Wisconsin Highway 47

State Trunk Highway 47
State Trunk Highway 47
	WIS 47 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by WisDOT
Length	188.01 mi (302.57 km)
Major junctions
South end	WIS 114 in Menasha
	US 10 / WIS 441 in Menasha; I-41 / US 41 in Grand Chute; US 45 / WIS 52 in Antigo; US 8 / US 45 in Monico; US 8 in Rhinelander; US 51 / WIS 70 in Woodruff;
North end	US 51 / WIS 182 in Manitowish
Location
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Counties	Winnebago, Outagamie, Shawano, Menominee, Langlade, Oneida, Vilas, Iron
Highway system
	Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic; Rustic;

State Trunk Highway 47 (often called Highway 47, STH-47 or WIS 47) is a 188.01-mile (302.57 km) state highway in the northeastern and northern parts of the US state of Wisconsin that runs in a diagonal northwest–southeast from Menasha to Manitowish.

Route description[edit]

Looking south at the southern terminus of WIS 47

The southern terminus of WIS 47 is at WIS 114 at the corner of Third and De Pere streets in Menasha.

Of the 188-mile (303 km) route, about 76 miles (122 km) are cosigned with other highways. From south to north, WIS 47 is aligned with WIS 29 from south of Bonduel to south of Shawano, WIS 55 from south of Bonduel to Keshena. After a solo segment, WIS 47 follows US Highway 45 (US 45) from south of Antigo to Monico and US 8 from Monico to Rhinelander.^[1]

The northern terminus of WIS 47 is a combined terminus with WIS 182 at US 51 in Manitowish.

History[edit]

At its inception, WIS 47 ran from WIS 15 in Appleton to WIS 29 in Bonduel. In 1919, the highway was expanded north to Antigo, where it ended at US 45. In 1925, it was extended along US 45 to Woodruff. In 1937, it was extended along the old US 41 to Menasha. In 1952, it was extended north to Manitowish. In 1997, freeway was added with the WIS 29/WIS 55 bypass near Bonduel.^[1]

Major intersections[edit]

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Winnebago	Menasha	0.0	0.0	WIS 114 (3rd Street) – Neenah, Hilbert
Winnebago	Menasha	2.3	3.7	US 10 / WIS 441 – Stevens Point, Green Bay
Outagamie	Appleton	4.4	7.1	WIS 125 west (College Avenue)	Eastern terminus of WIS 125
		5.2	8.4	WIS 96 (Wisconsin Avenue)
		7.0	11.3	I-41 / US 41 – Oshkosh, Green Bay
	Black Creek	20.1	32.3	WIS 54 – Shiocton, Seymour
Shawano	Town of Lessor	28.9	46.5	WIS 156 east – Briarton, Green Bay	Southern end of WIS 156 concurrency
	Town of Lessor	29.4	47.3	WIS 156 west – Navarino, Clintonville	Northern end of WIS 156 concurrency
	Bonduel	37.4	60.2	WIS 29 east / WIS 55 south / WIS 117 north – Bonduel, Green Bay	Eastern end of WIS 29 concurrency; southern end of WIS 55 concurrency; southern terminus of WIS 117
	Shawano	44.1	71.0	WIS 29 west – Wausau	Western end of WIS 29 concurrency
		46.0	74.0	WIS 22 north – Cecil	Eastern end of WIS 22 concurrency
		48.0	77.2	WIS 22 south – Clintonville	Western end of WIS 22 concurrency
Menominee	Keshena	56.4	90.8	WIS 55 north – Crandon	Northern end of WIS 55 concurrency
Shawano	No major junctions
Menominee	No major junctions
Langlade	Town of Rolling	86.3	138.9	US 45 south / WIS 52 west – Wittenberg, Wausau	Southern end of US 45 concurrency; western end of WIS 52 concurrency
Langlade	Antigo	93.7	150.8	WIS 52 east / WIS 64 – Merrill, Langlade	Eastern end of WIS 52 concurrency
Oneida	Monico	124.0	199.6	US 8 east / US 45 north – Crandon, Eagle River	Eastern end of US 8 concurrency; northern end of US 45 concurrency
	Rhinelander	135.1	217.4	WIS 17 north – Eagle River	Northern end of WIS 17 concurrency
		137.8	221.8	WIS 17 south – Merrill	Southern end of WIS 17 concurrency
		138.2	222.4	US 8 west – Prentice	Western end of US 8 concurrency
	Woodruff	161.5	259.9	US 51 / WIS 70 – Minocqua, Mercer
Vilas	No major junctions
Iron	Town of Sherman	184.2	296.4	WIS 182 west – Springstead, Park Falls	Western end of WIS 182 concurrency
Iron	Manitowish	188.01	302.57	US 51 / WIS 182 west – Mercer, Woodruff	Eastern terminus of WIS 182
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access