U.S. Route 14
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U.S. Route 14 (U.S. 14), an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It currently has a length of 1,398 miles (2,250 km), but it had a peak length of 1,429 miles (2,300 km). For much of its length, it runs roughly parallel to Interstate 90.
As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in Chicago, Illinois at an intersection with U.S. Route 41. Its western terminus is the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, with the western terminus of U.S. Route 16 and the western terminus of the eastern segment of U.S. Route 20.[Endpoints of US highways]
Route description
U.S. 14 passes through the following states:
In the state of Illinois, U.S. 14 runs southeast from north of Harvard to Chicago via Woodstock and the northwest suburbs. East of the Fox River, U.S. 14 generally has four lanes; at times it is a high-speed divided highway. U.S. 14 ends at the corner of Broadway and U.S. 41 (Foster Avenue) on the north side of Chicago.
Length
Cities
- Sturgis, South Dakota
- Philip, South Dakota - original west terminus
- Pierre, South Dakota
- Brookings, South Dakota - Interstate 29
- Mankato, Minnesota - U.S. Route 169
- Owatonna, Minnesota - Interstate 35
- Rochester, Minnesota - U.S. Route 52, U.S. Route 63
- Winona, Minnesota - original east terminus
- Interstate 90 - Mulitplexed from La Crescent, Minnesota to Dakota, Minnesota
- La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Chicago, Illinois
Spur routes
As of 2004, U.S. 14 has two Alternate Routes.
In the state of Illinois, U.S. 14 runs southeast from north of Harvard to Chicago via Woodstock and the northwest suburbs. East of the Fox River, U.S. 14 generally has four lanes; at times it is a high-speed divided highway. U.S. 14 ends at the corner of Broadway and U.S. 41 (Foster Avenue) on the north side of Chicago.
Length
Cities
- Sturgis, South Dakota
- Philip, South Dakota - original west terminus
- Pierre, South Dakota
- Brookings, South Dakota - Interstate 29
- Mankato, Minnesota - U.S. Route 169
- Owatonna, Minnesota - Interstate 35
- Rochester, Minnesota - U.S. Route 52, U.S. Route 63
- Winona, Minnesota - original east terminus
- Interstate 90 - Mulitplexed from La Crescent, Minnesota to Dakota, Minnesota
- La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Chicago, Illinois
Spur routes
As of 2004, U.S. 14 has two Alternate Routes.
In the state of Illinois, U.S. 14 runs southeast from north of Harvard to Chicago via Woodstock and the northwest suburbs. East of the Fox River, U.S. 14 generally has four lanes; at times it is a high-speed divided highway. U.S. 14 ends at the corner of Broadway and U.S. 41 (Foster Avenue) on the north side of Chicago.
Length
Cities
- Sturgis, South Dakota
- Philip, South Dakota - original west terminus
- Pierre, South Dakota
- Brookings, South Dakota - Interstate 29
- Mankato, Minnesota - U.S. Route 169
- Owatonna, Minnesota - Interstate 35
- Rochester, Minnesota - U.S. Route 52, U.S. Route 63
- Winona, Minnesota - original east terminus
- Interstate 90 - Mulitplexed from La Crescent, Minnesota to Dakota, Minnesota
- La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Chicago, Illinois
Spur routes
As of 2004, U.S. 14 has two Alternate Routes.
Alternate U.S. 14 (more commonly known as US 14A) in South Dakota has an eastern terminus in Sturgis. It rejoins U.S. 14 in Spearfish. While the main line of U.S. 14 is duplexed with Interstate 90, Alternate U.S. 14 takes a long detour southward through the Black Hills, connecting Deadwood, Lead, and the many small towns of Spearfish Canyon. It is a National Scenic Byway, and one of the many Scenic Roads in the Black Hills, including both the Spearfish Canyon and Boulder Canyon segments.
Alternate U.S. 14 in Wyoming has an eastern terminus in Sheridan County. It rejoins U.S. 14 in Cody. Both routes serve portions of the Big Horn Mountains and Big Horn Basin, with the main line of U.S. 14 taking the more southerly route.
Notes
- U.S. 14 presently has no "child" routes.
- U.S. 14 and U.S. 83 are the only national routes serving Pierre, South Dakota, one of only five state capitals not on the Interstate highway system.
- The Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway incorporates U.S. 14 from South Dakota in the west to Rochester, Minnesota in the east, where the historic roadway continues on U.S. 63. The author moved to De Smet, SD from Walnut Grove, MN via the Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern, which parallels the highway from the Black Hills to La Crosse, WI.
- U.S. 14 was originally the "Black and Yellow Trail", so named as it connected Minnesota with the Black Hills and Yellowstone National Park.
- In Chicago's Northwest Suburbs, it is known as Northwest Highway due to its direction as well as it paralleling the old Chicago and North Western railroad (now Union Pacific.)
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