Interstate 94

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Interstate 94 (abbreviated I-94) is a long interstate highway connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain region of the United States. Its western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S. side of the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan, at the Ontario, Canada border, where together with Interstate 69 it meets Ontario provincial highway 402.

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Length

Lowry Hill Tunnel in Minneapolis.

Miles km state

249.15 400.97 Montana
352.39 567.12 North Dakota
259.49 417.61 Minnesota
348 560 Wisconsin
77 124 Illinois
46.13 74.24 Indiana
275.49 443.36 Michigan

1604 2581 Total http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table1.htm

Miles	km	state

249.15	400.97	Montana
352.39	567.12	North Dakota
259.49	417.61	Minnesota
348	560	Wisconsin
77	124	Illinois
46.13	74.24	Indiana
275.49	443.36	Michigan

1604	2581	Total http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table1.htm

Major cities

Location of Interstate 94

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.

Intersections with other interstates

Interstate 90 in Billings, Montana
Interstate 194 in Bismarck, North Dakota
Interstate 29 in Fargo, North Dakota
Interstate 494 in Maple Grove, Minnesota
Interstate 694 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Interstate 394 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Interstate 35W in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Interstate 35E in St. Paul, Minnesota; joined for .27 miles (.43 km)
Interstate 494 and Interstate 694 in Oakdale, Minnesota
Interstate 90 in Tomah, Wisconsin; joined for 91.76 miles (147.67 km), until Madison, Wisconsin.
Interstate 39 at Portage, Wisconsin. They stay joined for 30 miles (48 km).
Interstate 43 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Interstate 90 in Chicago, Illinois; joined for 15.39 miles (24.77 km).
Interstate 290 in Chicago, Illinois
Interstate 55 in Chicago, Illinois
Interstate 57 in Chicago, Illinois
Interstate 80 in Lansing, Illinois; stay joined for 18.53 miles (29.82 km) until Lake Station, Indiana.
Interstate 65 in Gary, Indiana
Interstate 90 in Lake Station, Indiana
Interstate 196 near Benton Harbor, Michigan
Interstate 69 in Marshall, Michigan
Interstate 275 in Romulus, Michigan
Interstate 96 in Detroit, Michigan
Interstate 75 in Detroit, Michigan
Interstate 696 in Roseville, Michigan
Interstate 69 in Port Huron, Michigan

Spur routes

Bismarck, North Dakota - I-194 (unsigned)
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota - I-394, I-494, I-694
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - I-794, I-894
Chicago, Illinois - I-294 (Tri-State Tollway)
Battle Creek, Michigan - I-194

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Auxiliary routes of Interstate 94

Interchanges from west to east

Montana

County	Municipality	Exit
Yellowstone	Huntley		Pryor Creek Rd.
Yellowstone	Ballantine	14	Arrow Creek Rd.
Yellowstone	Pompeys Pillar	23
Yellowstone	Pompeys Pillar	36	Reed Creek Rd.
Yellowstone	Custer	47	Musselshell Trail Rd.
Yellowstone	Custer	49	MT 47
Treasure	Bighorn	53
Treasure	Hysham	67
Treasure	Sanders	72	County 384
Rosebud	Forsyth	82	Reservation Creek Rd.
Rosebud	Forsyth	87	MT 39
Rosebud	Forsyth	93	US 12
Rosebud	Forsyth	95	18th Ave./Slaugther House Rd.
Rosebud	Rosebud	102
Rosebud	Rosebud	105	Butte Creek Rd.
Rosebud	Hathaway	117	Graveyard Creek Rd.
Custer	Volborg	126	Moon Creek Rd.
Custer	Fort Keogh	128
Custer	Miles City	135	Business Interstate 94
Custer	Miles City	138	Haynes Ave. (MT 59)
Custer	Miles City	141	Business Interstate 94/US 12
Custer	Ismay	159
Prairie	Terry	169
Prairie	Terry	176	Terry-Locate Rd.
Prairie	Fallon	185
Dawson	Glendive	192	Bad Route Rd.
Dawson	Glendive	198	Old US 10
Dawson	Glendive	204	Whoopup Rd.
Dawson	Glendive	206	Pleasant View Rd.
Dawson	Glendive	210	Business Interstate 94
Dawson	Glendive	211	MT 200
Dawson	Glendive	213	Lewis and Clark Trail (MT 16)
Dawson	Glendive	215	Merrill Ave. (Business Interstate 94)
Dawson	Glendive	224
Dawson	Glendive	231	Hodges Rd.
Wibaux	Wibaux	236
Wibaux	Wibaux	241	MT 7
Wibaux	Wibaux	248	Carlyle Rd.

