Wisconsin Highway 104
{{short description|State highway in Wisconsin, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox road
|state=WI
|type=WI
|route=104
|map={{maplink-road|from=Wisconsin Highway 104.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=WIS 104 highlighted in red
|length_mi=15.4
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=WI|WI|11}} in Brodhead
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=WI|WI|92}} in Brooklyn
|previous_type=WI
|previous_route=103
|next_type=WI
|next_route=105
}}
State Trunk Highway 104 (often called Highway 104, STH-104 or WIS 104) is a state highway in the US state of Wisconsin. It runs in a north–south direction in south central Wisconsin from Brodhead to Brooklyn. It was first designated in 1919–1920 before being rerouted in 1923–1926 and extended in 1999.
Route description
WIS 104 is a two-lane undivided highway for its entire length, travelling straight north-south along the Green County line from WIS 11 in Brodhead to WIS 92 in Brooklyn. Starting at Brodhead as a continuation of County Trunk Highway T (CTH-T), WIS 104 begins to travel northward from WIS 11 and CTH-T. Then, after {{convert|6.2|mi|km}}, it runs concurrently with WIS 59. After leaving the concurrency, it then travels under {{convert|3.2|mi|km}} before a short, {{convert|0.2|mi|km|adj=on}} concurrency with CTH-C after which it travels another {{convert|4.5|mi|km}} before ending at WIS 92 in Brooklyn. The road continues north as CTH-MM.{{cite WisDOT map |year = 2019 |sections = F10–G11 |access-date = April 30, 2022 }}
History
WIS 104 was first designated in 1919–1920, running along its current route north of Broadhead before turning east then north to WIS 10 in Evansville.{{cite map |author = Rand McNally |year = 1919 |title = Rand McNally Official 1919 Auto Trails Map, District Number 8: Southern Wisconsin, Northern Illinois |url = https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/15811/rec/4 |scale = c. 1:647,000 |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |oclc = 69109720 |access-date = April 30, 2022 |via = Wisconsin Historical Society }}{{cite map |author = Rand McNally |year = 1920 |title = Rand McNally Official 1920 Auto Trails Map, District No. 8: Wisconsin, Northern Ill., Northern Mich. |url = https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/1100/rec/1 |scale = c. 1:877,824 |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |access-date = April 30, 2022 |via = Wisconsin Historical Society }} In 1923–1926, the highway was rerouted, removing all of its sections not on the current route and adding a short section to connect to WIS 59.{{cite map |author = Rand McNally |year = 1923 |title = Rand McNally Official 1923 Auto Trails Map: District No. 8, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, Northeast Iowa, Northern Michigan |url = https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/1102/rec/1 |scale = c. 1:657,000 |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |access-date = April 30, 2022 |via = Wisconsin Historical Society }}{{cite map |title = The Madison Motorist Guide |url = https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/12802/rec/33 |date = 1923–1926 |location = Madison |publisher = n.p. |oclc = 708055626 |via = Wisconsin Historical Society |access-date = April 30, 2022 }}{{better source needed|date=April 2022}} Its route then remained unchanged until 1999 when it was extended {{convert|8.9|mi|km}} north to its present northern terminus at WIS 92 in Brooklyn.{{cite map |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |date = December 31, 1998 |map = Green County |title = Official State Trunk Highway System Maps |url = https://www.wistatedocuments.org/digital/collection/p267601coll4/id/24301/rec/10 |scale = Scale not given |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |page = 28 |oclc = 61249209 |access-date = April 30, 2022 |via = Wisconsin Digital Archives }}{{cite map |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |date = December 31, 1999 |map = Green County |title = Official State Trunk Highway System Maps |url = https://www.wistatedocuments.org/digital/collection/p267601coll4/id/24277/rec/9 |scale= Scale not given |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |page = 28 |oclc = 61249209 |access-date = April 30, 2022 |via = Wisconsin Digital Archives }}
Major intersections
The entire highway is along the Green county line.
{{WIint
|county1=Green
|county2=Rock
|cspan=7
|location=Brodhead
|mile=0.0
|road={{Jct|state=WI|WI|11|city1=Brodhead|city2=Janesville}}
}}
{{WIint
|town=Magnolia
|lspan=2
|mile=4.0
|road={{Jct|state=WI|CTH|B|dir1=East}}
}}
{{WIint
|mile=5.5
|road={{Jct|state=WI|CTH|A|dir1=East}}
}}
{{WIint
|town1=Albany
|ctdab1=Green
|town2=Magnolia
|lspan=2
|mile=6.3
|road={{Jct|state=WI|WI|59|dir1=west|city1=Albany|city2=Monroe}}
|type=concur
|notes=Southern end of WIS 59 concurrency
}}
{{WIint
|mile=7.5
|road={{Jct|state=WI|WI|59|dir1=east|city1=Evansville}}
|type=concur
|notes=Northern end of WIS 59 concurrency
}}
{{WIint
|town1=Brooklyn
|ctdab1=Green
|town2=Union
|ctdab2=Rock
|lspan=2
|road={{Jct|state=WI|CTH|C|dir1=west}}
|type=concur
|notes=Southern end of CTH-C concurrency
|mile=10.7
}}
{{WIint
|road={{Jct|state=WI|CTH|C|dir1=east}}
|type=concur
|notes=Northern end of CTH-C concurrency
|mile=10.9
}}
{{WIint
|county1=Green
|county2=Dane
|location=Brooklyn
|area=village
|mile=15.4
|road={{Jct|state=WI|WI|92|name1=Church Street}}
}}
{{jctbtm|index=concur}}
See also
- {{portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
References
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External links
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- {{commons category-inline|Wisconsin Highway 104}}
Category:Transportation in Green County, Wisconsin