Wisconsin Highway 185

State Trunk Highway 185 (Highway 185, STH-185 or WIS 185) was a state highway in Juneau County, Wisconsin. It traveled from County Trunk Highway A (CTH-A) in Hustler to US Highway 12/WIS 16 (US 12/WIS 16) in Camp Douglas.

State Trunk Highway 185
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length	3.2 mi[1] (5.1 km)
Existed	1958[2][3]–1991[4][5]
Major junctions
South end	CTH-A in Hustler
North end	US 12 / WIS 16 in Camp Douglas
Location
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Counties	Juneau
Highway system
Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Scenic Rustic
← WIS 184 → WIS 186
← I-94 WIS 94 → WIS 95

Route description

Starting at CTH-A intersection in Hustler, WIS 185 traveled north towards Camp Douglas. Then, as it reached downtown Camp Douglas, it then crossed a railroad crossing. Further north, it then intersected US 12/WIS 16 just south of Interstate 94 (I-94). At this point, the highway ended here.^[4][5][1]

History

State Trunk Highway 94
Location	Hustler–Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
Length	3.2 mi[1] (5.1 km)
Existed	1919–1957

"Wisconsin Highway 94" redirects here. For the highway in Wisconsin numbered 94 since 1958, see Interstate 94 in Wisconsin.

Back in 1918, the northernmost portion of WIS 33 traveled along what would become WIS 185.^[6] WIS 33's Camp Douglas connection was short-lived as it then switched its service to La Crosse by 1920. Then, State Trunk Highway 94 (WIS 94) took over the former WIS 33 alignment north of Union Center.^[7][8] In 1924, WIS 94 was truncated to Elroy in favor of WIS 80's northern extension.^[9][10] In 1933, US 12/US 16 moved northerly to serve Camp Douglas.^[11][12] In 1935, WIS 94 was truncated even further, now running between CTH-AA (now CTH-A) in Hustler and US 12/US 16 (now US 12/WIS 16) in Camp Douglas.^[13][14]

In 1958, WIS 94 was decommissioned due to the introduction of I-94. As a result, WIS 185 took over the now-decommissioned route.^[2][3] During its existence, nothing significant happened to the routing. In 1991, WIS 185 was decommissioned in favor of transferring this route to local control (replaced with CTH-H).^[5] The WIS 185 designation has not been used ever since.

Major intersections

The entire highway was in Juneau County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations[5]	Notes
Hustler	0.0	0.0	CTH-A	Southern terminus of WIS 185
Camp Douglas	3.2	5.1	US 12 / WIS 16	Northern terminus of WIS 185
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi