Useful Website Links

 General Interest

• WisDOT A-Z index  WisDOT site map and topic list. 
• State Personnel Information from OSER.  Classification specs, union contracts, compensation plans and more. 
• Wisconsin Legislature  Senate, Assembly, legislative activity, Wis Law, and Blue Book information.
• Statutes  Wisconsin state statutes.
• SWAP -  Get a good deal at the State's surplus property program through the UW.  
• Zip Code+4  USPS zip code look up.  
• Postal Rates   Printable USPS postal rate tables.  
• People Search from Yahoo will locate people with their addresses and phone numbers within the parameters that you define.
• Area Code Info & map  Current Wisconsin telephone area code information and map. 
• Smartpages  Your online yellow pages from SBC.  
• Weather Channel   Find out about Madison's weather conditions and forecast.
• Weather Underground  More on Madison's weather.

• Mapquest  will locate just about any address and display it on a map.
• Google Maps -  Provides directions, interactive maps, and satellite/aerial imagery of the United States. 
• WI County Maps  All 72 Wisconsin county maps in a viewable and printable Adobe .pdf format. 
• WI Official State Trunk Highway System Maps  County maps in a viewable and printable Adobe .pdf format.
• WI Official Highway Traffic Volume Data  Traffic counts for the entire state highway system.  
• Official WI Roadmaps  A listing of WI roadmaps from 1917 to the present from the RMCA.  
• State Highway Maps --   Where to get official state highway maps.  
• More State Highway Maps --  A historical look at official highway maps from every state. 
• 1895 state maps  -- on-line historical Rand McNally maps and more from the Map Store. 
• Historical maps -  Zoomable historical town, city and county maps of Wisconsin and other states 
• World Atlas  On-line atlas contains maps and facts of virtually every country in the world. 
• License Plates -  Different types of Wisconsin license plates.  
• Topozone  on-line USGS topographic maps and GPS coordinates.
• Terraserver  on-line aerial photography and topographic imagery.
• Mapper.acme.com  on-line aerial photography, topographic imagery and GPS coordinates. V1.0
• Flash Earth  Satellite and aerial imagery of the Earth in Flash. 
• GPS Coordinates  convert GPS coordinates from D-M-S to decimal and vice-versa.

• States & Capitals  Information and facts about the 50 states. 
• Historical Marker Database -  Comprehensive historical marker information. 
• Wisconsin Historical Markers -  An current listing of all of Wisconsin's official historical markers. 
• Wisconsin Facts -  Lots of facts and information about Wisconsin from Wisconsin.com.  
• Wisconline -  Lots more facts and information about Wisconsin from Wisconline.com.  
• History -  comprehensive on-line U.S. and world history. 
• Online Dictionary  Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.
• Dialect Map -  A map showing and describing the various dialects of American English. 
• Babel Fish - Translate words and phrases from foreign languages to English and vice versa. 
• Acronym list  -  A comprehensive listing of commonly used acronyms on the internet.  
• File extensions -  FILExt, the file extension source. 
• TinyURL -  Reduce a long URL to a more manageable length. 
• Media-Convert -  Convert various media from one format to another. 
• USNO Master Clock  The official source of time for the Defense Department and the standard of time for the US.
• Time Zones  Everything you ever wanted to know about the time zones around the world. 
• Time Zone map  A map of time zones all over the world.  
• Daylight Saving Time  Everything you need to know about Daylight Saving (not Saving*s*) Time.  

• Perpetual Calendar  Find out when any day will occur in any month of any year.
• Savings Bond Calculator  Find the current value of your US Savings Bonds.  
• Universal Currency Converter  Choose a currency and amount, then chose the currency to convert to.
• Measurement units  A dictionary of measurement units. 
• Measurement Conversions   Easily convert units of measurement to English or metric units. 
• Sizes  Sizes, grades, units, scales, calendars, chronologies; all things quantifiable quantified.  
• Paper Sizes  The website for everything you ever wanted to know about international paper sizes.
• Fonts  Many different shareware fonts available free for downloading. 
• Color chart or number  Federal Standard 595 colors.  
• Consumer Price Index   US Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.  1913 - present.
• Urban legends  - Find out if that story you've heard is really true or not.  
• Living Will, Power-of-Attorney -  Forms that you can download and use now.  
• Birds  Cornell Lab of Ornithology.  Lots of information about birds.  
• Animals  A website with lots of animals.  

