U.S. Route 54 in Texas
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 111.583 mi (179.575 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1927 – present | |||
| El Paso section | ||||
| South end: |
 Loop 375 in El Paso
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| Major junctions: |
 I-110 in El Paso US 62 in El Paso  I-10 / US 180 in El Paso |
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| North end: |
 US 54 at Chaparral, N.M.
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| Panhandle section | ||||
| South end: |
US 54 near Nara Visa, N.M.
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| Major junctions: |
  US 87 / US 385 in Dalhart US 287 in Stratford
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| North end: |
US-54 at Texhoma, Okla.
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| Counties: | El Paso, Hartley, Dallam, Sherman | |||
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| Location: | El Paso |
| Length: | 12.466 mi (20.062 km) |
| Existed: | 1990–present |
U.S. Route 54 in Texas is a U.S. Highway that travels through two portions of Texas: one in the far western point, and the other in the far northwest Panhandle.
US 54 begins in El Paso, Texas, as a controlled access highway at an intersection with Loop 375. The route then travels northward, joining up with I-110 within the first mile. A mile later, these highways intersect Interstate 10 at a complex, three level high expressway interchange which the locals call the "Spaghetti Bowl." I-110 ends here, while US 54 continues north through El Paso. The route turns northeast, becoming a rare example of a collector-express freeway in Texas (until the Pershing Drive exit) before entering New Mexico. The route re-enters Texas in the northwest Panhandle, traveling northeast through sparsely populated country. The route intersects US Route 87 and US Route 385 in Dalhart and US Route 287 in Stratford, before exiting into the Oklahoma Panhandle at Texhoma.
The southwestern portion was originally part of the Ozark Trails, paralleling the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad, and was originally given the numbering of State Highway 33. SH 33 continued into Texas farther south in the Panhandle, following the former Ozark Trail. The northern Panhandle portion was originally assigned to State Highway 56, paralleling the Chicago, Rock Island, and Gulf Railroad.
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