Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-21
Federal Highway
Routes Formed
Committee al Washington Completed
Its Work; Marking Signs Same
as Used in Wisconsin.

! iduisoh-lhe Jolnt board on IN
terstate highways at Washington has
completed its work, according to
notification to j I. Donaphev. stale
highway engineer, Saturday and
the federal routes through Wiscop-
SIN have now been definitely formed.
The federal roads board consisted
OF representatives Of "a states and
federal highway officials and they
selected total mileage in the United
States of 1854 miles. about the
same number of miles that there is
of all public highways in Wiscon-
sin. This includes l45 separate
routes, those running east and west
designated by even numbers and
those running north and south by odd
numbers. The routes will be marked
with the standard direction and
warning signs selected by the Joint
board
One group, the danger and caution
signs will consist Of four different
shapes representing ms many degrees
of danger. Those shapes are already
in use in Wisconsin. This group will
have yellow background with black
letters and symbols. The other group
will include the standard route mark
ers in the form of a United States
shield, and in addition, drectioual
and international signs. All signs in
this group will have a white back.
ground with black letters. The ac-
/ ton Of the joint board in numbering
/ the interstate system will require
many changes in state trunk high
way numbering in 1926. Mr. Dom
aghey declared
United States route No . extends
from Sault St Marie, Mich, TO Bon
ners Ferry, Idaho, and extends in
Wisconsin from Hurley to Superior.
substituting for trunk highway No.
i 10 for that distance.
u. s. route 10 extends from De-
troit. Michigan, to Seattle, Washing
ton, entering Wisconsin ut Genoa
City and substituting for present
trunk highway II through Madison
and Eau Claire to Hudson
L. 5. route . goes from Detroit to
Miles City, Montana; in Wisconsin
this route runs from Manitowoc
through Stevens Point aud Neills-
vile to Minneapolis
Il. s route lG extends from Mil
waukee through Portage. nbstitut-
ing for trunk highway 20 to XII
bourn, to La Crosse, thence to Wor-
land Wyoming.
T. S. route l2 Roes from Detroit
Michigan, to Hull, Iowa; il extends
from Milwaukee through Madison to
! Prairie du Chen, following Wiacon-
sin trunk highway 30 from Milwau
kee to Madison and trunk highway
j 10 from Madison to Prairie du CHEN
u S. route al extends from Tow
ers, Michigan, TO Naples. Florida,
entering Wisconsin at Mannette,
substituting for state trunk highway
Is to Milwaukee and thence substi-
/ tuting for trunk highway So To the
south state line
u S. route 81 goes from Hurley,
Wis, to New Orleans, Louisiana,
substituting for our trunk highway
10 to the entire distance from Hur-
ley to Beloit
/ u s. route So from Superior. WIS,
to Dubuque. Iowa, Roes by way Of
Eau Claire and La Crosse, substtut
iug for trunk highway from Supe-
rior to Ia Crosse
e. S. route 81 from the United
States. Canadian line 1T Grand Ma
rais, Minnesota goes 10 New Orleans
II enters Wisconsin IL Ia Crosse
substituting for our trunk highway
Al from La Crosse to yiroqua and
for number n from Vfoaua 70
Prairie du Chen. II overlaps / s.
route rs from Prairie du Chen 70
Fenuimore and then substitute for
our trunk highway from Feuni
more souti to Dubuque, Iowa
u s route IL connects G s route
A with u S route IL extending
from Oshkosh to Fremont WI and
substituting for our trunk highway
s. to that point
IT s route lis extend from
Plattegille 10 Dodgevlle NIL
through Mineral Point. thu makfag
the connection between Madison 4at
Dubuque, Iowa
The cost IF the ueW inter te
highway marking viii De- borne n
il 81 the federal government aad -
state ii the form Ell i fedeti aId
project, according q MI lanaafeH
III s.