State Trunk Highway 137 (often called Highway 137, STH-137 or WIS 137) is a
state highway Bayfield and
Ashland counties in northern
Wisconsin
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, United States. It runs from its western terminus at
U.S. Route 2
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(US 2) west of
Ashland to its eastern terminus at
WIS 112
State Trunk Highway 112 (often called Highway 112, STH-112 or WIS 112) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in a north–south in northwest Wisconsin from Marengo to Ashland.
Route description
Starting at WIS 13 ...
in Ashland. Like all Wisconsin state highways, WIS 137 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 ...
(WisDOT).
Route description
WIS 137 begins at a four-way
intersection with US 2 and a local road (Kanes Road) in an
unincorporated area
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of eastern Bayfield County, about west of Ashland,.
(US 2 heads northeast through Ashland and on to
Odanah and then
Ironwood
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,
Michigan
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. US 2 heads west to connect with the northern terminus of
U.S. Route 63 and then on to
Iron River and
Superior. Kanes road continues north for only about before becoming a dirt farm road.)
From its western terminus WIS 137 heads easterly as a
two-lane road and promptly curves from a southeast direction to head due east through
rual farmland
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for about . The highway then curves to the northeast and continues in that direction until it nearly reaches the
Tri-County Corridor (an
ATV rail trail on the
grade
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of a former
Northern Pacific Railway rail line which runs from
Superior to Ashland). The highway then heads easterly (running roughly parallel to, but south of, the Tri-County Corridor for the remainder of its course). About after resuming its easterly course, the highway crosses over the
South Fish Creek. About later it leaves Bayfield County and enters both Ashland County and the city of Ashland.
Within Ashland WIS 137 is initially signed as Golf Course Road. (The name comes from the Chequamegon Bay Golf Club, along the north side of which the highway passes). About after entering Ashland and after turning to head northeast, WIS 137 intersects
Wisconsin Highway 112 (WIS 112), locally known as Sanborn Avenue, at a four-way intersection. After crossing WIS 112, WIS 137 ends and becomes 6th Street.
History
The original WIS 137 was assigned in 1923 to a short highway between
Wisconsin Highway 39
State Trunk Highway 39 (often called Highway 39, STH-39 or WIS 39) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in east–west across south central Wisconsin from Edmund to New Glarus.
WIS 39 is one of only t ...
and
Wisconsin Highway 23
State Trunk Highway 23 (often called Highway 23, STH-23 or WIS 23) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The route is signed as a north–south route from Shullsburg to Wisconsin Dells and as an east–west route from Wisconsin Del ...
in
Iowa County. This route became a
county road
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in 1934, and the WIS 137 designation was reassigned to another route in Iowa County between
Wisconsin Highway 80
State Trunk Highway 80 (abbreviated as Highway 80, STH-80 or WIS 80) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in southwest and west central Wisconsin from just south of Marshfield, near the geographic center o ...
in
Avoca and
Wisconsin Highway 130
State Trunk Highway 130 (often called Highway 130, STH-130 or WIS 130) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin
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in
Lone Rock. WIS 137 remained on this route until 1968, when it was replaced by
Wisconsin Highway 133
State Trunk Highway 133 (often called Highway 133, STH-133 or WIS 133) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in north–south in south central Wisconsin from near Tennyson to near Lone Rock.
Route description
Starting ...
. The WIS 137 designation was assigned to its current route in the Ashland area in 1971; it replaced WIS 112, which was rerouted in the area.
Major intersections
See also
*
References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, Wisconsin Highway 137
137 137 may refer to:
*137 (number)
137 (one hundred ndthirty-seven) is the natural number following 136 and preceding 138.
In mathematics
137 is:
* the 33rd prime number; the next is 139, with which it comprises a twin prime, and thus 137 is ...
Transportation in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Ashland County, Wisconsin