Highway

The mission of the Bayfield County Highway Department is to provide safe and efficient transportation for the motoring public.


Bayfield County Highway Department Plaque in Stone

 

Traffic Advisory

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Northwest Region | 1701 N. Fourth St., Superior, WI 54880 | 

(715) 392-7925 | wisconsindot.gov


For immediate release: Wednesday, July 1, 2020

 For more information, contact:

Christena T. O’Brien, WisDOT Northwest Region Communications Manager
(715) 828-9471 or christena.obrien@dot.wi.gov

 Segment of US 63 in Bayfield County to close for bridge replacement

Passenger vehicles to be detoured via County F and trucks via WIS 118, WIS 112 and US 2

US 63 just south of US 2 and north of County F in Bayfield County will close Monday, July 6, for the replacement of the South Fish Creek Bridge.

The $1.56 million project includes:

  • · Removing and replacing the South Fish Creek Bridge
  • · Improving the structure’s vertical alignment
  • · Putting down new aggregate base and shoulders
  • · Paving US 63 on either side of the structure with new asphalt
  • · Regrading abutment slopes

During the bridge closure, anticipated through September, motorists will be detoured using the following:

  • · Passenger vehicles: County F.
  • · Trucks: WIS 118, WIS 112 and US 2.