Wisconsin

County	Municipality	Exit
St. Croix	Hudson	1	WI 35
St. Croix	Hudson	2	Carmichael Rd. (CTH F)
St. Croix	Hudson	3	WI 35
St. Croix	Hudson	4	US 12
St. Croix	Roberts	10	WI 65
St. Croix	Hammond	16	County T
St. Croix	Baldwin	19	US 63
St. Croix	Woodville	24	County B
St. Croix	Wilson	28	WI 128
Dunn	Knapp	32	County Q
Dunn	Menomonie	41	WI 25
Dunn	Menomonie	45	County B
Dunn	Elk Mound	52	US 12/WI 29
Eau Claire	Eau Claire	59	County EE/WI 124 (will be renumbered WI 312 in summer of 2006. This interchange is signed as a junction with US 12 as well, which actually intersects WI 124 approximately 3 blocks from the Interstate interchange)
Eau Claire	Eau Claire	65	WI 37/WI 85 (signed as an interchange with WI 85, although WI 85 is actually 4 miles away, SW along WI 37)
Eau Claire	Eau Claire	68	WI 93
Eau Claire	Eau Claire	70	US 53
Eau Claire	Foster/Fall Creek	81	County HH
Trempealeau	Osseo	88	US 10
Jackson	Northfield	98	WI 121/County FF
Jackson	Hixton	105	WI 95
Jackson	Black River Falls	115	WI 27
Jackson	Black River Falls	116	WI 54
Jackson	Millston	128	County O
Monroe	Warrens	135	County E
Monroe	Tomah	143	US 12/WI 21
Monroe	Tomah		Interstate 90
Dane	Cottage Grove	244	County N
Dane	Deerfield	250	WI 73
Jefferson	Lake Mills	259	WI 89
Jefferson	Johnson Creek	267	WI 26
Jefferson	Concord	275	County F
Jefferson	Corcord	277 (EB only)	Willow Glen Rd.
Waukesha	Oconomowoc	282	WI 67
Waukesha	Delafield	283 (WB only)	Sawyer Rd. (County P)
Waukesha	Delafield	285	County C
Waukesha	Delafield	287	WI 83
Waukesha	Pewaukee	290	County SS
Waukesha	Pewaukee	291	County G
Waukesha	Pewaukee	293	County T
Waukesha	Pewaukee	293 (WB Only)	WI 16
Waukesha	Pewaukee	294	WI 164/County J
Waukesha	Pewaukee	295	County F
Waukesha	Brookfield	297	Barker Rd. (US 18/WI 164/County Y/County JJ)
Waukesha	Brookfield	301	Moorland Rd. (County O)
Milwaukee	Milwaukee	304	108th St. (WI 100)
Milwaukee	Milwaukee		Interstate 894/US 45
Milwaukee	Milwaukee	318	WI 119
Milwaukee	Milwaukee	319	College Ave. (County ZZ)
Milwaukee	Oak Creek	320	Rawson Ave. (County BB)
Milwaukee	Oak Creek	322	Ryan Rd. (WI 100)
Racine	Caledonia	325 (WB only)	27th St. (WI 241)
Racine	Caledonia	326	Seven Mile Rd.
Racine	Caledonia	327	County G
Racine	Franksville	329	Northwestern Ave. (County K)
Racine	Sturtevant	333	WI 20
Racine	Sturtevant	335	WI 11
Racine	Sturtevant	337	County KR
Kenosha	Sturtevant	339	County E
Kenosha	Kenosha	340	WI 142/ County S
Kenosha	Kenosha	342	52nd St. (WI 158)
Kenosha	Kenosha	344	75th St. (WI 50)
Kenosha	Pleasant Prairie	345	County C
Kenosha	Pleasant Prairie	347	WI 165