  Organizations

• FHWA  - Federal Highway Administration homepage. 
• FHWA - Wisconsin Division homepage.  
• FMCSA - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration homepage. 
• USDOT  - The United States Department of Transportation website.
• AASHTO  - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials homepage.
• TRB  - Transportation Research Board website.
• RFW -  Rehabilitation For Wisconsin.  The folks responsible for overseeing the maintenance of our rest areas.
• DOT -  Links to other state DOT websites.

• CAiCE  The CAiCE Software Corporation website.
• Microstation  The Bentley Systems website.
• IRD - International Road Dynamics, Inc.  The producers of weigh-in-motion systems.
• City of Madison.  The City of Madison's official website.
• Dane County  The Dane County official website. 
• Powerball -  The official Powerball website.
• WI Lottery -  The official Wisconsin Lottery website.
• Federal tax forms -  Internal Revenue Service  
• State tax forms  - Wisconsin Department of Revenue  

  Transportation Related

• Live Cams  in the Madison area.  Cameras in various locations updated every three minutes. 
• Congestion Map  of Madison.  Current congestion levels in the Madison area.  
• NHS Map   The FHWA National Highway System in Wisconsin. 
• WHRP  --  Wisconsin Highway Research Program.  Integrating highway research efforts of WisDOT, academia, and industry.
• Wisconsin Highways homepage --  Information about every state highway in Wisconsin.
• US Numbered Highways --  The 1989 Edition of the U.S. Numbered Highways. 
• Wisconsin's Great River Road  --   Virtual road trip on Wisconsin's first designated scenic byway. 
• Highway History --  A collection of articles about highway history.  (from FHWA) 
• Interstate 50th --  1956-2006.  The Interstate system is 50. 
• Interstate System  --  The Dwight D. Eisenhower Interstate System.  Everything you need to know.  (from FHWA)
• Public Roads -- The bimonthly magazine of the FHWA.
• Speed Limits --   Maximum highway speed limits in each state.
• MUTCD --  The Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

• Manual of Traffic Signs --   Detailed information about traffic signs.
• Highway Signs --  See route markers for every state and much more.
• Sign Language - Many humorous road signs
• Bridge Basics --   Information about the different types of bridges.
• Historic Bridges --  Information on historic bridges throughout the United States. 
• I-35W Bridge --  Website with webcams of the new I-35W bridge construction in Minneapolis. 
• Mackinac Bridge -- The official website. Lots of facts and figures (from the Michigan DOT).
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel  --  One of the 7 man-made wonders of the world. (from the Virginia DOT). 
• Canada History --  History of Canadian Confederation. 
• The King's Highway --  A pictorial history of highways in Ontario.
• Confederation Bridge   --  The official website.  Linking Prince Edward Island to the rest of Canada.  
• Covered Bridges of Maine   --  Step into the past.  (from the Maine DOT) 

• Creating the Interstate System -- The complete history (from Public Roads magazine).
• H-3 --  Hawaii's scenic Interstate highway H-3. 
• Illinois Tollway Oases  -- Then and now.  History and pictures of the oases built on bridges over the roadway. 
• Via Guide --  Link to many more transportation related websites.
• Roads & Highways -- More links to transportation related websites.
• AA Roads --  Even more links to transportation related websites.  
• Pennsylvania Turnpike -- America's first superhighway.
• History of the Milwaukee transportation system (from UW-Milwaukee).
• Photo Gallery  -- Norman Wallace collection of historic highway photos (from Arizona DOT) 
• In Our Path  --  A documentary look at the I-105 construction in LA including many historical photos.  
• Definitions  --  A humorous glossary of transportation-related terms. 
• Hank's Truck Photos --  Contemporary and historical photos of commercial trucks
• YouTube --  YouTube home
• MTFF --  MTFF website

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