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State Trunk Highway 183(often calledHighway 183,STH-183orWIS 183) was astate highwayin the U.S. state ofWisconsin.It ran north–south betweenWIS 35nearPepinandWIS 29nearSpring Valley.The now-decommissioned highway was turned over to local control, and is now designated as County Trunk Highway CC (CTH-CC) inPepinandPiercecounties.
State Trunk Highway 183 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 30.8 mi[1](49.6 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  WIS 35nearPepin | |||
| North end |  WIS 29nearSpring Valley | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Pepin,Pierce | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSites along the route, from south to north, include theLittle House Waysideand theunincorporated communitiesofLund(on the border between Pepin and Pierce counties, at the highway's junctions with CTH-J and CTH-SS),Ono(at the junction withUS Highway 10,US 10),Waverly(at the junction withWIS 72), andOlivet(on the boundary between the Pierce CountytownsofGilmanandSpring Lake). The terminus at WIS 29 is very close to the entry toCrystal Cave,about 1-mile (1.6 km) southwest along Burkart Creek (a tributary of theEau Galle River), from Spring Valley.
History
editHighway 183 was first designated in 1947 from Spring Valley to US Highway 10.[2]It was extended south to Pepin in 1949.[3]The highway was given to local control around 1989.
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepin | Pepin | WIS 35–Pepin,Stockholm,Maiden Rock | |||
| Pierce | Ono |  US 10–Plum City,Ellsworth | |||
| Waverly |  WIS 72–Elmwood,Ellsworth | ||||
| Spring Valley | WIS 29 | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^Google(May 20, 2015)."Wisconsin Highway 183"(Map).Google Maps.Google.RetrievedMay 20,2015.
- ^Shell Oil Company (1956).Shell Highway Map of Wisconsin(Map). 1:950,400. Chicago: Shell Oil Company.RetrievedDecember 6,2021– via David Rumsey Map Collection.
- ^Wisconsin Legislature (1949) [Published July 16, 1949]."Chapter 475: An Act Directing the State Highway Commission to Add Certain Highways to the State Trunk Highway System".Wisconsin Session Laws.Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Farmer Company. p. 433.