▁Route ▁The ▁planned ▁eastern ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁Park ▁Fre ew ay ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Mil w au kee ▁was ▁near ▁Pro spect ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Og den ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁point , ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁was ▁to ▁turn ▁south ward ▁as ▁the ▁Lake ▁Fre ew ay . ▁ ▁The ▁Park ▁East ▁Fre ew ay , ▁as ▁built , ▁extended ▁from ▁Jefferson ▁Street ▁west ward ▁to ▁Inter state ▁ 4 3 , ▁carrying ▁Highway ▁ 1 4 5 . ▁ ▁From ▁I - 4 3 , ▁the ▁Park ▁West ▁Fre ew ay ▁was ▁to ▁continue ▁north w ester ly ▁to ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁North ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁From ▁there , ▁it ▁would ▁continue ▁west ward ▁to ▁its ▁intersection ▁with ▁the ▁Stadium ▁Fre ew ay . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁right ▁of ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁Park ▁Fre ew ay ▁was ▁purchased ▁and ▁cleared . ▁ ▁However , ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁was ▁ever ▁built ▁- ▁between ▁North ▁ 1 2 th ▁Street ▁and ▁North ▁Jefferson ▁Street . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁opposition ▁of ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁by ▁community ▁leaders , ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁was ▁never ▁built , ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁way ▁lay ▁vac ant ▁for ▁years . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁has ▁been ▁re develop ed . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁built ▁portion ▁was ▁demol ished ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁an ▁improved ▁at - grade ▁West ▁McK in ley ▁Avenue ▁and ▁East ▁Kn app ▁Street ▁and