Wisconsin Highway 55

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.

State Trunk Highway 55 marker

State Trunk Highway 55

WIS 55 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length175.55 mi[1] (282.52 km)
Major junctions
South end US 151 in Brothertown
Major intersections US 10 in Sherwood
I-41 / US 41 in Kaukauna
US 8 / WIS 32 in Crandon
North end M-73 in Nelma
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesCalumet, Outagamie, Shawano, Menominee, Langlade, Forest
Highway system
← WIS 54→ WIS 56

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.

Over the summer of 2018, a 1 mile (1.6 km) section of the Wisconsin Highway 55 at its interchange with I-41 in Kaukauna was reconstructed and 4 new roundabouts were be added.[2]

Southern terminus in the Town of Brothertown

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
CalumetTown of Chilton0.00.0 US 151Southern terminus
Sherwood11.919.2 WIS 114Southern end of WIS 114 concurrency
14.423.2 WIS 114Northern end of WIS 114 concurrency
Town of Harrison15.925.6 US 10
OutagamieKaukauna19.230.9 WIS 125
21.234.1 WIS 96Western end of WIS 96 concurrency
21.634.8 WIS 96Eastern end of WIS 96 concurrency
22.636.4 I-41 / US 41
Oneida36.859.2 WIS 54Eastern end of WIS 54 concurrency
Seymour38.862.4 WIS 54Western end of WIS 54 concurrency
ShawanoRose Lawn45.873.7 WIS 156
Angelica51.182.2 WIS 29 / WIS 160Eastern end of WIS 29 concurrency
Bonduel59.295.3 WIS 29 / WIS 47 / WIS 117Southern end of WIS 47 concurrency
Shawano65.9106.1 WIS 29Western end of WIS 29 concurrency
67.7109.0 WIS 22Eastern end of WIS 22 concurrency
69.7112.2 WIS 22Western end of WIS 22 concurrency
MenomineeKeshena78.1125.7 WIS 47Northern end of WIS 47 concurrency
LangladeLanglade103.3166.2 WIS 64
Lily114.8184.8 WIS 52Eastern end of WIS 52 concurrency
114.9184.9 WIS 52Western end of WIS 52 concurrency
ForestCrandon139.0223.7 US 8 / WIS 32 – LaonaSouthern end of US 8/WIS 32 concurrency
139.5224.5
 US 8 west – Rhinelander		Northern end of US 8 concurrency
Argonne146.1235.1
 WIS 32 north – Three Lakes		Northern end of WIS 32 concurrency
Town of Alvin169.4272.6 WIS 70
175.55282.52
 M-73 north – Iron River		Continuation into Michigan
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 50-59 (Highway 55)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  2. "Project Overview – WIS 55 Kaukauna". projects.511wi.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
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