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{{Short description|Highway in the United States}}
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{{Infobox road
| country = USA
| type = US
| route = 54
| map = {{maplink-road|from=U.S. Route 54.map}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = US 54 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 1197
| length_ref = {{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
| length_round = 0
| established = 1926{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
| direction_a = West
| direction_b = East
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=TX|Loop|375}} in [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso, TX]]
| junction = {{plainlist|
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|10|US|180}} in El Paso, TX
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|40|US|84}} in [[Santa Rosa, New Mexico|Santa Rosa, NM]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|US|287}} in [[Stratford, Texas|Stratford, TX]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|US|64}} from [[Guymon, Oklahoma|Guymon]] to [[Hooker, Oklahoma|Hooker, OK]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|US|400}} in [[Mullinville, Kansas|Mullinville, KS]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|135|US|81}} in [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita, KS]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|35}} in Wichita, KS
*{{Jct|country=USA|US|400}} in [[Spring Township, Butler County, Kansas|Spring Township, KS]]
*{{jct|country=USA|I|49|US|71}} in [[Nevada, Missouri|Nevada, MO]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|70|US|40}} in [[Kingdom City, Missouri|Kingdom City, MO]]
}}
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=IL|I|72|US|36|IL|107}} in [[Griggsville, Illinois|Griggsville, IL]]
| states = [[Texas]], [[New Mexico]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Kansas]], [[Missouri]], [[Illinois]]
|previous_type=US
|previous_route=53
|next_type=US 1926
|next_route=55
}}
'''U.S. Route 54''' ('''US 54''') is an east–west [[United States Highway]] that runs northeast–southwest for {{convert|1,197|mi|km}} from [[El Paso, Texas]], to [[Griggsville, Illinois]]. The [[Union Pacific Railroad]]'s Tucumcari Line (former [[Southern Pacific Railroad|Southern Pacific]] and [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad|Rock Island Lines]] "Golden State Route") runs parallel to US 54 from El Paso to [[Pratt, Kansas]], which comprises about two-thirds of the route.
The highway's western terminus is in the city of El Paso, near the [[United States-Mexico border|Mexican border]] and the eastern terminus is at [[Interstate 72]] (I-72) in Griggsville. The highway is signed North-South in Texas and New Mexico reflecting its directional orientation and East-West the remainder of its course.
==Route description==
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|[[U.S. Route 54 in Texas|{{abbr|TX|Texas}}]] (El Paso)
|{{convert|20|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 54 in New Mexico|{{abbr|NM|New Mexico}}]]
|{{convert|355|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|{{abbr|TX|Texas}} (Panhandle)
|{{convert|92|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|{{abbr|OK|Oklahoma}}
|{{convert|56|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 54 in Kansas|{{abbr|KS|Kansas}}]]
|{{convert|380|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 54 in Missouri|{{abbr|MO|Missouri}}]]
|{{convert|279|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 54 in Illinois|{{abbr|IL|Illinois}}]]
|{{convert|24|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|'''Total'''
|{{convert|1206|mi|km|disp=table}}
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==
{{Main|U.S. Route 54 in Texas}}
US 54 begins in [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] at [[Texas State Highway Loop 375|Loop 375]] downtown (US 54/Patriot Freeway). The highway serves as a major [[freeway]] for the Metro area's network, running north–south along the city's eastern slope of the [[Franklin Mountains (Texas)|Franklin Mountains]] range. The highway runs through the city for approximately {{convert|20|mi|km}} before reaching the [[New Mexico]] state line. Within the network, it is a military connector for [[Fort Bliss]] and [[Holloman Air Force Base]].
