U.S. Route 14

U.S. Route 14
U.S. Route 14
	US 14 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	1,445.32 mi (2,326.02 km)
Existed	1926[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
West end	US 16/US 20atYellowstone National Park
	I-90/US 87atSheridan, WY; US 83atPierre, SD; I-29atBrookings, SD; I-35atOwatonna, MN; I-90atLa Crescent, MN; US 12/US 18/US 151atMadison, WI; I-39/I-90atJanesville, WI; I-43atDarien, WI; US 12/US 45atDes Plaines, IL; I-94atChicago, IL;
East end	US 41at Chicago, IL
Location
Country	United States
States	Wyoming,South Dakota,Minnesota,Wisconsin,Illinois
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided;

U.S. Route 14orU.S. Highway 14(US 14), an east–west route, is one of the originalUnited States Numbered Highwaysof 1926. It is about 1,445 miles (2,326 km) long. It is roughly parallel toInterstate 90(I-90).

The highway's eastern terminus is inChicago, Illinois.Its western terminus is the east entrance ofYellowstone National ParkinWyoming,with the western terminus ofUS 16and the western terminus of the eastern segment ofUS 20.^[1]

Route description

Lengths
	mi	km
WY	449.21	722.93
SD	439.75	707.71
MN	288.319	464.004^[2]
WI	198.49	319.44^[3]
IL	69.55	111.93^[4]
Total	1,445.32	2,326.02

Wyoming

US 14 in Wyoming facing theBighorn Mountainsfrom the west

US 14 begins at the east entrance toYellowstone National Park,along with US 16 and the eastern segment of US 20. It travels throughShoshone National ForesttoCody,whereUS 14Asplits off to the north. Both routes traverse the dryBighorn Basin,followed by a steep ascent up theBighorn Mountainsand through theBighorn National Forest,where they rejoin at Burgess Junction. The highway descends the eastern slope of the Bighorn Mountains between Burgess Junction andDayton.US 14 briefly follows I-90 south fromRanchestertoSheridan.The highway turns east and then south to again join I-90 nearGillette.It splits off for a short time to Carlile, then rejoins I-90 which it follows to the state line.

South Dakota

The South Dakota section of US 14 enters the state fromWyoming concurrentwith I-90. It passes throughSpearfish,Sturgis,Rapid City,andWall,before leaving I-90. US 14 then passes throughPhilip,Midland,Pierre,Highmore,Miller,Wolsey,Huron,De Smet,Arlington,andBrookings,then leaving the state at theMinnesotastate line.

US 14A winds through the northern part of the scenicBlack Hillstaking travelers from Sturgis to Spearfish.

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway incorporates US 14 from De Smet in the west toRochester, Minnesota,in the east.

US 14 and US 83 serve Pierre, one of only four state capitals not on theInterstate Highway System.

The South Dakota section of US 14 is legally defined at South Dakota Codified Laws § 31-4-134.^[5]

Minnesota

The La Crosse West Channel Bridge carrying US 14, US 61,MN 16,andState Trunk Highway 16across the Mississippi River between La Crescent, Minnesota, and La Crosse, Wisconsin. This is the river's West Channel.

US 14 enters the state from South Dakota west ofLake Benton.It goes east through several small towns such asBalaton,Tracy,Revere,Lamberton,Sanborn,andSleepy Eye,on a two-lane road untilNew Ulm,where it is briefly adivided highway.From New Ulm toMankato,the highway lies north of theMinnesota River.Shortly before coming to theMankato – North Mankato metropolitan area,US 14 becomes a freewaybypass,which becomes an expressway east of Mankato. This section is part of theLaura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highwayas it passes throughWalnut Grove.It currently continues east south ofWaseca,and, atOwatonna,it crossesI-35at acloverleaf interchange.It then heads east towardRochester,with an expressway segment beginning atMinnesota State Highway 56(MN 56) and continuing east into Rochester. Once it enters Rochester, it has a concurrency withUS 52.After the concurrency, it continues through Rochester as a divided highway. After Rochester, the highway parallelsI-90untilWinona,where US 14 gets picked up byUS 61.The two highways run concurrently the rest of the way in Minnesota and cross theMississippi RiveratLa Crescentover theLa Crosse West Channel Bridge.

US 14 was extended to a full,limited-accessfreeway from approximately three miles (4.8 km) west of Janesville to I-35 at Owatonna. Most of the new route is located south of the existing alignment so as to avoid overlapping I-35. The expansion was opened to traffic on August 31, 2012, creating a continuous four-lane route fromNorth Mankatoto Owatonna. The section from Waseca toJanesvillehas yet to be upgraded to freeway standards; it currently exists as an expressway.

The four-lane expressway was extended from North Mankato toNicolletincluding a southwest bypass of Nicollet and aninterchangeforMN 111in 2016.

