State Trunk Highway 162 (often called Highway 162, STH-162 or WIS 162) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in north–south in southwest Wisconsin from Stoddard to Four Corners.

State Trunk Highway 162 marker
State Trunk Highway 162
Map
WIS 162 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length46.03 mi[1] (74.08 km)
Major junctions
South end WIS 35 in Stoddard
Major intersections
North end WIS 71 in Four Corners
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesVernon, La Crosse, Monroe
Highway system
WIS 161 WIS 163

Route description

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The highway starts at its intersection with WIS 33 and Division Street in Stoddard and runs east along Coon Creek. After a running concurrently with County Trunk Highway K (CTH-K), the highway goes through Chaseburg and continues northeast. The highway runs along a short concurrency with US Highway 14 (US 14) and US 61. This short concurrency is a wrong-way concurrency because WIS 162 and US 61 are signed in opposing directions throughout its length. Just west of Coon Valley, the wrong-way concurrency ends as the highway runs north from it.[2]

After 6.6 miles (10.6 km), the highway runs concurrently with WIS 33, which ends at Middle Ridge. After its intersection with CTH-JB, the highway runs along Dutch Creek. It intersects Interstate 90 (I-90) before entering Bangor. After a short concurrency with CTH-B, the highway runs north from Bangor. It runs concurrently with WIS 16 before following Burns Creek. From the creek's end, the highway continues north until it terminates at WIS 71 in Four Corners.[2]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
VernonStoddard0.00.0   WIS 35 / Great River Road – La Crosse, Genoa
Bergen0.71.1 
 
CTH-O south
Hamburg6.710.8 
 
CTH-K north
Northern end of CTH-K concurrency
Chaseburg7.612.2 
 
CTH-K south
Southern end of CTH-K concurrency
Hamburg12.420.0 
 
 
 
US 14 west / US 61 north – La Crosse
Western end of US 14/US 61 concurrency
Coon13.221.2 
 
 
 
US 14 east / US 61 south – Westby, Madison
Eastern end of US 14/US 61 concurrency
La CrosseWashington19.831.9 
 
WIS 33 west – La Crosse
Western end of WIS 33 concurrency
20.332.7 
 
CTH-H east
22.836.7 
 
 
 
WIS 33 east / CTH-G south – Cashton
Eastern end of WIS 33 concurrency
Bangor (town)Bangor line29.948.1  I-90 – La Crosse, Madison
30.248.6 
 
CTH-B west
Western end of CTH-B concurrency
Bangor30.649.2 
 
 
 
CTH-B east / CTH-U east
Eastern end of CTH-B concurrency
Burns32.251.8 
 
WIS 16 east – Sparta
Eastern end of WIS 16 concurrency
32.752.6 
 
WIS 16 west – West Salem, La Crosse
Western end of WIS 16 concurrency
35.356.8  CTH-E
41.867.3 
 
CTH-T west
43.269.5 
 
CTH-A west
MonroeLittle Falls45.473.1  WIS 71 – Melrose, Sparta
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bessert, Christopher J. "Highways 160–169". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  2. ^ a b c "Length and Route of WIS 162" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
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