Since we keep the gun at the Wisconsin Army National Guard Armory in Sussex, WI and we go there several times a year, I decided to write some directions on how to get there.  Hopefully this will mean that I will no longer get 15 e-mails/phone calls before an event or work detail asking me how to get to the Armory.  Included in this page is a map that I made and maps from Yahoo! Maps.

~The Webmaster

The address of the Sussex Armory is:

Battery C, 1^st Battalion, 121^st Field Artillery
c/o SFC Leary Allen, Building Supervisor
W237 N5678 Maple Avenue
Sussex, WI  53089-3602
Phone: (262) 246-6591
Email: allenl@wi-arng.ngb.army.mil

Here is the part of Wisconsin we are talking about.

[Note: On this map, County J is now WI 164 north of Capitol Drive (WI 190).  The old WI 164 is now WI 74 north of Capitol Drive (WI 190).  See the first map on this page for the proper road names and Highway numbers.]

Now a closer view.

[Note: On this map, County J is now WI 164 north of Capitol Drive (WI 190).  The old WI 164 is now WI 74 north of Capitol Drive (WI 190).  See the first map on this page for the proper road names and Highway numbers.]

• Head east on I-94 towards Milwaukee.

• When you near Waukesha, look for WI 164 to Waukesha and Sussex (should be Exit #295).

• Exit and turn left on WI 164.  You are now going north.

• Drive north for about 3 miles.  You will pass three stop lights and will go over some railroad tracks on a bridge, then you go under a bridge.  This is where WI 164 turns off on Capitol Drive (WI 190). YOU KEEP GOING STRAIGHT on WI 74.  [Note: There will be small green and white signs that say "National Guard Armory" with an arrow from this point on.]

• At the next stop light, in about a mile, turn left.  Now you are heading west.

• The second street will be Maple Ave.  Turn right here.  Now you are heading north.

• In less than a mile, on your right (east) side will be the armory.  It is set back off the road.  Look for the "Sussex Armory Park" sign.

• Park in the lot by the doors with the words "Wisconsin National Guard Armory."  Enter at those doors.

<------ Madison and West | Milwaukee and East ----->

[Note: On this map, County J is now WI 164 north of Capitol Drive (WI 190).  The old WI 164 is now WI 74 north of Capitol Drive (WI 190).  See the first map on this page for the proper road names and Highway numbers.]

• Head west on I-94.

• When you near Waukesha, look for WI 164 to Waukesha and Sussex (should be Exit #295).

• Exit and turn right on WI 164.  You are now going north.

• Drive north for about 3 miles.  You will pass three stop lights and will go over some railroad tracks on a bridge, then you go under a bridge.  This is where WI 164 turns off on Capitol Drive (WI 190). YOU KEEP GOING STRAIGHT on WI 74.  [Note: There will be small green and white signs that say "National Guard Armory" with an arrow from this point on.]

• At the next stop light, in about a mile, turn left.  Now you are heading west.

• The second street will be Maple Ave.  Turn right here.  Now you are heading north.

• In less than a mile, on your right (east) side will be the armory.  It is set back off the road.  Look for the "Sussex Armory Park" sign.

• Park in the lot by the doors with the words "Wisconsin National Guard Armory."  Enter at those doors.

<------ Madison and West | Milwaukee and East ----->

[Note: On this map, County J is now WI 164 north of Capitol Drive (WI 190).  The old WI 164 is now WI 74 north of Capitol Drive (WI 190).  See the first map on this page for the proper road names and Highway numbers.]

• Head south on U.S. 41 until you reach Hartford, WI.

• You will exit on WI 60.  Turn right (west) at the end of the off ramp and get in the left lane ASAP.  I think the next stop light is WI 164.  Turn left (south) here.  [Please note: this is not really WI 164.  WI 164 ends one mile south of your location at WI 175.  This road, however, will connect directly into WI 164.]  Go straight for about one mile.  You will cross WI 175 by a stop sign.  Be careful... this is a dangerous intersection.  Now you are on WI 164.

North to Green Bay, Escanaba, etc.

South to Milwaukee, Chicago, etc.

[Note, on this map County J is now WI 164.]

• Go south on WI 164 for about 30 miles.  You will cross WI 167 and County Q.  The road has almost no curves in it until you near Sussex.

• As you near Sussex, WI 164 curves to the left, then back to the right.  You cross some train tracks and come to a stop light.  This is Main Street.  There is a McDonald's and an Amoco Gas Station on the corner to the left in front of you.  Turn left (east) at this light.

• Continue on Main Street to the next stop light.  This is Maple Ave.  Turn right (south).

• Continue on Maple Ave. through two stop signs.  The armory will be past the second stop sign on your left (east side).  It is set back off the road.  Look for the "Armory Park" sign.

• Park in the lot by the doors with the words "Wisconsin National Guard Armory."  Enter at those doors.

The north side of Sussex.

[Note, on this map County J is now WI 164.]

<------ Madison and West | Milwaukee and East ----->

[Note: On this map, County J is now WI 164 north of Capitol Drive (WI 190).  The old WI 164 is now WI 74 north of Capitol Drive (WI 190).  See the first map on this page for the proper road names and Highway numbers.]