Interstate 94 in Wisconsin

This article is about the section of Interstate 94 in Wisconsin. For the entire route, see Interstate 94.

Interstate 94 (I-94) runs east–west through the western, central, and southeastern portions of the US state of Wisconsin. A total of 348.23 miles (560.42 km) of I-94 lie in the state.

Interstate 94
I-94 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length	348.23 mi[1] (560.42 km)
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
West end	I-94 / US 12 at Minnesota state line
Major intersections	US 63 in Baldwin US 53 in Eau Claire US 10 in Osseo I-90 in Tomah US 12 in Lake Delton I-39 in Portage I-39 / I-90 in Madison I-41 / I-894 / US 41 / US 45 in Milwaukee I-43 / I-794 in Milwaukee I-41 / I-43 / I-894 / US 41 in Milwaukee
East end	I-41 / I-94 / US 41 at Illinois state line
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
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Scenic Rustic
← WIS 93 → WIS 95

Route description

I-894 west (cardinal north) at the Zoo Interchange (I-94), predating the interchange's 2010s reconstruction and I-41 designations

I-90 and I-94 junction near Tomah

The route, cosigned with US Highway 12 (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 toward 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-lanes at exit 4 (US 12).

I-94 passes by the popular tourist destination of Wisconsin Dells.

The route converges with I-39 63 miles (101 km) southeast of Tomah (near Portage). This concurrency (30 miles [48 km]) is the longest three-route concurrency of the Interstate Highway System and only one of three 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 State Trunk Highway 30 (WISS 30). The highway 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.

Speed limits

The speed limit on I-94 from the Minnesota border to the Waukesha–Milwaukee county border is 70 mph (110 km/h). Entering Milwaukee County, the limit decreases to 55 mph (89 km/h). The limit is 55 mph (89 km/h) until just west of the Marquette Interchange, where it decreases to 50 mph (80 km/h). This 50-mile-per-hour (80 km/h) limit continues to the Airport Interchange, where it increases to 55 mph (89 km/h). Between Rawson and Drexel avenues, the limit increases to 70 mph (110 km/h) and maintains this limit to the Illinois border.

History

I-94 was the first section of the Interstate Highway System completed within the state of Wisconsin. This one-mile (1.6 km) section, near Johnson Creek in Jefferson County, was built in 1958.^[2] The route was added segment-by-segment over the years and was completed to its current alignment on November 4, 1969.^[2] The routing through Milwaukee displaced thousands of residents and businesses. A one-mile (1.6 km) stretch between Lincoln and Greenfield avenues displaced 411 homes and 45 businesses. Milwaukee continues to see millions of dollars in lost tax revenue as a result of the freeway routing through the heart of the city.^[3]

From 2004 until 2008, a portion of I-94 in Milwaukee was reconstructed as a part of the Marquette Interchange project.^[4]

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 and reconstruction of frontage roads and interchanges including a new design of the Mitchell Interchange in Milwaukee County.

