Wisconsin Highway 17

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State Trunk Highway 17

Wisconsin Highway 17
WIS 17 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length85.63 mi [1]  (137.81 km)
Major junctions
South endWIS 64.svgWIS County W.svg WIS 64  / CTH-W in Merrill
Major intersectionsUS 8 (WI).svgWIS 47.svg US 8  / WIS 47 in Rhinelander
US 45 (WI).svgWIS 32.svgWIS 70.svg US 45  / WIS 32  / WIS 70 in Eagle River
North endMichigan 436 Iron County.svg CR 436 near Phelps
Location
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Counties Lincoln, Langlade, Oneida, Vilas
Highway system
WIS 16.svg WIS 16 US 18 (WI).svg US 18
US 63 (WI).svg US 63 WIS 63WIS 64.svg WIS 64

State Trunk Highway 17 (often called Highway 17, STH-17 or WIS 17) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The highway is a secondary route in northeastern Wisconsin that directly connects Rhinelander, Eagle River and the central and eastern parts of Michigan's Upper Peninsula with Wausau, Wisconsin and points south and west.

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Route description

WIS 17 begins at WIS 64, about a half mile east of WIS 64's interchange with US 51 near Merrill. From there, WIS 17 heads northeast, passing the Prairie Dells area and crossing several county routes in Bloomville and Gleason. The highway briefly crosses over out of Lincoln County into Langlade County, Wisconsin [2] The highway then passes through Parrish and turns northwestward and returns to Lincoln County, briefly cutting through Oneida County in the process. [3] The route then turns north for seven miles (11 km) and enters Oneida County [2] heading north another five miles (8.0 km) and joining US 8 east and WIS 47 south just south of Rhinelander. [4]

The two and a half mile concurrency is actually a "wrong-way" concurrency between WIS 17 North and WIS 47 south. WIS 17 turns north off the concurrency as the other two highways continue east. WIS 17 passes east of Rhinelander on an urban arterial then continues north, passing through Sugar Camp. [4] WIS 17 then joins WIS 70 east, continuing into Eagle River. in the downtown area, WIS 17 leaves concurrency with WIS 70 and follows US 45 / WIS 32 north and out of the city. Four miles north, WIS 17 turns east off US 45/WIS 32 and heads northeast, entering the Nicolet National Forest and passing through Phelps. WIS 17 then heads east of Phelps, becoming Iron County Road 436 (Smokey Lake Road) upon entering Michigan. [5] CR 436 meets Forest Highway 16 a short distance across the Michigan state line.

History

WIS 17 originally began at the Illinois state line and passed through Kenosha, Racine, and into Milwaukee via present day WIS 32 to Whitefish Bay, then along WIS 57 through Cedarburg, Grafton and Saukville (along what is now CTH O). The route in Milwaukee was realigned to run along Lake Michigan in 1920. [1] The route then headed north to Sheboygan and Manitowoc along present day WIS 42 and up the Lake Michigan Shoreline to Sturgeon Bay and Sister Bay. [6] The route's southern terminus became Manitowoc when US 141 debuted in 1926. The remainder was replaced with WIS 42 in 1932. [1]

The portion the current WIS 17 between Merrill and Eagle River was previously WIS 63. [6] This route began at WIS 10 in Merrill and ended at WIS 70 west of Eagle River. The portion northeast of Eagle River was numbered as WIS 70. This route was removed in 1934 when U.S. Route 63 was opened into Wisconsin. The WIS 17 number was available at the time and applied to the route. The route was extended in 1947 when WIS 70 was changed to its current alignment. The southern terminus was relocated to its present location on WIS 64 in the late 1980s. [1]

WIS 17 originally passed through Rhinelander. In 2004, The 3.25-mile (5.23 km) long bypass east of the city was opened. The route was rerouted along US 8/WIS 47 south of the city to reach the new bypass route. The old alignment through Rhinelander followed Boyce Drive to Kemp Street, turning east on to Kemp for 1,200 feet (370 m), then turning onto Arbutus and Pelham Streets and Stevens Street. [7] This alignment was removed from the state trunkline books when the new route was opened and is now a city street. [1]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Lincoln Merrill 0.000.00South plate.svg
WIS County W.svg
WIS 64.svg CTH-W south / WIS 64  Merrill, Antigo
Southern terminus; road continues as CTH-W
1.01.6WIS County G.svg CTH-G
5.38.5WIS County C.svg CTH-C
8.012.9WIS County G.svg CTH-G
Bloomville 10.516.9WIS County J.svg CTH-J
Gleason 13.020.9WIS County X.svg CTH-X
19.431.2WIS County B.svg CTH-B
Langlade Parrish 23.137.2WIS County H.svgWIS County Q.svg CTH-H / CTH-Q
Lincoln 28.946.5WIS County D.svg CTH-D
Oneida 32.552.3WIS County A.svg CTH-A
Rhinelander 37.560.4West plate.svg
US 8 (WI).svg
North plate.svg
WIS 47.svg
US 8 west / WIS 47 north
South end of US 8/WIS 47 concurrency
38.862.4WIS County G.svg CTH-G
40.164.5East plate.svg
US 8 (WI).svg
South plate.svg
WIS 47.svg
US 8 east / WIS 47 south Monico
North end of US 8/WIS 47 concurrency
41.566.8WIS County P.svg CTH-P
42.368.1WIS County C.svg CTH-C
44.872.1WIS County W.svg CTH-W
Sugar Camp 53.285.6WIS County A.svg CTH-A
55.088.5WIS County D.svg CTH-D
Vilas Eagle River 61.999.6West plate.svg
WIS 70.svg
WIS 70 west St. Germain
South end of WIS 70 concurrency
63.9102.8US 45 (WI).svgSouth plate.svg
WIS 32.svg
East plate.svg
WIS 70.svg
US 45  / WIS 32 south / WIS 70 east (Pine Street east) Three Lakes
North end of WIS 70 concurrency; south end of US 45/WIS 32 concurrency
65.9106.1WIS County G.svg CTH-G
68.0109.4US 45 (WI).svgNorth plate.svg
WIS 32.svg
US 45  / WIS 32 north (32nd Division Memorial Highway) Land O' Lakes
North end of US 45/WIS 32 concurrency
Phelps 80.0128.7WIS County E.svg CTH-E
81.7131.5WIS County A.svg CTH-A
Wisconsin-Michigan line85.63137.81Michigan 436 Iron County.svg CR 436 (Smokey Lake Road)Continuation into Michigan
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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