Do You Live On A County Highway? We Want To Hear From You!

Do you remember our voting round on what WHYsconsin story we should dive into next? You voted, we listened. Now we’re looking into why Wisconsin’s county highways are labeled with letters instead of numbers.

But before we can provide you with the answer, we want to hear from you.

Wisconsin has tons of county highways, if you’re someone who lives or travels on these highways, let us know. We want to get as many voices as possible. Tell us your name, the name of the county highway you frequent and a little tid bit about what it means to you. Why do you think it has the name it has? Is it flanked with businesses, farms, nature? What do you normally see, hear or smell on this road? Do you have a favorite memory on a county highway?

Follow the instructions below to leave us a voicemail or record yourself on your smart phone. We may include your submission on air.

Here’s how:

• By phone: Call WHYsconsin’s Jenny Peek at 608-890-2527 and leave a short message. Be sure to include your name, where you live and your phone number or email address so we can get in touch with you.
• By smartphone: If you have a smartphone, use the voice memo feature to record yourself. Make sure you’re in a quiet room. Listen back to the recording to make sure it sounds OK, and then email it to jenny.peek@wpr.org. We’ll reply to let you know we got it.

We can’t wait to hear from you!