Wisconsin Highway 27

State Trunk Highway 27 marker
State Trunk Highway 27
Map
WIS 27 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length294.08 mi[1] (473.28 km)
Major junctions
South end US 18 / WIS 60 in Prairie du Chien
Major intersections
North end US 2 in Brule
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesCrawford, Vernon, Monroe, Jackson, Clark, Eau Claire, Chippewa, Rusk, Sawyer, Bayfield, Douglas
Highway system
← WIS 26→ WIS 28

State Trunk Highway 27 (often called Highway 27, STH-27 or WIS 27) is a state highway in the US state of Wisconsin. The highway spans a length of 294 miles (473 km) and is generally two-lane local road with the exception of urban multilane arterials within some cities. Earlier routing of the highway had it reaching Superior along the present US Highway 53 (US 53) and Fennimore along the present US 61 and following Interstate 94 (I-94) between Black River Falls and Osseo.

Route description

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In southern Crawford County, WIS 27 begins at a junction with US 18, WIS 60 and WIS 35 in Prairie du Chien. The highway turns north after a three-mile (4.8 km) northeast stretch out of the city and passes through Eastman and Mount Sterling.[2] After entering Vernon County, WIS 27 converges with WIS 82 and turns northeast in Fargo. The two highways continue concurrently for seven miles (11 km) and turn northwest onto US 14 and US 61. WIS 82 turns east off the concurrency in downtown Viroqua at the junction with WIS 56 west. WIS 27 turns north off the concurrency in Westby and crosses into Monroe County near Newry.[3] The highway crosses WIS 33 in Cashton, Wisconsin and passes through Melvina before crossing I-90 just south of Sparta. In downtown Sparta, WIS 27 crosses WIS 16. The junction is also the west terminus of WIS 21 and the point where WIS 71 west joins WIS 27 heading north; WIS west follows WIS 16 east. WIS 71 turns westward off the highway near Four Corners. WIS 27 enters Jackson County seven miles (11 km) north of the WIS 71 west junction.[4]

WIS 27 through Cataract

WIS 27 junctions with US 12 east on the south side of Black River Falls. The two highways run concurrently through the city and junction with WIS 54 in the city center and I-94 on the north side. US 12/WIS 27 crosses WIS 95 in Merrillan and entere Clark County four miles (6.4 km) north of Merrillan.[5] The highway passes through Humbird and turns west onto US 10 and passes back into Jackson County.[5] After entering Eau Claire County, US 12/WIS 27 turns northwest off US 10 in Fairchild. WIS 27 turns north off US 12 in Augusta.[6] The highway crosses WIS 29 five miles (8.0 km) north of the Chippewa County line in Cadott and junctions with WIS 64 in Cornell. WIS 27 enters Rusk County five miles (8.0 km) north of Holcombe.[7]

The entire stretch of WIS 27 is due north–south and passes through only one city, Ladysmith, midway through the county. WIS 27 crosses US 8 in Ladysmith.[8] Eleven miles (18 km) after crossing into Sawyer County, WIS 27 turns west onto WIS 70 in Ojibwa. The highway passes through Radisson and Couderay along a stair-stepped northwest trek. WIS 27 turns north off the concurrency near Sand Lake The highway junctions with US 63 and WIS 77 in Hayward. WIS 77 west follows WIS 27 north for three miles (4.8 km) north of Hayward. WIS 27 enters Bayfield County seven miles (11 km) north of the WIS 77 west junction.[9] WIS 27 passes through the county for 13 miles (21 km) before turning west into Douglas County[10] WIS 27 turns north again and continues to its north terminus is at a junction with US 2 in Brule.[11]

History

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Monument Rock on WIS 27/WIS 82

When first added as part of the original Wisconsin state trunkline in 1918, WIS 27's northern terminus was at Sparta.[12] It was extended further to WIS 12 at Shamrock in the early 1920s. It was extended to follow the current routing through Hayward (with the exception of the portion through Rusk and Sawyer counties to Radisson)—where it followed present day WIS 77 and US 53 (then WIS 11) to Superior in 1924.[13][14] When US 61 was added in the late 1920s, WIS 27 was re-routed to Fennimore from Viroqua until 1932—when it was restored to its original routing to Prairie du Chien. The present route in Rusk and Sawyer counties was opened in the late 1940s and the section north of Hayward was rerouted along the present alignment in 1948. The section of WIS 27 between Black River falls and Augusta was rerouted to follow I-94 between Hixton and Osseo in 1967, but was relocated back to the section following US 12 in 1972.[1]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
CrawfordPrairie du Chien0.00.0 US 18 / WIS 60 – Marquette
0.40.64
 WIS 35 south – Bloomington		Southern end of WIS 35 concurrency
0.60.97
 WIS 35 north – Lynxville		Northern end of WIS 35 concurrency
Eastman13.722.0
 WIS 179 east – Steuben
Seneca20.633.2 CTH-E
Mount Sterling25.741.4 WIS 171 – Ferryville, Gays Mills
Rising Sun33.954.6 CTH-B
VernonFargo36.658.9
 WIS 82 west – De Soto		Southern end of WIS 82 concurrency
Viroqua43.670.2

