Wisconsin Highway 93

State Trunk Highway 93 (often called Highway 93, STH-93 or WIS 93) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in west-central Wisconsin from near Holmen to Eau Claire.

State Trunk Highway 93
WIS 93 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length	68.00 mi[1] (109.44 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 53 / WIS 35 in Holmen
Major intersections	US 53 / WIS 54 in Galesville US 10 in Eleva I-94 in Eau Claire
North end	US 53 in Eau Claire
Location
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Counties	La Crosse, Trempealeau, Eau Claire
Highway system
Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Scenic Rustic
← WIS 92 → I-94

Route description

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 35 in Centerville.^[1]

History

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from Independence to Elk Creek.^[4][5] In 1934, WIS 93 extended southward towards Trempealeau and then eastward along superseded WIS 167 towards US 53/WIS 35 near Holmen.^[6][7]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]

Major intersections

Wisconsin State Highway 54 & 93. US-53 splits off north through Galesville

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
La Crosse	Holmen			US 53 south / WIS 35 south – Onalaska WIS 35 north / Bus. WIS 35 / Great River Road / CTH-HD – Holmen, Trempealeau	Southern end of US 53 concurency; roadway continues as southbound US 53/WIS 35
Trempealeau	Town of Gale			WIS 54 east – Melrose	Eastern end of WIS 54 concurrency
	Galesville			US 53 north – Galesville, Ettrick	Northern end of US 53 concurrency
	Centerville			WIS 35 / Great River Road / WIS 54 west – Caledonia, Trempealeau	Western end of WIS 54 concurrency
	Arcadia			WIS 95 – Blair
	Independence			WIS 121 east – Whitehall	Southern end of WIS 121 concurrency
	Town of Burnside			WIS 121 west – Gilmanton	Northern end of WIS 121 concurrency
	Eleva			US 10 – Mondovi, Strum
Eau Claire	Eau Claire			I-94 – St. Paul, Madison
				US 53 north to US 12 (Clairemont Avenue) Bus. US 53 north (Hastings Way) / US 53 south to I-94 – Madison
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• U.S. Roads portal