Wisconsin Highway 179
state highway in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States
State Trunk Highway 179 (often called Highway 179, STH-179 or WIS 179) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs east–west in south Wisconsin from in Eastman to near Steuben.
Route description
Starting from WIS 27/CTH-D north of Eastman, WIS 179 meanders eastward. As it travels east, it only intersects CTH-E before reaching WIS 131. At WIS 131 in Steuben, WIS 179 ends there.
History
Initially, WIS 179 used to be part of CTH-D. Since 1947, a large part of CTH-D from Eastman to Steuben became WIS 179.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Crawford County.
“Wisconsin Highway 179” enters the record as state highway in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Wisconsin, Highway and state can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Wisconsin Highway 179” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Wisconsin, Highway and state provides the most credible route into that argument.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 1, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q840796. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1947.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Wisconsin Highway 179”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Wisconsin Highway 179 primary sources, Wisconsin Highway 179 archive and Wisconsin research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Wisconsin Highway 179”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Wisconsin Highway 179” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.