Wisconsin_Highway_55

Wisconsin Highway 55

Wisconsin Highway 55

State highway in Wisconsin, United States

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.

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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 on a bridge over the Brule River, where it becomes M-73.

History

The original bridge over the Brule River was built in 1922. In a joint project with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), WisDOT funded a replacement in 2003. WisDOT supervised the construction of the new span in a project that ran between July 14 and November 4, 2003.[2]

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.[3]

In summer of 2023, the shoulder was widened in Alvin for bicycle access as part of a resurfacing project.

Southern terminus in the Town of Brothertown

Major intersections

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 50-59 (Highway 55)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  2. [2]
    Garner, Dawn (November 3, 2003). "New M-73 Bridge Opens to Motorists" (Press release). Michigan Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Project Overview: WIS 55 Kaukauna". projects.511wi.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
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