Wisconsin Highway 66
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| State Trunk Highway 66 |
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| Length: | 18.73 mi[1] (30.14 km) | ||||||||||||
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| South end: |  US-10 in Stevens Point |
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| North end: |  WIS-49 near Rosholt |
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State Trunk Highway 66 (often called Highway 66, STH 66 or WIS 66) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north-south in central Wisconsin from Rosholt to Stevens Point. The entire length of this highway is designated the Polish Heritage Highway.[2]
[edit] Route Description
Wisconsin Highway 66 begins at the corner of Reserve and Main Streets in downtown Stevens Point. Passing the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Museum of Natural History and the school's campus, the route heads northwest on Stanley Street to its interchange with I-39.
Highway 66 continues northwest past the Stevens Point Municipal Airport, heading east at Jordan near the Jordan County Park of Portage County.
After crossing County Highway J near the unincorporated town of Ellis, Highway 66 turns northwest again to Rosholt, where it becomes Grand Avenue. Highway 66 ends at the western intersection with WIS 49. Grand Avenue continues on as Highway 49 East to the intersection of County Highway NN, where Highway 49 turns south.
[edit] References
- ^ Bessert, Chris. Wisconsin Highways: Highways 60-69 (Highway 66). Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved on 2007-03-20.
- ^ Sopa, Adeline; "Hwy 66 - Polish Heritage Highway: An Historic Link"; page from the Portage County Historical Society Website
