U.S. Route 54 in Texas
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Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
Counties | El Paso; Hartley, Dallam, Sherman | |||
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U.S. Route 54 (US 54) in
Route description
US 54 begins in
History
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.
When the
The highway continues on its original routing except for realignment in 1990 in El Paso, with the old route becoming US Business Route 54 and Texas Loop 478. Most of the current US 54 in El Paso is a limited-access highway known as the Patriot Freeway which, as of 2016, was only partially completed.
Future
US 54 from Haggerty Drive in northeast El Paso to the New Mexico state line is planned to eventually be upgraded to freeway status.[2]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[3][4] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
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El Paso | El Paso | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Loop 375 east | National western terminus of US 54; left exit; Loop 375 exit 58 | |
20 | Loop 375 west | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||||
20A | US 62 (Paisano Drive) | Signed as exit 20 eastbound | |||||
20B | Juárez, México (Autos only) | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||||
21 | San Antonio | Signed as exits 21A (east) and 21B (west); no exit 21A eastbound (I-10 east is signed at exit 20); no access from I-10 to US 54 west; I-10 exit 22B | |||||
21C | Montana Avenue | Signed as part of exit 21B eastbound | |||||
22B | Pershing Drive | Signed as exit 22 westbound | |||||
23 | Cassidy Road - Fort Bliss | Signed as part of exit 22 westbound | |||||
24A | Fred Wilson Avenue / Broaddus Avenue / Railroad Drive | ||||||
24B | Spur 601 east – Airport | ||||||
25 | Ellerthorpe Avenue / Broaddus Avenue | ||||||
26 | Bus. US 54 (Dyer Street) / Hercules Avenue | ||||||
27 | Hondo Pass Drive | ||||||
28 | Diana Drive | ||||||
29 | Loop 375 (Woodrow Bean Transmountain Drive) | Loop 375 exit 21 | |||||
30 | Sun Valley Drive | No direct westbound exit (signed at exit 31) | |||||
31 | FM 3255 north (MLK Jr. Boulevard) / Kenworthy Street | ||||||
32 | Sean Haggerty Drive | At-grade intersection; temporary east end of freeway | |||||
13.6 | 21.9 | 33 | FM 2529 (McCombs Street) – Chaparral | At-grade intersection; future east end of freeway | |||
Bus. US 54 south (Edge of Texas Street) | |||||||
US 54 east – Alamogordo | Continuation into New Mexico | ||||||
US 54 crosses through New Mexico | |||||||
Hartley | | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 54 west – Nara Visa, Tucumcari | New Mexico–Texas line | ||
| 8.5 | 13.7 | RM 3296 west | ||||
| 9.3 | 15.0 | FM 767 east – Channing | ||||
| 35.2 | 56.6 | FM 694 east | Counterclockwise terminus of FM 694 | |||
| 37.5 | 60.4 | |||||
| 38.0 | 61.2 | FM 694 west | Clockwise terminus of FM 694 | |||
| 39.0 | 62.8 | FM 3139 south – Airport | ||||
Bus. US 87 south (7th Street east) – Amarillo | West end of US 87 Bus. overlap | ||||||
41.3 | 66.5 | Northern terminus of US 87 Bus.; east end of US 87 Bus. overlap; no access from FM 297 to US 54 west | |||||
| 46.4 | 74.7 | FM 695 east | Serves Miller Airfield | |||
FM 3212 east | |||||||
FM 3213 west | |||||||
60.7 | 97.7 | FM 807 south – Hartley | West end of FM 807 overlap | ||||
61.0 | 98.2 | FM 807 north – Kerrick | East end of FM 807 overlap | ||||
FM 2014 south | |||||||
Boise City, Dumas | |||||||
72.5 | 116.7 | SH 15 east (Main Street) – Gruver | |||||
73.0 | 117.5 | FM 2677 north | |||||
| 89.5 | 144.0 | FM 119 south – Sunray | ||||
FM 1290 south | |||||||
91.9 | 147.9 | Continuation into Texhoma, Oklahoma | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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El Paso business loop
Location | El Paso |
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Length | 12.466 mi[5] (20.062 km) |
Existed | 1990–present[5] |
Business U.S. Highway 54-A or Bus. US 54-A is a business route of US 54 at El Paso commissioned in 1990. The 12.5-mile (20.1 km) route begins at US 54 and
Bus. US 54-A and Loop 478 are the former route of US 54 prior to construction of the Patriot Freeway. Bus. US 54-A was created when Loop 478, which originally followed the route to New Mexico, was shortened to its current terminus at the beginning of the business loop.[5][7] Loop 478 was first intended in 1969 to be the replacement for US 54 over the route and was planned to be signed as Business US 54 once the current US 54 was completed.[7] Bus. US 54-A was concurrent with US 54 until 1991.[5]
- Major intersections
The entire route is in El Paso County.
Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Loop 478 (Dyer Street south) | Southern terminus; US 54 exit 26; Dyer St. continues as Loop 478 | ||||
3.8 | 6.1 | Loop 375 (Woodrow Bean Transmountain Drive) – Canutillo | Loop 375 exit 22 eastbound, 24A westbound | ||
4.0 | 6.4 | FM 2529 north (McCombs Street) | |||
Texas–New Mexico line | 12.5 | 20.1 | US 54 | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- Texas portal
References
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 54". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 9, 2007.
- ^ Purvis, John (October 17, 2017). "When will U.S. 54 be a complete freeway?". KFOX. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Google (July 28, 2010). "Route of US 54 in El Paso" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ Google (July 28, 2010). "Route of US 54 in the Texas Panhandle" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business U.S. Highway No. 54-A". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ a b Google (November 18, 2010). "Route of Bus. US 54-A"" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 478". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 30, 2010.