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County trunk highways first came into being in 1921. The first county highways were independent of the state's trunk highway system and lacked state legislative approval. By 1924, every county in Wisconsin had set up its own county highway system, with the state authorizing county highways in 1925. [3]
Iowa County was formed in 1829 from the Crawford County land south of the Wisconsin River. [1] Brown County's southern portion was used to form Milwaukee County in 1834. [1] The state of Wisconsin was created from Wisconsin Territory on May 29, 1848, with 28 counties.
WIS 195 is a multi-lane highway from Interstate 41/Interstate 94/US Highway 41 (I-41/I-94/US 41) to WIS 32 (Sheridan Road) that was widened in 2020 to accommodate new Foxconn industrial facilities along the route. Before coming under state control, the road was designated as County Trunk Highway KR (CTH-KR) [2] before
The organized system of Wisconsin State Trunk Highways (typically abbreviated as STH or WIS), the state highway system for the U.S. state of Wisconsin, was created in 1917. The legislation made Wisconsin the first state to have a standard numbering system for its highways. It was designed to connect every county seat and city with over 5000 ...
Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes US 2: 104.49: 168.16 US 2 in Superior: US 2 in Hurley: 1926: current Western segment US 2: 14.46: 23.27 US 2/US 141 near Florence: US 2/US 141 near Spread Eagle: 1926: current Eastern segment, concurrent with US 141 US 8: 255.55
Number Length (mi) [2] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes I-39: 182.14: 293.13 I-39/I-90 near Beloit: US 51/WIS 29 in Rothschild
State Trunk Highway 16 (often called Highway 16, STH-16 or WIS 16) is a Wisconsin state highway running from Pewaukee across the state to La Crosse. Much of its route in the state parallels the former mainline of the Milwaukee Road and current mainline of the Canadian Pacific Railway .
WIS 11 begins in Grant County at the freeway carrying US 61 and US 151 and concurrent with WIS 35.WIS 35 turns south to Illinois a half of a mile into the route as WIS 11 meanders to the east to Hazel Green where it picks up WIS 80 north for 3 miles (4.8 km) before turning east again into Lafayette County while WIS 80 continues north along the county line. [2]