Wisconsin Highway 44
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| Length: | 63.86 mi[1] (102.77 km) | |||
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| South end: |
 WIS 22 in Pardeeville | |||
  US 41 / WIS 91 in Oshkosh | ||||
| North end: |
 US 45 in Oshkosh | |||
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| Counties: | Columbia, Green Lake, Fond du Lac, Winnebago | |||
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State Trunk Highway 44 (often called Highway 44, STH 44 or WIS 44) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in a diagonal southwest-northeast direction in east-central Wisconsin from Pardeeville to Oshkosh.
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Routing
WIS 44 begins in Pardeeville, in Columbia County at the junction with WIS 22. It heads northeast out of town. It has a brief cosigning with WIS 33 for a mile before continuing to head northeast. WIS 33's control cities at this point are Portage to the west and Fox Lake to the east. WIS 44 crosses into Green Lake County at Hwy HH, just south of Dalton. WIS 44 continues northeast to Kingston.
About 4 miles east of Kingston, WIS 44 meets up with WIS 73. WIS 73 North heads to Princeton. It is cosigned with 73 for roughly 1 1/2 miles through the unincorporated town of Manchester before 73 cuts south to head to Randolph and Columbus. About 1 1/2 miles after the 73 split, WIS 44 enters the city of Markesan. After passing Little Green Lake just north of Markesan, WIS 44 heads east, crosses into Fond du Lac County at Searle Rd, then enters the town of Fairwater. After another 2 miles, WIS 44 meets up with WIS 44. WIS 49 South heads to Brandon and Waupun. WIS 44 and 49 are cosigned for about 7 miles as they enter the city of Ripon. At the Junction with WIS 23, WIS 49 North cosigns with WIS 23 West to head to Green Lake and Berlin. Meanwhile, WIS 44 has a brief cosign with WIS 23 East, which heads to Rosendale and Fond du Lac, before it cuts north along Douglas St on Ripon's east side. WIS 44, as it leaves the city limits, heads northeast. Just shy of the unicorporated town of Pickett, WIS 44 crosses into Winnebago County. WIS 44 continues roughly another 10 miles heading northeast to Oshkosh.
As 44 enters the Oshkosh city limits on Ripon Road, it meets up with WIS 91, which heads west to Waukau and Berlin. It has a brief 1 mile cosign with it until the junction with US 41 where WIS 91 ends. WIS 44 follows South Park Avenue from US 41 to Ohio Street. 44 then turns north along Ohio to cross the Fox River. At the Fox River, the road becomes Wisconsin Street. 44 then turns east on Irving Avenue to meet US 45, Jackson Street, where it ends.
Attractions on the Route
- The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has its headquarters and aviation-based museum, known as the Air Adventure Museum, on the grounds of Oshkosh's Wittman Regional Airport.
Major intersections
PARDEEVILLE
- Wisconsin Highway 22
- County Road P
- Wisconsin Highway 33
- County Road SS
- County Road E
DALTON
- County Road HH
- County Road EE
- County Road FF
- County Road H
- County Road II
KINGSTON
- County Road X
- County Road FF
- County Road B
MARKESAN
- Wisconsin Highway 73
- County Road S
- County Road I
- County Road O
- County Road H
- County Road N
- County Road A
FAIRWATER
- County Road E
BRANDON
RIPON
- County Road KK
- Wisconsin Highway 23
- County Road E
PICKETT
- County Road M
- County Road FF
OSHKOSH
References
- ↑ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 40-49 (Highway 44)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.