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 State Trunk Highway 182 | ||||
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 WIS 182 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byWisDOT | ||||
| Length | 33.41 mi[1] (53.77 km) | |||
| Existed | 1948–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  WIS 13 inPark Falls | |||
| Major intersections |  WIS 47 west ofPowell | |||
| East end |  US 51 inManitowish | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Price,Iron | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Trunk Highway 182 (often calledHighway 182,STH-182 orWIS 182) is a 33.41-mile (53.77 km)state highway inPrice andIron counties in northwesternWisconsin, United States, that runs east–west fromPark Falls toManitowish.
WIS 182 begins at asignal–controlled intersection withWisconsin Highway 13 (WIS 13/South 4th Avenue) in western downtown Park Falls. (From the intersection the city street continues west as 1st Street South for oneblock before ending at South 5th Avenue. WIS 13 heads north as South 4th Avenue, but quickly becomes North 4th Avenue, towardButternut,Mellen, andAshland. WIS 13 heads south as South 4th Avenue towardFifield,Phillips, andPrentice.) For its entire length, WIS 182 is atwo-lane road.
From its western terminus, WIS 182 heads east as 1st Street South for about 1,450 feet (440 m) before crossing over theFlambeau River. East of the river the road is signed as Birch Street. Roughly 2,200 feet (670 m) after the river crossing the highway leaves Park Falls and enters theTown of Eisenstein. Immediately after leaving the city, the highway jogs to the northeast twice as it continues its otherwise eastern course. About 4.3 miles (6.9 km) after leaving Park Falls, the highway enters theChequamegon–Nicolet National Forest. Approximately 8.5 miles (13.7 km) after entering the Forest, the highway assumes a northerly course.
Around 1.8 miles (2.9 km) along its northerly heading, WIS 182 leaves the Forest, the Town of Eisenstein, and Price County to enter theTown of Sherman in Iron County. Roughly 3.6 miles (5.8 km) north of the county line, and nearly a mile (1.6 km) west ofunincorporated community ofSpringstead, the highway resumes an easterly course. After passing through Springstead and winding through multiple lakes for just over 7 miles (11 km), the highway again briefly resumes a northerly course. Nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) later the highway turns east again. After about another 1.7 miles (2.7 km), WIS 182 reaches itsjunction withWisconsin Highway 47 (WIS 47), at a point just over a mile (1.6 kn) west of the unincorporated community ofPowell. Runningconcurrent with WIS 47, WIS 182 heads briefly northwest before resuming a northerly course once again.
Roughly 2.3 miles (3.7 km) north of its southern junction with WIS 47, WIS 182/WIS 47 leaves the Town of Sherman and enters theTown of Mercer. Approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) later the concurrent highways crossManitowish River and enter the unincorporated community ofManitowish. Almost immediately after entering Manitowish, WIS 182/WIS 47 reaches the eastern terminus of WIS 182 (as well as the northern terminus of WIS 47) at aT intersection withU.S. Route 51. (US 51 heads east towardManitowish Waters andWoodruff. US 51 heads west towardMercer andHurley.) While WIS 182/WIS 47 ends at a T intersection with US 51, two roads run north from US 51 immediately east and west of that junction. On the east is Manitowish Road and on the west is Old Hwy 51 (a former routing of US 51). Both roads run straight northwest and closely parallel to each other for roughly 1.5 miles (2.4 km) before reconnecting with US 51.[2]
WIS 182 was designated along a section of roadway that was previously County Trunk Highway G (CTH–G) in 1948. The routing has remained unchanged since.[citation needed]
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Price | Park Falls | 0.00 | 0.00 | WIS 13 –Butternut,Mellen,Ashland,Fifield,Phillips,Prentice 1st Street South | Western terminus; roadway continues as 1st Street |
| Iron | Town of Sherman | 29.65 | 47.72 |  WIS 47 south –Lac du Flambeau,Woodruff | Southern end of WIS 47 concurrency |
| Manitowish | 33.41 | 53.77 | US 51 –Manitowish Waters,Woodruff,Mercer,HurleyWIS 47 south | Northern end of WIS 47 concurrency | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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