High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Interstate 194 (I-194) is a three-mile (5 km) long, north–south freeway between downtown Battle Creek and I-94 in the southern portion of the city. The Michigan Department of Transportation lists its length as 3.374 miles (5.430 km) long, while the Federal Highway Administration lists it at 3.38 miles (5.44 km). The highway has the local designation as the Sojourner Truth Downtown Parkway after the abolitionist Sojourner Truth, who was active in the Battle Creek area. Locals refer to the freeway by its semi-official nickname, "The Penetrator".