News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by bombcar on Saturday August 09, 2025 @08:34AM (#44846030)
Siri calls them highways, they’re County Roads!

And I’m still searching for County Road PP. once I find it I’ll drive to it and the kids will laugh at Siri.

Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by dpe82 on Saturday August 09, 2025 @10:17AM (#44846653)
Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by bigstrat2003 on Saturday August 09, 2025 @10:48AM (#44846928)
There's more than one, since the different counties can reuse codes. The one I know of goes from Brillion, WI out towards Chilton. I grew up in the area so I know that one quite well.
Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by hed on Saturday August 09, 2025 @08:48AM (#44846099)
Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by sgwealti on Saturday August 09, 2025 @09:03AM (#44846176)
Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by epcoa on Saturday August 09, 2025 @09:06AM (#44846191)
They’re still county highways, at least according to the person interviewed in the article. It’s even called the Wisconsin County Highway Association.
Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by vitaflo on Saturday August 09, 2025 @01:00PM (#44848143)
Nobody in WI calls them that tho.
Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by wormius on Saturday August 09, 2025 @03:12PM (#44849221)
No, but that's what they are ;)
Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by epcoa on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @02:07AM (#44885103)
Nobody calls them that in most places in the US, but towns and villages usually have “highway departments” and they’re not the ones managing the interstates and state highways.
Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by hypercube33 on Saturday August 09, 2025 @10:46AM (#44846903)
I used to live near P and OO in Chippewa Falls
Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by czwief on Saturday August 09, 2025 @11:15AM (#44847180)
I spent the first 18 years of my life in Chippewa Falls (near the intersection of J and X near Wissota), and TIL there’s a P/OO
Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by bigtunacan on Saturday August 09, 2025 @11:02AM (#44847053)
I live just off J in the Hatfield area. Been to Chippewa Falls countless times.
Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by wormius on Saturday August 09, 2025 @03:21PM (#44849299)
I always laughed when I passed that...
Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by jtbayly on Saturday August 09, 2025 @09:00AM (#44846159)
CTH-PP Tomah, WI 54660

43.99805° N, 90.36020° W

I believe that is what you’re looking for.

Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by jaredsohn on Saturday August 09, 2025 @12:38PM (#44847913)
Visiting my parents in Wisconsin and I'm about a mile away from it right now. We also have PPP.
Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by wormius on Saturday August 09, 2025 @03:21PM (#44849295)
Growing up we never used "Road" we just said "County (letter)" Probably because the signs themselves never say Road or Highway (at least usually, back in the day, I haven't paid attention recently).

I like the system. It helps reduce confusion in terms of what the "main" (state/interstate) vs the local.

Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by bombcar on Saturday August 09, 2025 @09:53PM (#44852155)
I think part of it is that “the highway” now usually refers to a nice highway or freeway somewhere nearby, and if you say “the county X” without specifics which one, you’re likely to say “county road”.
Re:Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Letter... by BooneJS on Sunday August 10, 2025 @08:02PM (#44859581)
They’re CTH : County Trunk Highway. Posting from CTH T between the intersections at TT and TTT.