U.S. Route 54 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
U.S. Route 54 |
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Route information | |
Length | 1,197 mi (1,926 km) |
Existed | 1926–present |
Major junctions | |
West end | Loop 375 in El Paso, TX |
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East end | I-72 / US 36 / IL 107 in Griggsville, IL |
Location | |
States: | Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois |
Highway system | |
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced |
U.S. Route 54 (US 54) is an east–west United States highway. It goes northeast-southwest for 1,197 miles (2,115 km) from Griggsville, Illinois to El Paso, Texas. It enters and leaves Texas twice. The Union Pacific Railroad's Tucumcari Line (former Southern Pacific and Rock Island Lines "Golden State Route") go parallel to US-54 from El Paso to Pratt, Kansas. That part makes up about two-thirds of the route.
The highway's eastern endpoint is at Interstate 72 in Griggsville, Illinois. Its western endpoint is El Paso, near the United States-Mexico border.
Route description
mi | km | |
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TX (El Paso) | 20 | 32 |
NM | 355 | 571 |
TX (Panhandle) | 92 | 148 |
OK | 56 | 90 |
KS | 380 | 612 |
MO | 279 | 449 |
IL | 24 | 38 |
Total | 1206 | 1940 |
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Images for kids
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Junction of former 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.
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US 54/US 400 a few miles west of Pratt, Kansas