State Trunk Highway 149 (often called Highway 149, STH 149 or WIS 149) was a state highway in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 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 through Manitowoc

Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

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, Calumet

Calumet County, Wisconsin

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, and Fond du Lac

Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Fond du Lac County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 97,296. Its county seat is Fond du Lac. The United States Census Bureau's Fond du Lac Metropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Fond du Lac County. The county name is French for "bottom of the...

 counties.

The highway had three routes, all east–west. It originally ran from an eastern terminus in Cleveland

Cleveland, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

Cleveland is a village in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,361 at the 2000 census.-History:The village was named after President Grover Cleveland.-Education:...

 west to Kiel

Kiel, Wisconsin

Kiel is a city in Calumet and Manitowoc Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,450 at the 2000 census. The city is located mostly within Manitowoc County, though a portion extends west into adjacent Calumet County....

. The second route saw the western terminus moved from Kiel to Peebles

Peebles, Wisconsin

Peebles, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the Town of Taycheedah in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. The community is located adjacent to the unincorporated community of Taycheedah. U.S. Route 151 runs through the community. Wisconsin Highway 149 used to run through the community at its...

. The last route changed the east terminus from Cleveland to Kiel. Nearly all of that former portion of the highway from Cleveland to Kiel became County XX. The road was turned back to local control in 2006. The highway designated as multiple county routes; Calumet County HH was extended, Fond du Lac County G took over primary signage on a portion concurrent with the highway, and Fond du Lac County created County WH for the remainder.