Interstate 94
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{{redirect|I-94}}
{{Infobox road
|type=I
|route=94
|map=Interstate 94 map.png
|length_mi=1604
|length_round=2
|length_ref={{Fact|date=July 2008}}
|established=
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=MT|I|90}} near [[Billings, Montana|Billings, MT]]
|junction={{Jct|state=ND|I|29}} in [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo, ND]]<br>{{Jct|state=MN|I|35W}} in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis, MN]]<br>{{Jct|state=MN|I|35E}} in [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul, MN]]<br>{{Jct|state=WI|I|39}} in [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison, WI]]<br>{{Jct|state=WI|I|43}} in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee, WI]]<br>{{Jct|state=IL|I|55}} in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, IL]]<br>{{Jct|state=IL|I|57}} in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, IL]]<br>{{Jct|state=IL|I|80}} in [[South Holland, Illinois|South Holland, IL]]<br>{{Jct|state=IN|I|65}} in [[Gary, Indiana|Gary, IN]]<br>{{Jct|state=MI|I|75}} in [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit, MI]]
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=ON|Hwy|402}} at [[Canadian border (US)|Canadian border]] on [[Blue Water Bridge]] in [[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron, MI]]
|commons=category
}}
'''Interstate 94''' (I-94) is the northernmost east-west [[interstate highway]], connecting the [[Great Lakes]] and Intermountain regions 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 [[Sarnia, Ontario]], [[Canada]] border, where together with [[Interstate 69]] it meets [[Highway 402 (Ontario)|Highway 402]]. I-94 is the longest interstate highway that does not end in a '0' or '5'.
== Route description ==
{{lengths table}}
|-
|[[Interstate 94 (Montana)|MT]]
|249
|401
|-
|[[Interstate 94 in North Dakota|ND]]
|352
|567
|-
|[[Interstate 94 (Minnesota)|MN]]
|259
|418
|-
|[[Interstate 94 (Wisconsin)|WI]]
|348
|560
|-
|[[Interstate 94 in Illinois|IL]]
|77
|124
|-
|[[Interstate 94 (Indiana)|IN]]
|46
|74
|-
|[[Interstate 94 (Michigan)|MI]]
|275
|443
|-
|Total<ref name="FWHA">[http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table1.htm Route Log- Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 1<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|1604
|2581
|}
{|class="infobox" width="230px"
!style="background: #ccf;"|<big>Major cities</big>
|-
|All cities are [[control city|control cities]] for I-94.<ref>{{cite web| title = Interstate Highway Control Cities| date = 2004| url = http://users.adelphia.net/~pwolf/controlcities.html| accessdate = 2006-12-04}}</ref>
|-
|
*[[Billings, Montana]]
*[[Bismarck, North Dakota]]
*[[Fargo, North Dakota]]
*[[Moorhead, Minnesota]]
*[[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
*[[St. Paul, Minnesota]]
*[[Eau Claire, Wisconsin]]
*[[Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin]]
*[[Madison, Wisconsin]]
*[[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
*[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
*[[Detroit, Michigan]]
*[[Port Huron, Michigan]]
|}
Interstate 94 is the only purely east-west interstate to form a direct connection into a foreign country (Canada). No such interstate currently ends at the [[U.S.-Mexico border]], although [[Interstate 905|I-905]] in [[California]] will become such when upgrades are completed. At Port Huron, I-94 crosses the [[Blue Water Bridge]] into [[Sarnia, Ontario]] and becomes [[Highway 402 (Ontario)|Highway 402]], which can be used by motorists going to [[Toronto]]. I-94's concurrency at that crossing, [[Interstate 69|I-69]], is posted east-west in eastern Michigan, but changes to north-south near Lansing and remains north-south in the remainder of Michigan and throughout its run in Indiana.
=== Montana ===
{{main|Interstate 94 in Montana}}
I-94 begins at [[Billings, Montana|Billings]] and travels northeastward towards [[Glendive, Montana|Glendive]] before exiting the state to the east.
=== North Dakota ===
{{main|Interstate 94 in North Dakota}}
The route enters at [[Beach, North Dakota|Beach]], passes through some beautiful scenery in the [[Badlands]] near [[Medora, North Dakota|Medora]] (near the [[Theodore Roosevelt National Park]] (South Unit)). A public rest area about seven miles (11 km) east of Medora provides a scenic view and the Painted Canyon Trail that provides the opportunity to hike through some of the scenery. I-94 then travels east past [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]] on the way to [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]] where it leaves the state and crosses into Minnesota.
=== Minnesota ===
{{main|Interstate 94 in Minnesota}}
I-94 travels in a northwest-southeast trajectory passing [[Moorhead, Minnesota|Moorhead]] and [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St Cloud]] prior to traveling through the [[Minneapolis-St. Paul|Twin Cities]] and heading east out of the state. Leaving [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo, ND]] and entering [[Moorhead, Minnesota|Moorhead, MN]], I-94 crosses the [[Red River of the North|Red River]]. In [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]] it crosses the [[Mississippi River]], and leaving Minnesota between [[Lakeland, Minnesota|Lakeland, MN]] and [[Hudson, Wisconsin|Hudson, WI]], I-94 crosses the [[St. Croix River (Wisconsin-Minnesota)|St. Croix River]].
Between northbound [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|I-35W]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 280|MN-280]] in the Twin Cities, the highway is not up to interstate standards because the [[Minnesota Department of Transportation]] (Mn/DOT) added a temporary extra lane to help relieve traffic congestion caused by the collapse of the [[I-35W Mississippi River bridge]].
