NationMaster - Encyclopedia: U.S. Route 54

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. Image File history File links I-72. ... Image File history File links Illinois_107. ... Interstate 72 is an interstate highway in the midwestern United States. ... Illinois Route 107 is a north-south state highway in western Illinois. ... Griggsville is a city located in Pike County, Illinois. ... Current U.S. Route shield Current U.S. Route shield in California The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integrated system of roads and highways in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ... This list of U.S. Highways is grouped by the 1- or 2-digit parent highway, although in some cases, a 3 digit highway is totally unrelated to its apparent parent. ... The following bannered highways have existed: Defunct routes are listed in italics. ... Some U.S. Routes are given directional suffixes to indicate a split of the main route - for instance, U.S. Route 25 splits into U.S. Route 25E (east) and U.S. Route 25W (west) between Newport, Tennessee and Corbin, Kentucky, and U.S. Route 9W is an alternate of... The Interstate Highway System and its numbering as approved June 27, 1958; several of these numbers were modified by 1960 This is a list of highways, mostly U.S. Routes, bypassed by Interstate Highways. ... Current U.S. Highway shield The United States Highway System is an integrated system of roads in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 kmÂ²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: County El Paso County Government - Mayor John Cook Area - City 250. ...

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. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Griggsville is a city located in Pike County, Illinois. ... Interstate 72 is an interstate highway in the midwestern United States. ... Illinois Route 107 is a north-south state highway in western Illinois. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: County El Paso County Government - Mayor John Cook Area - City 250. ... The international border between Mexico and the United States runs a total of 3,141 km (1,951 miles) from San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, in the west to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Brownsville, Texas, in the east. ...

Route description

The highway passes through the following states: : Home of President Abraham Lincoln United States Illinois Sangamon 60. ... Kankakee is a city in Kankakee County, Illinois, in the United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 606. ...

New Mexico

US 54 enters New Mexico as part of the El Paso, Texas Metro area network. It also services as a military highway to connect Fort Bliss in El Paso to Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The highway runs north through the central portion of the state connecting to Interstate 40 in Santa Rosa, NM following for 59 miles to Tucumcari. The highway then exits the state back into Texas at Nara Visa. The highway runs for 354 miles and through the major New Mexico cities of Alamogordo, Vaughn, Santa Rosa and Tucumcari.

Texas

El Paso area

US 54 begins in El Paso at State Loop 375 downtown. 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 23 miles before reaching the New Mexico State Line. Within the network it is a military connector for Fort Bliss and Holloman Air Force Base.

Texas Panhandle

The highway re-enters the Texas Panhandle just beyond Nara Visa, New Mexico and continues Northeast for 95 miles to the Oklahoma State Line. Major Texas cities along US 54 El Paso, North Hills, Dalhart and Stratford.

Oklahoma

Kansas

US 54 enters the state from Oklahoma in Seward County, and travels through the cities of Liberal and Plains, where it begins a multiplex with US 160 in Meade County. Just east of the city of Meade, US 54 splits from US 160 and continues in a northeasterly direction through Meade and Ford counties before beginning a long multiplex with US 400 in Mullinville in Kiowa County. Seward County (standard abbreviation: SW) is a county of the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Liberal is a city in Seward County, Kansas, United States. ... Plains is a city located in Meade County, Kansas. ... United States Highway 160 is an east-west United States highway. ... Meade County (standard abbreviation: ME) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Meade is a city located in Meade County, Kansas. ... Ford County (standard abbreviation: FO) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... U.S. Route 400 is a mostly east-west U.S. Highway, commissioned in 1994. ... Mullinville is a city in Kiowa County, Kansas, United States. ... Kiowa County (standard abbreviation: KW) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ...

The highway then travels through the tornado devastated town of Greensburg and continues as a two-lane road through Pratt, Cunningham, and Kingman. The road becomes an at-grade expressway in eastern Kingman County in the outer suburbs of the Wichita area. 1Time from first tornado to last tornado 2Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita Scale The May 2007 Tornado Outbreak was an extended tornado outbreak that started on May 4, 2007, affecting portions of the Central United States. ... Greensburg is a city in the central part of Kiowa County, located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. ... Pratt is a city located in Pratt County, Kansas. ... Cunningham is a city located in Kingman County, Kansas. ... Kingman is a city in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. ... Kingman County (standard abbreviation: KM) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Nickname: The Air Capital, The Peerless City Location in the state of Kansas County Sedgwick Government - Mayor Carlos Mayans Area - City 359. ...

The expressway continues into Sedgwick County, entering the city limits of Wichita near Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. In Wichita, US 54/400 is known as Kellogg Avenue, and has junctions with Interstate 235, Interstate 135 and Interstate 35 (the Kansas Turnpike before a junction with K-96. Sedgwick County (standard abbreviation: SG) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (IATA: ICT, ICAO: KICT) is a commercial airport located 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Wichita, in Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA. It is the largest airport in the state of Kansas. ... Interstate 235 in Kansas is a 16. ... Interstate 135 (abbreviated I-135) is a 95. ... This Interstate Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Interstate Highways. ... The Kansas Turnpike is a tolled freeway that lies entirely within the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Kansas State Highway 96 (abbreviated K-96) is a highway in central and southern Kansas. ...

