Wisconsin Highway 163

State Trunk Highway 163 (often called Highway 163, STH-163 or WIS 163) was a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It ran north–south between Mishicot and Luxemburg. The road was turned over to county control in 1999, and it is now designated as County Trunk Highway B (CTH-B) in Manitowoc County and CTH-AB in Kewaunee County.

State Trunk Highway 163
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length	23.8 mi (38.3 km)
Existed	1923–1999
Major junctions
South end	WIS 147 in Mishicot
Major intersections	WIS 29 near Ellisville
North end	WIS 54 in Luxembourg
Location
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Highway system
Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Scenic Rustic
← WIS 162 → WIS 164

Route description

At its latest routing, WIS 163 began to travel northward from WIS 147 in Mishicot. Going past the Manitowoc–Kewaunee county line, it intersected WIS 29 near Ellisville. Continuing farther north, the highway ended at WIS 54 in Luxembourg.^[1]

History

Initially, in 1923, WIS 163 was formed to travel from WIS 17 (now WIS 42) in Two Rivers to WIS 54 in Luxembourg.^[2][3] In 1935, WIS 147 extended southeast from Mishicot to Two Rivers, causing WIS 163 to be removed southeast of Mishicot.^[4][5] In 1970, WIS 163 was straightened west of Tisch Mills.^[6][7] In 1999, WIS 163 was decommissioned in favor of transferring this route to local control (replaced by CTH-B in Manitowoc County and CTH-A and AB in Kewaunee County).^[1][8] The route number has not been used ever since.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Manitowoc	Mishicot	0.00	0.00	WIS 147 – Larrabee, Two Rivers
Kewaunee	Town of Montpelier	15.91	25.60	WIS 29 – Green Bay, Kewaunee
	Luxemburg	23.80	38.30	WIS 54 – Green Bay, Algoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. Roads portal

References

1. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1997). Wisconsin Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1997–1998 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
2. Wisconsin Highway Commission (1923). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
3. Wisconsin Highway Commission (1924). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin: 'The Playground of the Middle West' (PDF) (Map). c. 1:950,400. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. OCLC 560719947. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
4. State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (January 1935). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
5. State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (January 1936). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
6. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1970). Wisconsin Highway Map (Map). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection.
7. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Highways (1971). Wisconsin Highway Map (Map). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 698331116, 233595194. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection.
8. Wisconsin Department of Transportation (1999). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1999–2000 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. OCLC 47286364. Retrieved February 20, 2021.