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

|length_ref=

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a={{Jct|state=WI|WI|11}} in Brodhead

|direction_b=North

|terminus_b={{Jct|state=WI|WI|92}} in Brooklyn

|counties=Green, Rock, Dane

|previous_type=WI

|previous_route=103

|next_type=WI

|next_route=105

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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.

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{{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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