=== New Mexico ===
{{Main|U.S. Route 54 in New Mexico}}
[[Image:US Route 54 in New Mexico.JPG|thumb|US Route 54 through New Mexico]]
US 54 enters [[New Mexico]] in [[Chaparral, New Mexico|Chaparral]] as part of the [[El Paso, Texas]] Metro area network. It also serves as a military highway to connect [[Fort Bliss]] in El Paso to [[Holloman Air Force Base]] in [[Alamogordo, New Mexico]] (via [[U.S. Route 70 (New Mexico)|U.S. Route 70]]). The speed limit is 75 mph on the divided highway section upon entering the state to approximately {{convert|10|mi|km}} south of Alamogordo, with a 35 mph zone in [[Orogrande, New Mexico|Orogrande]]. Upon entering Alamogordo, US 54 becomes concurrent with [[U.S. Route 70 (New Mexico)|U.S. Route 70]]. US 54/US 70 then intersects the beginning of [[U.S. Route 82 (New Mexico)|U.S. Route 82]] at the north end of Alamogordo (near [[La Luz, New Mexico|La Luz]]). The limit is 60 mph from Alamogordo to [[Tularosa, New Mexico|Tularosa]] and 55 mph north of Tularosa, where the concurrency with US 70 ends, and the highway reverts to being two lanes wide and not divided. The highway runs north through the central portion of the state, passing through [[Carrizozo, New Mexico|Carrizozo]] and intersecting [[U.S. Route 380 (New Mexico)|U.S. Route 380]]. The route then turns northeast before passing through [[Vaughn, New Mexico|Vaughn]]. Upon entering Vaughn, the route is briefly concurrent with [[U.S. Route 60 in New Mexico|U.S. Route 60]] and [[U.S. Route 285 (New Mexico)|U.S. Route 285]]. In Vaughn, US 285 splits off to the south. Exiting Vaughn, US 60 splits off to the southeast, and the route continues northeast to [[Santa Rosa, New Mexico|Santa Rosa]] where it becomes concurrent with [[Interstate 40 (New Mexico)|Interstate 40]]. The I-40 concurrency lasts for {{convert|59|mi|km}} to [[Tucumcari, New Mexico|Tucumcari]]. The highway then exits the state back into [[Texas]] at [[Nara Visa, New Mexico|Nara Visa]]. The highway runs for {{convert|354|mi|km}} in New Mexico, and is signed as a north–south route through the state.
=== Texas (Panhandle) ===
{{Main|U.S. Route 54 in Texas}}
The highway re-enters the [[Texas Panhandle]] just beyond Nara Visa, New Mexico, and continues northeast for {{convert|92|mi|km}} to the Oklahoma border. Major Texas cities along US 54 in the panhandle are [[Dalhart, Texas|Dalhart]] and [[Stratford, Texas|Stratford]].
=== Oklahoma ===
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<!--{{Main|U.S. Route 54 in Oklahoma}}--->
US 54 runs through the [[Oklahoma Panhandle]] from southwest to northeast. It enters at [[Texhoma, Oklahoma|Texhoma]], then continues northeast through [[Goodwell, Oklahoma|Goodwell]] before entering [[Guymon, Oklahoma|Guymon]]. In Guymon, it intersects [[U.S. Highway 412 (Oklahoma)|US 412]] and begins a concurrency with [[U.S. Highway 64 (Oklahoma)|US-64]]. It goes northeast through [[Optima, Oklahoma|Optima]] and [[Hooker, Oklahoma|Hooker]], where US 64 turns east. After going northeast through [[Tyrone, Oklahoma|Tyrone]], it enters Kansas just before entering Liberal, Kansas.
=== Kansas ===
{{Main|U.S. Route 54 in Kansas}}
[[File:US 54 in Fort Scott, Kansas.jpg|thumb|left|US 54 intersects US 69/K-7 in Fort Scott, KS]]
US 54 enters the state from Oklahoma in [[Seward County, Kansas|Seward County]], and travels through the cities of [[Liberal, Kansas|Liberal]] and [[Plains, Kansas|Plains]], where it runs concurrently with [[U.S. Route 160 in Kansas|US 160]] in [[Meade County, Kansas|Meade County]]. Just east of the city of [[Meade, Kansas|Meade]], US 54 splits from US 160 and continues in a northeasterly direction through Meade and [[Ford County, Kansas|Ford]] counties before beginning a long concurrency with [[U.S. Route 400 in Kansas|US 400]] in [[Mullinville, Kansas|Mullinville]] in [[Kiowa County, Kansas|Kiowa County]].
The highway then travels through the town of [[Greensburg, Kansas|Greensburg]] and continues as a two-lane road through [[Pratt, Kansas|Pratt]], [[Cunningham, Kansas|Cunningham]], and [[Kingman, Kansas|Kingman]]. At Pratt, the Union Pacific railroad tracks which paralleled the highway for over {{convert|600|mi|km}} from El Paso turn to the northeast (towards Topeka) and leave US 54. The road becomes a divided highway in eastern [[Kingman County, Kansas|Kingman County]]. From Kingman to Garden Plain in [[Sedgwick County, Kansas|Sedgwick County]] it is a freeway but becomes an at-grade expressway as it passes through Goddard and approaches Wichita.
[[Image:US 54 400 Kansas.JPG|thumb|right|US 54/US 400 a few miles west of [[Pratt, Kansas]]]]
The freeway resumes as the road crosses the city limits of Wichita near [[Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport]]. In Wichita, US 54/US 400 is known as Kellogg Avenue, and has junctions with [[Interstate 235 (Kansas)|I-235]], [[Interstate 135 (Kansas)|I-135]] and [[Interstate 35 in Kansas|I-35]], the [[Kansas Turnpike]], before a junction with [[K-96 (Kansas highway)|K-96]]. The Kellogg Avenue freeway has six lanes and extends {{convert|15|mi|km}} from 111th Street on the west side of Wichita to Zelta just after the I-35/Kansas Turnpike interchange on the east side. Upgrading of Kellogg Avenue from a surface arterial to a freeway has been underway since the mid-1980s, with the latest interchange project opening in late 2019. The road gets its name from Milo Bailey Kellogg, a shopkeeper and Civil War veteran who was the city's first civilian postmaster in 1870.
