Wisconsin Highway 82
State Trunk Highway 82 (often called Highway 82, STH-82 or WIS 82) is a state highway in Wisconsin, United States. It runs east–west in southwest and south central Wisconsin from the Iowa border near Lansing, IA to Oxford.
State Trunk Highway 82 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
Length | 116.15 mi[1] (186.93 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Iowa 9 in DeSoto | |||
US 14 / US 61 / WIS 27 / WIS 56 in Viroqua US 12 / WIS 16 in Mauston I-90 / I-94 in Mauston | ||||
East end | I-39 / US 51 / WIS 23 in Oxford | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Wisconsin | |||
Counties | Crawford, Vernon, Juneau, Adams, Marquette | |||
Highway system | ||||
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This highway is a low traffic highway for its entire length.
Route description
Highway 82 begins on the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi River near Lansing, Iowa. Its next junction with a highway is across the bridge at Wisconsin Highway 35. The highway then turns to the North, forming a short concurrency with State Highway 35. At De Soto, Wisconsin, the route turns away from the Mississippi River Basin, and heads Northeasterly in general.
The next settlement is Viroqua, where it forms a wrong-way concurrency with US Highway 14, US Highway 61, State Highway 27. This ends at the traffic light with Decker Street, where the road turns East, concurrent with Wisconsin Highway 56. This concurrency ends approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) East of Viroqua. Highway 82 turns left, to proceed to La Farge, while Highway 56 continues to Viola.
- Black Hawk Bridge at the western terminus of WIS&nbssp;82
- WIS 56 and WIS 82 heading west into the east side of Viroqua
- WIS 82 crossing the Wisconsin River between Mauston and Oxford
- intersection with WIS 82 and WIS 33 in Hillsboro
Major intersections
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Mississippi River | 0.00 | 0.00 | Iowa 9 west – Lansing, Waukon Iowa 26 north – New Albin | Continuation into Iowa | |
Black Hawk Bridge; Iowa–Wisconsin state line | |||||
Crawford | Town of Freeman | WIS 35 south / Great River Road south – Prairie du Chien | Southern end of WIS 35 overlap | ||
De Soto | WIS 35 north / Great River Road north – Genoa | Northern end of WIS 35 overlap | |||
Vernon | Town of Franklin | WIS 27 – Mount Sterling | Southern end of WIS 27 overlap | ||
US 14 east / US 61 south – Madison | Southern end of US 14 / US 61 overlap | ||||
Viroqua | US 14 west / US 61 north / WIS 27 north – Westby, La Crosse WIS 56 west – Genoa | Northern end of US 14 / US 61 and WIS 27 overlaps; western end of WIS 56 overlap | |||
Town of Viroqua | WIS 56 east – Viola | Eastern end of WIS 56 overlap | |||
La Farge | WIS 131 north – Ontario | Western end of WIS 131 overlap | |||
WIS 131 south – Viola | Eastern end of WIS 131 overlap | ||||
Town of Hillsboro | WIS 33 west – Ontario | Western end of WIS 33 overlap | |||
Hillsboro | WIS 80 south – Richland Center | Southern end of WIS 80 overlap | |||
Juneau | Union Center | WIS 33 east – Wonewoc | Eastern end of WIS 33 overlap | ||
Elroy | WIS 71 west – Kendall | ||||
WIS 80 north – New Lisbon | Northern end of WIS 80 overlap | ||||
Mauston | WIS 58 south – La Valle | Roundabout; southern end of WIS 58 overlap | |||
US 12 / WIS 16 (Main Street) – New Lisbon, Wisconsin Dells | |||||
WIS 58 north – Necedah | Northern end of WIS 58 overlap | ||||
I-90 / I-94 – Tomah, Madison | |||||
Adams | Town of Springville | WIS 13 – Adams, Wisconsin Dells | |||
Marquette | Oxford–Packwaukee town line | I-39 / US 51 / WIS 23 south – Portage, Wisconsin Dells, Stevens Point WIS 23 north – Montello | Roadway continues as northbound WIS 23 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 80-89 (Highway 82)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
External links
- Media related to Wisconsin Highway 82 at Wikimedia Commons