Wisconsin Highway 13
State Trunk Highway 13 | ||||
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| POW/MIA Memorial Highway | ||||
WIS 13 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length | 338.32 mi (544.47 km) | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Sauk, Columbia, Adams, Wood, Portage, Marathon, Clark, Taylor, Price, Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas | |||
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State Trunk Highway 13 (often called Highway 13, STH-13 or WIS 13) is a state highway running north–south across northwest and central Wisconsin. WIS 13 serves as a major north–south route connecting the communities of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Rapids, Marshfield and Ashland. WIS 13 is part of the Lake Superior Circle Tour from its northern/western terminus to Ashland at its eastern junction with U.S. Highway 2 (US 2). The road also provides access to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore off the Lake Superior shoreline at Bayfield. The highway is two-lane surface road with the exception of various urban multilane road sections.