Wisconsin Highway 48
State Trunk Highway 48 | ||||
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 WIS 48 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length | 98.19 mi[1] (158.02 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   WIS 70 / WIS 87 in Grantsburg | |||
 US 63 in Cumberland US 53 in Rice Lake | ||||
| East end |  WIS 40 in Exeland | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Burnett, Polk, Barron, Washburn, Sawyer | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Trunk Highway 48 (often called Highway 48, STH-48 or WIS 48) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs east–west in northwest Wisconsin from Grantsburg to Weirgor.[2]
Route description[edit]
The highway begins at its intersection with Highway 70 in Grantsburg.The intersection is also the northern terminus of Highway 87. The highway runs south from the intersection in a concurrency with Highway 87, passing through the community of Branstad before leaving the concurrency and running east from it. Near Trade Lake, the highway intersects with four county highways; Y, O, M, and Z. It continues east from there until it reaches Frederic, where a concurrency starts with Highway 35. The highway continues south along the concurrency until it reaches Luck, where it runs east from. In Cumberland, it follows a short concurrency with U.S. Route 63. After passing Highway 25 and an interchange with U.S. Route 53, it passes through Rice Lake. It continues east from Rice Lake, passing through a few villages and unincorporated communities before terminating at Highway 40 in Weirgor.[2]
History[edit]
The first alignment of WIS 48 was routed from Sheboygan to Hilbert on the modern alignment of WIS 32 and WIS 57. Lasting around seven years, WIS 48 was replaced by WIS 32 in 1924 after being scaled back to New Holstein three years prior in 1921.[3]
Major intersections[edit]
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnett | Grantsburg | 0.0 | 0.0 |  WIS 70 / WIS 87 ends – Siren, Rock Creek | Northern end of WIS 87 concurrency; northern erminus of WIS 87 | |||
| Anderson | 4.6 | 7.4 |  WIS 87 south – St. Croix Falls | Southern end of WIS 87 concurrency | ||||
| Polk | Frederic | 17.2 | 27.7 |   WIS 35 north – Siren | Northern end of WIS 35 concurrency | |||
| Luck (town)–Luck (village) line | 23.5 | 37.8 | WIS 35 south – Milltown, St. Croix Falls | Southern end of WIS 35 concurrency | ||||
| Barron | Crystal Lake–Cumberland line | 46.5 | 74.8 | US 63 south – Turtle Lake | Western end of US 63 concurrency | |||
| Cumberland | 47.5 | 76.4 | US 63 north – Spooner | Eastern end of US 63 concurrency | ||||
| Stanfold | 56.6 | 91.1 |  WIS 25 south – Barron | |||||
| Rice Lake | 60.7 | 97.7 | US 53 – Superior, Eau Claire | Diamond interchange | ||||
| Washburn |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Sawyer | Weirgor | 97.8 | 157.4 | WIS 40 – Radisson, Bruce | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 40-49 (Highway 48)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007. [self-published source?]
- ^ a b c Google (April 7, 2020). "Wisconsin Highway 48" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ Bessert, Christopher J. (October 13, 2016). "Highways 40–49". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved August 15, 2023.[self-published source]
External links[edit]
Media related to Wisconsin Highway 48 at Wikimedia Commons
