State Trunk Highway 55 | ||||
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WIS 55 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length | 175.55 mi[1] (282.52 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} US 151 in Brothertown | |||
 US 10 in Sherwood  I-41 / US 41 in Kaukauna  US 8 / WIS 32 in Crandon | ||||
| North end |  M-73 in Nelma | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Calumet, Outagamie, Shawano, Menominee, Langlade, Forest | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Trunk Highway 55 (often called Highway 55, STH-55, or WIS 55) is a state highway in Wisconsin, United States. It travels south-to-north in the northeastern part of Wisconsin from an intersection with U.S. Route 151 (US 151) approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Brothertown, near the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago in Calumet County, to the Michigan state line at the Brule River approximately one mile (1.6 km) northeast of Nelma in Forest County, where it connects to M-73.
Route description
Along its route, STH-55 serves Kaukauna, Shawano, the Menominee Indian Reservation, Crandon, and the Nicolet side of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
In Forest County, the highway crosses WIS 70 and goes through the town of Alvin and terminates at the border, where it becomes M-73.
History
A new roundabout was opened at the intersection of WIS 55 and US 10 between Sherwood and Kaukauna in the autumn of 2009. Another roundabout recently opened at the busy intersection of WIS 55 and WIS 114 approximately one mile (1.6 km) west of Sherwood, Wisconsin.
Over the summer of 2018, a one-mile (1.6 km) section of WIS 55 at its interchange with I-41 in Kaukauna was reconstructed and four new roundabouts were added.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet | Town of Chilton | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 151 | Southern terminus | |
| Sherwood | 11.9 | 19.2 |  WIS 114 | Southern end of WIS 114 concurrency | ||
| 14.4 | 23.2 | WIS 114 | Northern end of WIS 114 concurrency | |||
| Town of Harrison | 15.9 | 25.6 | US 10 | |||
| Outagamie | Kaukauna | 19.2 | 30.9 |  WIS 125 | ||
| 21.2 | 34.1 |  WIS 96 | Western end of WIS 96 concurrency | |||
| 21.6 | 34.8 | WIS 96 | Eastern end of WIS 96 concurrency | |||
| 22.6 | 36.4 | I-41 / US 41 | ||||
| Oneida | 36.8 | 59.2 |  WIS 54 | Eastern end of WIS 54 concurrency | ||
| Seymour | 38.8 | 62.4 | WIS 54 | Western end of WIS 54 concurrency | ||
| Shawano | Rose Lawn | 45.8 | 73.7 |  WIS 156 | ||
| Angelica | 51.1 | 82.2 |   WIS 29 / WIS 160 | Eastern end of WIS 29 concurrency | ||
| Bonduel | 59.2 | 95.3 |   WIS 29 / WIS 47 / WIS 117 | Southern end of WIS 47 concurrency | ||
| Shawano | 65.9 | 106.1 | WIS 29 | Western end of WIS 29 concurrency | ||
| 67.7 | 109.0 |  WIS 22 | Eastern end of WIS 22 concurrency | |||
| 69.7 | 112.2 | WIS 22 | Western end of WIS 22 concurrency | |||
| Menominee | Keshena | 78.1 | 125.7 | WIS 47 | Northern end of WIS 47 concurrency | |
| Langlade | Langlade | 103.3 | 166.2 |  WIS 64 | ||
| Lily | 114.8 | 184.8 |  WIS 52 | Eastern end of WIS 52 concurrency | ||
| 114.9 | 184.9 | WIS 52 | Western end of WIS 52 concurrency | |||
| Forest | Crandon | 139.0 | 223.7 | US 8 / WIS 32 – Laona | Southern end of US 8/WIS 32 concurrency | |
| 139.5 | 224.5 |  US 8 west – Rhinelander | Northern end of US 8 concurrency | |||
| Argonne | 146.1 | 235.1 |  WIS 32 north – Three Lakes | Northern end of WIS 32 concurrency | ||
| Town of Alvin | 169.4 | 272.6 |  WIS 70 | |||
| 175.55 | 282.52 | M-73 north – Iron River | Continuation into Michigan | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ↑ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 50-59 (Highway 55)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ↑ "Project Overview: WIS 55 Kaukauna". projects.511wi.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
External links
Media related to Wisconsin Highway 55 at Wikimedia Commons