# Wisconsin Highway 178

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**State Trunk Highway 178** (often called **Highway 178**, **STH-178** or **WIS 178**) is a 23.3-mile (37.5-kilometre) [state highway](/source/State_highway#United_States) in [Chippewa County](/source/Chippewa_County,_Wisconsin), [Wisconsin](/source/Wisconsin), United States, that runs north–south roughly along the [Chippewa River](/source/Chippewa_River_(Wisconsin)) from [Chippewa Falls](/source/Chippewa_Falls,_Wisconsin) to [Cornell](/source/Cornell,_Wisconsin).

## Route description

From Lake Hallie to Cornell, WIS 178 entirely follows the west bank of the river.

WIS 178 begins at a WIS 29/WIS 29 Bus. at a diamond interchange. It begins as a four-lane divided roadway. It then curves north in the shape of a hook. It then meanders northward. After intersecting CTH-S at the city limit, WIS 178 downgrades into a two-lane undivided roadway. It still continues to meander northward. Eventually, WIS 178 ends at WIS 64 in Cornell.[3]

## History

Before the creation of WIS 178, CTH-I used to follow most of present-day WIS 178.[4] In 1947, WIS 178 was formed.[1] WIS 178 previously began in Chippewa Falls at WIS 124.[5] In 2006 it was rerouted east of the city along Seymour Cray Sr. Boulevard to WIS 29.[2]

## References

1. 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2020.

1. [Wisconsin Highways: Highway 178](http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys170-179.html#STH-178)

1. 1923. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

1. 2006. Retrieved December 22, 2020.

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