{{short description|State highway in Wisconsin, United States}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}} {{More citations needed|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox road |state = WI |type = WI |route = 33 |alternate_name = 84th Division "Railsplitters" Memorial Highway |map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=260|type=line|stroke-width=3|from.map}} |map_custom = yes |map_notes = WIS 33 highlighted in red |length_mi = 200.84 |length_ref = <ref name=WisconsinHighway>{{cite web |last = Bessert |first = Chris |title = Highways 30–39 |work = Wisconsin Highways |url = http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys30-39.html#STH-033 |access-date = March 20, 2007 }}{{sps|certain=yes|date=August 2021}}</ref><ref name=GoogleMaps>{{Google maps |access-date = November 26, 2020 |title = Overview Map of WIS 33 |url = https://www.google.com/maps/dir/43.8015177,-91.2534967/43.3870068,-87.8857137/@44.053888,-90.0380766,7z/data=!4m24!4m23!1m20!3m4!1m2!1d-90.4321952!2d43.6607881!3s0x87fdda9154220bd3:0xfea9783c7dad71ff!3m4!1m2!1d-90.2862065!2d43.6787341!3s0x87fde777198429a7:0xc56a6631e76d9df6!3m4!1m2!1d-89.775913!2d43.4756556!3s0x88076a027760ca39:0x44097f73b3ae5b9e!3m4!1m2!1d-88.8394651!2d43.4594791!3s0x88069f6ceb37374b:0x6da4a10c26da3758!1m0!3e0 }}</ref> |direction_a = West |terminus_a = {{Jct|state=WI|US|14|US|61}} in La Crosse |junction = {{plainlist| *{{Jct|state=WI|US|12|WI|136}} in Baraboo *{{Jct|state=WI|I|90|I|94}} in Portage *{{Jct|state=WI|I|39}} in Portage *{{Jct|state=WI|US|51|WI|16}} in Portage *{{Jct|state=WI|US|151}} in Beaver Dam *{{Jct|state=WI|I|41|US|41}} in Allenton *{{Jct|state=WI|US|45}} in West Bend *{{Jct|state=WI|I|43|WI|57}} in Saukville }} |direction_b = East |terminus_b = {{Jct|state=WI|WI|32|Tour|LMCT}} in Port Washington |counties = La Crosse, Monroe, Vernon, Juneau, Sauk, Columbia, Dodge, Washington, Ozaukee |previous_type = WI |previous_route = 32 |next_type = WI |next_route = 34 }} '''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 {{convert|200.84|mi|km}} in length.
==Route description==
===La Crosse to Baraboo=== WIS 33 begins {{convert|300|ft|m}} east of the Mississippi River where it intersects U.S. Highway 14 (US 14) and US 61 just south of downtown La Crosse. Traveling east, it intersects with WIS 35. Leaving La Crosse, WIS 33 meanders eastward. It runs concurrently with WIS 162 from Newberg Corners to Middle Ridge. Further east, WIS 33 intersects WIS 27 in Cashton. Then, it briefly runs concurrently with WIS 131 in Ontario, then briefly meanders south through the Wildcat Mountain State Park, and then meanders back east. Even further east, WIS 33 runs concurrently with WIS 82 west of Hillsboro and then WIS 80 in Hillsboro. Both routes branch off together north from WIS 33 in Union Center. In La Valle, WIS 58 briefly runs concurrently with WIS 33. In Reedsburg, WIS 23 begins to travel east via WIS 33. Just east of Reedsburg, WIS 136 intersects and ends at a concurrency. Further east, WIS 23 branches off from WIS 33. Just north of West Baraboo, WIS 33 joins US 12 southward at a dumbbell interchange. In West Baraboo, WIS 33 leaves US 12 at another dumbbell interchange and briefly runs concurrently with WIS 136. As WIS 136 leaves southward at a four-way intersection, Business US 12 joins in from the north. In Baraboo, Bus. US 12 branches off southward where WIS 113 ends.<ref name=GoogleMaps/> thumb|left|WIS 33 near Cashton
===Baraboo to Port Washington=== As WIS 33 continues eastward, it then meets I-90/I-94 at a parclo north of the Cascade Mountain ski resort. Another parclo is present just east of I-90/I-94. This time, it meets I-39. For a brief distance, WIS 33 turns north. As soon as it crosses the Wisconsin River, it then turns back east. As it enters downtown Portage, it meets US 51 at a one-way pair and WIS 16 at the western part of the one-way pair. North of Pardeeville, WIS 33 meets WIS 22. Further east, it then briefly runs concurrently with WIS 44 in Marcellon. Even further east, it then meets WIS 146 north of Cambria, WIS 73 north of Randolph, and WIS 68 in Fox Lake. As it intersects at an intersection where WIS 68 ends, WIS 33 turns south. In Beaver Dam, WIS 33 turns east, briefly following Business US 151. It then meets US 151 at a diamond interchange. At Minnesota Junction, WIS 33 intersects WIS 26. Continuing east, it intersects WIS 28 in Horicon, WIS 67 north of Neda, WIS 175 in Addison, and I-41/US 41 at a diamond interchange in Allenton. Between Nabob and West Bend, WIS 144 follows WIS 33. While they run concurrently with each other, they meet US 45 at another diamond interchange. In Saukville, WIS 33 meets I-43/WIS 57 at a diamond interchange once again. Continuing east, it ends in downtown Port Washington at WIS 32 {{convert|1|mi|spell=in}} west of Lake Michigan.<ref name=GoogleMaps/> {{-}}
==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.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.fws.gov/midwest/horicon/nativeamericans.html |title = Native Americans |publisher = United States Fish and Wildlife Service }}</ref> 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.
