Wisconsin Highway 139 is a short highway in far northeastern Wisconsin. It runs north-south between Laona, Wisconsin and Iron River, Michigan, though the highway doesn't quite make it to either town. The northern end is a crossing of the Michigan state line, and the roadway is known as Michigan Highway 189 north of there. Upon getting started on its southward journey, Wisconsin Highway 139 immediately encounters Wisconsin Highway 70, which joins in from the west. The concurrency is a short one, and Wisconsin Highway 70 soon leaves the route alone to continue eastward. Wisconsin Highway 139 proceeds for another ten miles toward the south, through the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. The southern end of the route occurs as US Route 8 begins a short jog toward the south, interrupting its otherwise westward course as it meets Highway 139.

My photo of a route marker for Wisconsin Highway 139 shows a guide assembly used by eastward travelers on Wisconsin Highway 70. Thanks to this sign, those drivers learn that Wisconsin Highway 70 is about to begin a southward concurrency along Wisconsin Highway 139. This photo was taken in December 2017 during a trip to the northeastern reaches of Wisconsin.
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