South end: US 45 in Oshkosh South end US 45 in Oshkosh | Length 69.8 km | |
North end: US 45 / WIS 22 in Bear Creek Counties Winnebago County, Wisconsin, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, Waupaca County, Wisconsin | ||
State Trunk Highway 76 (often called Highway 76, STH 76 or WIS 76) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in east central Wisconsin from US Highway 45 near Bear Creek to a junction with US Highway 45 in downtown Oshkosh.
Map of WI-76, Wisconsin, USA
The southern section of the present WIS 76 highway between the current WIS 15 (formerly US Highway 45) at Greenville and Oshkosh was previously part of US Highway 45, but was changed to Wisconsin State Highway 76 in the 1990s as an effect of the rerouting of US Highway 45 to a more westerly trunkline via Winchester, Wisconsin.
The northern section of WIS 76 between Greenville and Bear Creek via Shiocton is remarkably unchanged since the 1920s and passes through rural areas. The trunkline between Greenville and Shiocton via Stephensville is particularly scenic with views over a gently undulating and unspoiled countryside.