Starting in 1918, WIS 33 used to travel from WIS 12 in Baraboo to Camp Douglas via parts of present-day WIS 136, WIS 33, the WIS 80/WIS 82 concurrency, WIS 80 alone, and CTH-H.<ref>{{Cite WisDOT map|year=1918}}</ref> In 1919, WIS 33 had undergone changes. As of 1919, it switched its service from Camp Douglas to La Crosse. The portion of the route from Union Center to Camp Douglas became WIS 94. Also, it extended eastward from Baraboo to Waupun via present-day WIS 33 and WIS 68.<ref>{{Cite WisDOT map|year=1920}}</ref> In 1929, WIS 33 (which served Waupun) and WIS 68 (which served Port Washington) swapped routes.<ref>{{Cite WisDOT map|year=1930}}</ref><ref name=WisconsinHighway/>
==Major intersections== {{jcttop|length_ref=<ref name=GoogleMaps/>}} {{WIint |county=La Crosse |cspan=5 |location=La Crosse |lspan=3 |mile=0.0 |mspan=2 |road={{jct|state=WI|US|14|dir1=east|US|61|dir2=south|name2=3rd Street|city1=Coon Valley|city2=Madison}} |notes=Western terminus of WIS 33; one-way road }} {{WIint |mile=none |road={{jct|state=WI|US|14|dir1=west|US|61|dir2=north|name2=4th Street|location1=La Crescent}} |notes=One-way road }} {{WIint |mile=0.7 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|35|name1=West Avenue|city1=Onalaska|city2=Stoddard}} }} {{WIint |location=Newberg Corners |mile=14.6 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|162|dir1=south|city1=Coon Valley}} |type=concur |notes=Western end of WIS 162 concurrency }} {{WIint |location=Middle Ridge |mile=17.7 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|162|dir1=north|CTH|G|dir2=south|city1=Bangor}} |type=concur |notes=Eastern end of WIS 162 concurrency }} {{WIint |county=Monroe |location=Cashton |mile=28.1 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|27|city1=Melvina|city2=Westby}} }} {{WIint |county=Vernon |cspan=4 |location=Ontario |lspan=2 |mile=39.0 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|131|name1=Garden Street|dir1=south|city1=La Farge}} |type=concur |notes=Western end of WIS 131 concurrency }} {{WIint |mile=39.1 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|131|dir1=north|city1=Wilton}} |type=concur |notes=Eastern end of WIS 131 concurrency }} {{WIint |location=none |mile=52.1 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|82|dir1=west|city1=La Farge}} |type=concur |notes=Western end of WIS 82 concurrency }} {{WIint |location=Hillsboro |mile=55.0 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|80|dir1=south|city1=Richland Center}} |type=concur |notes=Western end of WIS 80 concurrency }} {{WIint |county=Juneau |location=Union Center |mile=59.6 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|80|dir1=north|WI|82|dir2=east|city1=Elroy}} |type=concur |notes=Eastern end of WIS 80/WIS 82 concurrency }} {{WIint |county=Sauk |cspan=9 |location=none |mile=70.3 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|58|dir1=north|city1=Mauston}} |type=concur |notes=Western end of WIS 58 concurrency }} {{WIint |location=La Valle |mile=71.3 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|58|dir1=south|location1=The 400 State Trail}} |type=concur |notes=Eastern end of WIS 58 concurrency }} {{WIint |location=Reedsburg |mile=78.3 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|23|dir1=south|name1=Albert Avenue}} |type=concur |notes=Western end of WIS 23 concurrency }} {{WIint |location=none |mile=81.4 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|136|dir1=east|city1=Rock Springs}} |type=concur |notes=Western terminus of WIS 136 }} {{WIint |location=none |mile=84.6 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|23|dir1=north|city1=Lake Delton|city2=Wisconsin Dells}} |type=concur |notes=Eastern end of WIS 23 concurrency }} {{WIint |location=none |mile=90.2 |road={{jct|state=WI|US|12|dir1=west|to2=y|US-Bus|12|dab2=Baraboo|city1=Wisconsin Dells|location2=Baraboo–Wisconsin Dells Airport}} |type=concur |notes=Western end of US 12 concurrency }} {{WIint |location=West Baraboo |lspan=2 |mile=92.9 |road={{jct|state=WI|US|12|dir1=east|WI|136|dir2=west|city1=Rock Springs|city2=Madison}} |type=concur |notes=Eastern end of US 12 concurrency; western end of WIS 136 concurrency }} {{WIint |mile=93.4 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|136|dir1=east|US-Bus|12|dab2=Baraboo|CTH|BD|dir2=west|dir3=north|name3=Pine Street}} |type=concur |notes=Eastern end of WIS 136 concurrency; western end of Bus. US 12 concurrency }} {{WIint |location=Baraboo |mile=94.6 |road={{jct|state=WI|US-Bus|12|dab1=Baraboo|dir1=east|WI|113|dir2=south|name2=Broadway}} |type=concur |notes=Eastern end of Bus. US 12 concurrency; northern terminus of WIS 113 }} {{WIint |county=Columbia |cspan=8 |location=none |mile=107.4 |road={{jct|state=WI|I|90|I|94|city1=Madison|city2=Wisconsin Dells}} }} {{WIint |location=Portage |lspan=3 |mile=109.3 |road={{jct|state=WI|I|39|city1=Merrimac|city2=Stevens Point}} }} {{WIint |mile=111.3 |road={{jct|state=WI|US|51|dir1=south|WI|16|name2=Wisconsin Street}} }} {{WIint |mile=111.4 |road={{jct|state=WI|US|51|dir1=north|name1=DeWitt Street}} }} {{WIint |location=none |mile=119.8 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|22|city1=Montello|city2=Pardeeville}} }} {{WIint |location=Marcellon |mile=121.8 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|44|dir1=south|city1=Pardeeville}} |type=concur |notes=Western end of WIS 44 concurrency }} {{WIint |location=none |mile=122.8 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|44|dir1=north|city1=Ripon}} |type=concur |notes=Eastern end of WIS 44 concurrency }} {{WIint |location=none |mile=130.1 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|146|dir1=south|CTH|M|dir2=north|city1=Cambria}} |notes=Northern terminus of WIS 146 }} {{WIint |county1=Columbia |county2=Dodge |location=none |mile=135.2 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|73|city1=Wautoma|city2=Randolph}} }} {{WIint |county=Dodge |cspan=7 |location=Fox Lake |mile=140.4 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|68|dir1=east}} |notes=Western terminus of WIS 68 }} {{WIint |location=Beaver Dam |lspan=3 |mile=149.4 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=WI|US-Bus|151|dab1=Beaver Dam|dir1=south|name1=Front Street}} |notes=Western end of Bus. US 151 concurrency }} {{WIint |mile=149.5 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=WI|US-Bus|151|dab1=Beaver Dam|dir1=north|name1=Spring Street}} |notes=Eastern end of Bus. US 151 concurrency }} {{WIint |mile=150.5 |road={{jct|state=WI|US|151|city1=Madison|city2=Fond du Lac}} |notes=Interchange }} {{WIint |location=Minnesota Junction |mile=156.7 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|26|city1=Juneau|city2=Waupun}} }} {{WIint |location=Horicon |mile=160.7 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|28|dir1=east|name1=Clason Street|city1=Mayville}} }} {{WIint |location=none |mile=164.9 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|67|city1=Mayville|city2=Iron Ridge}} }} {{WIint |county=Washington |cspan=5 |location=Addison |mile=173.7 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|175|city1=Theresa|city2=Slinger}} }} {{WIint |location=Allenton |mile=175.8 |road={{jct|state=WI|I|41|US|41|city1=Milwaukee|city2=Fond du Lac}} }} {{WIint |location=Nabob |mile=179.6 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|144|dir1=south|city1=Slinger}} |type=concur |notes=Western end of WIS 144 concurrency }} {{WIint |location=West Bend |lspan=2 |mile=182.2 |road={{jct|state=WI|US|45|city1=Milwaukee|city2=Kewaskum}} |notes=Interchange }} {{WIint |mile=183.4 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|144|dir1=north|name1=Main Street}} |type=concur |notes=Eastern end of WIS 144 concurrency }} {{WIint |county=Ozaukee |cspan=2 |location=Saukville |mile=197.7 |road={{jct|state=WI|I|43|WI|57|city1=Milwaukee|city2=Sheboygan}} }} {{WIint |location=Port Washington |mile=200.0 |road={{jct|state=WI|WI|32|Tour|LMCT|name2=Spring Street}} |notes=Eastern terminus of WIS 33 }} {{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
==See also== *{{portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} *{{Commons category-inline|Wisconsin Highway 33}}
033 Category:Transportation in La Crosse County, Wisconsin Category:Transportation in Monroe County, Wisconsin Category:Transportation in Vernon County, Wisconsin Category:Transportation in Juneau County, Wisconsin Category:Transportation in Sauk County, Wisconsin Category:Transportation in Columbia County, Wisconsin Category:Transportation in Dodge County, Wisconsin Category:Transportation in Washington County, Wisconsin Category:Transportation in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin