U.S. Route 2 in Wisconsin

U.S. Highway 2
U.S. Highway 2
Major Richard I. Bong Memorial Highway
	US 2 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by WisDOT
Length	118.95 mi (191.43 km)
Existed	November 26, 1926–present
History	Designated in 1917 as WIS 18 and 34
Tourist; routes	Lake Superior Circle Tour
Western segment
Length	104.49 mi (168.16 km)
West end	US 2 in Superior
Major intersections	US 53 in Superior; US 53 in Amnicon; US 63 in Moquah; US 51 in Hurley;
East end	US 2 in Hurley
Eastern segment
Length	14.46 mi (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
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic; Rustic;

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.

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