Between Owatonna and Dodge Center, US 14 was upgraded to a freeway in 2021. The new freeway opened to traffic in late 2021.^[6]

The segment from Nicollet to New Ulm has been upgraded to a four-lane expressway including a bypass ofCourtland.Construction began in 2022 and was completed in November of 2023 after a month long delay due to concrete paving delays.^[7] ^[8]

Newly widended US Highway 14 at Courtland traveling East Bound

US 14 is being planned to be upgraded to a freeway betweenByronand Rochester with three new interchanges planned. An interim safety project will construct two reduced conflictintersectionsin 2022.^{[needs update]}

The Minnesota section of US 14 is defined as part ofConstitutional Route7 and Trunk Highways 121 and 122 in theMinnesota Statutes.^[9]

U.S. Route 14/61junction withI-90

Wisconsin

US 14/US 61roundaboutinLa Crosse, Wisconsin

US 14 enters the state of Wisconsin along withUS 61across theMississippi RiverintoLa Crosse.Running through rural southern Wisconsin, it then meets withUS 12outside ofMadison.Following the Beltline Highway around Madison, it meetsUS 18andUS 151,before turning south, passing through some southern Madison suburbs,Oregon,andEvansvillebefore approachingJanesville.Bypassing Janesville to the north, US 14 intersectsUS 51,as well asI-90andI-39.It then travels southeast, pastI-43,to the village square ofWalworth.US 14 then turns south and exits intoIllinoisatBig Foot Prairie.

Illinois

US 14 at the Illinois–Wisconsin border

Beginning of US 14 west in Chicago, Illinois

In the state of Illinois, US 14 runs southeast from north ofHarvardtoChicagoviaWoodstockand the northwest suburbs. Southeast ofIllinois Route 47(IL 47), US 14 has four lanes, and, at times, it is a high-speed divided highway. Continuing southeastward from just after the overpass aboveIL 31,US 14 passes beneath and then closely parallels the tracks of theUnion Pacific Railroad'sHarvard Subdivision.Through the northwest suburbs of Chicago, this route is commonly referred to as "Northwest Highway" and is a very busy thoroughfare. East ofDes Plaines,US 14 becomesDempster Streetuntil its intersection with Waukegan Road. From here, US 14 follows Waukegan Road, Caldwell Avenue, Peterson Avenue, andRidge Avenueto its eastern end, at the corner ofBroadwayandUS 41(Foster Avenue).^[10]

At an earlier point, US 14 extended south on Lake Shore Drive onto Michigan Avenue.^[1]

History

US 14 was originally theBlack and Yellow Trail,so named as it connected Minnesota with the Black Hills and Yellowstone National Park.

InChicago's northwest suburbs, it is known as Northwest Highway due to its direction as well as it paralleling the oldChicago and North Western Transportation Companyrailroad (nowUnion Pacific Railroad). It was originally called the Northwest Highway from Chicago toNew Ulm, Minnesota,and some street signs in New Ulm, Chicago, and towns in between still show the old designation.

FromUcrosswest toSheridan,Wyoming, US 14 was initially designatedU.S. Route 116(US 116) in 1926. US 116 was extended west toCodyin 1933, absorbing theDeaver–CodyUS 420.The next year, US 116 became an extension of US 14. Part of this extension, including all of US 420, is nowUS 14A.

Major intersections

Wyoming: US 16/US 20at the East Entrance toYellowstone National Park,southeast ofPahaska Tepee.The highways travel concurrently toGreybull.; US 310west-northwest ofGreybull; I-90/US 87northeast ofRanchester.The highways travel concurrently toSheridan.; US 16southeast ofSheridan.The highways travel concurrently toMoorcroft.; I-90inGillette.The highways travel concurrently toMoorcroft.; I-90inSundance; I-90in Sundance. The highways travel concurrently to east-southeast ofWall, South Dakota.
South Dakota: US 85inNorth Spearfish.The highways travel concurrently toSpearfish.; I-190/US 16inRapid City; US 83inFort Pierre.The highways travel concurrently to west-southwest ofBlunt.; US 281north-northwest ofWolsey.The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of Wolsey.; US 81inArlington.The highways travel concurrently to south of Arlington.; I-29inBrookings

US 14/US 61andI-90junction

Minnesota: US 75inLake Benton.The highways travel concurrently through the city.; US 59north ofGarvin; US 71north ofSanborn; US 169on theNorth Mankato–Mankatocity line; I-35/US 218inOwatonna.US 14/US 218 travel concurrently to southeast of Owatonna.; US 52/US 63inRochester.The highways travel concurrently through the city.; US 61inWinona.The highways travel concurrently toReadstown, Wisconsin.; I-90inDakota.The highways travel concurrently to north ofLa Crescent.
Wisconsin: US 53inLa Crosse; US 12inMiddleton.The highways travel concurrently toMadison.; US 18/US 151inMadison.The highways travel concurrently through the city.; US 51inJanesville; I-39/I-90in Janesville; I-43inDarien
Illinois: US 12/US 45inDes Plaines; I-294inDes Plaines; I-94inChicago; US 41in Chicago

