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 Columbia
County has an almost unlimited choice of
Interstate and State Highways making our
communities and attractions easy to visit and even
a pleasurable to travel to. Interstate
Highways 90/94 and 39 lie just outsid
e of town: travelers from Milwaukee,
Chicago, and beyond can continue their
journeys on
I-90/94 to the Twin Cities and farther
west. They can also choose I-39 to reach
industrial destinations on the upper
Wisconsin River and vacation spots further
north. Highways 51 and 16 will intersect
State Highway 33. Columbia County is
convienently located with easy access to
lMadison, just over an hour from
Milwaukee and about three hours from Chicago and
the Twin Cities.
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 Columbia
County's Amtrak
Station serves rail passengers
traveling throughout the nation. The
Canadian Rail mainline provides rail freight
services.
The Portage Municipal
Airport features two asphalt runways;
3,778-ft. north-south and 2,500-ft.
east-west. The unique "in-town" airport is
just a short walk from several restaurants and
motels, with taxi service available.
During the EAA World-Famous Fly-in at Oshkosh,
the flight based operator Air-Portage Inc.
provides a coach shuttle bus to and from
Oshkosh.
Private and
charted planes utilize our many airports.
The Dane County Regional Airport, just minutes
away, offers flights from carriers such as
American, Midwest Express, Delta, Northwest,
United and TWA. A cab services and free
van service shuttles are available in many of
our communities to those who are no longer
able to drive.
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Welcome to Columbia County
Highway 51 is
the ribbon tying the North to the South,
stretching from the tip of Northern Wisconsin to
within miles of Louisiana's Gulf Coast. Bisecting
the country, this road offers travelers a true
"slice" of
Americana. 
