State Trunk Highway 104 (often called Highway 104, STH-104 or WIS 104) is a
state highway
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in the US state of
Wisconsin
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. It runs in a north–south direction in south central Wisconsin from
Brodhead to
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
. It was first designated in 1919–1920 before being rerouted in 1923–1926 and extended in 1999.
Route description
WIS 104 is a two-lane undivided highway for its entire length, travelling straight north-south along the
Green County line from
WIS 11 in
Brodhead to
WIS 92 in
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
. Starting at Brodhead as a continuation of County Trunk Highway T (CTH-T), WIS 104 begins to travel northward from WIS 11 and CTH-T. Then, after , it
runs concurrently with
WIS 59. After leaving the concurrency, it then travels under before a short, concurrency with CTH-C after which it travels another before ending at WIS 92 in Brooklyn. The road continues north as CTH-MM.
History
WIS 104 was first designated in 1919–1920, running along its current route north of Broadhead before turning east then north to
WIS 10 in
Evansville
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.
In 1923–1926, the highway was rerouted, removing all of its sections not on the current route and adding a short section to connect to WIS 59.
Its route then remained unchanged until 1999 when it was extended north to its present northern terminus at WIS 92 in Brooklyn.
Major intersections
The entire highway is along the Green
Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 Nanometre, nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by ...
county line.
See also
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References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, Wisconsin Highway 104
104
Transportation in Green County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Rock County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Dane County, Wisconsin