Wisconsin Highway 33
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State Trunk Highway 33 |
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Length: | 200.84 mi[1] (323.22 km) | ||||||||||||
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West end: | US-14 in La Crosse | ||||||||||||
Major junctions: |
US-12 in Baraboo I-90 near Portage US-151 in Beaver Dam US-45 in West Bend I-43 in Saukville |
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East end: | Wis-32 in Port Washington | ||||||||||||
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State Trunk Highway 33 (often called Highway 33, STH 33 or WIS 33) is a Wisconsin state highway running east-west across central Wisconsin. It is 200.84 miles in length.
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[edit] Termini
The eastern terminus of Highway 33 is one mile west of Lake Michigan where it intersects with Highway 32 in downtown Port Washington, Wisconsin. The western terminus is 300 feet east of the Mississippi River where it intersects with U.S. Highway 14 just south of downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin.
[edit] Municipalities served by Highway 33
[edit] History
Prior to European settlement, the foot trail from Port Washington to Horicon was the most traveled of seven trails that met in Horicon Marsh[2]. A road was constructed to provide access from Lake Michigan to the fertile hunting grounds of the marsh, to provide food for the crews of ships on the lake. It is one of the oldest roads in Wisconsin.[citation needed]
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The U.S. Route 151 overpass at its intersection with Highway 33 |