Wisconsin Highway 25

State Trunk Highway 25 (often called Highway 25, STH-25 or WIS 25) is a state highway in Wisconsin, United States. The route serves local traffic in the western part of the state, connecting Durand, Menomonie and Barron. It is two-lane surface road with the exception of urban multilanes within Menomonie.

State Trunk Highway 25
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length85.81 mi[1] (138.10 km)
Major junctions
South end MN 60 in Nelson
  US 10 / WIS 85 in Durand
US 12 / WIS 29 in Menomonie
I-94 in Menomonie
US 8 in Barron
North end WIS 48 in Rice Lake
Location
CountiesBuffalo, Pepin, Dunn, Barron
Highway system
← WIS 24→ WIS 26

Route description

WIS 25 begins at the Minnesota state line in Buffalo County on the Mississippi River. The route enters the state from Trunk Highway 60. WIS 25 briefly follows WIS 35 north in Nelson then follows the Chippewa River, passing through Maxville and entering Pepin County.[2] After about three miles (5 km), WIS 25 enters Durand and joins US 10 west. After two miles (3 km) of concurrency, WIS 25 turns off northeast and enters Dunn County four miles (6 km) northeast.[3]

WIS 25 junctions with WIS 72 in Downsville six miles (10 km) north of the county line. After another seven miles (11 km), WIS 25 enters Menomonie, junctions with WIS 29 near the University of Wisconsin–Stout campus and joins US 12 in the downtown area near Lake Menomin. WIS 25 splits from US 12 after a one-mile (1.6 km) concurrency with US 12 turning northwest. WIS 25 interchanges with I-94 one-half mile north of the US 12 turnoff. After a ten-mile (16 km) segment, the highway crosses WIS 170 in Wheeler. About five miles (8 km) north of Wheeler, WIS 25 joins WIS 64 east for one mile (1.6 km) before turning north again. The highway passes through Ridgeland on the Barron County line.[4] WIS 25 passes west of Dallas, and through the small community of Hillsdale before entering Barron thirteen miles (19 km) north of the county line. The highway crosses US 8 in Barron. WIS 25 terminates at WIS 48 seven miles (11 km) north of Barron, or five miles (8 km) east of Rice Lake[5]

History

The original alignment of WIS 25 was along the present-day route from Nelson to Menomonie. From Nelson southward, WIS 25 followed the routing of present-day WIS 35 to junction with then WIS 52 at Galesville.[6] The route was truncated at Durand in the early 1920s and also extended to end at then WIS 14 (present day US 8) and to WIS 48 a few years later.[1][7] The route was extended again to Nelson when WIS 35 was rerouted across a new bridge over the Chippewa River in 1933. Finally in 1947, The route was extended through Nelson and across the Mississippi River and connected to MN 60.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
BuffaloNelson MN 60 west – WabashaSouthern terminus
WIS 35 / Great River Road south – AlmaSouth end of WIS 35 concurrency
WIS 35 / Great River Road north – PepinNorth end of WIS 35 concurrency
Maxville CTH-K
PepinDurand US 10 east / WIS 85 east – Mondovi, Eau ClaireSouthern end of US 10 concurrency; western terminus of WIS 85
US 10 west – EllsworthNorthern end of US 10 concurrency
DunnDownsville WIS 72 west – ElmwoodEastern terminus of WIS 72
Menomonie WIS 29 west – Spring ValleySouthern end of WIS 29 concurrency
US 12 east / WIS 29 east – Elk Mound, Chippewa FallsNorthern end of WIS 29 concurrency; southern end of US 12 concurrency
US 12 west – KnappNorthern end of US 12 concurrency
I-94 – Hudson, Eau Claire
Wheeler WIS 170 – Boyceville, Colfax
Sheridan WIS 64 west – ConnorsvilleSouthern end of WIS 64 concurrency
Wilson WIS 64 east – CornellNorthern end of WIS 64 concurrency
Ridgeland CTH-V
BarronHillsdale CTH-D
Barron US 8 west – Turtle LakeSouthern end of US 8 concurrency
US 8 east – CameronNorthern end of US 8 concurrency
Stanfold WIS 48 – Cumberland, Rice LakeNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also
  •  U.S. Roads portal

References
  1. Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 20-29 (Highway 25)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
  2. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Buffalo Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
  3. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Pepin Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
  4. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Dunn Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
  5. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Barron Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
  6. Original State Trunk Highway System in Wisconsin (Map). 1918. Retrieved January 10, 2008 – via Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.
  7. Rand McNally and Company (1926). "Wisconsin (Northern)" (Map). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas. Chicago: Rand McNally. Retrieved January 10, 2007.
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