State Trunk Highway 48 (often called Highway 48, STH-48 or WIS 48) is a
state highway in the
U.S. state
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of
Wisconsin
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. It runs east–west in northwest Wisconsin from
Grantsburg to
Exeland.
Route description
The highway begins at its intersection with
Highway 70 in
Grantsburg.The intersection is also the northern terminus of
Highway 87. The highway runs south from the intersection in a
concurrency with Highway 87, passing through the community of
Branstad before leaving the concurrency and running east from it. Near
Trade Lake (community), Wisconsin, the highway intersects with four county highways; Y, O, M, and Z. It continues east from there until it reaches
Frederic, where a concurrency starts with
Highway 35
The following highways are numbered 35:
International
* European route E35
Canada
* Alberta Highway 35
* British Columbia Highway 35
* Ontario Highway 35
* Quebec Autoroute 35
*Saskatchewan Highway 35
China
* G35 Expressway
Costa Rica
* ...
. The highway continues south along the concurrency until it reaches
Luck
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, where it runs east from. In
Cumberland, it follows a short concurrency with
U.S. Route 63. After passing
Highway 25 and an
interchange with
U.S. Route 53, it passes through
Rice Lake. It continues east from Rice Lake, passing through a few villages and unincorporated communities before terminating at
Highway 40 in
Weirgor.
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Major intersections
See also
*
References
External links
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048
Transportation in Burnett County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Polk County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Barron County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Washburn County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Sawyer County, Wisconsin
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