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References

^^a ^bCastleman, Monte; Grier, Tom; Hargraves, Don; Majewski, Matt; Morrison, Jeff; Mortell, Robert; Munsch, Andrew; Nitzman, Alex; Osbaldeston, Greg; Sanderson, Dale; Summa, Michael; Teresco, Jim (2001)."End of US highway 14".US Ends.Archivedfrom the original on December 22, 2016.RetrievedOctober 6,2014.
^Minnesota Department of Transportation."Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing"(PDF).St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation.RetrievedNovember 6,2013.
^Bessert, Chris."Wisconsin Highways: Highways 10-19 (U.S. Highway 14)".Wisconsin Highways.Archivedfrom the original on January 8, 2008.RetrievedDecember 27,2007.^{[self-published source?]}
^Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2007)."T2 GIS Data".Archivedfrom the original on August 10, 2007.RetrievedNovember 8,2007.
^"31-4-134. U.S. Highway 14 from Interstate Highway 90 to Minnesota".South Dakota Statutes.Archivedfrom the original on October 31, 2023.RetrievedOctober 31,2023.
^Granlund, Annie (December 8, 2022)."Expansion of Hwy. 14 from Owatonna to Dodge Center opens Tuesday".Owatonna People's Press.ISSN 0890-2860.OCLC 1776134.Archivedfrom the original on May 6, 2023.RetrievedMay 6,2023.
^Martinez, Sofia (November 22, 2023)."Highway 14 is fully open to traffic".KEYC News Now.
^"Hwy 14 opening delayed on New Ulm to Nicollet four-lane expansion project".MNDOT.
^"Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.114(2)".Archived fromthe originalon May 9, 2007.and"161.115(52), (53)".Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2006. Archived fromthe originalon March 7, 2007.
^"Illinois Official Highway Map: Chicago and Vicinity"(PDF).Illinois Department of Transportation. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on September 28, 2007.RetrievedJuly 29,2007.
^Rand McNally (2014).The Road Atlas(Walmart ed.). Chicago: Rand McNally. pp. 32, 55, 93,115–116.ISBN 978-0-528-00771-2.

External links

KML file(edit•help)

Template:Attached KML/U.S. Route 14

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Browse numbered routes
←WYO 13	WY	→WYO 14
←SD 13	SD	→SD 15
←MN 13	MN	→MN 15
←WIS 13	WI	→WIS 14
←IL 13	IL	→IL 14

[endpoints-1] Castleman, Monte; Grier, Tom; Hargraves, Don; Majewski, Matt; Morrison, Jeff; Mortell, Robert; Munsch, Andrew; Nitzman, Alex; Osbaldeston, Greg; Sanderson, Dale; Summa, Michael; Teresco, Jim (2001)."End of US highway 14".US Ends.Archivedfrom the original on December 22, 2016.RetrievedOctober 6,2014.

[log-2] Minnesota Department of Transportation."Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing"(PDF).St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation.RetrievedNovember 6,2013.

[bessert_us14wi-3] Bessert, Chris."Wisconsin Highways: Highways 10-19 (U.S. Highway 14)".Wisconsin Highways.Archivedfrom the original on January 8, 2008.RetrievedDecember 27,2007.^{[self-published source?]}

[t2-4] Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2007)."T2 GIS Data".Archivedfrom the original on August 10, 2007.RetrievedNovember 8,2007.

[5] "31-4-134. U.S. Highway 14 from Interstate Highway 90 to Minnesota".South Dakota Statutes.Archivedfrom the original on October 31, 2023.RetrievedOctober 31,2023.

[6] Granlund, Annie (December 8, 2022)."Expansion of Hwy. 14 from Owatonna to Dodge Center opens Tuesday".Owatonna People's Press.ISSN 0890-2860.OCLC 1776134.Archivedfrom the original on May 6, 2023.RetrievedMay 6,2023.

[7] Martinez, Sofia (November 22, 2023)."Highway 14 is fully open to traffic".KEYC News Now.

[8] "Hwy 14 opening delayed on New Ulm to Nicollet four-lane expansion project".MNDOT.

[9] "Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.114(2)".Archived fromthe originalon May 9, 2007.and"161.115(52), (53)".Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2006. Archived fromthe originalon March 7, 2007.

[Ill-10] "Illinois Official Highway Map: Chicago and Vicinity"(PDF).Illinois Department of Transportation. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on September 28, 2007.RetrievedJuly 29,2007.

[randmcnally-11] Rand McNally (2014).The Road Atlas(Walmart ed.). Chicago: Rand McNally. pp. 32, 55, 93,115–116.ISBN 978-0-528-00771-2.

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