Interstate 94 in Wisconsin
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
Length | 348.23 mi[1] (560.42 km) | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Wisconsin | |||
Counties | St. Croix, Dunn, Eau Claire, Trempealeau, Jackson, Monroe, Juneau, Sauk, Columbia, Dane, Jefferson, Waukesha, Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 94 (I-94) runs east–west through the western, central and southeastern portions of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. A total of 348.23 miles (560.42 km) of I-94 lie in the state.
Route description
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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 I-90. The two Interstates run concurrently for the next 91.76 miles (147.67 km) to Madison. I-94 enters the state as a six-lane facility which reduces to four-lane at exit 4 (US 12).
I-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 a six-lane facility (with various auxiliary and collector–distributor lanes in Milwaukee at interchanges) east and south of this point, and through the area is officially designated the East–West Freeway, though very few organizations, including the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's traffic control center in the area actually use that name. I-94 passes through downtown Milwaukee, turning southbound and joining I-43 for six miles (9.7 km), into a road designated from Ozaukee County to the Illinois state line as the North–South Freeway.
I-94 leaves Milwaukee to the south, joining with I-41 at the Mitchell Interchange. These two Interstates run concurrently to the border, passing west of Racine and Kenosha on their way into Illinois toward Chicago. Traffic is heavy along this stretch.
History
I-94 was the first section of the Interstate Highway System 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.
From 2004 until 2008, a portion of I-94 in Milwaukee was reconstructed as a part of the Marquette Interchange project.
Current construction
Beginning in 2009 and continuing until 2021, the 35 miles (56 km) of I-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.
Exit list
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Washington | Lakeland | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Minnesota | |||
St. Croix River | 0.00 | 0.00 | Minnesota–Wisconsin state line | |||
St. Croix | Hudson | 0.57 | 0.92 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of WIS 35 overlap |
2.13 | 3.43 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | |||
3.20 | 5.15 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of WIS 35 overlap | ||
3.96 | 6.37 | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 12 overlap | ||
Town of Warren | 10.12 | 16.29 | 10 | ![]() | ||
Town of Rush River | 16.62 | 26.75 | 16 | ![]() | ||
Town of Eau Galle | 19.66 | 31.64 | 19 | ![]() | ||
Woodville | 24.41 | 39.28 | 24 | ![]() | ||
Town of Cady | 28.41 | 45.72 | 28 | ![]() | ||
Dunn | Town of Lucas | 32.57 | 52.42 | 32 | ![]() | |
Menomonie | 41.78 | 67.24 | 41 | ![]() | ||
Town of Red Cedar | 45.65 | 73.47 | 45 | ![]() | ||
Town of Elk Mound | 52.05 | 83.77 | 52 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Eau Claire | Town of Union | 58.95 | 94.87 | 59 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Town of Brunswick | 64.79 | 104.27 | 65 | ![]() | ||
Eau Claire | 68.65 | 110.48 | 68 | ![]() | ||
Town of Washington | 70.48– 70.50 | 113.43– 113.46 | 70 | ![]() | ||
Town of Clear Creek | 81.03 | 130.41 | 81 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Trempealeau | Town of Sumner | 88.09 | 141.77 | 88 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Jackson | Town of Northfield | 98.27 | 158.15 | 98 | ![]() | |
Town of Hixton | 105.12 | 169.17 | 105 | ![]() | ||
Black River Falls | 114.83 | 184.80 | 115 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Town of Brockway | 116.17 | 186.96 | 116 | ![]() | ||
Town of Millston | 127.86 | 205.77 | 128 | ![]() | ||
Monroe | Town of Lincoln | 135.29 | 217.73 | 135 | ![]() | |
