Length 323.2 km | East end WIS 32 in Port Washington | |
West end: US 14 / US 61 in La Crosse East end: WIS 32 in Port Washington Counties La Crosse County, Wisconsin | ||
State Trunk Highway 33 (often called Highway 33, STH 33 or WIS 33) is a Wisconsin state highway running east–west across central Wisconsin. It is 200.84 miles (323.22 km) in length.
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Map of WI-33, Wisconsin, USA
Route description
Highway 33 begins 300 feet (91 m) east of the Mississippi River where it intersects U.S. Highway 14 (US 14) / US 61 just south of downtown La Crosse. It ends in downtown Port Washington at Highway 32 one mile (1.6 km) west of Lake Michigan.
History
Prior to European settlement, the foot trail from Port Washington to Horicon was the most traveled of seven trails that met in Horicon Marsh. A road was constructed to provide access from Lake Michigan to the fertile hunting grounds of the marsh, to provide food for the crews of ships on the lake. It is one of the oldest roads in Wisconsin.