U.S. Route 2 in Wisconsin

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 2 in Wisconsin. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 2.
U.S. Highway 2 marker
U.S. Highway 2
Major Richard I. Bong Memorial Highway
Map
US 2 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length118.95 mi[1][2] (191.43 km)
ExistedNovember 26, 1926 (1926-11-26)[3]–present
HistoryDesignated in 1917 as WIS 18 and 34
Tourist
routes		 Lake Superior Circle Tour
Western segment
Length104.49 mi[1][2] (168.16 km)
West end US 2 in Superior
Major intersections
East end US 2 in Hurley
Eastern segment
Length14.46 mi[2] (23.27 km)
West end US 2 / US 141 in Florence
East end US 2 / US 141 in Spread Eagle
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesDouglas, Bayfield, Ashland, Iron; Florence
Highway system
← I-894→ US 8

US Highway 2 (US 2) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Everett, Washington, to St. Ignace, Michigan. In Wisconsin, the highway enters runs east–west across the northwestern part of the state and re-enters the state in the northeast part. It runs from the Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge over the Saint Louis Bay at Superior, where it enters from Minnesota, east to the Michigan state line near Hurley. Further east, US 2 re-enters Wisconsin from Michigan in Florence County and briefly traverses that county before re-entering Michigan. US 2 is a Wisconsin Corridors 2020 Connecting route east of its concurrency with US 53. The section concurrent with US 53 is a Wisconsin Corridors 2020 Backbone route.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference STHL5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference STHLNC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
  4. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Corridors 2020 Routes: Backbones and Connectors (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2006. Retrieved December 25, 2007.