U.S. Highway 54
US 54 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	111.583 mi[1] (179.575 km)
Existed	1927–present
Trans-Pecos section
South end	Loop 375 in El Paso
Major intersections	I-110 in El Paso US 62 in El Paso I-10 / US 180 in El Paso
North end	US 54 at Chaparral, N.M.
Panhandle section
South end	US 54 near Nara Visa, N.M.
Major intersections	US 87 / US 385 in Dalhart US 287 in Stratford
North end	US 54 at Texhoma, Okla.
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	El Paso; Hartley, Dallam, Sherman
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 53 → SH 54

US Highway 54 in El Paso, aerial view from above the Mexico–United States border. The old route of the highway, now Bus. US 54-A, El Paso's Dyer Street, is visible just to the left of the North–South Freeway, as Highway 54 is also known in El Paso.

U.S. Route 54 (US 54) in Texas is a U.S. Highway that travels through two portions of the state: one in the far western point, and the other in the far northwest Panhandle.

Route description

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.

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 U.S. Highway System was unveiled in 1926, the northern section was assigned to U.S. Highway 54, while the southwestern portion was assigned to U.S. Highway 366. The US 366 designation was canceled in 1932 when other sections of the highway were added to an adjusted US Route 70. This section was added to US 54 in 1934, and has retained its numbering since. By 1939, the corresponding state highway designations had been canceled.

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
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	I-110 south – Juárez, México (Autos only)	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
				21	I-10 / US 180 – Las Cruces, Downtown El Paso, Van Horn, 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; east end of freeway
		13.6	21.9		FM 2529 (McCombs Street) – Chaparral
Texas–New Mexico line		20.0	32.2		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		FM 998 south – Hartley, TDCJ ID Dalhart Unit
	​	38.0	61.2		FM 694 west	Clockwise terminus of FM 694
	​	39.0	62.8		FM 3139 south – Airport
Dallam	Dalhart	40.8	65.7		Bus. US 87 south (7th Street east) – Amarillo	West end of US 87 Bus. overlap
		41.3	66.5		Bus. US 87 ends / US 87 / US 385 (Railroad Street) / FM 297 east (First Street) – Boise City, Clayton, Amarillo	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
	Chamberlin	51.5	82.9		FM 3212 east
	Conlen	59.8	96.2		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
Sherman	​	69.3	111.5		FM 2014 south
	Stratford	72.3	116.4		US 287 (Poplar Street) – 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
	Texhoma	91.8	147.7		FM 1290 south
		91.9	147.9		US 54 east (South Street) – Guymon, Liberal	Continuation into Texhoma, Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

El Paso business loop

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 State Highway Loop 478 at the Patriot Freeway. The route runs along Dyer Street through Northeast El Paso near Fort Bliss to its northern terminus at the New Mexico state line. Access to US 54 eastbound continues forward into New Mexico for 0.3 miles (0.5 km) over a local road not recognized by New Mexico as a state highway that becomes a one-way entrance ramp merging with US 54. Highway signs in New Mexico direct westbound US 54 traffic to turn left on Edge of Texas Street at the state line to access Bus. US 54-A.^[6]

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
El Paso	0.00	0.00	US 54 (Patriot Freeway) / 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