U.S. Route 54 in New Mexico

U.S. Highway 54
U.S. Highway 54
	US 54 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by NMDOT
Length	356.176 mi (573.210 km)
Existed	November 11, 1926–present
Major junctions
South end	US 54 at Texas state line in El Paso
	US 70 in Alamogordo; US 82 in Alamogordo; US 70 in Tularosa; US 380 in Carrizozo; US 60 / US 285 in Vaughn; US 84 / Historic US 66 in Santa Rosa; I-40 in Santa Rosa; I-40 in Tucumcari;
North end	US 54 at Texas state line near Nara Visa
Location
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Counties	Otero, Lincoln, Torrance, Guadalupe, Quay
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; New Mexico State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

U.S. Route 54 (US 54) is a part of the

U.S. Highway System that travels from Griggsville, Illinois, to El Paso, Texas. In the U.S. state of New Mexico, US 54 extends from the Texas state line by Chaparral, New Mexico, and ends at the Texas state line by Nara Visa, New Mexico

. The highway runs for 356.176 miles (573.210 km) in New Mexico. Nationally an east–west route but is signed as a north–south route through the state.

Route description

US 54 enters

US 380. The route then turns northeast before passing through Vaughn. Upon entering Vaughn, the route is briefly concurrent with US 60 and US 285. In Vaughn, US 285 splits off to the south. Exiting Vaughn, US 60 splits off to the southeast, and the route continues northeast to Santa Rosa where it becomes concurrent with Interstate 40. The I-40 concurrency lasts for 59 miles (95 km) to Tucumcari. The highway then exits the state back into Texas at Nara Visa

.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[3]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
New Mexico–Texas line		0.000– 0.04	0.000– 0.064		US 54 west – El Paso	Continuation into El Paso, Texas
New Mexico–Texas line		0.000– 0.04	0.000– 0.064		Bus. US 54 south (Edge of Texas Street)
Otero		40.620	65.372		NM 506 east	Western terminus of NM 506
	Alamogordo	64.445– 64.68	103.714– 104.09		US 70 west – Las Cruces, Holloman A.F.B., White Sands	Interchange; southern end of US 70 concurrency; northbound access via at-grade connector road
	La Luz	71.770	115.503		US 82 east	Western terminus of US 82
	La Luz	78.661	126.593		NM 545 east	Western terminus of NM 545
	Tularosa	79.328	127.666		US 70 east – Ruidoso, Roswell	Northern end of US 70 concurrency
US 380 – San Antonio, Capitan
		127.070	204.499		NM 461 east	Western terminus of NM 461
		143.466	230.886		NM 55 north	Southern terminus of NM 55
		145.760	234.578		NM 462 east	Western terminus of NM 462
	Corona	169.696	273.099		NM 247 east	Western terminus of NM 247
	Corona	170.770	274.828		NM 42 north	Southern terminus of NM 42
	Torrance	Duran	189.570		305.083	NM 3 north	Southern terminus of NM 3
Guadalupe	Vaughn	201.382	324.093		US 60 west / US 285 north	Western end of US 60/US 285 concurrency
		205.165	330.181		US 285 south	Eastern end of US 285 concurrency
		205.864	331.306		US 60 east	Eastern end of US 60 concurrency
		225.124	362.302		NM 219 north	Southern terminus of NM 219
	I-40 BL / Historic US 66 west to US 84 – Albuquerque, Clines Corners, Las Vegas	Southern end of I-40 Bus./Historic US 66 concurrency
		243.091	391.217		NM 91 south – Softball complex, National Guard armory	Northern terminus of NM 91
		243.99	392.66		I-40 (US 84) – Albuquerque, Tucumcari	I-40 exit 275
		246.62	396.90		Ft. Sumner	Northern end of I-40 Bus./Historic US 66 concurrency; western end of I-40 concurrency; eastern terminus of I-40 Bus./Historic US 66; I-40 exit 277
		254.39	409.40		284	Frontier Museum	Exit numbers follow I-40
	Cuervo	261.04	420.10	291	Cuervo
	Newkirk	269.70	434.04	300	NM 129 north – Newkirk	Southern terminus of NM 129
Quay	Montoya	281.15	452.47	311	Montoya
	Palomas	291.56	469.22	321	Palomas
	I-40 BL / Historic US 66 east	Western terminus of I-40 Bus./Historic US 66
		300.73	483.98	331	Camino del Coronado
		301.88	485.83	332	NM 209 to NM 104 (1st Street)
		303.232	488.005		I-40 east – Amarillo	Eastern end of I-40 concurrency, I-40 exit 333
		304.322	489.759		I-40 BL) to NM 209 / NM 104
		304.909	490.703		NM 237 / Bus. Loop US 54 west (Main Street)	Eastern terminus of NM 237/Bus. Loop US 54
		325.542	523.909		NM 552 west	Eastern terminus of NM 552
		325.556	523.932		NM 469 south	Northern terminus of NM 469
	Logan	327.317	526.766		NM 540 west	Eastern terminus of NM 540
	Logan	327.655	527.310		NM 39 north	Southern terminus of NM 39
	Nara Visa	351.734	566.061		NM 402 north	Southern terminus of NM 402
		356.176	573.210		US 54 east – Dalhart	Continuation into Texas
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

KML file (edit • help)

Template:Attached KML/U.S. Route 54 in New Mexico

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^ "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons
.

^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, US-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. June 8, 2016. pp. 5–7. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

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Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S._Route_54_in_New_Mexico&oldid=1220883854"

[NMDOT_Highway_Log-1] "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2018.

[1926_Map-2] OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons
.

[AADT-3] "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, US-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. June 8, 2016. pp. 5–7. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

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