State Trunk Highway 40 | ||||
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WIS 40 highlighted in red
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length | 81.56 mi[1] (131.26 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 12 / WIS 29inElk Mound | |||
| Major intersections |  US 53inBloomer US 8inBruce | |||
| North end |   WIS 27 / WIS 70inRadisson | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Dunn, Chippewa, Rusk, Sawyer | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Trunk Highway 40 (often called Highway 40, STH-40orWIS 40) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in north–south in northwest Wisconsin from near Elk MoundtoRadisson, passing through Sawyer, Rusk, Chippewa, and Dunn counties. The largest town on its route is Bloomer.[2]
WIS 40 starts at an interchange with WIS 29. US Highway 12 (US 12) continues southeasterly from the interchange and runs along WIS 29 west of it. WIS 40 runs north of said interchange until reaching Colfax, where it meets WIS 170. The highway runs northeasterly from Coifax, passing through an interchange with US 53 just before running through the city of Bloomer. The highway meets County Trunk Highway F (CTH-F), CTH-Q, and CTH-SS within Bloomer and runs concurrently with WIS 64 along the boundary between the towns of Woodmohr and Bloomer, just north of the city of Bloomer. The concurrency runs east for approximately two miles (3.2 km) before the highway runs north from it.[3]
Shortly after passing through the community of Island Lake, the highway runs along or near the Chippewa River. South of the village of Bruce, the highway follows a short westward concurrency with US 8. After leaving the concurrency, the highway runs northeastward to meet the Chippewa River. The highway runs along the river until shortly after it meets CTH-H north of the Imalone community. The highway runs north, passing through an intersection with WIS 48 and then meets the Chippewa River again. After the Couderay River splits from the Chippewa River, the highway follows it until it reaches Radisson, at which point the highway runs across it and terminates at WIS 70.[3]
| County | Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Dunn | Town of Elk Mound | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 12 / WIS 29 – Menomonie, Elk Mound, Chippewa Falls | Interchange; access to I-94 |
| Colfax | 8.4 | 13.5 |   WIS 170 west – Wheeler | ||
| Chippewa | Bloomer | 24.7 | 39.8 | US 53 – Superior, Eau Claire | Interchange |
| Woodmohr–Bloomer line | 26.8 | 43.1 |  WIS 64 west – New Richmond | Western end of WIS 64 concurrency | |
| 28.7 | 46.2 |  WIS 64 east – Cornell | Eastern end of WIS 64 concurrency | ||
| Rusk | Bruce | 56.9 | 91.6 | US 8 east – Ladysmith | Eastern end of US 8 concurrency |
| 57.5 | 92.5 | US 8 west – Cameron | Western end of US 8 concurrency | ||
| Sawyer | Weirgor | 73.5 | 118.3 |  WIS 48 west – Exeland, Birchwood | |
| Radisson | 81.4 | 131.0 | WIS 27 / WIS 70 – Hayward, Spooner, Fifield | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Business State Trunk Highway 40 | |
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| Location | Bruce |
| Length | 0.8 mi (1,300 m) |
| Existed | c. 1999– |
Business State Trunk Highway 40 (Bus. WIS 40) in Bruce follows the former alignment of WIS 40, after the highway was realigned in 1999.[4]
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