Modern Highway Photos: La Crosse to Winona

Route markers, just northwest of the junction with Highway 43 on the Winona bypass. The divided bypass hugging the edge of the bluff line was constructed in 1957, replacing the old route north of Lake Winona on what is now County Road 32 and State Highway 43.

Curving around the south side of Lake Winona (barely visible on the right).

Approaching the intersection with Huff Street. Note the signs for Winona State University and the scenic overlook at Garvin Heights City Park (formerly a state park according to old official highway maps.)

At the intersection with Huff Street. Note the sign directing motorists towards downtown. Huff Street cuts across the middle of Lake Winona, dividing it into two halves.

Driving by Lake Winona. Construction of this part of the highway required the filling of a length of the southern shore of the lake (construction plans call it "swamp fill".

Approaching the junction with Villa Street.

At the intersection with Gilmore Avenue. This was the former site of the junction with U.S. Highway 14 from 1957 until 1972. U.S. 14 entered Winona via Gilmore Avenue from 1926 until it was moved north to its current alignment on Pelzer Street in 1972. Ahead is the modern commercial area that sprung up along the Winona bypass after it was completed in 1957.