Wisconsin Highway 33

State Trunk Highway 33 (often called Highway 33, STH 33 or WIS 33) is a Wisconsin state highway running east–west across central Wisconsin. It is 200.84 miles (323.22 km) in length.

State Trunk Highway 33
84th Division “Railsplitters” Memorial Highway
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length	200.84 mi[1] (323.22 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 14 / US 61 in La Crosse
	US 12 / WIS 136 in Baraboo I-90 / I-94 in Portage I-39 in Portage US 51 / WIS 16 in Portage US 151 in Beaver Dam I-41 / US 41 in Allenton US 45 in West Bend I-43 / WIS 57 in Saukville
East end	WIS 32 in Port Washington
Location
Counties	La Crosse, Monroe, Vernon, Juneau, Sauk, Columbia, Dodge, Washington, Ozaukee
Highway system
Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic Rustic ← WIS 32 WIS 34 →

Route description

Highway 33 begins 300 feet (91 m) east of the Mississippi River where it intersects U.S. Highway 14 (US 14) / US 61 just south of downtown La Crosse. It ends in downtown Port Washington at Highway 32 one mile (1.6 km) west of Lake Michigan.

The endpoints of Highway 33

Eastern end in Port Washington

Western end in La Crosse

History

Prior to European settlement, the foot trail from Port Washington to Horicon was the most traveled of seven trails that met in Horicon Marsh.[2] A road was constructed to provide access from Lake Michigan to the fertile hunting grounds of the marsh, to provide food for the crews of ships on the lake.

References

1. Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 30-39 (Highway 33)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
2. Native Americans (U.S. Fish and Wildlife services)