The concurrency of US 54 and US 400 continues through [[Augusta, Kansas|Augusta]] in [[Butler County, Kansas|Butler County]] before US 400 heads east toward the [[Missouri]] state line, while US 54 forms a brief concurrency with [[U.S. Route 77 in Kansas|US 77]] through [[El Dorado, Kansas|El Dorado]]. At El Dorado, US 54 continues its easterly course through rural areas in [[Greenwood County, Kansas|Greenwood]] and [[Woodson County, Kansas|Woodson]] counties before passing through the cities of [[Iola, Kansas|Iola]] and [[Fort Scott, Kansas|Fort Scott]]; US 77 heads north to [[Junction City, Kansas|Junction City]]. US 54 exits Kansas in [[Bourbon County, Kansas|Bourbon County]] before reaching [[Nevada, Missouri]].
=== Missouri ===
{{Main|U.S. Route 54 in Missouri}}
In Missouri, US 54 runs from the southwest portion of the state to the northeast. It is a major conduit through the [[Ozarks]] and is the primary access road to [[Pomme de Terre Lake]] and [[Lake of the Ozarks]]. After entering the state it passes through [[Nevada, Missouri|Nevada]], [[El Dorado Springs, Missouri|El Dorado Springs]], [[Hermitage, Missouri|Hermitage]], crossing Lake of the Ozarks the first time just north of [[Ha Ha Tonka State Park]]. It passes through [[Camdenton, Missouri|Camdenton]] and crosses the lake a second time on the [[Grand Glaize Bridge]] at [[Osage Beach, Missouri|Osage Beach]] before bypassing [[Eldon, Missouri|Eldon]] and going through [[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City]], where it crosses the [[Missouri River]] via the [[Jefferson City Bridge]] and briefly overlaps [[U.S. Route 63 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 63]]. Just north of the bridge, it splits passing through [[Fulton, Missouri|Fulton]], crossing [[Interstate 70 (Missouri)|Interstate 70]] at [[Kingdom City, Missouri|Kingdom City]], bypassing [[Mexico, Missouri|Mexico]], sharing a concurrency with [[Missouri Route 19|Highway 19]] through [[Laddonia, Missouri|Laddonia]], passing just north of [[Vandalia, Missouri|Vandalia]], and ultimately crossing the [[Mississippi River]] via the [[Champ Clark Bridge (2019)|Champ Clark Bridge]] into [[Illinois]] at [[Louisiana, Missouri|Louisiana]].
[[Image:Jefferson-city-bridge.jpg|thumb|500px|center|Jefferson City Bridge]]
=== Illinois ===
{{main|U.S. Route 54 in Illinois}}
In the state of [[Illinois]], U.S. 54 runs from the Champ Clark Bridge over the [[Mississippi River]] to its terminus at [[Interstate 72]] southwest of [[Griggsville, Illinois|Griggsville]]. Before the eastern terminus was cut back to I-72, U.S. 54 continued northeast via several existing roads, including the current [[Illinois Route 54]], [[Illinois Route 50]], and Governors' Highway, into downtown [[Chicago]], where it ended at Michigan Avenue and Lake Shore Drive. It is a rural, two-lane surface street for its entire length in Illinois. In the state of Illinois, U.S. 54 is {{convert|23.96|mi|km|2}} long.<ref name=t2>{{cite web |author=Illinois Technology Transfer Center |url=http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html |title=T2 GIS Data |access-date=2007-11-08 |year=2006}}</ref>
{{Expand section|date=June 2012}}
== History ==
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[[File:Pittsfield, IL Y (1926).jpg|thumb|Junction of former [[U.S. Route 36 in Illinois|US 36]] and existing route to [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. In the present day, US 54 follows the old route to Kansas City. [[Illinois Route 106]] follows the old route of US 36.]]
