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State Trunk Highway 122 (often called Highway 122, STH-122 or WIS 122) is a
WIS 122 begins at a junction with WIS 77 in the
state highway
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in the US state of Wisconsin
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. It runs north–south from WIS 77 in Upson to the Michigan
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border near Saxon
The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic
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peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...
; the route is located entirely within Iron County Iron County is the name of four counties in the United States:
*Iron County, Michigan
*Iron County, Missouri
*Iron County, Utah
*Iron County, Wisconsin
Iron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, t ...
. WIS 122 is maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
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(WisDOT).
Route description
WIS 122 begins at a junction with WIS 77 in the unincorporated community
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of Upson, Wisconsin
Upson is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in Iron County, Wisconsin, Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. Upson is located at the junction of Wisconsin Highway 77 and Wisconsin Highway 122 southwest of Hurley, Wisconsin, ...
. The highway heads northward through the town of Anderson
Anderson or Andersson may refer to:
Companies
* Anderson (Carriage), a company that manufactured automobiles from 1907 to 1910
* Anderson Electric, an early 20th-century electric car
* Anderson Greenwood, an industrial manufacturer
* Anderson Ra ...
. The route passes through a forested area and intersects County Trunk Highway E (CTH-E) before curving around Weber Lake.
After passing the lake to the north, WIS 122 enters the Town of Saxon. It continues northward through the community of Saxon
The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic
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peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...
, meeting CTH-B and crossing a Canadian National
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railroad line within the community. The roadway intersects US Highway 2 (US 2) north of the community and continues northward to another intersection with CTH-B. At this point, WIS 122 briefly turns to the northwest before heading north to a junction with CTH-A. The route then turns to the northeast and ends at the Montreal River, which marks the Michigan state line. WIS 122 is one of two Wisconsin state highways, along with WIS 17, which terminate at the Michigan state line and are not continued as state highways in Michigan.
History
The first highway designated as WIS 122 connected WIS 18 (now WIS 96) west of Appleton to WIS 15 in Greenville; CTH-GV and WIS 15 now run along this route. In 1923, WIS 122 moved to its current alignment between Upson and US 2; it was extended to the Michigan state line in 1928 or 1929.Major intersections
See also
*References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, Wisconsin Highway 122 122 Transportation in Iron County, Wisconsin