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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 ...
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.
Wisconsin uses letters as designations for its county roads. Highways may be labeled with a single letter (CTH-H), double letter (CTH-LL or CTH-AB) or triple letter (CTH-BBB). Roads are usually named sequentially, although the letter designation may stand for the initials of a road, a geographical feature, a political division (such as CTH-KR ...
The state anticipated transferring this route back to the county after the widening, [3] but did not move forward with this plan. The state accepted jurisdiction over the roadway in a transfer agreement that placed the former WIS 75 under county control in both counties, now so designated as County Trunk Highway BD.
Wisconsin launched the 511 system in 2009. Since then, it’s been providing drivers and the State Patrol with close to real time updates on how much snow and ice is on the state’s interstate ...
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
State Trunk Highway 66 (often called Highway 66, STH-66 or WIS 66) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs east–west in central Wisconsin from Rosholt to Stevens Point and along what used to be County Trunk Highway P (CTH-P) to Wisconsin Rapids. The entire length of this highway is designated the Polish Heritage Highway. [2]
State Trunk Highway 76 (often called Highway 76, STH-76 or WIS 76) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in east central Wisconsin from US Highway 45 near Bear Creek to a junction with US Highway 45 in downtown Oshkosh .