Wisconsin Highway 183
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State Trunk Highway 183 was a state highway in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

. It ran north–south between WIS 35 near Pepin
Pepin, Wisconsin
Pepin is a village in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 837 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Pepin.-History:...

 and WIS 29 near Spring Valley
Spring Valley, Wisconsin
Spring Valley is a city in Pierce and St. Croix Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,189 at the 2000 census. The village is located mostly within the Town of Spring Lake in Pierce County. Small portions also lie in the Town of Gilman, also in Pierce County, and the Town of...

. The now-decommissioned highway was turned over to local control, and is now designated as County Trunk Highway "CC"
County Trunk Highways (Wisconsin)
County Trunk Highways are a system of highways maintained at the county level or below in the US state of Wisconsin. Every county maintains its own County Trunk Highway system....

 in Pepin and Pierce Counties
Pierce County, Wisconsin
Pierce County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 41,019. Its county seat is Ellsworth. Pierce County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area .-Geography:...

. Sites along the route, from south to north, include the Little House Wayside
Little House Wayside
The Little House Wayside is a rest area located in Pepin County, Wisconsin approximate seven miles northwest of Pepin, Wisconsin, in the town of Pepin, and approximately one mile southeast of Lund, on County Highway CC , on the plot where Laura Ingalls Wilder was born on February 7, 1867.The site...

 and the unincorporated communities
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Lund
Lund, Wisconsin
Lund is an unincorporated community located in two counties of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It lies on the county line between Pepin County, in the town of Pepin, and Pierce County, in the town of Maiden Rock, in central western Wisconsin, along the junctions of county highways "SS", "CC" , and "J"...

 (on the border between Pepin and Pierce counties, at the highway's junctions with county highways "J" and "SS"), Ono
Ono, Wisconsin
Ono is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Salem and Union, Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. Ono is located at the junction of U.S. Route 10 and County Highway CC west-northwest of Plum City....

 (at the junction with US 10), Waverly
Waverly, Wisconsin
Waverly is an unincorporated community located in the towns of El Paso and Rock Elm, Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. Waverly is located at the junction of Wisconsin Highway 72 and County Highway CC east of Ellsworth....

 (at the junction with WIS-72), and Olivet
Olivet, Wisconsin
Olivet is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Gilman and Spring Lake, Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. Olivet is located on County Highway CC south of Spring Valley....

 (on the boundary between the Pierce County towns
Civil township
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 of Gilman
Gilman, Pierce County, Wisconsin
Gilman is a town in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 772 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Olivet and Viking are partially located in the town.- History :...

 and Spring Lake
Spring Lake, Wisconsin
Spring Lake is a town in Pierce County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 550. The unincorporated communities of Hatchville and Olivet are located partially in the town.-Geography:...

). The terminus at Highway 29 is very close to the entry to Crystal Cave
Crystal Cave (Wisconsin)
Crystal Cave is a cave in Wisconsin's Pierce County, approximately 1 mile southwest of Spring Valley. Discovered by accident in 1881 by William Vanasse, the cave was formed by underground erosion of the Prairie du Chien dolomite. During the school year, the cave is a popular destination for school...

, about 1 miles (1.6 km) southwest along Burkart Creek (a tributary of the Eau Galle River
Eau Galle River
The Eau Galle River is a tributary of the Chippewa River in western Wisconsin in the United States. It is about 35 mi long . Via the Chippewa River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.-Course:The Eau Galle River rises in southeastern St...

), from Spring Valley.
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