The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10
new NUMBERS
FOR HIGHWAY
Provides Through Routes
for Traffic Streams
i'm State.
MANY BIG CHANGES

garding the changing of numbers OF
/ highways in the state. Much of TINS
1 is of interest to Kenosha and IS re-
printed as follows:
Announcements today of the
changes made by the state highway
commission in the routing of Wis
consin state trunk highways is I'M
portant, because motorists will have
/ to start in and learn a good deal
over again, and about all the road
maps in the country are thrown into
the scrap heap so far as the Wiscon-
sin system is concerned. The old
maps will continue to serve until the
near midsummer
! ''The changes, which caused some
apprehension, are to be found to be
in line with convenience and improve
ment of the system. The commission
apparently followed the plan of pro-
viding continuous through highways
as nearly north and south and east
and west across the state as might be,
and still have continuously marked
roads to carry known large streams
of traffic.
Conspicuous new numberings are
| 80, formerly county trunk B. from
Madison to Milwaukee; II, now from
the Illinois state line to Sister Bay;
55 from Milwaukee now to the Mich
| igan state line at Iron River; Al, now
extended to La Crosse, beginning at
Milwaukee; 81, form Illinois state line
| to Michigan state line; &c, formerly
starting at GAINESVILLE, now at Beloit,
and farmerly going to Sheboygan, now
goes through Oshkosh and ends at
Michigan state line above Eagle River.
Now 10000 Miles.
"The state highway system now en-
braces 10000 miles of road, but good
many miles of highway will carry
more than one number The complete
statement of changes of numbering
follows:
Trunk highway No. II formerly
started at Madison and extended to
La Crosse through Richland Center
and Virogua, thence to Superior. 1t
now extends from Dubuque, Iowa,
/ through Platteville, Boscobell to Vir-
oqua, thence following the former
route of No. II to Superior.
Trunk highway IL, The only change
on II is between Black River Falls and
Humbird, the new route going by the
way of Mcmillan, while the old route
went by the way Of Alma Center.
Route Is Now 500 Miles.
"Highway IS formerly extended from
Kilbourn to Port Wing, via Ashland
It now begins at Beloit following
highway 10 to GAINESVILLE; GAINESVILLE to
Madison, via EVANSVILLE from Madi-
son to Kilbourn, via Baraboo, follow
ing 70; from Kilbourn following the
old route to Port Wing and extending
from Port Wing west to Superior over
former county trunk E in Douglas
county. Highway 13 is now the longest
trunk highway in the state, being APP
proximately 500 miles long.
Highway IA formerly extended
from Rhinelander to Crandon by way
of Pelican Lake, where new highway
Id extends directly to Crandon by way
of .Monico Junction, following former
county trunk B in Oneida county. East
of Crandon it formerly extended from
Laona northeasterly to Florence. Il
now extends east from Laona through
Armstrong Greek to Pembine, thence
north through Niagara to Quinnisec,
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Change on II.
"Highway II formerly started at
Milwaukee and extended along the
lake shore in Sister Bay, Door coun-
ty. 1t now begins at the state line
south of Kenosha, follows highway Is
north through Kenosha and Racine
to Milwaukee, thence following the
| original II to Sister BaV
Cross State Road on IS.
"Highway 10 formerly extended
from Manitowoc to Humbird through
Brillion, Kaukauna and Appleton. 1t
now extends from Manitowoc through
Brillion west to the county line be-
tween Calumet and Winnebago coun-
ties at Bayview; thence north into
| Appleton, where it connects with the
original location, extending west from
Appleton to Humbird 1t is also ex-
tended west from Humbird to Prescott
through Osseo, Mondovi, Durand and
Ellsworth.
"Highway 81 originally extended
from Oshkosh west through Wautoma
to Neceedah; thence southwesterly to
New Lisbon; thence westerly through
Sparta to Lacrosse. 1t now extends
from Oshkosh to Necedah, thence west
to the intersection of highway IL
about mile north of Tomah.
"Highway % formerly extended
from Sheboygan to Kilbourn through
Fond du Lac, Ripon and Montello. II
now extends form Kilbourn to Reeds
burg, thence substituting for highway
% from Reedsburg. to Dubuque.
"Highway "a originally extended
from Ashland to a junction with Ia
about 10 miles east of Spooner. It
now extends from Ashland to St. Croix
Falls through Hayward; thence west
and southwest through Trego to
| Spooner; thence following old 81 to
Alema on highway ID; thence west
along ID to the intersection with old
&c north of Amery; thence south
through Amery to highway Cd; thence
west along "a to New Richmond;
thence southwest to Hudson.
&c, Beloit to Michigan.
'Highway 26 formerly commenced
at GAINESVILLE and extended in north.
easterly direction through Fort Akin
son; thence north to Minnesota
Junction; thence in a northeastern
direction through Horizon and Ke-
waskum to Sheboygan. 1t now begins
at the state line at Beloit; follows 10
to GAINESVILLE; thence over the old
route to Minnesota Junction; thence
north to Oshkosh through Waupun