State Trunk Highway 49 (often called Highway 49, STH-49 or WIS 49) is a
state highway in the U.S. state of
Wisconsin
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. It runs north–south in central and southeast Wisconsin from
Wittenberg
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to
Lomira. The highway was initially designated in 1917, but it had not been extended to its current length until the 1950s.
Route description
WIS 49 begins at an interchange with
Interstate 41
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(I-41) north of
Lomira and runs west from it, passing through
Brownsville before curving to the north to meet the
Dodge-
Fond du Lac county line. After an interchange with
US 151 (US 151), WIS 49 runs through
Waupun. Shortly after exiting Waupun, the highway curves and starts running north to
Brandon
Brandon may refer to:
Names and people
*Brandon (given name), a male given name
*Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins
Places
Australia
*Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales
*Brandon, Q ...
. Shortly after exiting Brandon, the highway
runs concurrently with
WIS 44. This concurrency ends in
Ripon
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, where a concurrency with
WIS 23 begins. The highway runs north from the concurrent alignment shortly before it reaches
Green Lake. While running north, WIS 49 runs through
Berlin
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and many smaller communities before reaching an interchange at
US 10.
[
The highway runs concurrently with US 10, which is a ]freeway
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for most of its length. The highway passes by Weyauwega and the Waupaca Municipal Airport before leaving the concurrency and running through Waupaca. After exiting Waupaca, it runs north to Scandinavia
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and then to Iola, where the highway enters runs concurrently for a short distance with WIS 161. WIS 49 then runs northwesterly to WIS 66 before continuing north, passing through an intersection with WIS 153 in Elderon before terminating at WIS 29.[
]
History
When Wisconsin's state trunk highways were first designated in 1917, the highway ran from WIS 23 near Green Lake to WIS 18 (by 1930, this had become US 10[) south of Waupaca.][). The extension was mostly paved but contained an unpaved section west of Brownsville.]
Major junctions
See also
*
References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, Wisconsin Highway 49
049
Transportation in Dodge County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Green Lake County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Waushara County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Waupaca County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Portage County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Marathon County, Wisconsin