Exit list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
St. Croix River		0.00	0.00		I-94 west / US 12 west – St. Paul	Continuation into Minnesota
				Minnesota–Wisconsin state line
St. Croix	Hudson	0.57	0.92	1	WIS 35 north / Alt. I-94 west – Hudson	Western end of WIS 35 concurrency
					Coulee Road	Westbound entrance only
		2.13	3.43	2	CTH-F (Carmichael Road)
		3.20	5.15	3	WIS 35 south – Hudson, River Falls	Eastern end of WIS 35 concurrency
		3.96	6.37	4	US 12 east / CTH-U – Somerset	Eastern end of US 12 concurrency
	Town of Warren	10.12	16.29	10	WIS 65 – Roberts, River Falls, New Richmond
	Town of Rush River	16.62	26.75	16	CTH-T – Hammond
	Town of Eau Galle	19.66	31.64	19	US 63 – Baldwin, Ellsworth
	Woodville	24.41	39.28	24	CTH-B – Woodville, Spring Valley
	Town of Cady	28.41	45.72	28	WIS 128 – Glenwood City, Elmwood, Spring Valley
Dunn	Town of Lucas	32.57	52.42	32	CTH-Q – Knapp
	Menomonie	41.78	67.24	41	WIS 25 – Menomonie, Barron
	Town of Red Cedar	45.65	73.47	45	CTH-B – Menomonie
	Town of Elk Mound	52.05	83.77	52	US 12 / WIS 29 to WIS 40 – Chippewa Falls, Wausau, Colfax, Elk Mound
Eau Claire	Town of Union	58.95	94.87	59	WIS 312 east / CTH-EE to US 12 – Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Elk Mound
	Town of Brunswick	64.79	104.27	65	WIS 37 – Mondovi, Eau Claire
	Eau Claire	68.65	110.48	68	WIS 93 – Eau Claire, Eleva
	Town of Washington	70.48– 70.50	113.43– 113.46	70	US 53 – Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Superior, Whitehall
	Town of Clear Creek	81.03	130.41	81	CTH-HH – Foster, Fall Creek
Trempealeau	Town of Sumner	88.09	141.77	88	US 10 – Augusta, Osseo, Fairchild
Jackson	Town of Northfield	98.27	158.15	98	WIS 121 / CTH-FF – Alma Center, Pigeon Falls
	Town of Hixton	105.12	169.17	105	WIS 95 / CTH-FF – Hixton, Alma Center
	Black River Falls	114.83	184.80	115	US 12 / WIS 27 – Black River Falls, Merrillan
	Town of Brockway	116.17	186.96	116	WIS 54 – Black River Falls, Wisconsin Rapids
	Town of Millston	127.86	205.77	128	CTH-O – Millston
Monroe	Town of Lincoln	135.29	217.73	135	CTH-EW – Warrens
	Town of La Grange	139.09	223.84	143	US 12 – Tomah	No westbound exit
		143.06	230.23	143	WIS 21 – Necedah, Wyeville	No eastbound exit
		145.05	233.44	145	Industrial Avenue – Tomah
	Town of Tomah	146.90	236.41	147	I-90 west – La Crosse, Tomah, Albert Lea	Western end of I-90 concurrency
	Oakdale	150.40	242.05	48	CTH-PP – Oakdale	Exit numbers follow I-90
Juneau	Camp Douglas	156.83	252.39	55	CTH-C – Camp Douglas, Volk Field
	New Lisbon	163.26	262.74	61	WIS 80 – New Lisbon, Necedah
	Town of Lemonweir	169.51	272.80	69	WIS 82 – Mauston, Oxford
	Lyndon Station	180.77	290.92	79	CTH-HH – Lyndon Station
	Town of Lyndon	187.20	301.27	85	US 12 / WIS 16 – Wisconsin Dells
Sauk	Wisconsin Dells	189.07	304.28	87	WIS 13 – Wisconsin Dells
	Lake Delton	191.60	308.35	89	WIS 23 – Lake Delton, Reedsburg
	Town of Delton	193.93	312.10	92	US 12 – Baraboo, Lake Delton
Columbia	Town of Caledonia	207.53	333.99	106	WIS 33 – Portage, Baraboo
		209.94– 210.39	337.87– 338.59	108A	WIS 78 – Merrimac
				108B	I-39 north – Wausau	Western end of I-39 concurrency
	Town of Dekorra	217.01	349.24	115	CTH-CS – Poynette, Lake Wisconsin
	Town of Arlington	221.00	355.67	119	WIS 60 – Lodi, Arlington
Dane	Town of Vienna	228.05	367.01	126	CTH-V – Dane, De Forest
	Community of Windsor	232.26	373.79	131	WIS 19 – Waunakee, Sun Prairie
	Town of Burke	233.78– 233.82	376.23– 376.30	132	US 51 – Madison, De Forest
	Madison	237.01– 237.04	381.43– 381.48	135A	US 151 south – Madison	Cloverleaf interchange
				135B	US 151 north – Sun Prairie
		237.25	381.82	135C	High Crossing Boulevard	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		239.04	384.70	—	I-39 south / I-90 east – Chicago	Eastern end of I-39/I-90 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound left entrance; westbound access via WIS 30 (exit 240A); I-90 exit 138A
		239.73	385.81	240	WIS 30 west – Madison	Westbound left exit and eastbound entrance; WIS 30 exit 3B
	Town of Sun Prairie	243.71	392.21	244	CTH-N – Cottage Grove, Sun Prairie
	Town of Deerfield	249.58	401.66	250	WIS 73 – Marshall, Deerfield
Jefferson	Town of Lake Mills	258.65	416.26	259	WIS 89 – Lake Mills, Waterloo, Jefferson, Whitewater
	Johnson Creek	266.18	428.38	267	WIS 26 – Johnson Creek, Watertown
	Town of Concord	275.00	442.57	275	CTH-F – Sullivan, Ixonia	Former WIS 135
		276.96	445.72	277	Willow Glen Road	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Waukesha	Oconomowoc	281.20	452.55	282	WIS 67 – Dousman, Oconomowoc, Elkhorn	Western terminus of East–West Freeway
	Town of Summit	282.77	455.07	283	CTH-P (Sawyer Road)
	Delafield	284.76	458.28	285	CTH-C – Delafield
		286.38	460.88	287	WIS 83 – Hartland, Wales, Mukwonago, North Lake
	Town of Delafield	289.90	466.55	290	CTH-SS north – Pewaukee
	Pewaukee	290.81	468.01	291	WIS 318 / CTH-G / CTH-TT – Waukesha, Pewaukee	CTH-TT has been redesignated WIS 318, part of the western Waukesha Bypass under construction in 2019
