▁it ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁battle field , ▁and ▁again ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Ira qi ▁u pr ising . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Bas ra <0x0A> </s> ▁State ▁Tr unk ▁Highway ▁ 1 0 0 ▁( ST H ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁Highway ▁ 1 0 0 ▁or ▁W IS ▁ 1 0 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁road ▁which ▁enc ir cles ▁the ▁outer ▁edges ▁of ▁Mil w au kee ▁County . ▁Official ly , ▁the ▁road ▁is ▁designed ▁as ▁a ▁by pass ▁around ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Mil w au kee , ▁but ▁with ▁resident ial ▁and ▁commercial ▁development ▁along ▁Highway ▁ 1 0 0 ▁on ▁almost ▁all ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁road , ▁this ▁purpose ▁has ▁been ▁neg ated , ▁and ▁it ▁serves ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁area ' s ▁major ▁commercial ▁cor rid ors . ▁Highway ▁ 1 0 0 ▁roughly ▁par alle ls ▁the ▁fre ight ▁rail road ▁bel t way ▁around ▁Mil w au kee ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁by ▁the ▁Chicago ▁and ▁North ▁Western ▁Transport ation ▁Company , ▁approximately ▁one ▁mile ▁inside ▁the ▁north , ▁west ▁and ▁south ▁county ▁lines . ▁ ▁In ▁Mil w au kee ' s ▁immediate ▁western ▁sub urb ▁W au w at osa , ▁Highway ▁ 1 0 0 ' s ▁north – s outh ▁segment ▁was ▁once ▁known ▁as ▁Lo vers ▁Lane ; ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁still ▁have ▁this ▁design ation . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁vic