State Trunk Highway 156
Wis 156 stair steps 26.7 miles southeast from Wis 22 north of Clintonville to Wis 29 at the Shawano and Brown County line. Beginning at Wis 22 on the north side of Clintonville, Wis 156 travels east along Green Tree Road into rural Waupaca County. The state trunk highway enters Shawano County ahead of a short concurrency with Wis 187. Wis 156 then turns east once more toward Navarino and Wis 47, where it briefly follows the state trunk highway before heading east to Wis 55 at Rose Lawn and Wis 29 at the Shawano and Brown County lines. Prior to 1986, the stretch between Wis 187 and Wis 29 was a part of Shawano County W. It was added to the state system due to increasing traffic.
Construction commencing in Summer 2017 improved the connection between Wis 156 and Wis 29. As part of the planned improvements, an overpass was built between the previous end of Wis 156 and St. Augustine Street. Wis 156 was also realigned onto Old Wis 29 south to Brown County Y north to make the connection to Wis 29. Other improvements included new drainage infrastructure and resurfacing existing Wis 156 between Wis 55 and Wis 29. Completion of this project was scheduled for Fall 2018.1
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0.6 miles east of Fir Road, Wis 156 east enters the unincorporated community of Rose Lawn.
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Rose Lawn centers around the approaching intersection with STH-55. The state trunk highway stretches overall 175.6 miles from U.S. 151 near Quincy to the Michigan state line. Locally, STH-55 connects STH-156 with Seymour to the south and Angelica to the north.
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Wis 55 was realigned between Seymour and Angelica in 1996 to provide a better connection to the Wis 29 expressway. Previously Wis 55 followed Wis 47 northward to Bonduel.
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Thr final confirming marker for Wis 156 east appears beyond Wis 55. The state trunk highway ends four miles ahead at Wis 29.
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The city of Green Bay is 13 miles away along STH-29 south. STH-29 enters the city from the northwest along an expressway, connecting with Interstate 41 before continuing into Downtown.
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Farmland lines both sides of Wis 156 along the final eastbound stretch.
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Wis 156 ends ahead at a joint intersection with Wis 29 and St. Augustine Street.
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By Fall 2018 Wis 156 was extended south along Old Wis 29 to make the final connection with Wis 29 as part of an overall improvement project between the two state trunk highways.1 Wis 29 extends southeast to Green Bay and northwest toward Bonduel.
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Previously an at-grade intersection marked the end of Wis 156 at Wis 29 opposite St. Augustine Road. An overpass was built for St. Augustine Road to the west by late 2018, while Wis 156 was extended 1.7 miles southeast to meet Wis 29 at County Y.
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References:
- WIS 29/156 - Shawano and Brown counties.
http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/nc/wis29156/default.aspxWisconsin Department of Transportation, project web page.
Photo Credits:
- Peter Johnson: 08/09/16
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Page Updated Monday September 05, 2016.