U.S. Highway 2 (Wisconsin)
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US 2 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length: | 118.95 mi (191.43 km) | |||
| Existed: | November 26, 1926 – present | |||
| History: | Designated in 1917 as WIS 18 and 34 | |||
| Tourist routes: |
 Lake Superior Circle Tour
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| Western segment | ||||
| Length: | 104.49 mi (168.16 km) | |||
| West end: |
 US 2 in Superior
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| East end: |
US 2 in Hurley |
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| Eastern segment | ||||
| Length: | 14.46 mi (23.27 km) | |||
| West end: |
 US 2 / US 141 in Florence
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| East end: |
US 2 / US 141 in Spread Eagle
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| Counties: | Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, Iron; Florence | |||
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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 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.
US 2 enters the state from Minnesota at the city of Superior on the Bong Memorial Bridge. US 2 then follows Belknap Street eastbound, passing through downtown Superior, where it has an intersection with Wisconsin Highway 35 (WIS 35). US 2 then continues east for 1.7 miles (2.7 km) to its intersection with US 53. At this point, the two highways then run concurrently southeasterly on a four-lane surface street (East 2nd Street) for 5 miles (8.0 km). After the intersection with Moccasin Mike Road, a seven-mile (11 km) freeway segment begins for US 2/US 53 as the highway leaves the city of Superior together. US 2/US 53 has an interchange with WIS 13 near Parkland; WIS 13 begins its course around the Lake Superior shoreline at this point. US 2 and US 53 split in South Range at an unusual interchange at which westbound US 2 traffic must cross over the freeway to the eastbound lanes to access US 53 south. US 2 then continues independently again as a two-lane road, passing through Wentworth, Poplar, and Maple as it heads east to the Douglas–Bayfield county line at Brule. Just west of Brule, US 2 crosses the Brule River State Forest.
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