State Trunk Highway 139 (often called Highway 139, STH 139 or WIS 139) is 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 runs in north–south in north central Wisconsin from the Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

 State Line and its connection with M-189

M-189 (Michigan highway)

M-189 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It serves as the continuation of Highway 139 from Wisconsin into Michigan, connecting to US Highway 2 in Iron River...

 at the Brule River

Brule River

Brule River is a river in the U.S. states of Michigan and Wisconsin, and nearly the entire course forms a portion of the boundary between the two states.The Brule begins at Brule Lake, just inside the Michigan border, at...

 approximately four miles north of Tipler

Tipler, Wisconsin

Tipler is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 205 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Tipler is located in the town.-Geography:...

 in Forence County

Florence County, Wisconsin

Florence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 5,088. Its county seat is Florence.Florence County is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:According to the U.S...

 to a junction with US 8

U.S. Route 8

U.S. Highway 8 is a United States Highway that runs primarily east–west for , mostly within the state of Wisconsin. It runs from Interstate 35 in Forest Lake, Minnesota to US 2 at Norway in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan near the border with Wisconsin. Except for the short freeway...

 near Cavour

Cavour, Wisconsin

Cavour is an unincorporated community in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. Cavour is located in the town of Caswell, east-northeast of Crandon....

 in central Forest County

Forest County, Wisconsin

Forest County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,304. Its county seat is Crandon.-Indian Reservations:...

. STH 139 has an approximately three mile long congruence with STH 70 ending roughly one mile west of Tipler

Tipler, Wisconsin

Tipler is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 205 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Tipler is located in the town.-Geography:...

. Along its route, STH 139 serves as the main access route to Long Lake

Long Lake, Florence County, Wisconsin

Long Lake is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 197 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Long Lake is located in the town.-History:...

 and serves parts of the Nicolet side of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is a 1,530,647 acre U.S. National Forest in northern Wisconsin in the United States. Much of the old growth forest in this region was destroyed by logging in the early part of the 20th century...

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