In the
U.S. state of
Wisconsin,
U.S. Route 14 (normally called
U.S. Highway 14,
Highway 14 or
US 14) runs northwest-southeast across the western to southwest portions of the state. It links
La Crosse and the southwestern portion of the state with
Madison and
Janesville. US 14 is mostly two-lane surface road with the exception of a few multilane urban arterials and a freeway section around Madison that it mostly shares with
US 12.
Route description
US 14 enters Wisconsin from
La Crescent along with
US 16 and
WIS 16 (linking to
Trunk Highway 16). The three highways immediately junction with
US 53 in the downtown area and WIS 16 continues east while US 14 along with US 61 turn southeast and out of La Crosse, linking up with
WIS 35 south along the way for three miles (5 km), after a short concurrency, US 14 and US 61 turn east while WIS 35 continues south. The US routes then exit
La Crosse County for
Vernon County. In Vernon County, the routes passes through
Coon Valley and
Westby, joining with
WIS 27 and turning south and passing through
Viroqua. WIS 27 splits off to the southwest as US 14 and US 61 head southeast to
Readstown where US 61 turns south and US 14 heads east into
Richland County.
US 14 continues southeast into Richland County, bypassing
Sylvan and
Boaz before turning east. after a seven mile (11 km) east trek, the highway enters......
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