The multiplex of US 54 and US 400 continues through Augusta in Butler County before US 400 heads east toward the Missouri state line, while US 54 forms a brief multiplex with US 77 through El Dorado. At El Dorado, US 54 continues its easterly course through rural areas in Greenwood and Wilson counties before passing through the cities of Iola and Fort Scott, with US 77 heading north to Junction City. US 54 exits Kansas in Bourbon County before reaching Nevada, Missouri. Augusta is a city located in Butler County, Kansas. ... Butler County (standard abbreviation: BU) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St Louis Metro[1] Area Ranked 21st - Total 69,709 sq mi (180,693 kmÂ²) - Width 240 miles (385 km) - Length 300 miles (480 km) - % water 1. ... US 77 is a north-south United States highway. ... El Dorado is the largest city and county seat of Butler County, Kansas. ... Greenwood County (standard abbreviation: GW) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Wilson County (standard abbreviation: WL) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Iola is a city and county seat of Allen County, Kansas. ... Fort Scott is a city located 88 miles (158 km) south of Kansas City, on the Marmaton River. ... Junction City is a city located in Geary County, Kansas, United States. ... Bourbon County (standard abbreviation: BB) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Nevada, Missouri, pronounced nuh-VAY-duh, is a city located in Vernon County, Missouri. ...

Missouri

Highway 54 enters Missouri from the west, winding through the following cities:
Nevada
El Dorado Springs
Camdenton
Osage Beach
Jefferson City
Fulton
Mexico
Louisiana
Nevada, Missouri, pronounced nuh-VAY-duh, is a city located in Vernon County, Missouri. ... El Dorado Springs is a city in Cedar County, Missouri, United States. ... Camdenton is a city located in Camden County, Missouri. ... Osage Beach is a city located in Camden and Miller County, Missouri. ... Location Government Country State County United States Missouri Cole Callaway Mayor John Landwehr Geographical characteristics Area - City - Land - Water 73. ... Fulton is a city located in Callaway County, Missouri. ... Louisiana is a city located in Pike County, Missouri. ...

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 northeast near Griggsville. It is a rural, two-lane surface street for its entire length in Illinois. Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 kmÂ²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ... The Champ Clark Bridge is a five-span truss bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Louisiana, Missouri with the state of Illinois. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... Interstate 72 is an interstate highway in the midwestern United States. ... Griggsville is a city located in Pike County, Illinois. ...

History

Until the 1970s it reached Chicago before it was truncated in favor of U.S. Route 36, Illinois Route 54, and U.S. Route 45. U.S. Highway 36 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1,414 miles (2,276 km) from east-central Ohio to Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. ... See also Interstate 55 Illinois Route 54 is an east-west highway in east-central Illinois. ... U.S. Highway 45 is a north-south United States highway. ...

Related U.S. Routes

U.S. Route 154 (US-154) was a highway in Kansas from 1926 to 1982, and ran from Dodge City to Mullinville. ...

References

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U.S. Route 70 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles (3,838 km) from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. ... U.S. Highway 71 is a north-south United States highway. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION MILEPOST Tennessee US 64/70/79 MEM 0. ... U.S. Highway 73 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 112 miles (180 km) from southeast Nebraska to northeast Kansas. ... U.S. Highway 74 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 524 miles (843 km) from Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina to Chattanooga, Tennessee. ... U.S. Route 75 is a north-south U.S. Highway. ... U.S. Highway 76 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 548 miles (882 km) from southeast North Carolina to Chattanooga, Tennessee. ... U.S. Highway 77 is a north-south United States highway. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION MILEPOST TN-14 TN 0. ... U.S. Highway 79 is a north-south United States highway. ... 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Some U.S. Routes are given directional suffixes to indicate a split of the main route - for instance, U.S. Route 25 splits into U.S. Route 25E (east) and U.S. Route 25W (west) between Newport, Tennessee and Corbin, Kentucky, and U.S. Route 9W is an alternate of... The Interstate Highway System and its numbering as approved June 27, 1958; several of these numbers were modified by 1960 This is a list of highways, mostly U.S. Routes, bypassed by Interstate Highways. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... State Highway 53 is a 87 mile[1] (139 km) highway in southern Oklahoma. ... List of Oklahoma State Highways Oklahoma has a large network of roads maintained by the state. ... State Highway 54 is a state highway in western Oklahoma. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Route 53 is a highway in southeastern Missouri. ... State highways in Missouri were first designated in 1922 and Missouris system was used (along with Wisconsins) as a plan for the entire U.S. Highway System which was created in 1926. ... Interstate 55 (abbreviated I-55) is an interstate highway in the central United States. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Illinois_53. ... See also U.S. 50 U.S. 51 U.S. 52 Illinois Route 53 is an arterial north-south state highway in northeast Illinois. ... The organized system of Illinois Routes (typically abbreviated as ILL), the state highway system for the U.S. state of Illinois, was created in 1918 with the first State Bond Issue (SBI) Routes, 1 thru 46. ... See also Interstate 55 Illinois Route 54 is an east-west highway in east-central Illinois. ... Image File history File links Illinois_54. ...

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