U.S. Route 54 in Illinois

U.S. Route 54
Route information
Length:	1,197 mi (1,926 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
West end:	Loop 375 in El Paso, TX
	I-10 / US 180 in El Paso, TX I-40 / US 84 in Santa Rosa, NM US 287 in Stratford, TX US-64 from Guymon to Hooker, OK US-400 in Mullinville, KS I-135 / US-81 / K-15 in Wichita, KS I-35 / Kansas Turnpike in Wichita, KS US-400 in Spring Township, KS I-49 / US 71 in Nevada, MO I-70 / US 40 in Kingdom City, MO
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 Highway System List Special Divided Replaced

U.S. Route 54 (US 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. The Union Pacific Railroad's Tucumcari Line (former Southern Pacific and 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.

As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is Griggsville, Illinois, at Interstate 72 and Illinois Route 107. Its western terminus is El Paso, near the United States-Mexico border.

US 54 begins in El Paso at 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 range. The highway runs through the city for approximately 20 miles (32 km) before reaching the New Mexico state line. Within the network, it is a military connector for Fort Bliss and Holloman Air Force Base.

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