===Illinois===
Initially, US 54 ended at the junction of present-day IL 106 (former portion of US 36).<ref>{{Illinois road map|year=1934|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}</ref> In 1935, it replaced a portion of IL 107 between [[Louisiana, Missouri]] and New Hartford, Illinois.<ref>{{Illinois road map|year=1935|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}</ref> From 1942 to 1971, US 54 reached [[downtown Chicago]].<ref>{{Illinois road map|year=1942|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}</ref><ref name=1971ILLHighwayMap>{{Illinois road map|year=1971|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}</ref> It then got truncated back to its previous northern terminus. This was in favor of portions of US 36, [[Illinois Route 54]], [[U.S. Route 45 in Illinois|US 45]], Illinois Route 50, Governors Highway, Wood Street, 127th Street, Halsted Street, Vincennes Avenue, State Street, and Michigan Avenue.<ref name=1971ILLHighwayMap/><ref>{{Illinois road map|year=1972|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}</ref> The four-lane section of U.S. 36 northeast of Pittsfield now also carries Interstate 72 east to Springfield. As of 1992, US 54 was extended northeast to US 36 and present-day I-72 (exit 35). That same year, the section of road that once carried Illinois Route 54 through Springfield is no longer designated as a numbered highway.<ref>{{Illinois road map|year=1992|accessdate=September 13, 2020}}</ref> Now Illinois Route 54 starts at the Interstate 55 exit and goes northeast to Onarga, where it ends at U.S. Route 45. US 54 once joined with US 45 to Kankakee, but that highway is now designated as US 45 alone to Gilman, then US 45 and US 24 through Gilman, then US 45 alone again until a four-way intersection with U.S. Route 52 and Illinois Route 49, and US 45 and US 52 through Kankakee. Between Kankakee and Monee, the section that once carried US 54 is now marked as [[Illinois Route 50]].
== Major intersections ==
;Texas
: {{jct|state=TX|Loop|375}} in [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|62}} in El Paso
: {{jct|country=USA|I|110|dab1=Texas}} in El Paso
: {{jct|country=USA|I|10|US|180}} in El Paso
;New Mexico
: {{jct|country=USA|US|70}} in [[Alamogordo, New Mexico|Alamogordo]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Tularosa, New Mexico|Tularosa]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|82}} in Alamogordo
: {{jct|country=USA|US|380}} in [[Carrizozo, New Mexico|Carrizozo]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|60|US|285}} southwest of [[Vaughn, New Mexico|Vaughn]]. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of Vaughn.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|84}} in [[Santa Rosa, New Mexico|Santa Rosa]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40|US|84}} in Santa Rosa. I-40/US 54 travels concurrently to [[Tucumcari, New Mexico|Tucumcari]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|84}} in Santa Rosa
;Texas
: {{jct|country=USA|US|87|US|385}} in [[Dalhart, Texas|Dalhart]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|287}} in [[Stratford, Texas|Stratford]]
;Oklahoma
: {{jct|country=USA|US|412}} in [[Guymon, Oklahoma|Guymon]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|64}} in Guymon. The highways travel concurrently to [[Hooker, Oklahoma|Hooker]].
;Kansas
: {{jct|country=USA|US|83|US|270}} in [[Liberal, Kansas|Liberal]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|160}} east of [[Plains, Kansas|Plains]]. The highways travel concurrently to east of [[Meade, Kansas|Meade]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|283}} in [[Minneola, Kansas|Minneola]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|400}} east of [[Mullinville, Kansas|Mullinville]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Pickrell Corner, Kansas|Pickrell Corner]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|183}} west of [[Greensburg, Kansas|Greensburg]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|281}} in [[Pratt, Kansas|Pratt]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|235|dab1=Kansas}} in [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|135|US|81}} in Wichita
: {{jct|country=USA|I|35}} in Wichita
: {{jct|country=USA|US|77}} in [[Augusta, Kansas|Augusta]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[El Dorado, Kansas|El Dorado]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|75}} in [[Yates Center, Kansas|Yates Center]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|169}} east of [[Iola, Kansas|Iola]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|59}} in [[Moran, Kansas|Moran]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|69}} north of [[Fort Scott, Kansas|Fort Scott]]. The highways travel concurrently to Fort Scott.
;Missouri
: {{jct|country=USA|I|49|US|71}} in [[Nevada, Missouri|Nevada]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|65}} in [[Preston, Missouri|Preston]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|50|US|63}} in [[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City]]. US 54/US 63 travels concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|70|US|40}} in [[Kingdom City, Missouri|Kingdom City]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|61}} north of [[Bowling Green, Missouri|Bowling Green]]
;Illinois
: {{jct|country=USA|I|72|US|36}} in [[Griggsville Township, Pike County, Illinois|Griggsville Township]]
: {{jct|state=IL|IL|107}} in Griggsville Township
<ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |___location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 33, 40–41, 58–59, 68, 82, 98–99|isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2}}</ref>
==Related route==
{{See also|Special routes of U.S. Route 54}}
* [[U.S. Highway 154]]
==See also==
{{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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* [http://usends.com/54.html Endpoints of U.S. Highway 54]
* Kansas Highway Maps: [http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/MapsState.asp Current] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507230256/http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/MapsState.asp |date=May 7, 2016 }}, [http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps.asp Historic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219115640/http://ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps.asp |date=December 19, 2010 }}, KDOT
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