of WIS 44/WIS 73, just west of Manchester; actual direction of travel is east. WIS 73 starts in
Dane County at an interchange with
Interstate 39 (I-39),
I-90 and
US Highway 51 (US 51) north of the city of
Edgerton. Also near this junction,
WIS 106 meets WIS 73 east of
Albion. WIS 73 heads north where it meets
US 12 and
US 18. WIS 73 continues north and heads to
Deerfield. About north of Deerfield, it meets
I-94 at exit 250, and continues north another to
Marshall where it briefly
runs concurrently with
WIS 19. It continues north about to the city of
Columbus. Just before it goes under an overpass for
US 151, it crosses into
Columbia County. WIS 73 crosses US 151,
WIS 89,
WIS 16,
WIS 60 and US 151 again, in that order, as it travels northeast through Columbus on Park Avenue and Ludington Street. It also crosses into
Dodge County just after WIS 16/WIS 60. WIS 73 then continues north for to
Randolph. Just north of town, it crosses
WIS 33. WIS 73 will continue to go back and forth between both sides of Columbia–Dodge county line until it crosses into
Green Lake County at County Trunk Highway AW (CTH-AW), north of WIS 33. WIS 73 continues to head north for to a junction with
WIS 44. The two routes head west, forming a
wrong-way concurrency through the unincorporated town of
Manchester for before WIS 44 splits off to head to
Kingston. WIS 73 heads north another to a junction with
WIS 23, east of
Princeton. WIS 23/WIS 73 overlaps to Princeton using Fulton Street and Main Street before WIS 23 splits southwest to
Montello. WIS 73 then heads north-northwest, crossing into
Marquette County at Eagle Road, to
Neshkoro. WIS 73 will then cross into
Waushara County just north of CTH-E, north of Neshkoro. WIS 73 continues north-northwest to
Wautoma, where it meets
WIS 21. WIS 21/WIS 73 runs concurrently through downtown before WIS 21 splits off to head to
Necedah. WIS 73 heads northwest for about to
Plainfield where WIS 73 crosses I-39 (exit 136) and US 51 west of town. It continues heading west, crossing into
Adams County at CTH-D. WIS 73 straddles the Adams-
Portage county line for about . It then enters
Wood County before WIS 73 continues west-northwest to
WIS 13, where it briefly runs concurrently with WIS 13. WIS 73 continues west for to the
Wisconsin River where it enters the city of
Nekoosa. In Nekoosa, WIS 73 has a junction with
WIS 173. WIS 73 follows roughly along the west bank of the Wisconsin River into
Port Edwards, where it meets with
WIS 54. WIS 54 is cosigned with WIS 73 along the west bank of the Wisconsin River as they enter
Wisconsin Rapids's southwest side. At Riverview Expressway, they meet with WIS 13. WIS 54 heads to
Plover while WIS 73 and WIS 13 are cosigned briefly before they split at
WIS 34 (4th Avenue) and Grand Avenue. WIS 73 heads west-northwest out of town. It crosses
WIS 186. WIS 73 meets
WIS 80 in
Pittsville where WIS 73/WIS 80 overlap for about before WIS 80 heads north to
Marshfield. WIS 73 heads west to where it crosses into
Clark County. It continues west about to
WIS 95 before it turns north and enters
Neillsville where it has a one-block overlap with
US 10 before heading north out of town. WIS 73 heads north to
Greenwood and
Withee. Just before Withee, WIS 73 meets with the
WIS 29 expressway, overlaps with it for about to
Thorp, where WIS 73 exits and heads north once again. It crosses into
Taylor County about north of WIS 29. It goes north another seven miles to
WIS 64. They are cosigned heading north before WIS 64 splits just east of
Gilman. WIS 73 continues north to
Jump River before entering
Rusk County. It continues north for to Ingram, where WIS 73 ends at
US 8. ==Major intersections==