State Trunk Highway 47 (often called Highway 47, STH-47 or WIS 47) is a 188.01-mile (302.57 km) state highway in the northeastern and northern parts of the US state of Wisconsin that runs in a diagonal northwest–southeast from Menasha to Manitowish.

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State Trunk Highway 47
WIS 47 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length	188.01 mi[1] (302.57 km)
Major junctions
South end	WIS 114 in Menasha
Major intersections	US 10 / WIS 441 in Menasha I-41 / US 41 in Grand Chute US 45 / WIS 52 in Antigo US 8 / US 45 in Monico US 8 in Rhinelander US 51 / WIS 70 in Woodruff
North end	US 51 / WIS 182 in Manitowish
Location
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Counties	Winnebago, Outagamie, Shawano, Menominee, Langlade, Oneida, Vilas, Iron
Highway system
Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Scenic Rustic
← WIS 46 → WIS 48

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The southern terminus of WIS 47 is at WIS 114 at the corner of Third and De Pere streets in Menasha.

Of the 188-mile (303 km) route, about 76 miles (122 km) are cosigned with other highways. From south to north, WIS 47 is aligned with WIS 29 from south of Bonduel to south of Shawano, WIS 55 from south of Bonduel to Keshena. After a solo segment, WIS 47 follows US Highway 45 (US 45) from south of Antigo to Monico and US 8 from Monico to Rhinelander.^[1]

The northern terminus of WIS 47 is a combined terminus with WIS 182 at US 51 in Manitowish.

At its inception, WIS 47 ran from WIS 15 in Appleton to WIS 29 in Bonduel. In 1919, the highway was expanded north to Antigo, where it ended at US 45. In 1925, it was extended along US 45 to Woodruff. In 1937, it was extended along the old US 41 to Menasha. In 1952, it was extended north to Manitowish. In 1997, freeway was added with the WIS 29/WIS 55 bypass near Bonduel.^[1]

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