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State Trunk Highway 55 (often called Highway 55, STH-55, or WIS 55) is a
state highway
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in Wisconsin
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, United States. It travels south-to-north in the northeastern part of Wisconsin from an intersection
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with U.S. Route 151 (US 151) approximately north of Brothertown, near the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago
Lake Winnebago ( mez, Wenepekōw Nepēhsæh, oj, Wiinibiigoo-zaaga'igan, one, kanyataláheleˀ) is a shallow freshwater lake in the north central United States, located in east central Wisconsin. At 137,700 acres it is the largest lake entir ...
in Calumet County
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, to the Michigan
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state line at the Brule River
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approximately northeast of Nelma
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in Forest County, where it connects to M-73.
Route description
Along its route, STH-55 servesKaukauna
Kaukauna () is a city in Outagamie and Calumet counties, Wisconsin, United States. It is situated on the Fox River, approximately north of Milwaukee. The population was 15,462 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Appleton, Wisconsin Met ...
, Shawano, the Menominee Indian Reservation
The Menominee Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation located in northeastern Wisconsin held in trust by the United States for the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin. It is the largest Indian reservation east of the Mississippi River. In the Menomin ...
, Crandon, and the Nicolet side of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
History
A newroundabout
A roundabout is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.''The New Shorter Oxford En ...
was opened at the intersection of WIS 55 and US 10 between Sherwood and Kaukauna in the autumn of 2009.
Another roundabout recently opened at the busy intersection of WIS 55 and WIS 114 approximately west of Sherwood, Wisconsin.
Over the summer of 2018, a section of the Wisconsin Highway 55 at its interchange with I-41 in Kaukauna
Kaukauna () is a city in Outagamie and Calumet counties, Wisconsin, United States. It is situated on the Fox River, approximately north of Milwaukee. The population was 15,462 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Appleton, Wisconsin Met ...
was reconstructed and 4 new roundabouts were be added.
Major intersections
See also
*References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, Wisconsin Highway 55 055 Transportation in Calumet County, Wisconsin Transportation in Outagamie County, Wisconsin Transportation in Shawano County, Wisconsin Transportation in Menominee County, Wisconsin Transportation in Langlade County, Wisconsin Transportation in Forest County, Wisconsin