A map of the Duluth, MN/East Duluth, WI area, with Superior on the right (click to enlarge). I must admit that I made an oversight when I originally submitted the posts on this blog about the state of Superior, as well as the respective Interstate highways that run through Minnesota and Wisconsin – I had left the name of Superior, Wisconsin unchanged even though there would likely be a great deal of confusion with the state of Superior nearby (they're about 80 miles apart). While I acknowledge that in OTL (our timeline) Superior, WI derived its name from Lake Superior, the state of Superior gets first priority as the name "Superior" was popular and the first choice for their state's new name amongst the movement for statehood in what was then the Upper Peninsula of Michigan back in the 1820s-1850s, while OTL Superior, WI was founded in 1854 (three years before Superior became a state ITTL (in this timeline)). So, after some deliberation, I have decided that going fo...

The shields of Wisconsin's primary and auxiliary Interstate highways. There are six primary Interstate highways and three auxiliary Interstate highways in Wisconsin. Interstate 39 (I-39) - Runs from the Illinois state line near Beloit, WI to the Superior state line near Land O' Lakes, WI. Interstate 41 (I-41) - Runs from the Illinois state line near Beloit, WI to I-43 and US 41/US 141 in Howard. Interstate 43 (I-43) - Runs from the Illinois state line near Pikeville, WI to the Superior state line on the Menominee River near Marinette, WI. Interstate 90 (I-90) - Runs from the Minnesota state line on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, WI to the Illinois state line in Beloit, WI. Interstate 94 (I-94) - Runs from the Minnesota state line on the St. Croix River at Hudson, WI to the Illinois state line near Russell, IL. Interstate 98 (I-98) - Runs from the Superior state line on the Montreal River at Hurley, WI to the Minnesota state line on St. Louis Bay at East Duluth, WI. I...