U.S. Highway 2 | ||||
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| Major Richard I. Bong Memorial Highway | ||||
 US 2 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length | 118.95 mi[1][2] (191.43 km) | |||
| Existed | November 26, 1926[3]–present | |||
| History | Designated in 1917 as WIS 18 and 34 | |||
| Tourist routes |  Lake Superior Circle Tour | |||
| Western segment | ||||
| Length | 104.49 mi[1][2] (168.16 km) | |||
| West end |  US 2 in Superior | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end | US 2 in Hurley | |||
| Eastern segment | ||||
| Length | 14.46 mi[2] (23.27 km) | |||
| West end |  US 2 / US 141 in Florence | |||
| East end | US 2 / US 141 in Spread Eagle | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, Iron; Florence | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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US Highway 2 (US 2) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Everett, Washington, to St. Ignace, Michigan. In Wisconsin, the highway enters runs east–west across the northwestern part of the state and re-enters the state in the northeast part. It runs from the Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge over the Saint Louis Bay at Superior, where it enters from Minnesota, east to the Michigan state line near Hurley. Further east, US 2 re-enters Wisconsin from Michigan in Florence County and briefly traverses that county before re-entering Michigan. US 2 is a Wisconsin Corridors 2020 Connecting route east of its concurrency with US 53. The section concurrent with US 53 is a Wisconsin Corridors 2020 Backbone route.[4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
STHL5was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
STHLNCwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Corridors 2020 Routes: Backbones and Connectors (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2006. Retrieved December 25, 2007.