State Trunk Highway 52 (often called Highway 52, STH-52 or WIS 52) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs east–west in central and northeastern Wisconsin from Wabeno to Wausau. It is one of four state highways that also serve Antigo.
Running from west to east, Highway 52 begins at an interchange with the Wisconsin Highway 29 freeway segment near Rib Mountain. Almost immediately, Highway 52 also has an interchange with the U.S. 51 freeway, which serves as Wausau's western bypass. It then enters Wausau as Stewart Street, crossing the Wisconsin River into downtown.
In downtown Wausau, Highway 52 runs on one-way streets in a loop around the central business district; the eastbound lanes join Business U.S. 51 northbound, run around the Wausau Center shopping mall, and then back north via 6th Street. Meanwhile, the westbound lanes run along southbound Business U.S. 51 past Athletic Park, home of the Northwoods League Wausau Woodchucks baseball team, and also past the Dudley Tower, the tallest commercial building in Wisconsin outside of the Milwaukee area.
Northeast of Wausau, Highway 52 runs past Hogerty, with access to the Dells of the Eau Claire River Park, a popular recreational park and campground known for its rock formations and waterfalls; the Ice Age Trail also runs through the park.
^This interchange, completed in 2013, extended WIS 52 westerly past its previous western terminus for about 600 feet (180 m) to connect with WIS 29.[2]
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wisconsin, highway, state, trunk, highway, often, called, highway, state, highway, state, wisconsin, runs, east, west, central, northeastern, wisconsin, from, wabeno, wausau, four, state, highways, that, also, serve, antigo, state, trunk, highway, 52wis, highl. State Trunk Highway 52 often called Highway 52 STH 52 or WIS 52 is a state highway in the U S state of Wisconsin It runs east west in central and northeastern Wisconsin from Wabeno to Wausau It is one of four state highways that also serve Antigo State Trunk Highway 52WIS 52 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by WisDOTLength74 91 mi 1 120 56 km Major junctionsWest endUS 51 WIS 29 in Wausau a Major intersectionsUS 45 in Aniwa US 45 WIS 47 WIS 64 in AntigoEast endWIS 32 in WabenoLocationCountryUnited StatesStateWisconsinCountiesMarathon Shawano Langlade ForestHighway systemWisconsin State Trunk Highway SystemInterstate US State Scenic Rustic WIS 51 US 53 Contents 1 Route description 2 Major intersections 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksRoute description editRunning from west to east Highway 52 begins at an interchange with the Wisconsin Highway 29 freeway segment near Rib Mountain Almost immediately Highway 52 also has an interchange with the U S 51 freeway which serves as Wausau s western bypass It then enters Wausau as Stewart Street crossing the Wisconsin River into downtown In downtown Wausau Highway 52 runs on one way streets in a loop around the central business district the eastbound lanes join Business U S 51 northbound run around the Wausau Center shopping mall and then back north via 6th Street Meanwhile the westbound lanes run along southbound Business U S 51 past Athletic Park home of the Northwoods League Wausau Woodchucks baseball team and also past the Dudley Tower the tallest commercial building in Wisconsin outside of the Milwaukee area Northeast of Wausau Highway 52 runs past Hogerty with access to the Dells of the Eau Claire River Park a popular recreational park and campground known for its rock formations and waterfalls the Ice Age Trail also runs through the park Just past Marathon County Highway 52 meets up with U S Highway 45 and joins it for the drive north to Antigo the Langlade County seat Highways 47 and 64 also intersect Highway 52 along this stretch From Antigo Highway 52 zigzags northeast past Lily where it has a junction with Highway 55 along the Wolf River The road then enters the Nicolet National Forest and into Forest County before ending at Highway 32 just northwest of Wabeno nbsp The northern terminus with Wisconsin Highway 32 near Wabeno Wisconsin nbsp A kayak statue along the Wisconsin River as Highway 52 enters downtown Wausau the Dudley Tower rises in the background Major intersections editCountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotesMarathonWausau0 00 0 nbsp WIS 290 91 4 nbsp US 512 33 7 nbsp nbsp Bus US 51ShawanoAniwa27 644 4 nbsp US 45Southern end of US 45 concurrencyLangladeTown of Rolling31 250 2 nbsp nbsp US 45 WIS 47Southern end of WIS 47 concurrencyAntigo38 461 8 nbsp nbsp US 45 WIS 47 nbsp WIS 64Northern end of US 45 WIS 47 concurrency western end of WIS 64 concurrencyLanglade39 864 1 nbsp WIS 64Eastern end of WIS 64 concurrencyLily58 594 1 nbsp WIS 55Northern end of WIS 55 concurrency58 794 5 nbsp WIS 55Southern end of WIS 55 concurrencyForestWabeno74 91120 56 nbsp WIS 321 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminusSee also edit nbsp U S Roads portalNotes edit This interchange completed in 2013 extended WIS 52 westerly past its previous western terminus for about 600 feet 180 m to connect with WIS 29 2 References edit Bessert Chris Wisconsin Highways Highways 50 59 Highway 52 Wisconsin Highways Retrieved 2007 03 20 US 51 WI 29 Project in Wausau WisDOT External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Wisconsin Highway 52KML is not from Wikidata nbsp Media related to Wisconsin Highway 52 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wisconsin Highway 52 amp oldid 1208165996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
