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'''Main Street''' is a major north-south commercial street in [[Racine, Wisconsin]], which continues into the neighboring municipalities of [[Caledonia, Wisconsin|Caledonia]] and [[Wind Point, Wisconsin|Wind Point]] north of Racine, and passes through the village of [[North Bay, Wisconsin|North Bay]] inside Racine. It is the primary thoroughfare in [[Downtown (Racine, Wisconsin)|downtown Racine]], and runs parallel with the shoreline of [[Lake Michigan]], which is a few blocks away for most of the street's length. The [[Main Street Bridge (Racine, Wisconsin)|Main Street Bridge]], which connects '''North Main Street''' with the downtown section, is the last crossing over the [[Root River (Wisconsin)|Root River]] before it enters the lake. The street's runsdistance foris {{convert|4.0|mi|km}} in the city, between [[Three Mile Road (Racine, Wisconsin)|Three Mile Road]], at the city's northern limits, and [[Carre-Hogle Park (Racine, Wisconsin)|Carre-Hogle Park]], where it ends in a cul-de-sac. Another unconnected {{convert|0.1|mi|km}} cul-de-sac called Main Street continues out of the park, ending at [[Wisconsin Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|Wisconsin Avenue]] just north of its intersection with [[DeKoven Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|DeKoven Avenue]]. South of the Root River, Main Street is equivalent to '''200''' in [[Addressing system of Racine, Wisconsin|Racine's addressing system]]; that is, buildings along cross streets immediately west of Main have street addresses beginning with 200, while buildings immediately east of it have addresses beginning with 100. North Main Street, however, is equivalent to '''400'''.
 
==History==
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| [[Racine County Law Enforcement Center]]
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| [[Racine Heritage Museum]] ([[701 Main Street (Racine, Wisconsin)|701 Main]])<br/>[[723 Main Street (Racine, Wisconsin)|723 Main Street]]<br/>[[First United Methodist Church (Racine, Wisconsin)|First United Methodist Church]]
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| style='border-style: none solid none solid;' colspan="3" | '''[[8th Street (Racine, Wisconsin)|8th Street]]''' (800)
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| Residences
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| style='border-style: solid solid none solid;' rowspan="93" | Residences<br/>[[Carre-Hogle Park (Racine, Wisconsin)|Carre-Hogle Park]]
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| style='border-style: none solid none solid;' colspan="2" | '''[[13th Street (Racine, Wisconsin)|13th Street]]''' (1300)
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| style='border-style: none solid none solid;' colspan="2" | '''[[14th Street (Racine, Wisconsin)|14th Street]]''' (1400)
| style='border-style: none solid none solid;' rowspan="6" style="background:#d0f0b0;" | [[Carre-Hogle Park (Racine, Wisconsin)|Carre-Hogle Park]]
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| Residences
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| style='border-style: none none none none;' colspan="3" style="background:#d0f0b0;" | [[Carre-Hogle Park (Racine, Wisconsin)|Carre-Hogle Park]]
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