Wisconsin Highway 53
state highway in Wisconsin
State Trunk Highway 53 (often called Highway 53, STH-53 or WIS 53) was a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. WIS 53 used to travel along these present-day routes:
Wisconsin Highway 121 from Arcadia to Independence. WIS 53 had travel along present-day WIS 121 until 1923.
Wisconsin Highway 93 from Independence to Whitehall. WIS 53 had travel along present-day WIS 93 until 1923.
Wisconsin Highway 95 from Fountain City to Neillsville. WIS 53 had always been traveling along at least a large portion of present-day WIS 95 until 1926.
“Wisconsin Highway 53” enters the record as state highway in Wisconsin. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Wisconsin, Highway and state can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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