
| 14 | Holton - Mitchell | Keefe Av. - Holton St. - Water St. - 1st St. - Mitchell St. - Forest Home Av. - 34th St. |
| 15 | Oakland - Delaware | Newton Av. - Oakland Av. - Park Av. - Murray Av. - Farwell Av. - Brady St.`- Water St. - 1st St. - Kinnickinnic Av. - Pryor Av. - Delaware Av. - Oklahoma Av. |
| 15X | Whitefish Bay | Newton Av. - Oakland Av. - Fairmount Av. - Ardmore Av. - Henry Clay St. - Marlborough Dr. - Whitefish Bay (Silver Spring Rd.) |
| 16 | Vliet & South 6th St. | 60th & Vliet - Vliet St. - Winnebago St. - Juneau Av. - 3rd St. [now Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.] - Plankinton Av. [back: Michigan St. - 3rd St.] - Plankinton Av. - 2nd St. - Greenfield Av. - 1st St. - Mitchell St. - 6th St. - Euclid Av. - 9th Pl. - Morgan Av. |
| 17 | Lisbon - Wisconsin | C&NW Depot - Wisconsin Av. - 11th St. - State St. - 12th St. - Walnut St. - Lisbon Av. - Lloyd St. - 60th & Lloyd |
| 18 | National - Fond du Lac | 35th & Fond du Lac - Walnut St. - 3rd St. [now Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.] - Plankinton Av. - [back: Michigan St. - 3rd St.] - Plankinton Av. - 2nd St. - National Av. - Greenfield Av. - W. Allis (70th & Greenfield) |
| 19 | 3rd - Burnham | Teutonia & Atkinson - Atkinson Av. - Green Bay Av. - 3rd St. [now Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.] - Plankinton Av. - 2nd St. - Greenfield Av. - 31st St. - Burnham St. - Becher St. - 84th St. |
| 20 | 8th - Muskego | Teutonia & Atkinson - Teutonia Av. - Burleigh St. - 8th St. - Reservoir St. - 7th St. - State St. - 6th St. - Clybourn St. - 16th St. - Muskego Av. - Forest Home Av. & Muskego |
| 21 | North Av. | 60th & North - North Av. - Holton St. - Meinecke St. - Humboldt St. - North Av. - Farwell & North |
| 22 | Center St. | 61st & Center - Center St. - Humboldt St. - Locust St. - Lake Park |
| 27 | 27th St. | 27th & Hopkins - 27th St. - 27th & National |
| 35 | 35th St. | 35th & Fond du Lac - 35th St. - 35th & Park Hill Av. |
| 37 | 3rd St. - 13th St. | Port Washington Rd. - Fiebrantz Av. - 7th St. - Green Bay Av. - 3rd St. [now Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.] - Plankinton Av. - 2nd St. - Greenfield Av. - 11th St. - Windlake Av. - 13th St. - Wilbur Av. |
| 37X | 3rd St. - Lincoln Park | Hampton Av. (Lincoln Park) - Port Washington Rd. - Fiebrantz Av. - 7th St. - Green Bay Av. - 3rd St. [now Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.] - Plankinton Av. - 2nd St. - Greenfield Av. - 11th St. - Windlake Av. - 13th St. - Wilbur Av. [Extension of line 37, replacing the city lines operated by the Milwaukee Northern railway] |
| 40 | Kinnickinnic - St. Francis | National Av. - 1st St. [back: 2nd St.] - 1st St. - Kinnickinnic Av. - St. Francis |
INTERURBAN ROUTES
Operator: The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (TMER&L)
| 2 | Local Rapid Transit Line | Public Service Building - Michigan St. - Clybourn Av. - Private Right of Way - West Junction |
| 3 | South Milwaukee | Public Service Building - Michigan St. - Plankinton Av. - 2nd St. - 1st St. - Kinnickinnic Av. - Cudahy - S. Milwaukee |
| 3X | Carrollville Shuttle | S. Milwaukee - Carrollville |
| 91 | Milwaukee - Racine - Kenosha | Public Service Building - Michigan St. - Plankinton Av. - 2nd St. - 1st St. - Kinnickinnic Av. - Howell Av. - Whitnall Av. - S. Chicago Rd.- S. Junction - Caledonia - Racine - Kenosha |
| 92 | Milwaukee - Muskego Lakes - East Troy | Public Service Building - Michigan St. - Clybourn Av. - Private Right of Way - West Junction - Hales Corners - St Martins - Muskego - Mukwonago - East Troy |
| 92X | Milwaukee - Waterford - Burlington | Public Service Building - Michigan St. - Clybourn Av. - Private Right of Way - West Junction - Hales Corners - St Martins - Durham Hill - Wind Lake - Waterford - Rochester - Burlington |
| 93 | Milwaukee - Waukesha - Oconomowoc - Watertown | Public Service Building - Michigan St. - Clybourn Av. - Private Right of Way - West Junction - Waukesha - Delafield - Oconomowoc - Watertown |
| 94 | Milwaukee - Port Washington - Sheboygan | Public Service Building - 3rd St. [now Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.] - Green Bay Av. - Atkinson Av. - 19th Pl. - Private Right of Way - Mequon - Thiensville - Cedarburg - Grafton - Port Washington - Belgium - Cedar Grove - Oostburg - Sheboygan |
| X | Belt Line | Greenwood Jctn. - Lakeside Power Plant |
Operator: Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railway
| SM | Skokie Valley - Milwaukee Route | Milwaukee - Racine - Kenosha - Waukegan - Chicago |
Note: * Streetcar and interurban route numbers with an X extension were not used for the official numbering of these routes. Streetcars on these routes had the normal number designation, the X and is simply for the convenience of users of this site. The same remark applies to interurban routes SM and X.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Streetcar lines: ? km.
- Interurban lines (TMER&L): 307 km.
- Interurban line (CNSM): 143.1 km.
HISTORY
- Horse-drawn streetcars: 1860 - ?.
- Electric streetcars (traditional): 3 Apr. 1890 - 2 March 1958.
- Electric streetcars (2nd generation): 29 Oct. 2023 - today.
- Interurbans:
- TMER&L Lines: 1 June 1897 - 30 June 1951.
- North Shore Line: 1895 - 21 Jan. 1963.
GAUGE
- All systems: 1435 mm.
SOURCES
- Simons, V. "Revitalising Milwaukee" Tramways & Urban Transit, Feb. 2019 (82:974), p.50-53.
WIKIS
WEB SITES
- Milwaukee streetcars
- The hop
- A Look Back At Milwaukee's Original Streetcar System (from radio station WUWM)
Also, many thanks to Mr Russell Powers of Lone Tree, CO, USA, for kindly sending me information and documents concerning the history of the Milwaukee streetcar and interurban systems.
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