Lane configurations

Between Blue Water Bridge and Exit 243 (23 Mile Rd.) in Chesterfield Township, MI (2 lanes on each side)
Between Exit 243 and Exit 180 (US 23) (3 lanes on each side)
Between Exit 180 (US 23) and Exit 171 (M-14) (2 lanes on each side)
Between Exit 171 (M-14) and just west of Exit 167 (Baker Rd.) (3 lanes on each side)
Between just west of Exit 167 (Baker Rd.) and Exit 34 (Interstate 196) (2 lanes on each side)
Between Interstate 196 and Indiana state line (3 lanes on each side - a 4th lane is to be added westbound in 2006 between Exit 30 and Exit 29http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9620_11057-140620--,00.html

Between Michigan state line and Exit 11 (I-65) (3 lanes each way)
Between Exit 11 (I-65) and Exit 2 (Calumet Ave/Gary) (4 lanes each way, auxiliary lanes between exits)
Between Exit 2 (Calumet Ave/Gary) and Illinois state line (built to accommodate 4 lanes, striped for 3 lanes each way awaiting completion of I-94/Kingery Expwy reconstruction in Illinois)

Interstate 94 runs through downtown Chicago, resulting in some odd lane configurations:
From north to south:

Wisconsin state line to Edens Spur -- 6 lanes (3 lanes in each direction) -- 8 by 2008/2010
Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 294) to Skokie Highway (U.S. Highway 41), also known as the Edens Spur -- 4 lanes (2 lanes each way)
Edens Spur Ramp to/from Edens Expressway -- 2 lanes each way
Skokie Highway to Kennedy Expressway (Interstate 90) -- 6 lanes (3x3)
Kennedy Expressway at the Junction to Ohio Street -- 10 lanes (2 reversible, 4 westbound, 4 eastbound)
Ohio Street to Eisenhower Expressway (Interstate 290) -- 10 lanes (5 westbound, 5 eastbound)
At the Eisenhower Expressway -- 6 lanes (3 westbound, 3 eastbound)
From the Eisenhower Expressway to the Stevenson Expressway (Interstate 55) -- 10 lanes (5 eastbound, 5 westbound)
The following sections are being expanded as of 2005 to make ramps safer and to have consistent amounts of lanes:

From the Stevenson Expressway to the 47th Avenue Slip -- 14 lanes (express: 4 lanes each way, local: 3 lanes each way)
Between the 47th Avenue and 51st Avenue Slip Ramps -- 14 lanes (express: 3 lanes each way, local: 4 lanes each way)
51st Avenue to the Chicago Skyway (Interstate 90) -- 12 lanes (express: 4 lanes each way, local: 2 lanes each way), expanding to 14 by 2007.
Chicago Skyway to Interstate 57 -- 8 lanes (4 lanes each way)
The following sections have no expansion plans:

Ramps to/from Bishop Ford Freeway -- 4 lanes (2 lanes each way), with 6 lanes (3 lanes each way) between Michigan Avenue and Cottage Grove Avenue
Cottage Grove Avenue to Tri-State Tollway and Interstate 80 -- 6 lanes (3 lanes each way)
The following sections are being expanded as of 2005 to widen ramps and through lanes, primarily for the Tri-State Tollway:

Ramps to/from Kingery Expressway -- 4 lanes (2 lanes each way)
Bishop Ford Freeway to Indiana state line -- 6 lanes (3 lanes each way), expanding to 8 by 2006.

Three lanes each way from Minnesota border to Exit 4 (US 12)
Two lanes each way from exit #4 to junction with Interstate 90
Together with I-90, two lanes each way until junction with Interstate 39 (I-90/94 unified exit #108)
Together with I-39/90, three lanes each way until suburban Madison
3 lanes each way through suburban Madison
Departs from I-39/90 at unified I-39/90 exit #138A as I-94 exit #240, thence two lanes each way east to exit #290 near Pewaukee
3 lanes each way from exit #290 to exit #294 near Pewaukee.
3+ lanes each way through suburbs and city of Milwaukee.
South from suburban Milwaukee, 3 lanes each way to Illinois border

