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.
 State Trunk Highway 25 | ||||
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 WIS 25 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length | 85.81 mi[1] (138.10 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MN 60 in Nelson | |||
  US 10 / WIS 85 in Durand  US 12 / WIS 29 in Menomonie I-94 in Menomonie US 8 in Barron | ||||
| North end |  WIS 48 in Rice Lake | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Buffalo, Pepin, Dunn, Barron | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editWIS 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
editThe 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
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Buffalo | Nelson |  MN 60 west – Wabasha | Southern terminus | ||
   WIS 35 south / Great River Road – Alma | South end of WIS 35 concurrency | ||||
 WIS 35 north / Great River Road – Pepin | North end of WIS 35 concurrency | ||||
| Maxville |  CTH-K | ||||
| Pepin | Durand |  US 10 east / WIS 85 east – Mondovi, Eau Claire | Southern end of US 10 concurrency; western terminus of WIS 85 | ||
 US 10 west – Ellsworth | Northern end of US 10 concurrency | ||||
| Dunn | Downsville |  WIS 72 west – Elmwood | Eastern terminus of WIS 72 | ||
| Menomonie | WIS 29 west – Spring Valley | Southern end of WIS 29 concurrency | |||
| US 12 east / WIS 29 east – Elk Mound, Chippewa Falls | Northern end of WIS 29 concurrency; southern end of US 12 concurrency | ||||
| US 12 west – Knapp | Northern end of US 12 concurrency | ||||
| I-94 – Hudson, Eau Claire | |||||
| Wheeler |  WIS 170 – Boyceville, Colfax | ||||
| Sheridan |  WIS 64 west – Connorsville | Southern end of WIS 64 concurrency | |||
| Wilson | WIS 64 east – Cornell | Northern end of WIS 64 concurrency | |||
| Ridgeland |  CTH-V | ||||
| Barron | Hillsdale |  CTH-D | |||
| Barron | US 8 west – Turtle Lake | Southern end of US 8 concurrency | |||
| US 8 east – Cameron | Northern end of US 8 concurrency | ||||
| Stanfold | WIS 48 – Cumberland, Rice Lake | Northern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 20-29 (Highway 25)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.[self-published source]
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Buffalo Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2008.[full citation needed]
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Pepin Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2008.[full citation needed]
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Dunn Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2008.[full citation needed]
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Barron Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2008.[full citation needed]
- ^ 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 January 10, 2008 – via Midwest Roads.
- ^ Rand McNally and Company (1926). "Wisconsin (Northern)" (Map). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas. Chicago: Rand McNally. Retrieved January 10, 2007.[full citation needed]
External links
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