Wisconsin Highway 146 Explained

State:WI
Type:WI
Route:146
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:WIS 146 highlighted in red
Length Mi:13.22
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: near Fall River
Direction B:North
Terminus B: near Cambria
Counties:Columbia
Previous Type:WI
Previous Route:145
Next Type:WI
Next Route:147

State Trunk Highway 146 (often called Highway 146, STH-146 or WIS 146) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in central Wisconsin from Fall River to Cambria. It was designated in between 1923 and 1925.

Route description

Starting at WIS 16 northwest of Fall River, WIS 146 begins its journey northward. It then meanders northward to Cambria. In Cambria, WIS 146 turns north via Williams Street, west via Florence Street, and then north again via Madison Street. After leaving Cambria, it then meets WIS 33. At this point, the route ends there and continues as County Trunk Highways M (CTH-M).

History

The first iteration of WIS 146 was established in 1923 to connect Bellevue southeast of Green Bay to Kewaunee at the lake.[2] [3] WIS 146 was eventually removed and replaced by WIS 29 (former WIS 16) in 1926.[4]

State:WI
Type:WI 1919
Route:141
Location:Fall RiverCambria, Wisconsin
Formed:1923
Deleted:1926

Wisconsin Highway 141 (WIS 141) was designated along WIS 146's current route between 1923 and 1925.[2] [5] It was renumbered to WIS 146 in 1926 to avoid duplicating a newly-established U.S. Highway with the same number in Wisconsin.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bessert . Chris . Highways 140–149 . Wisconsin Highways . March 20, 2007 .
  2. Rand McNally . 1923 . Rand McNally Official 1923 Auto Trails Map: District No. 8, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, Northeast Iowa, Northern Michigan . c. 1:657,000 . Chicago . Rand McNally . April 29, 2022 . Wisconsin Historical Society .
  3. 1924 . January 11, 2023.
  4. 1927 . January 11, 2023.
  5. 1925 . April 29, 2022 .