State Trunk Highway 123 (often called Highway 123, STH-123 or WIS 123) is a former short state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It ran north–south in south central Wisconsin from the entrance to Devil's Lake State Park to Baraboo. It was phased out in June 2016 and turned over to local jurisdictions and County DL was extended.
 State Trunk Highway 123 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length | 3.00 mi[1] (4.83 km) | |||
| Existed | 1919–June 2016 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  CTH-DL in Baraboo | |||
| North end |   WIS 33 / WIS 113 in Baraboo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Sauk | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editStarting at the entrance of Devil's Lake State Park, WIS 123 briefly traveled northeastward. Then, after it began to travel northward, it intersected WIS 159 (now WIS 136). It continued to travel northward towards downtown Baraboo via present-day CTH-DL, Walnut Street, and Parkway. Then, it began to run concurrently with Bus. US 12 for the rest of the route. After that, they ran along South Boulevard for a short distance. After crossing above the Baraboo River, they began to run concurrently with WIS 113. The three then continued north as Broadway before all but Bus. US 12 ended at WIS 33.[2]
History
editIn 1919, WIS 123 was established to travel from Devil's Lake State Park to WIS 12 (now Bus. US 12) in Baraboo.[3][4] In 1936, WIS 123 was extended north to WIS 33 via a former portion of US 12. This was done in response to US 12 being moved westward onto a 1936-era bypass.[5][6]
Up until 2016, no significant changes had occurred. Then, in April 2016, WIS 123 began to be in the process of refurbishment. The route was later decommissioned in June 2016 as part of the project. Today, the former route outside of Baraboo was then superseded by CTH-DL.[7]
Major intersections
editThis section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
The entire route is in Sauk County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Town of Baraboo | Devil's Lake State Park entrance | ||||
| Baraboo | Southern end of US 12 Business overlap | ||||
| Southern end of WIS 113 overlap | |||||
| Northern ends of US 12 Business and WIS 113 overlaps | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 120-129 (Highway 123)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ "Overview map of Former WIS 123" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1919). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). [c. 1:1,010,000]. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. OCLC 829862961, 911138596. Retrieved April 23, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1920). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. OCLC 5673515. Retrieved April 23, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (January 1936). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved April 23, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (March 2, 1937). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved April 23, 2021 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ "Project Overview – WIS 123". projects.511wi.gov. Retrieved April 23, 2021.