Wisconsin Highway 55

State Trunk Highway 55 marker

State Trunk Highway 55
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length: 175.55 mi[1] (282.52 km)
Major junctions
South end: US 151 in Brothertown
  US 10 in Sherwood
I-41 / US 41 in Kaukauna
US 8 / WIS 32 in Crandon
North end: M-73 in Nelma
Location
Counties: Calumet, Outagamie, Shawano, Menominee, Langlade, Forest
Highway system
WIS 54WIS 56

State Trunk Highway 55 (often called Highway 55, STH 55 or WIS 55) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs southnorth in northeast Wisconsin from a junction with US 151 approximately 1.5 miles north of Brothertown near the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago in Calumet County to the Michigan State line at the Brule River approximately one mile northeast of Nelma in Forest County where it connects to M-73.

Along its route, STH 55 serves Kaukauna, Shawano, the Menominee Indian Reservation, Crandon and the Nicolet side of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.

A new roundabout 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 one mile west of Sherwood, Wisconsin.

Southern terminus in the Town of Brothertown
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References

  1. Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 50-59 (Highway 55)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
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