Interstate 94 in Wisconsin

Interstate 94
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length: 349 mi[1] (561.66 km)
Major junctions
West end: I-94 / US 12 at Minnesota state line
  US 63 in Baldwin
WIS 29 in Elk Mound
US 53 in Eau Claire
US 10 in Osseo
WIS 21 in Tomah
I-90 in Tomah
US 12 in Lake Delton
I-39 in Portage
US 151 in Madison
WIS 26 in Johnson Creek
US 45 in West Allis
US 41 in Milwaukee
I-43 in Milwaukee
WIS 50 in Pleasant Prairie
East end: I-94 / US 41 at Illinois state line
Highway system

Main route of the Interstate Highway System
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Wisconsin highways
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← WIS 93 WIS 95 →

In the U.S. state of Wisconsin, Interstate 94 runs east–west through the western, central and southeastern portions of the state.

Contents

Route description

A total of 349.2 miles (562.0 km) of Interstate 94 lie in Wisconsin.[1]

The route, cosigned with US 12, enters from Minnesota just east of the Twin Cities. The route passes north of Menomonie and south of Eau Claire before turning southeast and heading towards Tomah where it joins Interstate 90. The two interstates remain concurrent for the next 91.76 miles (147.67 km) to Madison. I-94 enters the state as a 6-lane facility which reduces to 4-lane at Exit 4 (US 12).

Interstate 94 passes by the popular tourist destination of Wisconsin Dells.

The route converges with Interstate 39 63 miles (101 km) southeast of Tomah (near Portage). This concurrency (30 miles) is the longest three-route concurrency of the Interstate Highway system and only one of two in existence. The interchanges mark a return to a six-lane configuration.

I-94 turns eastward toward Milwaukee at what is commonly known as the "Badger Interchange" where the three interstates meet with WIS 30. The route returns to four-lanes after the interchange traffic merges, then returns to six lanes just west of Waukesha. The highway remains six-lane facility (with various auxiliary and collector/distributor lanes in Milwaukee at interchanges) east and south of this point. I-94 passes through downtown Milwaukee, turning southbound and joining Interstate 43 for 6 miles (9.7 km).

I-94 leaves Milwaukee to the south and passes west of Racine and Kenosha on its way into Illinois toward Chicago.

History

I-94 was the first section of Interstate completed within the state of Wisconsin. This seven-mile (11 km) section, between the unincorporated town of Goerkes Corners (currently at the intersection of US 18 and Barker Road) and Waukesha was built in 1956. The route was added segment-by-segment over the years and was completed to its current alignment in 1968.[2]

From 2004-2008, a portion of Interstate 94 in Milwaukee was reconstructed as a part of the Marquette Interchange project.

Current construction

Beginning in 2009 and continuing until 2016, the 35 miles of Interstate 94 between the Mitchell Interchange and the Illinois state line will be widened from six to eight lanes. This includes a complete rebuild of the roadway, modern frontage roads, and interchange improvements including a new design of the Mitchell Interchange in Milwaukee County.

Auxiliary routes

Two spur routes of I-94 exist in Wisconsin, both are in the Milwaukee metropolitan area.


