State Trunk Highway 58 (often called Highway 58, STH-58 or WIS 58) is a
state highway in the U.S. state of
Wisconsin
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. It runs north–south in southwest Wisconsin from the
Necedah to
Richland Center.
Route description
WIS 58 starts at the junction with US 14 in between Richland Center and Sextonville. The highway then meanders north, passing through
Aubrey,
Ithaca
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*Homer's Ithaca, an island featured in Homer's ''Odyssey''
*Ithaca (island), an island in Greece, possibly Homer's Ithaca
*Ithaca, New York, a city, and home of Cornell University and Ithaca College
Ithaca, Ithaka ...
, and
Neptune. North of Neptune, it intersects WIS 154. Continuing north, it passes through
Loyd Loyd may refer to:
Places United States
* Loyd, Colorado
* Loyd, Illinois
* Loyd, Louisiana
* Loyd, Mississippi
* Loyd, Wisconsin, unincorporated community
People Given name
* Loyd Auerbach, professor of parapsychology
* Loyd Blankenship (bo ...
,
Cazenovia,
Ironton, and
La Valle. In La Valle, it
runs concurrently with
WIS 33. In Mauston, WIS 58 then runs concurrently with
WIS 82, intersects
US Highway 12/
WIS 16 (US 12/WIS 16) and then leaves the concurrency. WIS 58 crosses over I-90/I-94 without an interchange; the Interstate can be reached via WIS 82 to the east. Just west of the
Yellow River
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, the highway ends at
WIS 80 south of
Necedah.
History
Initially, WIS 58 ran from WIS 11 (now
US 14) in
Sextonville to
WIS 33 in
La Valle. In 1923, WIS 58 extended northward to WIS 12/WIS 29 (now US 12/WIS 16) in Mauston. That same year, its southern terminus moved slightly to the west, avoiding Sextonville. In 1994, another significant change was made. This time, it was extended northward to WIS 80 south of Necedah, superseding County Trunk Highway Q (CTH-Q).
Major intersections
See also
*
References
External links
*{{Commons category-inline, Wisconsin Highway 58
058
Transportation in Richland County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Sauk County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Juneau County, Wisconsin