Wisconsin Highway 136

State Trunk Highway 136 (often called Highway 136, STH-136 or WIS 136) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs east–west in southwest Wisconsin from near Reedsburg to Baraboo. The route was first designated in 1917 but not as WIS 136 until 1935. The route was extended in 2017.

State Trunk Highway 136
WIS 136 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length	17.1 mi[1] (27.5 km)
Major junctions
West end	WIS 23 / WIS 33 in Reedsburg
	US 12
East end	CTH-DL in Baraboo
Location
Counties	Sauk
Highway system
Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic Rustic ← WIS 135 WIS 137 → ← WIS 158 WIS 159 WIS 160 →

Route description

The highway begins at an intersection with WIS 23/WIS 33 east of Reedsburg. From there, it runs south along Copper Creek. Where Copper Creek drains into the Baraboo River, the highway follows the river in a southeasterly direction to Rock Springs, where it intersects WIS 154 and County Trunk Highway DD (CTH-DD). The highway then runs north of the Baraboo River in an easterly direction from Rock Springs. It intersects CTH-I and continues east and then starts running along Linn Street into West Baraboo. It intersects US 12, where it starts running concurrently with WIS 33 until the concurrency ends at Pine Street, on which it runs south. The highway continues along the Pine Street alignment until it curves to the west, at which point the highway runs east from it. The highway then reaches CTH-DL, and runs concurrently with it until ending at the entrance of Devil's Lake State Park.[1][2]

History

A highway running near or along the Baraboo River from Reedsburg to Baraboo was designated when the state highway system was established in 1917 as part of WIS 33.[3] In 1935, WIS 33 was rerouted to the north and the bypassed section was redesignated as WIS 136. A former WIS 136 designation running from the current route near North Freedom to Prairie du Sac was downgraded to a County Trunk Highway.[4][5] The highway was unpaved along its entire route and would remain unpaved until at least 1956.[6]

WIS 159

State Trunk Highway 159
Location	Baraboo
Length	1.6 mi[7] (2.6 km)
Existed	1923/1924–2017

The highway's eastern terminus before it was extended

Wisconsin Highway 159 (WIS 159) was a highway that ran from US 12 south of Baraboo to the entrance of Devil's Lake State Park.[8] The highway was first designated in 1924, as a connection between WIS 12 (later US 12[6]) and WIS 123 near its southern terminus at Devil's Lake State Park.[9][10] It wasn't paved and would remain that way until at least 1956.[6] In 2016, WIS 123 was decommisioned and the section between WIS 159 and the Devil's Lake State Park entrance would become part of WIS 159.[11] In 2017, it (along with the part of US 12 between it and WIS 136) was redesignated as part of WIS 136 after US 12 was bypassed near Baraboo.[11]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Sauk County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Excelsior–Reedsburg line	0.0	0.0	WIS 23 / WIS 33
Rock Springs	5.1	8.2	WIS 154 west / CTH-DD south
Excelsior	7.5	12.1	CTH-I south – North Freedom
West Baraboo	12.7	20.4	US 12 / WIS 33 west	Western end of WIS 33 concurrency; interchange
	13.0	20.9	CTH-BD north / WIS 33 east Bus. US 12	Eastern end of WIS 33 concurrency
Baraboo	14.0	22.5	CTH-W Bus. US 12
Town of Baraboo	16.8	27.0	CTH-DL north	Northern end of CTH-DL concurrency
	17.1	27.5	CTH-DL east	Southern end of CTH-DL concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Google (April 15, 2020). "Length and Route of WIS 136" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
2. Wisconsin Department of Transportation (2019). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. § F9. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
3. Wisconsin State Highway Commission (1918). Official map of the state trunk highway system of Wisconsin, 1918 (Map). c. 1:1.010,000. Madison. §§ I13–J13. OCLC 388371736. Retrieved April 15, 2020 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
4. Wisconsin State Highway Commission (1934). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin 1934 (Map). 1:823,680. Madison. OCLC 227048467. Retrieved April 15, 2020 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
5. Wisconsin State Highway Commission (1935). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin 1935 (Map). 1:823,680. Madison. OCLC 320788595. Retrieved April 15, 2020 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
6. Wisconsin Highway Commission (1956). "Sauk County" (Map). Wisconsin State Atlas 1956 Highway Maps. Scale not given. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. Retrieved April 15, 2020 – via Historic Map Works.
7. Google (April 15, 2020). "Length and Route of WIS 159" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
8. Wisconsin Department of Transportation (2017). Wisconsin Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:823680. Madison. § F9. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
9. Wisconsin Motorists Association (1923). Our Own Map of Wisconsin (Map). Scale not given. §§ J16–J17. Retrieved May 17, 2020 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
10. Wisconsin Motorists Association (1924). Our Map of Wisconsin (Map). Scale not given. §§ J16–J17. Retrieved May 17, 2020 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
11. Hill, Rebecca Powell (June 8, 2016). "Major highway changes taking place around Baraboo". Baraboo News Republic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

External links

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