Wisconsin Highway 25

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WIS 25.svg

State Trunk Highway 25

Wisconsin Highway 25
WIS 25 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length85.81 mi [1]  (138.10 km)
Major junctions
South endMN-60.svg MN 60 in Nelson
Major intersectionsUS 10 (WI).svgWIS 85.svg US 10  / WIS 85 in Durand
US 12 (WI).svgWIS 29.svg US 12  / WIS 29 in Menomonie
I-94.svg I-94 in Menomonie
US 8 (WI).svg US 8 in Barron
North endWIS 48.svg WIS 48 in Rice Lake
Location
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Counties Buffalo, Pepin, Dunn, Barron
Highway system
WIS 24.svg WIS 24 WIS 26.svg WIS 26

State Trunk Highway 25 (often called Highway 25, STH-25 or WIS 25) is a state highway in Wisconsin, United States. The route serves local traffic in the western part of the state, connecting Durand, Menomonie and Barron. It is two-lane surface road with the exception of urban multilanes within Menomonie.

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Route description

WIS 25 begins at the Minnesota state line in Buffalo County on the Mississippi River. The route enters the state from Trunk Highway 60. WIS 25 briefly follows WIS 35 north in Nelson then follows the Chippewa River, passing through Maxville and entering Pepin County. [2] After about three miles (5 km), WIS 25 enters Durand and joins US 10 west. After two miles (3 km) of concurrency, WIS 25 turns off northeast and enters Dunn County four miles (6 km) northeast. [3]

WIS 25 junctions with WIS 72 in Downsville six miles (10 km) north of the county line. After another seven miles (11 km), WIS 25 enters Menomonie, junctions with WIS 29 near the University of Wisconsin–Stout campus and joins US 12 in the downtown area near Lake Menomin. WIS 25 splits from US 12 after a one-mile (1.6 km) concurrency with US 12 turning northwest. WIS 25 interchanges with I-94 one-half mile north of the US 12 turnoff. After a ten-mile (16 km) segment, the highway crosses WIS 170 in Wheeler. About five miles (8 km) north of Wheeler, WIS 25 joins WIS 64 east for one mile (1.6 km) before turning north again. The highway passes through Ridgeland on the Barron County line. [4] WIS 25 passes west of Dallas, and through the small community of Hillsdale before entering Barron thirteen miles (19 km) north of the county line. The highway crosses US 8 in Barron. WIS 25 terminates at WIS 48 seven miles (11 km) north of Barron, or five miles (8 km) east of Rice Lake [5]

History

The original alignment of WIS 25 was along the present-day route from Nelson to Menomonie. From Nelson southward, WIS 25 followed the routing of present-day WIS 35 to junction with then WIS 52 at Galesville. [6] The route was truncated at Durand in the early 1920s and also extended to end at then WIS 14 (present day US 8) and to WIS 48 a few years later. [1] [7] The route was extended again to Nelson when WIS 35 was rerouted across a new bridge over the Chippewa River in 1933. Finally in 1947, The route was extended through Nelson and across the Mississippi River and connected to MN 60.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Buffalo Nelson West plate blue.svg
MN-60.svg
MN 60 west Wabasha
Southern terminus
WIS 35.svgSouth plate Vermont.svg
GreatRiverRoad.svg
WIS 35  / Great River Road south Alma
South end of WIS 35 concurrency
WIS 35.svgNorth plate Vermont.svg
GreatRiverRoad.svg
WIS 35  / Great River Road north Pepin
North end of WIS 35 concurrency
Maxville WIS County K.svg CTH-K
Pepin Durand East plate.svg
US 10 (WI).svg
East plate.svg
WIS 85.svg
US 10 east / WIS 85 east Mondovi, Eau Claire
Southern end of US 10 concurrency; western terminus of WIS 85
West plate.svg
US 10 (WI).svg
US 10 west Ellsworth
Northern end of US 10 concurrency
Dunn Downsville West plate.svg
WIS 72.svg
WIS 72 west Elmwood
Eastern terminus of WIS 72
Menomonie West plate.svg
WIS 29.svg
WIS 29 west Spring Valley
Southern end of WIS 29 concurrency
East plate.svg
US 12 (WI).svg
East plate.svg
WIS 29.svg
US 12 east / WIS 29 east Elk Mound, Chippewa Falls
Northern end of WIS 29 concurrency; southern end of US 12 concurrency
West plate.svg
US 12 (WI).svg
US 12 west Knapp
Northern end of US 12 concurrency
I-94.svg I-94  Hudson, Eau Claire
Wheeler WIS 170.svg WIS 170  Boyceville, Colfax
Sheridan West plate.svg
WIS 64.svg
WIS 64 west Connorsville
Southern end of WIS 64 concurrency
Wilson East plate.svg
WIS 64.svg
WIS 64 east Cornell
Northern end of WIS 64 concurrency
Ridgeland WIS County V.svg CTH-V
Barron Hillsdale WIS County D.svg CTH-D
Barron West plate.svg
US 8 (WI).svg
US 8 west Turtle Lake
Southern end of US 8 concurrency
East plate.svg
US 8 (WI).svg
US 8 east Cameron
Northern end of US 8 concurrency
Stanfold WIS 48.svg WIS 48  Cumberland, Rice Lake Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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