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State Trunk Highway 108 (often called Highway 108, STH-108 or WIS 108) is a state highway in the
U.S. state
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of Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
. It runs in west central Wisconsin from Wisconsin Highway 16
State Trunk Highway 16 (often called Highway 16, STH-16 or WIS 16) is a Wisconsin state highway running from Pewaukee across the state to La Crosse. Much of its route in the state parallels the former mainline of the Milwaukee Road and cur ...
north of West Salem to Wisconsin Highway 54
State Trunk Highway 54 (often called Highway 54, STH-54 or WIS 54) is a Wisconsin state highway running east–west across central Wisconsin. It is in length.
Route description Minnesota state line to Plover
WIS 54 begins at the we ...
and Wisconsin Highway 71 in Melrose. Highway 108 is maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin responsible for planning, building and maintaining the state's highways. It is also responsible for planning transportation in the state ...
.
Route description
Highway 108 begins at a junction with Highway 16 in theTown of Hamilton
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
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in La Crosse County, just north of the border of West Salem. The highway heads northeast along a brief concurrency with County Highway C, then runs east for a short distance before heading north. From here, the route passes through a rural area and climbs a winding ridge.
Past the ridge, Highway 108 continues north, intersecting two county highways and crossing Fleming Creek. It turns northeast briefly before continuing north, where it intersects with another two county highways. The highway continues east briefly where it meets County Highway C before curving to the northeast. It then crosses Davis Creek before entering Jackson County. In Jackson County, the route passes Melrose-Mindoro High School
Melrose-Mindoro High School is a public high school located at N181 State Rd.108, Melrose, Wisconsin 54642-8284. The school is part of the Melrose-Mindoro Area School District. It is a rural district located in Southwestern Wisconsin, serving appr ...
before heading north through the Town of Melrose. Highway 108 meets Highway 71 in the town, and the two highways continue northward together. The highways cross the Black River and continue north into the village of Melrose. Both highways terminate at a junction with Highway 54 in southern Melrose.
Major intersections
See also
*References
External links
*{{Commons category-inline, Wisconsin Highway 108108 108 may refer to:
* 108 (number)
* AD 108, a year
* 108 BC, a year
* 108 (artist) (born 1978), Italian street artist
* 108 (band), an American hardcore band
* 108 (emergency telephone number), an emergency telephone number in several states in Ind ...
Transportation in La Crosse County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Jackson County, Wisconsin