Wisconsin Highway 47
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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WIS 47 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Length | 188.01 mi[1] (302.57 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  WIS 114 in Menasha | |||
| North end |   US 51 / WIS 182 in Manitowish | |||
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| Counties | Winnebago, Outagamie, Shawano, Menominee, Langlade, Oneida, Vilas, Iron | |||
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Route description
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.
History
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]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Winnebago | Menasha | 0.0 | 0.0 | WIS 114 | ||
| 2.3 | 3.7 |   US 10 / WIS 441 | ||||
| Outagamie | Appleton | 4.4 | 7.1 |  WIS 125 | ||
| 5.2 | 8.4 |  WIS 96 | ||||
| 7.0 | 11.3 |   I-41 / US 41 | ||||
| Black Creek | 20.1 | 32.3 |  WIS 54 | |||
| Shawano | Pulaski | 28.9 | 46.5 |  WIS 156 | Southern end of WIS 156 concurrency | |
| 29.4 | 47.3 | WIS 156 | Northern end of WIS 156 concurrency | |||
| Shawano | 37.4 | 60.2 |    WIS 29 / WIS 55 / WIS 117 | Eastern end of WIS 29 concurrency; southern end of WIS 55 concurrency | ||
| 44.1 | 71.0 | WIS 29 / WIS 55 | Western end of WIS 29 concurrency | |||
| 46.0 | 74.0 |  WIS 22 / WIS 55 | Eastern end of WIS 22 concurrency | |||
| 48.0 | 77.2 | WIS 22 / WIS 55 | Western end of WIS 22 concurrency | |||
| Menominee | Keshena | 56.4 | 90.8 | WIS 55 | Northern end of WIS 55 concurrency | |
| Langlade | Town of Rolling | 86.3 | 138.9 |   US 45 / WIS 52 | Southern end of US 45 concurrency; western end of WIS 52 concurrency | |
| Antigo | 93.7 | 150.8 |  US 45 / WIS 52 / WIS 64 | Eastern end of WIS 55 concurrency | ||
| Oneida | Monico | 124.0 | 199.6 |  US 8 / US 45 | Eastern end of US 8 concurrency; northern end of US 45 concurrency | |
| Rhinelander | 135.1 | 217.4 |  US 8 / WIS 17 | Northern end of WIS 17 concurrency | ||
| 137.8 | 221.8 | US 8 / WIS 17 | Southern end of WIS 17 concurrency | |||
| 138.2 | 222.4 | US 8 | Western end of US 8 concurrency | |||
| Woodruff | 161.5 | 259.9 |  US 51 / WIS 70 | |||
| Iron | Town of Sherman | 184.2 | 296.4 | WIS 182 | Western end of WIS 182 concurrency | |
| Manitowish | 188.01 | 302.57 | US 51 / WIS 182 | Eastern end of WIS 182 concurrency | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
U.S. Roads portal
References
- Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 40-49 (Highway 47)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
External links
Media related to Wisconsin Highway 47 at Wikimedia Commons