3 lanes in both directions from North Dakota border to US-75 (Moorhead).
2 lanes in both directions from US-75 to MN-101 (Rogers).
3 lanes in both directions from MN-101 to I-494 (Maple Grove).
4 lanes eastbound between I-494 and US 169, 4 lanes westbound between Boone Avenue and Hemlock Lane (Brooklyn Park).
3 lanes each direction from Boone Ave to Brooklyn Blvd.
4 lanes each direction between Brooklyn Blvd to I-94 split from I-694.
2 lanes each direction transitioning from I-694 mainline to I-94 mainline.
4 lanes in both directions from I-694/MN-252 to Dowling Avenue (Minneapolis).
5 lanes (with the exception of 4 under Broadway bridge) in both directions from Dowling Avenue to I-394/US-12/Lyndale/Hennepin Aves.
3 lanes westbound, 2 lanes eastbound until Lowry Hill Tunnel.
3 lanes each direction from Lowry Hill tunnel to MN-280 (Saint Paul).
4 lanes (with the exception of 3 under Snelling Avenue bridge) each direction from MN-280 to I-35E.
3 lanes each direction from I-35E to White Bear Avenue, with short segment of 5 lanes each direction between US 10/61 and Mounds Blvd.
2 lanes each direction from White Bear Avenue to MN-120 (being expanded to 3 lanes in each direction).
3 lanes each direction from MN-120 to Wisconsin border.

2 lanes in each direction through most of the state, 3 lanes in each direction in the Fargo area from 45th Street exit to the Red River (Minnesota state line).

2 lanes each direction from western terminus at I-90 to North Dakota border

Notes

Interstate 94 is the only purely east-west interstate to form a direct connection into a foreign country (Canada). No such interstate ends at the U.S.-Mexico border. At Port Huron, I-94 crosses the Blue Water Bridge into Sarnia, Ontario and becomes Highway 402, which can be used by motorists going to Toronto. The only other east-west Interstate is I-94's multiplex at that crossing, I-69.
Through much of Michigan, Interstate 94 follows the route of Old U.S. Highway 12. In the 1990s Michigan set up an "emergency Interstate" system. This system is designed as a permanent set of detours for Interstates in case an impassable problem occurs on the Interstates (in the case of I-94 in this area, the problem is usually very heavy lake effect snow in the winter months and construction in the summer)
I-94's intersection with M-10 in Detroit, built in 1953 before the Interstate system was even developed, is significant as the first full freeway-to-freeway interchange built in the United States.
Through North Dakota, Interstate 94 follows the route once taken by U.S. Highway 10 west from Fargo.
Interstate 494 was originally planned to serve as a loop in Chicago, Illinois and follow Lake Shore Drive along Lake Michigan. After local opposition prevented I-494 from being completed, the number was completely dropped. Portions of the old I-494 exist as US 41/Lake Shore Drive.
40 miles (64 km) north of the Twin Cities near Otsego, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) operates the Minnesota Road Research Facility, which studies the effect of traffic on various road surface types. Westbound traffic is redirected onto 3.5 miles (5.5 km) of pavement outfitted with thousands of sensors. There is a straight-through bypass (the original highway) that can be used when researchers are examining the road up close.
The stretch from Portage, Wisconsin to Madison, Wisconsin in which I-94 runs concurrently with I-39 and I-90 is the longest such stretch of three interstates in the country.
U.S. 52 follows I-94 from St. Paul, Minnesota to Jamestown, North Dakota. It is very poorly signed in Minnesota, but is signed very well on maps and in North Dakota.
Some parts of I-94 in Illinois are still signed North and South, especially along the Tri-State Tollway. This is because Interstate 94's alignment between Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois is north-south. Most signs on the mainline have been replaced with East-West signage in recent years, as of 2005. Mileposts along the portion of I-94 that are part of the Tri-State Tollway reflect the distance from the southeastern (Indiana-border) terminus of the tollway, leading to a counterintuitive increase in the mile numbers as one proceeds "west".
In 2005, I-94 welcomed its first SPUI interchange after a reconfiguration of its junction with US-24 (Telegraph Road) in Michigan. Formerly the intersection, designed during World War II was one of the nation's more unusual full interchange designs. Only two bridges were used and left hand exits were used throughout.http://dse.webonastick.com/maps/1971-detroit-suburbs-aaa

References

External links

[Interstate 94] at Michigan Highways
[Interstate 94] at Wisconsin Highways
[Interstate 94] at Larry's Phat Page
[Interstate highway distances] from the United States Department of Transportation
[Illinois Highway Ends: I-94]
[Indiana Highway Ends: I-94]

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