Wisconsin Highway 168

State Trunk Highway 168 (often called Highway 168, STH-168 or WIS 168) was a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It ran east–west for 5.93 miles (9.54 km) between Nichols and Seymour. Because it paralleled WIS 54 and WIS 156, the road was turned over to Outagamie County control in 2003, and is now designated as County Trunk Highway VV (CTH-VV).

State Trunk Highway 168 marker

State Trunk Highway 168

Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length5.93 mi[1] (9.54 km)
Existedc. 1985–2003
Major junctions
West end WIS 47 east of Nichols
East end WIS 55 near Seymour
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
Highway system
← WIS 167→ WIS 169

Route description

At its latest routing, WIS 168 began its journey east from WIS 47 east of Nichols. Then, traveling under six miles (9.7 km) east, WIS 168 ended at WIS 55 north of Seymour.[2]

History

In 1934, WIS 168 was first established to travel along present-day CTH-A and 13th Avenue from US Highway 16 (US 16, now WIS 16) to the Quarry Hill Road/Cinder Avenue intersection. This intersection was located at Camp McCoy (now relocated and named Fort McCoy), a military base northeast of Sparta.[3][4] During its existence, no significant changes were made. In 1959, the routing was removed.[5][6]

In the mid-1980s, WIS 168 was re-established after an easternmost portion of WIS 156 (east of WIS 187) was moved northward. As a result, WIS 168 filled in the former alignment east of Leeman. It ran from WIS 187 in Leeman to WIS 55 near Nichols.[7][8] In 1996, part of WIS 55 north of Seymour shifted eastward along former CTH-C. As a result, WIS 168 extended east along WIS 55's former alignment.[9][10] Then, in 1998, the original portion of WIS 168 was removed in favor of turning this portion into a locally-controlled route (replaced by CTH-F).[10][11] In 2003, WIS 168 was entirely removed in favor of CTH-VV. WIS 168 has not been used ever since.[1]

Major intersections

The entire highway was in Outagamie County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Town of Cicero0.000.00 WIS 47 – Nichols, Black Creek, Shawano
Town of Seymour5.939.54 WIS 55 – Seymour, Angelica
CTH-VV – Isaar		Roadway continued as CTH-VV
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. Bessert, Chris. "Highways 160-169". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
  2. Google (February 13, 2021). "Overview Map of Former WIS 168 (latest)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  3. Wisconsin Highway Commission (1934). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  4. State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (January 1935). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  5. State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1959). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  6. State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1960). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  7. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1983). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1983–1984 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 713016540, 381172055. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  8. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1987). Wisconsin Highway Map (Map) (1987–1988 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 314276560, 17746029. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection.
  9. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1995). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1995–1996 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 300018174. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  10. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1997). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1997–1998 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  11. Wisconsin Department of Transportation (1999). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1999–2000 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 47286364. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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