Wisconsin Highway 86

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State Trunk Highway 86 marker

State Trunk Highway 86

Map
WIS 86 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length32.32 mi[1] (52.01 km)
Major junctions
West end WIS 13 in Ogema
East end US 51 / CTH-D in Tomahawk
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesPrice, Lincoln
Highway system
← WIS 85→ WIS 87

State Trunk Highway 86 (often called Highway 86, STH-86 or WIS 86) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs east–west in north central Wisconsin from Ogema to Tomahawk.

Route description[edit]

  • Looking west from the eastern terminus
    Looking west from the eastern terminus
  • West terminus
    West terminus

The roadway transitions from County Trunk Highway O (CTH-O) to WIS 86 at the WIS 13 intersection west of Ogema. After crossing the Pine Line Trail in Ogema, WIS 86 then turns north and then east again. Continuing east, WIS 86 intersects WIS 102. Continuing further east, WIS 86 then crosses above the Wisconsin River. After the crossing, it then turns north towards downtown Tomahawk. In downtown, it first intersects CTH-S (former WIS 107) and then turns east once again. Further east, it then meets US Highway 51 (US 51) at a diamond interchange. At this point, WIS 86 ends there, and the roadway continues east as CTH-D.[2]

History[edit]

Initially, in 1919, WIS 86 was formed to travel along present-day WIS 73 from WIS 18 (now US 10) in Neillsville to WIS 16 (later WIS 29, now CTH-X) in Withee.[3][4] This routing was eventually relocated in 1924 after WIS 73 extended northwestward, superseding the old route in the process. On the new route, WIS 56 traveled from WIS 13 (now CTH-G) in Ogema to WIS 10 (now CTH-S) in Tomahawk.[5][6]

In 1956, WIS 86 extended northwest along former CTH-A (now CTH-O) to US 8 east of Catawba.[7][8] In the fall of 1983, WIS 86 extended eastward towards the newly built US 51 Tomahawk bypass.[9][10] By 1993, most of the 1956 northwestern extension was reverted to its county maintenance, replacing with CTH-O in the process. As a result, WIS 86 was truncated back to WIS 13, this time at the Ogema bypass.[11][12]

Major intersections[edit]

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
PriceOgema0.000.00 WIS 13 – Prentice, Medford
6.9311.15
 CTH-RR south – Rib Lake		Rustic Road; to Timm's Hill County Park
Spirit10.0016.09
 WIS 102 south – Rib Lake
LincolnTomahawk29.3847.28 CTH-S – MerrillFormerly WIS 107
32.3252.01 US 51 – Merrill, Minocqua, Wausau
CTH-D		Roadway continues as CTH-D
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 80-89 (Highway 86)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  2. ^ Google (January 29, 2021). "Overview map of WIS 86" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1919). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). [c. 1:1,010,000]. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. OCLC 829862961, 911138596. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  4. ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1920). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. OCLC 5673515. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  5. ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1923). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  6. ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1924). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin: 'The Playground of the Middle West' (PDF) (Map). c. 1:950,400. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. OCLC 560719947. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  7. ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1956). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. OCLC 233933988. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  8. ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1957). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  9. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1982). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 761318152. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  10. ^ 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 January 30, 2021.
  11. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1991). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1991–1992 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 25418391, 781234246, 27016238. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  12. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1993). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1993–1994 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 316818757. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

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