	Waukesha	292.36	470.51	293	CTH-T – Waukesha, Pewaukee	Signed as exit 293 westbound
		292.73	471.10	293C	WIS 16 west – Pewaukee	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Pewaukee	293.89	472.97	294	WIS 164 north / CTH-J south – Waukesha, Pewaukee, Sussex	Western end of WIS 164 concurrency
		294.81	474.45	295	CTH-F – Waukesha, Sussex
	Town of Brookfield	296.68– 296.87	477.46– 477.77	297	US 18 / WIS 164 south / CTH-JJ (Bluemound Road) / Barker Road – Waukesha	Eastern end of WIS 164 concurrency
	Brookfield	300.31	483.30	301	CTH-O (Moorland Road)	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	WIS 100 (Mayfair Road / 108th Street) – Menomonee Falls	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	305A	I-41 south / I-894 east / US 41 south / US 45 south (Zoo Freeway) – Chicago
				305B	I-41 north / US 41 north / US 45 north (Zoo Freeway) – Fond du Lac
		304.97– 305.00	490.80– 490.85	306	WIS 181 (84th Street) – Wauwatosa, Elm Grove
		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– 307.43	494.68– 494.76	308B	WIS 175 south (Brewers Boulevard)
				308C	WIS 175 north (Stadium Freeway) – West Milwaukee
		308.04	495.74	309A	35th Street
		308.66	496.74	309B	26th Street, St. Paul Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		308.74	496.87		Clybourn Street, 25th Street	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		309.48	498.06	310A	13th Street	Eastbound exit only
		309.99	498.88	310B	I-43 north (North–South Freeway) – Green Bay	Northern end of I-43 concurrency; I-43 south exit 72D
		310.16	499.15	310C	I-794 east (East–West Freeway) – Lakefront, Port of Milwaukee	I-794 exit 1C
		310.60	499.86	311	WIS 59 (National Avenue) / 6th Street – West Allis, New Berlin, Waukesha, Genesee, North Prairie, Eagle, Palmyra
		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	I-41 north (Airport Freeway) / I-43 south / I-894 west / US 41 north – Beloit, Madison, Fond du Lac	Northern end of I-41/US 41 concurrency; southern end of I-43 concurrency
		315.78	508.20	317	CTH-Y (Layton Avenue)
		317.17	510.44	318	WIS 119 – General Mitchell International Airport
		317.86	511.55	319	CTH-ZZ (College Avenue)
	Oak Creek	318.82	513.09	320	CTH-BB (Rawson Avenue)
		319.83	514.72	321	Drexel Avenue
		321.84	517.95	322	WIS 100 (Ryan Road) – Franklin
				324	To WIS 241 (27th Street), Elm Road	Interchange opened in mid-2020
Racine	Raymond–Caledonia line	324.10	521.59	325	WIS 241 north (27th Street)	Closed; was westbound exit and eastbound entrance; former US 41 north
		325.04	523.10	326	WIS 241 north (Seven Mile Road) – Franklin	Southern terminus of WIS 241
		326.56	525.55	327	CTH-G – Caledonia
		328.55	528.75	329	CTH-K – Racine, Caledonia
	Yorkville–Mount Pleasant line	332.21– 332.25	534.64– 534.70	333	WIS 20 – Waterford, Racine
	Sylvania	334.22	537.87	335	WIS 11 – Burlington, Racine, Mt. Pleasant
Racine–Kenosha county line	Kellogg's Corners	336.10	540.90	337	CTH-KR – Mt. Pleasant	Southern terminus of North–South Freeway
Kenosha	Town of Paris	338.12	544.15	339	CTH-E – Somers
	Somers	339.89	547.00	340	WIS 142 / CTH-S – Burlington, Kenosha
		341.64	549.82	342	WIS 158 – Kenosha
	Kenosha	343.18	552.29	344	WIS 50 – Kenosha, Lake Geneva
	Pleasant Prairie	344.82	554.93	345	CTH-C
		346.20	557.15	347	WIS 165 / CTH-Q (Lakeview Parkway)
		348.23	560.42		I-41 south / I-94 east / US 41 south – Chicago	Continuation into Illinois
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

Auxiliary routes

Two auxiliary routes of I-94 exist in Wisconsin, both are in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. I-794 is a spur in downtown that accesses the southeast suburbs and the Port of Milwaukee. It is known as the East–West Freeway from I-94 to Lincoln Memorial Drive and as the Lake Freeway from there to Carferry Drive. I-894 is a southwest bypass of the city that is known as the Zoo Freeway from the I-94 Zoo Interchange to I-43 at the Hale Interchange and as the Airport Freeway from there to I-94 at the Mitchell Interchange.

References

1. 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.
2. "I-94 segment observes 50th anniversary". Red Wing Republican Eagle. October 22, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
3. John Gurda (August 9, 2022). "Racist planning decisions led Milwaukee's freeway system along a path of least resistance, with great damage to communities of color". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
4. "Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee opens, far ahead of schedule". The Capital Times. August 19, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via NewsBank.

External links

Template:Attached KML/Interstate 94 in Wisconsin

KML is from Wikidata

• 511wi.gov Archived May 13, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Milwaukee-to-Kenosha construction project website from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
• I-94 at Wisconsin Highways

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