Town of La Grange | 139.09 | 223.84 | 143 | ![]() | No westbound exit | |
143.06 | 230.23 | 143 | ![]() | No eastbound exit | ||
145.05 | 233.44 | 145 | Industrial Avenue – Tomah | |||
Town of Tomah | 146.90 | 236.41 | 147 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of I-90 overlap; freeway uses I-90's exit numbers | |
| 150.40 | 242.05 | 48 | ![]() | ||
Juneau | Camp Douglas | 156.83 | 252.39 | 55 | ![]() | |
New Lisbon | 163.26 | 262.74 | 61 | ![]() | ||
Town of Lemonweir | 169.51 | 272.80 | 69 | ![]() | ||
Lyndon Station | 180.77 | 290.92 | 79 | ![]() | ||
Town of Lyndon | 187.20 | 301.27 | 85 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Sauk | Wisconsin Dells | 189.07 | 304.28 | 87 | ![]() | |
Lake Delton | 191.60 | 308.35 | 89 | ![]() | ||
Town of Delton | 193.93 | 312.10 | 92 | ![]() | ||
Columbia | Town of Caledonia | 207.53 | 333.99 | 106 | ![]() | |
209.94 | 337.87 | 108A | ![]() | |||
210.39 | 338.59 | 108B | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of I-39 overlap | ||
Town of Dekorra | 217.01 | 349.24 | 115 | ![]() | ||
Town of Arlington | 221.00 | 355.67 | 119 | ![]() | ||
Dane | Town of Vienna | 228.05 | 367.01 | 126 | ![]() | |
Community of Windsor | 232.26 | 373.79 | 131 | ![]() | ||
Town of Burke | 233.78– 233.82 | 376.23– 376.30 | 132 | ![]() | ||
Madison | 237.01 | 381.43 | 135A | ![]() ![]() | ||
237.04 | 381.48 | 135B | ![]() ![]() | |||
Town of Burke | 237.25 | 381.82 | 135C | High Crossing Boulevard | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
239.04 | 384.70 | 138A 240A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of I-39/I-90 overlap | ||
Madison | 239.73 | 385.81 | 138B 240B | ![]() ![]() | ||
Town of Sun Prairie | 243.71 | 392.21 | 244 | ![]() | ||
Town of Deerfield | 249.58 | 401.66 | 250 | ![]() | ||
Jefferson | Town of Lake Mills | 258.65 | 416.26 | 259 | ![]() | |
Johnson Creek | 266.18 | 428.38 | 267 | ![]() | ||
Town of Concord | 275.00 | 442.57 | 275 | ![]() | Former WIS 135 | |
276.96 | 445.72 | 277 | Willow Glen Road | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
Waukesha | Oconomowoc | 281.20 | 452.55 | 282 | ![]() | |
Town of Summit | 282.77 | 455.07 | 283 | ![]() | ||
Delafield | 284.76 | 458.28 | 285 | ![]() | ||
286.38 | 460.88 | 287 | ![]() | |||
Town of Delafield | 289.90 | 466.55 | 290 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Pewaukee | 290.81 | 468.01 | 291 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Waukesha | 292.36 | 470.51 | 293 | ![]() | Signed as exits 293A (CTH-T south) and 293B (CTH-T north) westbound | |
292.73 | 471.10 | 293C | ![]() ![]() | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
Pewaukee | 293.89 | 472.97 | 294 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of WIS 164 overlap | |
294.81 | 474.45 | 295 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Town of Brookfield | 296.68– 296.87 | 477.46– 477.77 | 297 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of WIS 164 overlap | |
Brookfield | 300.31 | 483.30 | 301 | ![]() | Signed as exit 301A-B eastbound and exits 301A (Moorland Road south) and 301B (Moorland Road north) westbound | |
Milwaukee | West Allis | 303.41– 303.42 | 488.29– 488.31 | 304 | Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a nil value). | Signed as exit 304A-B eastbound and exits 304A (WIS 100 south) and 304B (WIS 100 north) westbound; exit for Mayfair Mall and Milwaukee County Zoo |
Milwaukee | 304.01– 304.13 | 489.26– 489.45 | 305 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Signed as exits 305A (I-41/US 41/US 45 north) and 305B (I-41 south/I-894 east/US 41/US 45 south); I-894 exit 1 | |
304.97– 305.00 | 490.80– 490.85 | 306 | ![]() | |||
305.88– 306.03 | 492.27– 492.51 | 307A | 68th Street, 70th Street | |||
306.55– 306.58 | 493.34– 493.39 | 307B | Hawley Road | |||
306.97 | 494.02 | 308A | Mitchell Boulevard – VA Center | |||
307.38 | 494.68 | 308B | ![]() ![]() | |||
307.43 | 494.76 | 308C | ![]() ![]() | |||
308.04 | 495.74 | 309A | 35th Street | |||
308.66 | 496.74 | 309B | ![]() ![]() | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
