Wisconsin Highway 48

State Trunk Highway 48 (often called Highway 48, STH-48 or WIS 48) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs east–west in northwest Wisconsin from Grantsburg to Exeland.

State Trunk Highway 48 marker

State Trunk Highway 48

WIS 48 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length98.19 mi[1] (158.02 km)
Major junctions
West end WIS 70 / WIS 87 in Grantsburg
Major intersections US 63 in Cumberland
US 53 in Rice Lake
East end WIS 40 in Exeland
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesBurnett, Polk, Barron, Washburn, Sawyer
Highway system
← WIS 47→ WIS 49
East terminus at WIS40

Route description

The highway begins at its intersection with Highway 70 in Grantsburg.The intersection is also the northern terminus of Highway 87. The highway runs south from the intersection in a concurrency with Highway 87, passing through the community of Branstad before leaving the concurrency and running east from it. Near Trade Lake, the highway intersects with four county highways; Y, O, M, and Z. It continues east from there until it reaches Frederic, where a concurrency starts with Highway 35. The highway continues south along the concurrency until it reaches Luck, where it runs east from. In Cumberland, it follows a short concurrency with U.S. Route 63. After passing Highway 25 and an interchange with U.S. Route 53, it passes through Rice Lake. It continues east from Rice Lake, passing through a few villages and unincorporated communities before terminating at Highway 40 in Weirgor.[2]

History

The first alignment of WIS 48 was routed from Sheboygan to Hilbert on the modern alignment of WIS 32 and WIS 57. Lasting around seven years, WIS 48 was replaced by WIS 32 in 1924 after being scaled back to New Holstein three years prior in 1921.[3]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
BurnettGrantsburg0.00.0
 WIS 70 / WIS 87 ends – Siren, Rock Creek		Northern end of WIS 87 concurrency; northern erminus of WIS 87
Anderson4.67.4
 WIS 87 south – St. Croix Falls		Southern end of WIS 87 concurrency
PolkFrederic17.227.7
 WIS 35 north – Siren		Northern end of WIS 35 concurrency
Luck (town)–Luck (village) line23.537.8
 WIS 35 south – Milltown, St. Croix Falls		Southern end of WIS 35 concurrency
BarronCrystal Lake–Cumberland line46.574.8
 US 63 south – Turtle Lake		Western end of US 63 concurrency
Cumberland47.576.4
 US 63 north – Spooner		Eastern end of US 63 concurrency
Stanfold56.691.1
 WIS 25 south – Barron
Rice Lake60.797.7 US 53 – Superior, Eau ClaireDiamond interchange
Washburn
 No major junctions
SawyerWeirgor97.8157.4 WIS 40 – Radisson, Bruce
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 40-49 (Highway 48)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
  2. Google (April 7, 2020). "Wisconsin Highway 48" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. Bessert, Christopher J. (October 13, 2016). "Highways 40–49". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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