Exit list

County Location Mile # Destinations Notes
St. Croix Hudson 1 WIS 35 north – Hudson West end of WIS 35 overlap
2 CTH-A / CTH-F (Carmichael Road)
3 WIS 35 south – River Falls East end of WIS 35 overlap
4 US 12 east / CTH-U – Somerset East end of US 12 overlap
Roberts 10 WIS 65 – Roberts, River Falls, New Richmond
Hammond 16 CTH-T – Hammond
Baldwin 19 US 63 – Baldwin, Ellsworth
Woodville 24 CTH-B – Woodville, Spring Valley
Wilson 28 WIS 128 – Glenwood City, Elmwood, Spring Valley
Dunn Knapp 32 CTH-Q - Knapp
Menomonie 41 WIS 25 – Menomonie, Barron
45 CTH-B – Menomonie
Elk Mound 52 US 12 / WIS 29 to WIS 40 – Chippewa Falls, Colfax, Elk Mound, Green Bay
Eau Claire Eau Claire 59 WIS 312 east / CTH-EE west to US 12 – Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Elk Mound
65 WIS 37 – Mondovi, Eau Claire
68 WIS 93 – Eau Claire, Eleva
70 US 53 – Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Superior
81 CTH-HH to CTH-KK - Foster, Fall Creek
Trempealeau Osseo 88 US 10 to WIS 27 / CTH-R – Augusta, Osseo, Fairchild
Jackson Northfield 98 WIS 121 – Alma Center, Pigeon Falls
Hixton 105 WIS 95 – Hixton, Alma Center
Black River Falls 115 US 12 / WIS 27 – Black River Falls, Merrillan
116 WIS 54 – Black River Falls, Wisconsin Rapids
Millston 128 CTH-O – Millston
Monroe Warrens 139 CTH-E – Warrens
Tomah 143 US 12 / WIS 21 – Necedah, Wyeville, Tomah
145 Industrial Avenue - Tomah
147 I-90 west – La Crosse, Tomah West end of I-90 overlap
See Interstate 90 (exits 45-138A)
Dane Madison 4 I-39 south / I-90 east - Janesville, Chicago East end of I-39/I-90 overlap; exit number is signed based on WIS 30's mileage; signed as exits 4A (I-39 south / I-90 east) and 4B (I-39 north / I-90 / I-94 west) westbound
138B WIS 30 west – Madison No exit number westbound
Cottage Grove 244 CTH-N – Cottage Grove, Sun Prairie
Deerfield 250 WIS 73 – Marshall, Deerfield
Jefferson Lake Mills 259 WIS 89 – Lake Mills, Waterloo
Johnson Creek 267 WIS 26 – Johnson Creek, Watertown
Concord 272 CTH-F – Sullivan, Ixonia
277 Willow Glen Road Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Waukesha Oconomowoc 282 WIS 67 – Dousman, Oconomowoc
Delafield 283 CTH-P (Sawyer Road) Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
285 CTH-C – Delafield
287 WIS 83 – Hartland, Wales
Pewaukee 290 CTH-SS north – Pewaukee
291 CTH-G – Waukesha, Pewaukee
293 CTH-T – Waukesha, Pewaukee Signed as exits 293A (CTH T south) and 293B (CTH T north) westbound
293C WIS 16 west – Pewaukee Eastbound entrance and westbound exit
Waukesha 294 WIS 164 north / CTH-J south – Waukesha, Pewaukee West end of WIS 164 overlap
295 CTH-F to WIS 74 – Waukesha, Sussex
Brookfield 297 US 18 / WIS 164 south / CTH-JJ (Bluemound Road) / Barker Road – Waukesha East end of WIS 164 overlap
301 Moorland Road Signed as exit 301A-B eastbound and exits 301A (Moorland Road south) and 301B (Moorland Road north) westbound
Milwaukee West Allis 304 WIS 100 Signed as exit 304A-B eastbound and exits 304A (WIS 100 south) and 304B (WIS 100 north) westbound
305 US 45 - Chicago, Fond du Lac Signed as exits 305A (US 45 north) and 305B (US 45 south / I-894 east)
306 WIS 181 (84th Street)
307A 68th Street, 70th Street
307B Hawley Road
Milwaukee 308A Mitchell Boulevard — VA Center
308B Miller Park Way (WIS 341 south)
308C US 41 north West end of US 41 overlap
309A 35th Street
309B St. Paul Avenue, 26th Street Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
25th Street, Clybourn Street Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
310A 13th Street Eastbound exit only
310B I-43 north – Green Bay West end of I-43 overlap
310C I-794 east / Plankinton Avenue - Lakefront, Port of Milwaukee Westbound exit to and eastbound entrance from Plankinton Avenue; I-794 westbound is to/eastbound from I-94 both directions
311 WIS 59 (National Avenue) / 6th Street
312A Greenfield Avenue, Lapham Boulevard, Mitchell Street
312B Becher Street, Lincoln Avenue, Mitchell Street
314A Holt Avenue
314B Howard Avenue
316 I-43 south / I-894 west – Beloit, Madison, Fond du Lac East end of I-43 overlap
317 Layton Avenue
318 WIS 119 – General Mitchell International Airport
319 College Avenue
Oak Creek 320 Rawson Avenue
322 WIS 100 (Ryan Road)
Racine Caledonia 325 WIS 241 north (27th Street) Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
326 Seven Mile Road
327 CTH-G
Franksville 329 CTH-K – Racine
Sturtevant 333 WIS 20 – Waterford, Racine
335 WIS 11 – Burlington, Racine
337 CTH-KR (County Line Road)
Kenosha Somers 339 CTH-E
Kenosha 340 WIS 142 / CTH-S – Burlington, Kenosha
342 WIS 158 – Kenosha
344 WIS 50 – Kenosha, Lake Geneva
Pleasant Prairie 345 CTH-C
347 WIS 165 / CTH-Q (Lakeview Parkway)

References

  1. ^ a b FHWA Route Log and Finder List: Table 1 - Interstate System - Design - FHWA
  2. ^ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 90-99 (Interstate 94)". Wisconsin Highways. http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys90-99.html#I-094. Retrieved 2007-06-11. 
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