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From preserved rustic roads to modern mass transit and seaplanes, Wisconsin furnishes many options for transportation. The Badger state has over 113,000 miles (181,860 kilometers) of public roads. These include Interstates 30, 43, 90, and 94, which connect Wisconsin to Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. Wisconsin also works to preserve noteworthy scenic and country roads through the Rustic Roads program.
International Airports servicing Wisconsin include General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, which receives the most air traffic in the Badger state, and the Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay. Additionally, regional airports include Dane County Regional Airport of Madison and Chippewa Valley Regional Airport of Eau Claire. There are nearly 100 publicly owned airports, and over 30 are privately owned. Over 400 private use airports exist, as well as 140 heliports and nearly 30 seabases.
Rail service by Amtrak connects Wisconsin to Illinois and Minnesota via the Amtrak Hiawatha Route and the Amtrak Empire Builder Route. Intercity bus services include Jefferson Lines and Greyhound.
Milwaukee provides hundreds of buses in its Milwaukee County Transit System, which ranks among the nation’s largest public bus systems. Madison operates public transit through its Metro Transit System.
Numerous transportation options, whether rail or road or bicycle or ferry, exist in the Badger state and can be found via the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
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