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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 ...
Buckling is a failure mode in pavement materials, primarily with concrete, since asphalt is more flexible. Radiant heat from the sun is absorbed in the road surface, causing it to expand, forcing adjacent pieces to push against each other. If the stress is sufficient, the pavement can lift and crack without warning.
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.
Buckling pavement, sinkhole among road problems reported in Story County
By Kansas law, no state highway may exist entirely within city limits. [1] As a result, some highways have been given to cities as they annex the land around them, as is the case with the eastern branch of K-150 in the Kansas City area, which is now entirely within Olathe and Overland Park .
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WIS 13 – Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Dells CTH-G: Waushara: Coloma: I-39 / US 51 – Stevens Point, Portage: Richford: CTH-B CTH-Y: Wautoma: WIS 22 south – Montello: Southern end of WIS 22 concurrency: WIS 22 north / WIS 73 north – Wisconsin Rapids, Wild Rose, Waupaca: Western end of WIS 73 concurrency: WIS 152 east – Mount Morris