Wisconsin Highway 27
state highway in Wisconsin, United States
State Trunk Highway 27 (often called Highway 27, STH-27 or WIS 27) is a state highway in the US state of Wisconsin. The highway spans a length of 294 miles (473 km) and is generally two-lane local road with the exception of urban multilane arterials within some cities. Earlier routing of the highway had it reaching Superior along the present US Highway 53 (US 53) and Fennimore along the present US 61 and following Interstate 94 (I-94) between Black River Falls and Osseo.
Route description
In southern Crawford County, WIS 27 begins at a junction with US 18, WIS 60 and WIS 35 in Prairie du Chien. The highway turns north after a three-mile (4.8 km) northeast stretch out of the city and passes through Eastman and Mount Sterling. After entering Vernon County, WIS 27 converges with WIS 82 and turns northeast in Fargo. The two highways continue concurrently for seven miles (11 km) and turn northwest onto US 14 and US 61. WIS 82 turns east off the concurrency in downtown Viroqua at the junction with WIS 56 west. WIS 27 turns north off the concurrency in Westby and crosses into Monroe County near Newry. The highway crosses WIS 33 in Cashton, Wisconsin and passes through Melvina before crossing I-90 just south of Sparta.
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