Wisconsin Highway 49

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State Trunk Highway 49 marker
State Trunk Highway 49
WIS 49 highlighted
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length127.52 mi[1] (205.22 km)
Major junctions
South end I-41 / US 41 / CTH-KK in Lomira
Major intersections
North end WIS 29 in Elderon
Location
CountiesDodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Waushara, Waupaca, Portage, Marathon
Highway system
← WIS 48→ WIS 50

State Trunk Highway 49 (often called Highway 49, STH-49 or WIS 49) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in central and southeast Wisconsin from Wittenberg to Lomira. The highway was initially designated in 1917, but it had not been extended to its current length until the 1950s.

Route description[]

WIS 93 begins at an interchange with Interstate 41 (I-41) north of Lomira and runs west from it, passing through Brownsville before curving to the north to meet the Dodge-Fond du Lac county line. After an interchange with US 151 (US 151), WIS 49 runs through Waupun. Shortly after exiting Waupun, the highway curves and starts running north to Brandon. Shortly after exiting Brandon, the highway runs concurrently with WIS 44. This concurrency ends in Ripon, where a concurrency with WIS 23 begins. The highway runs north from the concurrent alignment shortly before it reaches Green Lake. While running north, WIS 49 runs through Berlin and many smaller communities before reaching an interchange at US 10.[2]

The highway runs concurrently with US 10, which is a freeway for most of its length. The highway passes by Weyauwega and the Waupaca Municipal Airport before leaving the concurrency and running through Waupaca. After exiting Waupaca, it runs north to Scandinavia and then to Iola, where the highway enters runs concurrently for a short distance with WIS 161. WIS 49 then runs northwesterly to WIS 66 before continuing north, passing through an intersection with WIS 153 in Elderon before terminating at WIS 29.[2][3]

History[]

When Wisconsin's state trunk highways were first designated in 1917, the highway ran from WIS 23 near Green Lake to WIS 18 (by 1930, this had become US 10[4]) south of Waupaca.[5] In the early 1920s, WIS 49 was extended south to Waupun.[6] By 1930, the highway had been extended to its current northern terminus at WIS 29, and it was paved south of Poy Sippi (between WIS 21 and US 10).[4] In 1933, the section between Poy Sippi and US 10 was paved.[7] Sometime between 1948 and 1956, the highway had been extended to US 41 (now I-41/US 41[2]). The extension was mostly paved but contained an unpaved section west of Brownsville.[8][9]

Major junctions[]

CountyLocationmi[2][3]kmExit[10]DestinationsNotes
DodgeTown of Lomira0.00.0 I-41 / US 41 / CTH-KK east – Milwaukee, Fond du Lac, Green Bay
0.71.1
 WIS 175 / south – Lomira, Fond du Lac
Dodge–Fond du Lac
county line		Waupun14.523.3
 US 151 / north – Madison, Fond du Lac		Diamond interchange; I-41 Alt follows US 151 north
15.024.1 WIS 26 (Watertown Street)
16.226.1 WIS 68 west – Fox Lake
Fond du LacMetomen26.943.3 WIS 44 south – FairwaterSouthern end of WIS 44 concurrency
Ripon34.355.2 WIS 23 east / WIS 44 north (Fond du Lac Street)Northern end of WIS 44 concurrency; eastern end of WIS 23 concurrency
Green LakeGreen Lake–Brooklyn line40.264.7 WIS 23 west / CTH-A south – Green Lake, PrincetonWestern end of WIS 23 concurrency
Berlin48.277.6 WIS 91 east – Oshkosh
WausharaAurora54.387.4 WIS 21 – Redgranite, Omro
WaupacaFremont72.6116.8264 US 10 east / WIS 110 south – Fremont, AppletonEastern end of US 10 concurrency; freeway section
Weyauwega–Weyauwega line76.2122.6260B CTH-F north – WeyauwegaNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
Town of Weyauwega77.2124.2260A WIS 110 north / CTH-X – WeyauwegaWestern end of WIS 110 concurrency
Waupaca82.2132.3254 WIS 22 north / WIS 54 east / CTH-A south / CTH-K north – Waupaca, New LondonEastern end of WIS 22/WIS 54 concurrency; access to Waupaca Municipal Airport
Town of Waupaca83.8134.9253Churchill Street north
Waupaca85.2137.1252 WIS 22 south – Wild RoseWestern end of WIS 22 concurrency
Farmington–Waupaca line86.4139.0250 US 10 west / WIS 54 west – Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens PointWestern end of US 10 concurrency; freeway section
Iola99.9160.8 WIS 161 east – SymcoEastern end of WIS 161 concurrency
100.5161.7 WIS 161 west – NelsonvilleWestern end of WIS 161 concurrency
PortageAlban113.8183.1 WIS 66 west – Rosholt, Stevens Point
MarathonElderon125.1201.3 WIS 153 – Mosinee
Town of Elderon128.1206.2 WIS 29 – Wausau, Wittenberg
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Incomplete access

See also[]

  • Blank shield.svg U.S. Roads portal

References[]

  1. ^ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 40-49 (Highway 49)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.[self-published source]
  2. ^ a b c d Google (April 5, 2020). "Length and Route of WIS 49 (South of West Main Street)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Google (April 5, 2020). "Length and Route of WIS 49 (North of West Main Street)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Wisconsin State Highway Commission (1930). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (Map). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin State Highway Commission. OCLC 429695317. Retrieved April 10, 2020 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  5. ^ Wisconsin State Highway Commission (1918). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (Map). [c. 1:1,010,000]. Madison: Wisconsin State Highway Commission. OCLC 69119995, 388371736, 388371736. Retrieved April 10, 2020 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  6. ^ Wisconsin State Conservation Commission (c. 1921). Map of the State Highway System of Wisconsin, Showing, Within Red Circle, Location of Northern Lakes Park (Map). Scale not given. n.p.: Wisconsin State Conservation Commission. OCLC 708376740. Retrieved April 10, 2020 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  7. ^ Wisconsin State Highway Commission (1933). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin 1933 (Map). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin State Highway Commission. OCLC 225869984. Retrieved April 10, 2020 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  8. ^ Wisconsin State Highway Commission (1948). Preliminary Traffic Map, Showing Annual 24 Hour Average Traffic, State of Wisconsin (Map). [c. 1:1,198,000]. Madison: Wisconsin State Highway Commission. OCLC 770711221. Retrieved April 10, 2020 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  9. ^ Wisconsin State Highway Commission (1956). "Wisconsin State Atlas 1956 Highway Maps". Madison: Wisconsin State Highway Commission. Retrieved April 10, 2020 – via Historic Map Works.
  10. ^ Signs and Markings Implementation Section (March 2016). "Freeway Exit Numbers" (PDF). Traffic Engineering, Operations & Safety Manual. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. p. 1. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

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