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State Trunk Highway 48 (often called Highway 48, STH-48 or WIS 48) is a
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in the
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of
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. It runs east–west in northwest Wisconsin from Grantsburg to Exeland.


Route description

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
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with Highway 87, passing through the community of Branstad before leaving the concurrency and running east from it. Near
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, 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
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. The highway continues south along the concurrency until it reaches
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, where it runs east from. In
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, it follows a short concurrency with
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. 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.


Major intersections


See also

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References


External links

* 048 Transportation in Burnett County, Wisconsin Transportation in Polk County, Wisconsin Transportation in Barron County, Wisconsin Transportation in Washburn County, Wisconsin Transportation in Sawyer County, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-road-stub