State Trunk Highway 96 (often called Highway 96, STH-96 or WIS 96) is a
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
Wisconsin
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. It runs east–west in east-central Wisconsin from near
Fremont to
Denmark
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.
Route description
Starting at US 10 (exit 267) interchange, WIS 96 and WIS 110 begin to travel northward from CTH-II as a four-lane divided road. Shortly after that, WIS 96 turns east as a two-lane undivided road while WIS 110 turns west. Going east, WIS 96 meets
Readfield, US 45 at a roundabout,
Dale, and
Medina
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. Then, it meets WIS 76 just northwest of the
Appleton International Airport
Appleton International Airport , formerly Outagamie County Regional Airport, is an airport located in Greenville, Wisconsin, Greenville, Wisconsin, United States, west of Appleton, Wisconsin, Appleton. It is included in the Federal Aviation Ad ...
. Then, it meets I-41/US 41 at a diamond interchange. In Appleton, it then meets WIS 47. Just at the eastern city limit, it then passes under WIS 441 north of the Fox River.
At this point, WIS 96 parallels the Fox River. The route then travels through
Little Chute
Little Chute is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 11,619 at the 2020 census. It is immediately east of the city of Appleton, Wisconsin and runs along the Fox River. It is a part of the Appleton, Wisco ...
,
Kaukauna, and
Wrightstown. Past Wrightstown, the route no longer parallels the Fox River. In Greenleaf, the route intersects with WIS 32. Between
Lark
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and
Shirley, WIS 96 travels northward. Then, it travels eastward to
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
. At the village limit of Denmark, WIS 96 ends at I-43 at a diamond interchange.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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STH-96at Wisconsin Highways
096
Transportation in Waupaca County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Brown County, Wisconsin