Wisconsin Highway 194

State Trunk Highway 194 marker
State Trunk Highway 194
Route information
Length11.32 mi[1] (18.22 km)
Existed1961[1]–October 3, 2005[2]
Major junctions
West end WIS 27 north of Holcombe
North end CTH-H east of Sheldon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesRusk, Taylor
Highway system
← WIS 193→ WIS 195

State Trunk Highway 194 (often called Highway 194, STH-194 or WIS 194) was an 11.32-mile (18.22 km) state highway Rusk and Taylor counties in the US state of Wisconsin. The road was turned over to county control in 2005, and is now County Trunk Highway D (CTH-D).[1]

History

WIS 194 was initially formed in 1949 as a temporary route along an incomplete bypass of Janesville. The route ran from US 14 (now CTH-E) to US 51.[3][4] Once the bypass was finished, US 14 moved north onto the bypass; this effectively removed WIS 194 and established City US 14 along the old US 14 alignment.[5][6]

WIS 194 was formed when CTH-D in Rusk and Taylor counties between WIS 27 and WIS 73 was transferred to state control. By 1992, the state transferred the eastern 6.5-mile (10.5 km) segment from the Town of McKinley east to WIS 73. One 1⁄4-mile-long (0.40 km) segment was given to the county and became CTH-H while the rest became local roads.[1] The remainder of the highway was transferred to the two counties on October 3, 2005.[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Rusk​0.000.00 WIS 27 / CTH-D – Ladysmith, Cornell, Island LakeWestern terminus
TaylorTown of McKinley11.3218.22 CTH-HEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 190-199 (Highway 194)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.[self-published source]
  2. ^ a b Pickard, Brent. "WIS 194 to become County D in Rusk and Taylor counties" (Press release). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  3. ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (January 1949). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  4. ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1950). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:538,560. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  5. ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1952). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. OCLC 192095828. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  6. ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1953). Official Highway Map of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). 1:887,040. Madison: State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. OCLC 192095828. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Wikimedia Commons.