 US 14 east / US 61 south – Madison		Southern end of US 14/US 61 concurrency
46.474.7
 WIS 56 / WIS 82 east – Genoa, Viola, La Farge		Northern end of WIS 82 concurrency
Westby53.886.6

 US 14 west / US 61 north – Coon Valley, La Crosse		Northern end of US 14/US 61 concurrency
MonroeCashton60.797.7 WIS 33 – Middle Ridge, Cashton
Melvina65.9106.1 CTH-F
Sparta75.6121.7 I-90 – La Crosse, Madison
76.9123.8

 WIS 16 / WIS 21 east / WIS 71 east – West Salem, Tomah		Southern end of WIS 71 concurrency
Four Corners86.0138.4
 WIS 71 west – Melrose		Northern end of WIS 71 concurrency
Cataract88.3142.1 CTH-I
JacksonBlack River Falls102.6165.1
 US 12 east – Tomah		Southern end of US 12 concurrency
103.1165.9
 WIS 54 east – Wisconsin Rapids		Southern end of WIS 54 concurrency
103.3166.2
 WIS 54 west – Melrose		Northern end of WIS 54 concurrency
104.3167.9 I-94 – Eau Claire, Madison
Merrillan114.6184.4 WIS 95 – Alma Center, Neillsville
ClarkHumbird120.9194.6 CTH-B / CTH-F
Fairchild125.8202.5
 US 10 east – Neillsville		Southern end of US 10 concurrency
Jackson128.3206.5
 US 10 west – Osseo		Northern end of US 10 concurrency
Eau Claire128.4206.6 CTH-H
Augusta138.9223.5
 US 12 west – Eau Claire		Northern end of US 12 concurrency
​150.0241.4 CTH-D
ChippewaCadott157.9254.1 WIS 29 – Chippewa Falls, Wausau
Cornell174.1280.2
 WIS 64 west – Bloomer		Southern end of WIS 64 concurrency
175.9283.1
 WIS 64 east – Gilman		Northern end of WIS 64 concurrency
Holcombe181.2291.6 CTH-M
Rusk​185.4298.4 CTH-D
Ladysmith196.9316.9 US 8 – Cameron, Prentice
SawyerOjibwa220.0354.1
 WIS 70 east – Winter, Fifield		Southern end of WIS 70 concurrency
Radisson225.5362.9
 WIS 40 south – Bruce
Couderay230.5371.0 CTH-CC
Sand Lake243.1391.2
 WIS 70 west – Stone Lake, Spooner		Northern end of WIS 70 concurrency
Hayward254.2409.1
 US 63 / WIS 77 east – Spooner, Mellen, Ashland		Southern end of WIS 77 concurrency
258.1415.4
 WIS 77 west – Minong		Northern end of WIS 77 concurrency
Bayfield​279.3449.5 CTH-N / CTH-Y
DouglasWinneboujou292.0469.9 CTH-B
Brule294.08473.28 US 2 – Superior, Ashland
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bessert, Chris. "Highways 20–29". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.[self-published source]
  2. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2021). Crawford Co. (PDF) (Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  3. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2021). Vernon Co. (PDF) (Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2021). Monroe Co. (PDF) (Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2021). Clark Co. (PDF) (Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2021). Eau Claire Co. (PDF) (Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2021). Chippewa Co. (PDF) (Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  8. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2021). Rusk Co. (PDF) (Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  9. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2021). Sawyer Co. (PDF) (Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  10. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2021). Bayfield Co. (PDF) (Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  11. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2021). Douglas Co. (PDF) (Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  12. ^ Bauer, Kurt W. (March 1969). "Map 5: Original State Trunk Highway System in Wisconsin 1918" (Map). A Jurisdictional Highway System Plan For Milwaukee County. Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. Retrieved February 24, 2008 – via Midwest Roads.
  13. ^ "Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas". Rand McNally. 1926. Retrieved February 24, 2008.[dead link‍]
  14. ^ "Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas". Rand McNally. 1926. Retrieved February 24, 2008.[dead link‍]
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