Wisconsin Highway 82

State Trunk Highway 82 (often called Highway 82, STH-82 or WIS 82) is a state highway in Wisconsin, United States. It runs east–west in southwest and south central Wisconsin from the Iowa border near Lansing, IA to Oxford.

State Trunk Highway 82
WIS 82 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length116.15 mi[1] (186.93 km)
Major junctions
West end Iowa 9 in DeSoto
  US 14 / US 61 / WIS 27 / WIS 56 in Viroqua
US 12 / WIS 16 in Mauston
I-90 / I-94 in Mauston
East end I-39 / US 51 / WIS 23 in Oxford
Location
CountiesCrawford, Vernon, Juneau, Adams, Marquette
Highway system
← WIS 81→ WIS 83

This highway is a low traffic highway for its entire length.

Route description

Highway 82 begins on the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi River near Lansing, Iowa. Its next junction with a highway is across the bridge at Wisconsin Highway 35. The highway then turns to the North, forming a short concurrency with State Highway 35. At De Soto, Wisconsin, the route turns away from the Mississippi River Basin, and heads Northeasterly in general.

The next settlement is Viroqua, where it forms a wrong-way concurrency with US Highway 14, US Highway 61, State Highway 27. This ends at the traffic light with Decker Street, where the road turns East, concurrent with Wisconsin Highway 56. This concurrency ends approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) East of Viroqua. Highway 82 turns left, to proceed to La Farge, while Highway 56 continues to Viola.

Clockwise from upper left: The Black Hawk Bridge is the western terminus of WIS 82, the intersection with WIS 82 and WIS 33 in Hillsboro, WIS 82 crossing the Wisconsin River between Mauston and Oxford

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Mississippi River0.000.00 Iowa 9 west – Lansing, Waukon
Iowa 26 north – New Albin		Continuation into Iowa
Black Hawk Bridge; Iowa–Wisconsin state line
CrawfordTown of Freeman WIS 35 south / Great River Road south – Prairie du ChienSouthern end of WIS 35 overlap
De Soto WIS 35 north / Great River Road north – GenoaNorthern end of WIS 35 overlap
VernonTown of Franklin WIS 27 – Mount SterlingSouthern end of WIS 27 overlap
US 14 east / US 61 south – MadisonSouthern end of US 14 / US 61 overlap
Viroqua US 14 west / US 61 north / WIS 27 north – Westby, La Crosse
WIS 56 west – Genoa		Northern end of US 14 / US 61 and WIS 27 overlaps; western end of WIS 56 overlap
Town of Viroqua WIS 56 east – ViolaEastern end of WIS 56 overlap
La Farge WIS 131 north – OntarioWestern end of WIS 131 overlap
WIS 131 south – ViolaEastern end of WIS 131 overlap
Town of Hillsboro WIS 33 west – OntarioWestern end of WIS 33 overlap
Hillsboro WIS 80 south – Richland CenterSouthern end of WIS 80 overlap
JuneauUnion Center WIS 33 east – WonewocEastern end of WIS 33 overlap
Elroy WIS 71 west – Kendall
WIS 80 north – New LisbonNorthern end of WIS 80 overlap
Mauston WIS 58 south – La ValleRoundabout; southern end of WIS 58 overlap
US 12 / WIS 16 (Main Street) – New Lisbon, Wisconsin Dells
WIS 58 north – NecedahNorthern end of WIS 58 overlap
I-90 / I-94 – Tomah, Madison
AdamsTown of Springville WIS 13 – Adams, Wisconsin Dells
MarquetteOxford–Packwaukee
town line		 I-39 / US 51 / WIS 23 south – Portage, Wisconsin Dells, Stevens Point
WIS 23 north – Montello		Roadway continues as northbound WIS 23
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 80-89 (Highway 82)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
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