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 U.S. Route 14 | ||||
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 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 20 atYellowstone National Park, WY | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |  US 41 at Chicago, IL | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| States | Wyoming,South Dakota,Minnesota,Wisconsin,Illinois | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 14 orU.S. Highway 14 (US 14), an east–west route, is one of the originalUnited States Numbered Highways of 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 Park inWyoming, with the western terminus ofUS 16 and the western terminus of the eastern segment ofUS 20.[1]
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| 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 |
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 Forest toCody, whereUS 14A splits off to the north. Both routes traverse the dryBighorn Basin, followed by a steep ascent up theBighorn Mountains and 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 fromRanchester toSheridan. 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.
The South Dakota section of US 14 enters the state fromWyomingconcurrent with 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,Volga, South Dakota, andBrookings, then leaving the state at theMinnesota state line.
US 14A winds through the northern part of the scenicBlack Hills taking 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]
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 Highway as it passes throughWalnut Grove. It currently continues east south ofWaseca, and, atOwatonna, it crossesI-35 at 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-90 untilWinona, where US 14 gets picked up byUS 61. The two highways run concurrently the rest of the way in Minnesota and cross theMississippi River atLa Crescent over theLa Crosse West Channel Bridge.
US 14 was extended to a full,limited-access freeway 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 Mankato to Owatonna. The section from Waseca toJanesville has yet to be upgraded to freeway standards; it currently exists as an expressway.
The four-lane expressway was extended from North Mankato toNicollet including a southwest bypass of Nicollet and aninterchange forMN 111 in 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]
US 14 is being planned to be upgraded to a freeway betweenByron and Rochester with three new interchanges planned. An interim safety project will construct two reduced conflictintersections in 2022.[needs update]
The Minnesota section of US 14 is defined as part ofConstitutional Route 7 and Trunk Highways 121 and 122 in theMinnesota Statutes.[9]
US 14 enters the state of Wisconsin along withUS 61 across theMississippi River intoLa Crosse. Running through rural southern Wisconsin, it then meets withUS 12 outside ofMadison. Following the Beltline Highway around Madison, it meetsUS 18 andUS 151, before turning south, passing through some southern Madison suburbs,Oregon, andEvansville before approachingJanesville. Bypassing Janesville to the north, US 14 intersectsUS 51, as well asI-90 andI-39. It then travels southeast, pastI-43, to the village square ofWalworth. US 14 then turns south and exits intoIllinois atBig Foot Prairie.
In the state of Illinois, US 14 runs southeast from north ofHarvard toChicago viaWoodstock and 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 Street until its intersection with Waukegan Road. From here, US 14 follows Waukegan Road, Caldwell Avenue, Peterson Avenue, andRidge Avenue to its eastern end, at the corner ofBroadway andUS 41 (Foster Avenue).[10]
At an earlier point, US 14 extended south on Lake Shore Drive onto Michigan Avenue.[1]
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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 Company railroad (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.
FromUcross west toSheridan, Wyoming, US 14 was initially designatedU.S. Route 116 (US 116) in 1926. US 116 was extended west toCody in 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.
US 16 /US 20 at the East Entrance toYellowstone National Park, southeast ofPahaska Tepee. The highways travel concurrently toGreybull.
US 310 west-northwest ofGreybull
I-90 /US 87 northeast ofRanchester. The highways travel concurrently toSheridan.US 16 southeast ofSheridan. The highways travel concurrently toMoorcroft.I-90 inGillette. The highways travel concurrently toMoorcroft.I-90 inSundanceI-90 in Sundance. The highways travel concurrently to east-southeast ofWall, South Dakota.
US 85 inNorth Spearfish. The highways travel concurrently toSpearfish.
I-190 /US 16 inRapid City
US 83 inFort Pierre. The highways travel concurrently to west-southwest ofBlunt.
US 281 north-northwest ofWolsey. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of Wolsey.
US 81 inArlington. The highways travel concurrently to south of Arlington.
I-29 inBrookings
US 75 inLake Benton. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 59 north ofGarvin
US 71 north ofSanborn
US 169 on theNorth Mankato–Mankato city line
I-35 /US 218 inOwatonna. US 14/US 218 travel concurrently to southeast of Owatonna.
US 52 /US 63 inRochester. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 61 inWinona. The highways travel concurrently toReadstown, Wisconsin.I-90 inDakota. The highways travel concurrently to north ofLa Crescent.
US 53 inLa Crosse
US 12 inMiddleton. The highways travel concurrently toMadison.
US 18 /US 151 inMadison. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 51 inJanesville
I-39 /I-90 in Janesville
I-43 inDarien
US 12 /US 45 inDes Plaines
I-294 inDes Plaines
I-94 inChicagoUS 41 in Edgewater, Chicago
| 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 | ||
Routes initalics are no longer a part of the system. Highlighted routes are considered main routes of the system. |
