U.S. Highway 14

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U.S. Highway 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.

U.S. 14 and U.S. 83 are the only national routes serving Pierre, South Dakota. It is one of only five state capitals not on the Interstate highway system.

Contents 1 Termini 2 Alternate routes 3 Principal cities/highways 4 States traversed 5 Notes 6 Sources

Termini

As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in Chicago, Illinois at an intersection with U.S. Highway 41. Its western terminus is the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

Alternate 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 Highways in the Black Hills.

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.

Principal cities/highways

• Chicago, Illinois
• Madison, Wisconsin
• La Crosse, Wisconsin
• Winona, Minnesota - original east terminus
• Rochester, Minnesota - U.S. Highway 52, U.S. Highway 63
• Owatonna, Minnesota - Interstate 35
• Brookings, South Dakota - Interstate 29
• Pierre, South Dakota
• Philip, South Dakota - original west terminus
• Sturgis, South Dakota

States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

• Illinois
• Wisconsin
• Minnesota
• South Dakota
• Wyoming

Notes

• US 14 presently has no "child" routes.
• The Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway incorporates US 14 from South Dakota in the west to Rochester, Minnesota in the east, where the historic roadway continues on U.S. 63.
• US 14 was originally the "Black and Yellow Trail," so named as it connected Minnesota with the Black Hills and Yellowstone National Park.

Sources

• Endpoints of US highways (used with permission)
• http://www.us-highways.com/

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