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State Trunk Highway 47 (often called Highway 47, STH-47 or WIS 47) is a
state highway A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the northeastern and northern parts of the US state 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 ...
that runs in a diagonal northwest–southeast from Menasha to Manitowish.


Route description

The southern terminus of WIS 47 is at WIS 114 at the corner of Third and De Pere streets in Menasha. Of the route, about are cosigned with other highways. From south to north, WIS 47 is aligned with WIS 29 from south of Bonduel to south of Shawano, WIS 55 from south of Bonduel to
Keshena Keshena ( mez, Kesīqnæh) is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Menominee County, Wisconsin, Menominee County, Wisconsin, United States. Located on the Menominee Indian Reservation, it had a population of 1,257 at the 202 ...
. After a solo segment, WIS 47 follows US Highway 45 (US 45) from south of Antigo to Monico and US 8 from Monico to Rhinelander. The northern terminus of WIS 47 is a combined terminus with WIS 182 at US 51 in Manitowish.


History

At its inception, WIS 47 ran from WIS 15 in Appleton to WIS 29 in Bonduel. In 1919, the highway was expanded north to Antigo, where it ended at US 45. In 1925, it was extended along US 45 to Woodruff. In 1937, it was extended along the old US 41 to Menasha. In 1952, it was extended north to Manitowish. In 1997, freeway was added with the WIS 29/WIS 55 bypass near Bonduel.


Major intersections


See also

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*{{commons category-inline, Wisconsin Highway 47 047 Transportation in Winnebago County, Wisconsin Transportation in Outagamie County, Wisconsin Transportation in Shawano County, Wisconsin Transportation in Menominee County, Wisconsin Transportation in Langlade County, Wisconsin Transportation in Oneida County, Wisconsin Transportation in Vilas County, Wisconsin Transportation in Iron County, Wisconsin