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Wisconsin Highway Sign
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These two signs located along the route of Wisconsin State Trunk Highway 15 and 16 indicate the presence of a culvert. Beginning in 1917 Wisconsin pioneered in the development of a state highway system and in the development of standard highway signation.
1917
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