State Trunk Highway 47 (often called Highway 47, STH-47 or WIS 47) is a
state highway
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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
Menasha () is a city in Calumet and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 18,268 at the 2020 census. Of this, 15,144 were in Winnebago County, and 2,209 were in Calumet County. The city is located mostly in Win ...
to
Manitowish.
Route description
![Northern termini of WI47 and WI182](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Northern_termini_of_WI47_and_WI182.jpg)
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. 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
Menasha () is a city in Calumet and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 18,268 at the 2020 census. Of this, 15,144 were in Winnebago County, and 2,209 were in Calumet County. The city is located mostly in Win ...
. 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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References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, Wisconsin Highway 47
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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