Wisconsin Highway 55

State Trunk Highway 55 marker

State Trunk Highway 55
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length: 175.55 mi[1] (282.52 km)
Major junctions
South end: 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
Counties: Calumet, Outagamie, Shawano, Menominee, Langlade, Forest
Highway system
← WIS 54WIS 56 →

State Trunk Highway 55 (often called Highway 55, STH-55, or WIS 55) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. 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.

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.

Southern terminus in the Town of Brothertown

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 50-59 (Highway 55)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
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