Draft:U.S. Route 63 in Wisconsin

This page is about the section of U.S. Route 63 in Wisconsin. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 63.

U.S. Highway 63
US 63 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Existed	1934–present
Major junctions
South end	US 63 at the Mississippi River in Red Wing
Major intersections	WIS 35 in Hager City I-94 in Baldwin US 8 in Turtle Lake US 53 north of Spooner
North end	US 2 in Bayfield County
Location
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Counties	Pierce, St. Croix, Polk, Barron, Washburn, Sawyer, Bayfield
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Scenic Rustic
← WIS 62 → WIS 64

U.S. Route 63 is a north–south highway in northwestern Wisconsin, traveling from Red Wing, Minnesota, to its national northern terminus ten miles west of Ashland, Wisconsin.

History

With the creation of the United States Numbered Highway System in 1926, U.S. Route 63, as a whole, only served as far north as Des Moines, Iowa. At the same time, a connection between Red Wing and Ashland comprised of a portion of WIS 46 south of Cylon and almost the entire portion of WIS 24 north of Cylon. In 1934, US 63 was extended north from Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Ashland, Wisconsin; its direct connection to Des Moines was replaced with the short-lived designation: US 163. In Wisconsin, the extension replaced WIS 24.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Mississippi River		0.0	0.0	US 63 south to US 61 / MN 58	Continuation into Minnesota
				Red Wing Bridge
Pierce	Hager City			WIS 35 / Great River Road – Red Wing Airport, Nelson, Bay City, Prescott
	​			US 10 west – Prescott	Southern end of US 10 overlap
	Ellsworth			WIS 65 north (Maple Street) – River Falls	Southern terminus of WIS 65
	​			US 10 east / WIS 72 begins – Durand, Elmwood	Northern end of US 10 overlap Western terminus of WIS 72; southern end of WIS 72 overlap
	​			WIS 72 east – Elmwood	Northern end of WIS 72 overlap
	​			WIS 29 east – Spring Valley, Crystal Cave	Southern end of WIS 29 overlap
	​			WIS 29 west – River Falls 850th Avenue east	Southern end of WIS 29 overlap
St. Croix	Baldwin			I-94 – Eau Claire, St. Paul
				US 12 east – Woodville	Southern end of US 12 overlap
				US 12 west – Hammond, Hudson 8th Avenue east	Northern end of US 12 overlap
	​			WIS 64 west – New Richmond WIS 46 north – Amery	Southern end of WIS 64 overlap; southern terminus of WIS 46
	​			WIS 64 east – Connorsville 260th Street south	Northern end of WIS 64 overlap
Polk	Turtle Lake			US 8 west – St. Croix Falls CTH-T north	Southern end of US 8 overlap
Barron				US 8 east – Barron Maple Street south	Northern end of US 8 overlap
	Cumberland			WIS 48 west – Luck	Southern end of WIS 48 overlap
				WIS 48 east – Rice Lake 2nd Avenue south	Northern end of WIS 48 overlap
Washburn	​			WIS 253 south to US 53 south – Rice Lake	Northern terminus of WIS 253
	Spooner			WIS 70 (Maple Street) – Couderay, Siren
	​			US 53 south – Rice Lake	Southern end of US 53 overlap
	Trego			US 53 north – Superior CTH-E west	Northern end of US 53 overlap
Sawyer	Hayward			WIS 27 south – Radisson Dakota Avenue	Southern end of WIS 27 overlap
				WIS 27 north / WIS 77 – Clam Lake, Mellen, Brule, Minong	Northern end of WIS 27 overlap
Bayfield	​			WIS 118 east / CTH-F west – Marengo, Benoit	Western terminus of WIS 118
	​			US 2 – Ashland, Superior	National northern terminus of US 63
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus