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State Trunk Highway 139 (often called Highway 139, STH-139 or WIS 139) is a
Starting at US 8 near Cavour, WIS 139 traverses northward through multiple forests. It passes through Newald, Popple River, and Long Lake before reaching WIS 70. At this point, both WIS 139 and WIS 70 run concurrently with each other for under . After leaving the concurrency, WIS 139 travels northward for more than before crossing the Michigan state line above the Brule River. At this point, the route transitions into M-189.
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 US state of Wisconsin
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. It runs north–south in north central Wisconsin from a junction with US Highway 8 (US 8) near Cavour in central Forest County to the Michigan
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state line and its connection with M-189
M-189 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It serves as the continuation of Highway 139 (WIS 139) from Wisconsin into Michigan, connecting to US Highway 2 (US 2) in Iron Rive ...
at the Brule River
The Brule River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed December 19, 2011 river in the U.S. states of Michigan and Wisconsin. Nearly the entire course forms a portion of t ...
to approximately four miles north of Tipler in Florence County Florence County is the name of two counties in the United States:
*Florence County, South Carolina
*Florence County, Wisconsin
Florence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,55 ...
. Along its route, WIS 139 serves as the main access route to Long Lake and serves parts of the Nicolet side of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
Route description
Starting at US 8 near Cavour, WIS 139 traverses northward through multiple forests. It passes through Newald, Popple River, and Long Lake before reaching WIS 70. At this point, both WIS 139 and WIS 70 run concurrently with each other for under . After leaving the concurrency, WIS 139 travels northward for more than before crossing the Michigan state line above the Brule River. At this point, the route transitions into M-189.
Major intersections
See also
*References
External links
*{{Commons category-inline, Wisconsin Highway 139139 139 may refer to:
* 139 (number), an integer
* AD 139, a year of the Julian calendar
* 139 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar
* 139 (New Jersey bus) 139 may refer to:
* 139 (number), an integer
* AD 139, a year of the Julian calendar
* 13 ...
Transportation in Forest County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Florence County, Wisconsin