US 14 enters Wisconsin from
La Crescent along with
US 61 and
State Trunk Highway 16 (WIS 16; linking to
Minnesota State Highway 16, or MN 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 , after a short concurrency, US 14 and US 61 turn east while WIS 35 continues south. The U.S. Highways 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 east trek, the highway enters
Richland Center and immediately turns south.
WIS 80 crosses the highway in the southern part of downtown before US 14 turns southeast and junctions with
WIS 58. US 14 passes through
Sextonville and turns south to collect
WIS 60 at
Gotham. The two highways then head east-southeast to
Lone Rock where they cross
WIS 130 and exit to
Sauk County. The routes then split at
Spring Green while crossing
WIS 23, with US 14 heading south into
Iowa County while WIS 60 continues east. US 14 bypasses
Helena and passes through
Arena and into
Dane County. US 14 turns southeast at
Mazomanie and junctions with
WIS 19, then passes through
Black Earth and
Cross Plains and turns east to meet
US 12 east at the West Beltline Highway in
Middleton, a suburb of
Madison. US 14 and US 12 follow the beltline south and around the west side of Madison and join
US 18 east and
US 151 north. All four U.S. Highways head east for through urban Madison where US 151 splits north to head into downtown Madison and US 12 and US 18 continue east, while US 14 turns south toward
Oregon on a stretch of freeway. The highway bypasses Oregon to the east and becomes a two-lane road and enters
Rock County east of
Brooklyn. US 14 turns southeast to
Darien while WIS 11 continues east to
Delavan. US 14 junctions with
I-43 just before passing through Darien. At
Walworth, the highway turns due south and heads into Illinois. ==History==