, ▁Joseph ▁Howard ▁went ▁bank rupt . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 7 9 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁fur ▁trad ers ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown ▁Category : 1 7 6 3 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁State ▁Tr unk ▁Highway ▁ 1 4 0 ▁( o ften ▁called ▁Highway ▁ 1 4 0 , ▁S TH - 1 4 0 ▁or ▁W IS   1 4 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁state ▁highway ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Wisconsin . ▁It ▁runs ▁in ▁north – s outh ▁in ▁south ▁central ▁Wisconsin ▁from ▁ ▁the ▁Illinois ▁border ▁near ▁Ber gen ▁and ▁through ▁Cl inton ▁to ▁east ▁of ▁Emer ald ▁Gro ve . ▁The ▁highway ▁was ▁designated ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 / 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁p aved ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁Route ▁description ▁The ▁entire ▁route ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Rock ▁County ▁and ▁is ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁( W is D OT ). ▁The ▁highway ▁is ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Highway ▁System ; ▁ ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁high ways ▁important ▁to ▁the ▁nation ’ s ▁economy , ▁defense , ▁and ▁mob ility . ▁ ▁The ▁highway ▁begins ▁at ▁the ▁Wisconsin – Ill inois ▁state ▁line ▁near ▁Ber gen ▁as ▁a ▁continu ation ▁of ▁Illinois ▁Route ▁ 7 6 ▁( IL   7 6 ), ▁and ▁runs ▁north ▁from ▁it . ▁It ▁meets ▁with ▁brief ▁po ckets ▁of ▁for