Wisconsin Highway 194

State Trunk Highway 194 (often called Highway 194, STH-194 or WIS 194) was an 11.32-mile (18.22 km) state highway Rusk and Taylor counties in the US state of Wisconsin. The road was turned over to county control in 2005, and is now County Trunk Highway D (CTH-D).^[1]

State Trunk Highway 194
Route information
Length	11.32 mi[1] (18.22 km)
Existed	1961[1]–October 3, 2005[2]
Major junctions
West end	WIS 27 north of Holcombe
North end	CTH-H east of Sheldon
Location
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Counties	Rusk, Taylor
Highway system
Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Scenic Rustic
← WIS 193 → WIS 213

History

WIS 194 was initially formed in 1949 as a temporary route along an incomplete bypass of Janesville. The route ran from US 14 (now CTH-E) to US 51.^[3][4] Once the bypass was finished, US 14 moved north onto the bypass; this effectively removed WIS 194 and established City US 14 along the old US 14 alignment.^[5][6]

WIS 194 was formed when CTH-D in Rusk and Taylor counties between WIS 27 and WIS 73 was transferred to state control. By 1992, the state transferred the eastern 6.5-mile (10.5 km) segment from the Town of McKinley east to WIS 73. One 1⁄4-mile-long (0.40 km) segment was given to the county and became CTH-H while the rest became local roads.^[1] The remainder of the highway was transferred to the two counties on October 3, 2005.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Rusk	​	0.00	0.00	WIS 27 / CTH-D – Ladysmith, Cornell, Island Lake	Western terminus
Taylor	Town of McKinley	11.32	18.22	CTH-H	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. Roads portal

References

1. Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 190-199 (Highway 194)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.^{[self-published source]}
2. Pickard, Brent. "WIS 194 to become County D in Rusk and Taylor counties" (Press release). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
3. State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (January 1949). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
4. State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1950). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:538,560. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
5. State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1952). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. OCLC 192095828. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
6. State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1953). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. OCLC 192095828. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.

External links

• Media related to Wisconsin Highway 194 at Wikimedia Commons