Wisconsin Highway 178

State Trunk Highway 178
State Trunk Highway 178
Route information
	Maintained by WisDOT
Length	23.3 mi[self-published source?] (37.5 km)
Existed	1947–present
Major junctions
South end	WIS 29 on Lake Hallie–Chippewa Falls line
North end	WIS 64 in Cornell
Location
Counties	Chippewa
Highway system
	Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic; Rustic;

State Trunk Highway 178 (often called Highway 178, STH-178 or WIS 178) is a 23.3-mile (37.5 km) state highway in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States, that runs north–south roughly along the Chippewa River from Chippewa Falls to Cornell.

Route description[]

From Lake Hallie to Cornell, WIS 178 entirely follows the west bank of the river.

WIS 178 begins at a WIS 29/WIS 29 Bus. at a diamond interchange. It begins as a four-lane divided roadway. It then curves north in the shape of a hook. It then meanders northward. After intersecting CTH-S at the city limit, WIS 178 downgrades into a two-lane undivided roadway. It still continues to meander northward. Eventually, WIS 178 ends at WIS 64 in Cornell.^[3]

History[]

Before the creation of WIS 178, CTH-I used to follow most of present-day WIS 178.^[4] In 1947, WIS 178 was formed.^[2] WIS 178 previously began in Chippewa Falls at WIS 124.^[5] In 2006 it was rerouted east of the city along Seymour Cray Sr. Boulevard to WIS 29.^[1]

Major intersections[]

The entire route is in Chippewa County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Lake Hallie–Chippewa Falls line	0.00	0.00	WIS 29 – Lake Wissota, Cadott, Wausau, Green Bay, I-94, Menomonie west – Town of Wheaton, WIS 29	Roadway continues as Bus. WIS 29 beyond southern terminus; diamond interchange
Cornell	30.42	48.96	WIS 64 (South Riverside Drive) – Gilman, Medford, Merrill, Bloomer	Northern terminus; Y intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Wisconsin Highways: Highway 178
^ ^a ^b State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (January 1948). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. OCLC 232303069. Retrieved December 22, 2020 – via American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection.
^ Google (November 29, 2020). "Overview map of WIS 178" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1923). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (Map). Scale not given. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission.
^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (2006). Official State Highway Map (Map) (2006–2007 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 22, 2020 – via American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection.

External links[]

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[WH1-1] Wisconsin Highways: Highway 178

[1948_Map-2] State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (January 1948). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. OCLC 232303069. Retrieved December 22, 2020 – via American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection.

[Google_Maps-3] Google (November 29, 2020). "Overview map of WIS 178" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

[4] Wisconsin Highway Commission (1923). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (Map). Scale not given. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission.

[5] Wisconsin Department of Transportation (2006). Official State Highway Map (Map) (2006–2007 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 22, 2020 – via American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection.

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