State Trunk Highway 91 (often called Highway 91, STH-91 or WIS 91) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs east–west in east-central Wisconsin from near Berlin to Oshkosh.
 State Trunk Highway 91 | ||||
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 WIS 91 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length | 18.83 mi[1][2] (30.30 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  WIS 49 in Berlin | |||
| East end |    I-41 / US 41 / WIS 44 in Oshkosh | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Green Lake, Winnebago | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editStarting in WIS 49 in Berlin, WIS 91 starts to travel eastward, passing Koro. South of Waukau, it intersects WIS 116 and CTH-M. Going further east through the Oshkosh city limit, WIS 91 intersects and starts to run concurrently with WIS 44. However, as soon as they meet I-41/US 41 at a diamond interchange, WIS 91 ends there. WIS 44, on the other hand, continues northeast to downtown Oshkosh.[1]
History
editInitially, in 1919, WIS 91 was established along part of present-day WIS 44. It traveled from WIS 23/WIS 49 (now just WIS 23) in Ripon to WIS 15 (now US 45) in Oshkosh.[3][4] In 1924, WIS 91 was relocated from the Ripon–Oshkosh route to the Merill–McCord route, causing CTH-E to move just northwest of its former route. This was done in response to the northeastern extension of WIS 44. The new route traveled from US 51 in Merill to US 8 in McCord along present-day WIS 107, pre-bypass alignment of WIS 10 (after 1926, US 51[5]), and present-day CTH-CC. It also functioned as an alternate route of WIS 10.[6][7]
By 1935, WIS 91 was removed south of the intersection of US 51 (now CTH-A) north of downtown Tomahawk.[8][9] In 1937, the rest of WIS 91 was removed in favor of turning this back to local control (replaced by CTH-CC).[10][11] This time, the route remained decommissioned for around a year. By 1939, WIS 91 was readded right near the location of its second alignment. It traveled from US 51 (now CTH-A) north of Tomahawk to US 8 in Bradley.[12][13] In the mid-1980s, WIS 91 was decommissioned again in favor of the opening of US 51's Tomahawk Bypass and CTH-U.[14][15] It remained decommissioned until 1996 when WIS 91 was readded again, traveling from Berlin to Oshkosh. It superseded a southernmost portion of WIS 116 and CTH-X. This time, the new routing still exists to this day.[16][17]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Green Lake | Berlin |  WIS 49 (Huron Street) / Spring Street | Roadway continues as northbound WIS 49 | ||
| Winnebago | Town of Rushford |   WIS 116 north – Omro | |||
| Oshkosh |   WIS 44 south – Ripon | Western end of WIS 44 concurrency | |||
 I-41 / US 41 – Green Bay, Milwaukee WIS 44 north (South Park Avenue) | Roadway continues as northbound WIS 44 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Overview Map of WIS 91" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Bessert, Chris. "Highways 90–99". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.[self-published source]
- ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1919). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). [c. 1:1,010,000]. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. OCLC 829862961, 911138596. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1920). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. OCLC 5673515. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1927). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin, 'The Playground of the Middle West' (PDF) (Map). 1:950,400. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1923). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1924). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin: 'The Playground of the Middle West' (PDF) (Map). c. 1:950,400. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. OCLC 560719947. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1934). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (January 1935). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (March 2, 1937). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (January 1, 1938). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:823,680. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (January 1, 1938). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:823,680. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1939). Official Highway Service Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:538,560. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1983). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1983–1984 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 713016540, 381172055. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1987). Wisconsin Highway Map (Map) (1987–1988 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 314276560, 17746029. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1995). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1995–1996 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 300018174. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1997). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1997–1998 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
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