State Trunk Highway 188 (often called Highway 188, STH-188 or WIS 188) is a
state highway
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in
Dane
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and
Columbia
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counties in south–central
Wisconsin
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,
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, that runs north–south from near
Sauk City to near
Merrimac.
Route description
WIS 188 starts in rural
Dane County across the
Wisconsin River
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from Sauk City. The highway runs northward through farm fields on the east side of the river, crosses into
Columbia County, and heads to an intersection with
WIS 60 east of
Prairie du Sac
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. The two highways
run concurrently to the northeast for about before WIS 188 separates and turns northward again. Near
Lake Wisconsin
Lake Wisconsin is a reservoir on the Wisconsin River in southern Wisconsin in the United States. It is located in Columbia and Sauk counties, approximately southeast of Baraboo and NNW of Madison. Today it is home to the Wisconsin wine appella ...
, the highway turns east and then back north before sticking to an eastward course along a bend in the river. At the intersection with
WIS 113 near the Merrimac Ferry, WIS 188 terminates.
History
Around 1942, the routing of
WIS 78 was shifted to the east side of the Wisconsin River between Sauk City and the Merrimac Ferry. later, in 1947, that highway was moved back to its previous routing, and the highway on the east side of the river was rechristened WIS 188. The route of WIS 188 has remained unchanged since.
Major intersections
See also
*
References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, Wisconsin Highway 188
188
Year 188 (CLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consulship of Fuscianus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 941 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomi ...
Transportation in Dane County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Columbia County, Wisconsin