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The Wisconsin Scenic Byways are a system consisting of roads in the U.S. state of Wisconsin that travel through areas of scenic and historic interest. The intent of this system is to promote tourism and raise awareness of the communities along these routes. Wisconsin also has another system of scenic highways called Rustic Roads.
Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive generally follows county and local roads. It begins near Whitewater – at the southern expanse of the Kettle Moraine State Forest's southern unit ( 42°45′56″N 88°42′18″W / 42.76556°N 88.70500°W / 42.76556; -88.70500 ), the drive takes a northeast trek and passes through six counties: Walworth ...
The effort to identify rustic roads began in order to help local government and citizens preserve Wisconsin's scenic routes. The Rustic Roads system was established by the 1973 Wisconsin State Legislature. [3] The law created the Wisconsin Rustic Roads Board. [7] The first road was designated in 1975 in Taylor County in the Town of Rib Lake. [1]
The state of Wisconsin maintains 158 state trunk highways, ranging from two-lane rural roads to limited-access freeways. These highways are paid for by the state's Transportation Fund, which is considered unique among state highway funds because it is kept entirely separate from the general fund, therefore, revenues received from transportation services are required to be used on transportation.
Until the early 1980s, a single Canada-to-Gulf alignment of the Great River Road, serving all ten states, was eligible for special federal funding.The states posted "National Route" plates above the markers on this route and marked their own alternate routes across the river, creating two alignments between New Orleans and Hastings-Point Douglas. [6]
The circle tour crosses into Wisconsin on the Bong Memorial Bridge carrying US 2 between Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin. In Superior, the tour route follows US 2/US 53 to Wisconsin Highway 13 (WIS 13). Near Ashland, the tour route returns to US 2 across Northern Wisconsin to Hurley and the border with Michigan at Ironwood. [4]
the Federal Highway Administration (road lengths) maps through 1939; American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection in the UW-Milwaukee libraries, includes official Wisconsin highway maps from most years; some old maps including a map of the 1918 system; 1925? highway list /Early highway history /1926 renumbering /Laws
I-43 in Bellevue, Wisconsin: US 2/US 141 at Quinnesec, MI: 1926: current Southern segment US 141: 14.46: 23.27 US 2/US 141 near Spread Eagle: US 2/US 141 near Florence: 1928: current Northern segment, concurrent with US 2 US 151: 337: 542 US 61/US 151 in Kieler: US 10 in Manitowoc: 1926: current