State Trunk Highway 93 (often called Highway 93, STH-93orWIS 93) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in west-central Wisconsin from near HolmentoEau Claire.
WIS 93 begins three miles (4.8 km) north of Holmen at the intersection of WIS 35 and US Highway 53 (US 53). The first nine miles (14 km) of roadway runs concurrently with US 53. The route runs concurrently with WIS 54 for the next six miles (9.7 km) until it reaches the intersection with WIS 35inCenterville.[1]
Starting in 1919, WIS 93 was formed to follow along part of its present-day route from WIS 25 (now WIS 35/WIS 54) in Centerville to WIS 53 (now WIS 95 and County Trunk Highway A [CTH-A]) west of Arcadia.[2][3] In 1923, part of WIS 53 was moved south and extended northeastward, running from Arcadia to Neville instead of to Whitehall. As a result, WIS 93 extended northward to Eau Claire, superseding portions of WIS 53 from Arcadia to Independence and WIS 88 from Independence to Elk Creek.[4][5] In 1934, WIS 93 extended southward towards Trempealeau and then eastward along superseded WIS 167 towards US 53/WIS 35 near Holmen.[6][7]
In 1940, WIS 93 moved off from what is now McGilvray "Seven Bridges" Road (later signed as CTH-M/CTH-XA).[8] As a result, it has to travel northward roughly along present-day and former CTH-M towards WIS 35 (now WIS 93)/WIS 54 west of Galesville.[9][10] In 1953, a connection to US 53 near Holman was restored.[11][12]
In the mid-1980s, WIS 93 moved eastward to bypass Arcadia, swapping with CTH-A in the process.[13][14] In 1990, a portion of WIS 93 switched places with a portion of WIS 35. As a result, WIS 93 served Galesville while WIS 35 served Trempealeau.[15][16]
^Wisconsin Highway Commission (1934). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin(PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
^State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (January 1935). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin(PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
^State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1940). Official Highway Service Map of Wisconsin(PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
^State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1941). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin(PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
^State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1953). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin(PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. OCLC192095828. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
^State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1954). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin(PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. OCLC1929095431. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
^Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1983). Wisconsin Highway Map(PDF) (Map) (1983–1984 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC713016540, 381172055. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1987). Wisconsin Highway Map (Map) (1987–1988 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC314276560, 17746029. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection.
^Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1989). Wisconsin Highway Map(PDF) (Map) (1989–1990 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1991). Wisconsin Highway Map(PDF) (Map) (1991–1992 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC25418391, 781234246, 27016238. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
US 53 / WIS 35inHolmen
US 10inEleva
I-94inEau Claire
WIS 35 north / Bus. WIS 35 / Great River Road / CTH-HD – Holmen, Trempealeau
WIS 54 east – Melrose
WIS 95 – Blair
WIS 121 east – Whitehall
US 53 north to US 12 (Clairemont Avenue)
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