U.S. Route 54

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U.S. Route 54
Length:	1,197 mi[1] (1,926 km)
Formed:	1926[1]
West end:	U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, TX
Major junctions:	I-10 in El Paso, TX I-40 in Santa Rosa, NM I-135 in Wichita, KS US 63 in Jefferson City, MO
East end:	I-72/IL-107 in Griggsville, IL
United States Numbered Highways

U.S. Route 54 is an east-west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 1,197 miles (1,926 km) from western Illinois to El Paso, Texas. It enters and leaves Texas twice.

Contents 1 Termini 2 States traversed 3 Notable cities on the route 4 Related U.S. routes 5 References

[edit] Termini

As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is Griggsville, Illinois at Interstate 72 and Illinois Route 107. Its western terminus is El Paso, Texas at the United States-Mexico border. Until the 1970s it reached Chicago before it was truncated in favor of U.S. Highway 36, Illinois Route 54, and U.S. Highway 45.

[edit] States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

• Illinois
• Missouri
• Kansas
• Oklahoma
• Texas
• New Mexico

[edit] Notable cities on the route

• Jefferson City, Missouri
• Wichita, Kansas
• Liberal, Kansas
• Guymon, Oklahoma
• Dalhart, Texas
• Tucumcari, New Mexico
• El Paso, Texas

Formerly:

• Springfield, Illinois
• Kankakee, Illinois
• Chicago, Illinois

[edit] Related U.S. routes

• U.S. Highway 154

[edit] References

		edit Main U.S. Routes
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101		163						400				412				425
Lists		U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

Browse numbered routes
< SH 53	OK		SH 54 >
< ILL 54	IL		I-55 >