Transportation

The convenience of our multi modal transit system makes commerce in Richland County an affordable option. Richland County serves as a central location to the major markets of Madison and LaCrosse and also between between Chicago and Minneapolis.

Roadways

Richland County has a total of 757.93 miles of roads.

• 244.42 miles of County Trunk Highways
• 513.51 miles of Local Roads
• Access to Interstate I-90 - I-94 is 50 miles away

Rail

The Wisconsin & Southern Railroad is a regional railroad operating 700 miles of track throughout south central Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois. Lone Rock, in the southeastern corner of the county, is located on the publicly-owned line that is currently operated by Wisconsin and Southern Railroad. WisDOT's commodity forecasts project that Wisconsin's freight rail tonnage will increase by more than 50% by 2020.

Air

• The Richland Airport - Richland Center
  • average of twenty-five aircraft operations/day
  • 54% localgeneral aviation
  • 43% transient general aviation
• Tri-County Regional Airport - Lone Rock
  • average of thirty-three aircraft operations/day
  • 61% local, general aviation
  • 33% transient general aviation
• Dane County Regional Airport - Madison
  • 75 minutes from Richland Center by Car
  • Direct flights to Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Washington D.C.
  • MSN Airport