[[Image:Lowry Hill Tunnel.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lowry Hill Tunnel]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]].]]
=== Wisconsin ===
{{main|Interstate 94 in Wisconsin}}
Interstate 94 enters [[Wisconsin]] east of the Twin Cities at the town of [[Hudson, Wisconsin|Hudson]]. It passes [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]] before turning southeastward and joining with [[Interstate 90]] in [[Tomah, Wisconsin|Tomah]] and [[Interstate 39]] in [[Portage, Wisconsin|Portage]]. I-94 branches off eastward in [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]] and travels east to [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]] before turning south and heading to [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], entering [[Illinois]] at [[Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin|Pleasant Prairie]].
=== Illinois ===
{{main|Interstate 94 in Illinois}}
{{seealso|Tri-State Tollway|Edens Expressway|Dan Ryan Expressway|Bishop Ford Freeway|Kingery Expressway}}
In the state of [[Illinois]], I-94 runs south from Wisconsin to Indiana via downtown [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]. It is tolled on the Tri-State Tollway to the I-94/I-294 split; it then runs east to the [[Skokie Highway]], where it turns south through the city of Chicago. At [[Interstate 80]], I-94 runs east to Indiana on the Kingery Expressway.
=== Indiana ===
{{main|Interstate 94 in Indiana}}
{{seealso|Borman Expressway}}
In the state of [[Indiana]], I-94 runs east from Illinois concurrent with I-80. It crosses [[Interstate 90]] ([[Indiana Toll Road]]), where I-80 joins I-90 east towards [[Ohio]]. I-94 continues northeast, paralleling the [[Lake Michigan]] shoreline into Michigan.
=== Michigan ===
{{main|Interstate 94 in Michigan}}
I-94 runs north along [[Lake Michigan]] to [[St. Joseph, Michigan|St. Joseph]] before heading east on the long road to [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]]. It turns northeast to [[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron]] where it meets [[Interstate 69|I-69]] and ends at [[Highway 402 (Ontario)|ON Hwy 402]] on the [[Blue Water Bridge]].
==History==
North of [[Chicago]], I-94 is being widened from six to eight lanes from [[Illinois Route 22|Illinois Route 22 (Half Day Road)]] to just south of the Wisconsin state line at [[Illinois Route 173]] and 95th Street to 159th Street.
In 2005, the I-94 bridge over the Crow River near [[St. Michael, Minnesota]], about {{convert|35|mi|km}} northwest of [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], is being rebuilt. In 2006, a project to widen I-94 east of downtown [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] between [[Minnesota State Highway 120]] and McKnight Road from four to six lanes was completed.
The new [[Marquette Interchange]], in downtown [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], will be completed in 2008 at a cost of $810 million.
The interchange at 95th Ave. N in [[Maple Grove, Minnesota]] is also being rebuilt. A new, wider bridge will replace the two-lane bridge there, which was demolished in July, 2006.
In Detroit, Interstate 94 was routed over the existing [[Edsel Ford]] Freeway, and remained signed as such until the late 1980s when Michigan deemphasized proper names on Interstate guide signs. Its interchange with the [[M-10 (Michigan highway)|Lodge Freeway]], built in 1953, is significant as the first full freeway-to-freeway interchange built in the United States.<ref name="significant">{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/histpres/highways_list.asp|title=Preliminary List of Nationally and Exceptionally Significant Features of the Interstate Highway System|accessdate=2006-07-06}}</ref>
==Intersections with other interstates==
*[[Interstate 90]] in [[Billings, Montana]]
*[[Interstate 29]] in [[Fargo, North Dakota]]
*[[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|Interstate 35W]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]; concurrent for less than one mile (1.6 km)
*[[Interstate 35E (Minnesota)|Interstate 35E]] in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]]
*[[Interstate 90]] in [[Tomah, Wisconsin]]
*[[Interstate 39]] at [[Portage, Wisconsin]]
*[[Interstate 43]] in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
*[[Interstate 90]] in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
*[[Interstate 55]] in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
*[[Interstate 57]] in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
*[[Interstate 80]] in [[South Holland, Illinois]]
*[[Interstate 65]] in [[Gary, Indiana]]
*[[Interstate 90]] in [[Lake Station, Indiana]]
*[[Interstate 196]] near [[Benton Harbor, Michigan]]
*[[Interstate 194 (Michigan)|Interstate 194]] in [[Battle Creek, Michigan]]
*[[Interstate 69]] in [[Marshall, Michigan]]
*[[Interstate 275 (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]]<ref name="FWHA" />
==Spur routes==
*[[Bismarck, North Dakota]] - [[Interstate 194 (North Dakota)|I-194]] (unsigned)
*[[Minneapolis-St. Paul|Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota]] - [[Interstate 394|I-394]], [[Interstate 494|I-494]], [[Interstate 694|I-694]]
*[[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] - [[Interstate 794|I-794]], [[Interstate 894|I-894]]
*[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] - [[Interstate 294|I-294]] (Tri-State Tollway)
*[[Battle Creek, Michigan]] - [[Interstate 194 (Michigan)|I-194]]
== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwys90-99.html#I-094 Interstate 94] at Michigan Highways
* [http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys90-99.html#I-094 Interstate 94] at Wisconsin Highways
* [http://illi-indi.com/il_EndsPage.php?id=3094§ion=1 Illinois Highway Ends: I-94]
* [http://illi-indi.com/EndsPage.php?id=3094§ion=1 Indiana Highway Ends: I-94]
* [http://www.prairiepublic.org/features/redtrail/index.html The Old Red Trail documentary about the history of I-94 in North Dakota]
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