308.74 | 496.87 | 25th Street, Clybourn Street | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
309.48 | 498.06 | 310A | 13th Street | Eastbound exit only | ||
309.99 | 498.88 | 310B | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of I-43 overlap; I-43 south exit 72D; I-794 exit 1C | ||
310.16 | 499.15 | 310C | ![]() ![]() | Westbound exit to and eastbound entrance from Plankinton Avenue; I-794 westbound is to/eastbound from I-94 both directions, exit 1B; I-43 south exit 72B | ||
310.60 | 499.86 | 311 | ![]() | |||
311.17– 311.49 | 500.78– 501.29 | 312A | Greenfield Avenue, Lapham Boulevard, Mitchell Street | |||
312.09– 312.18 | 502.26– 502.41 | 312B | Becher Street, Lincoln Avenue, Mitchell Street | |||
313.56 | 504.63 | 314A | Holt Avenue | |||
314.13 | 505.54 | 314B | Howard Avenue | |||
315.40– 315.55 | 507.59– 507.83 | 316 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of I-41 overlap; southern end of I-43 overlap | ||
315.78 | 508.20 | 317 | ![]() | |||
317.17 | 510.44 | 318 | ![]() | |||
317.86 | 511.55 | 319 | ![]() | |||
Oak Creek | 318.82 | 513.09 | 320 | ![]() | ||
319.83 | 514.72 | 321 | Drexel Avenue | |||
321.84 | 517.95 | 322 | ![]() | |||
324 | Elm Road | Future exit, will replace exit 325 | ||||
Racine | Caledonia | 324.10 | 521.59 | 325 | ![]() ![]() | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance |
Town of Raymond | 325.04 | 523.10 | 326 | Seven Mile Road | ||
326.56 | 525.55 | 327 | ![]() | |||
Caledonia | 328.55 | 528.75 | 329 | ![]() | ||
Town of Yorkville | 332.21– 332.25 | 534.64– 534.70 | 333 | ![]() | ||
Mount Pleasant | 334.22 | 537.87 | 335 | ![]() | ||
Racine–Kenosha county line | Mount Pleasant–Paris village/town line | 336.10 | 540.90 | 337 | ![]() | |
Kenosha | Town of Paris | 338.12 | 544.15 | 339 | ![]() | |
Town of Somers | 339.89 | 547.00 | 340 | ![]() ![]() | ||
341.64 | 549.82 | 342 | ![]() | |||
Kenosha | 343.18 | 552.29 | 344 | ![]() | ||
Pleasant Prairie | 344.82 | 554.93 | 345 | ![]() | ||
346.20 | 557.15 | 347 | ![]() ![]() | |||
348.23 | 560.42 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Illinois | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Auxiliary routes
Two spur routes of I-94 exist in Wisconsin, both are in the Milwaukee metropolitan area.
- I-794: a spur in downtown that accesses the southeast suburbs and the Port of Milwaukee.
- I-894: a southwest bypass of the city.
References
- ^ a b Wisconsin State Trunk Highway Logs:
- Northwest Region Staff (May 14, 2009). State Trunk Highway Log for Region 5. Eau Claire, WI: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. pp. 547–570.
- Southwest Region Staff (December 31, 2008). State Trunk Highway Log for Southwest Region (XLS). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 094E.
- Southeast Region Staff (December 31, 2008). State Trunk Highway Log for Southeast Region (XLS). Waukesha, WI: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 094E.
External links
Media related to Interstate 94 in Wisconsin at Wikimedia Commons
- Plan94.org, Milwaukee-to-Kenosha construction project website from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- I-94 at Wisconsin Highways]
- Interstate 94
- Interstate Highways in Wisconsin
- Freeways in the Milwaukee area
- Transportation in St. Croix County, Wisconsin
- Transportation in Dunn County, Wisconsin
- Transportation in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
- Transportation in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
- Transportation in Jackson County, Wisconsin
- Transportation in Monroe County, Wisconsin
- Transportation in Juneau County, Wisconsin
- Transportation in Sauk County, Wisconsin
- Transportation in Columbia County, Wisconsin
- Transportation in Dane County, Wisconsin
- Transportation in Jefferson County, Wisconsin
- Transportation in Waukesha County, Wisconsin
- Transportation in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Transportation in Racine County, Wisconsin
- Transportation in Kenosha County, Wisconsin