# U.S. Route 54 in Texas

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.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | 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 |
| El Paso | El Paso | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20 | Loop 375 west | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance |
| El Paso | El Paso | 0.1 | 0.16 | 20A | US 62 (Paisano Drive) | Signed as exit 20 eastbound; no westbound entrance |
| El Paso | El Paso | 0.2– 0.3 | 0.32– 0.48 | 20B | I-110 south – Juárez, México (Autos only) | Former westbound exit and eastbound entrance |
| El Paso | El Paso | 0.4 | 0.64 | 21 | I-10 / US 180 – Las Cruces, Downtown El Paso, Van Horn, San Antonio Juárez, México – Port of Entry (via I-110 south) | 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; westbound exit and eastbound entrance for I-110 |
| El Paso | El Paso | 1.3 | 2.1 | 21C | Montana Avenue | Signed as part of exit 21B eastbound |
| El Paso | El Paso | 1.6 | 2.6 | 22A | Trowbridge Drive / Altura Drive | Eastbound exit and entrance |
| El Paso | El Paso | 2.5 | 4.0 | 22B | Pershing Drive | Signed as exit 22 westbound |
| El Paso | El Paso | 2.6 | 4.2 | 23 | Cassidy Road – Fort Bliss | Signed as part of exit 22 westbound |
| El Paso | El Paso | 3.7 | 6.0 | 24A | Fred Wilson Avenue / Broaddus Avenue / Railroad Drive | |
| El Paso | El Paso | 4.4 | 7.1 | 24B | Spur 601 east – Airport | Spur 601 exit 20A |
| El Paso | El Paso | 5.2 | 8.4 | 25 | Ellerthorpe Avenue / Broaddus Avenue | |
| El Paso | El Paso | 5.8 | 9.3 | 26 | Bus. US 54 (Dyer Street) / Hercules Avenue | |
| El Paso | El Paso | 7.3 | 11.7 | 27 | Hondo Pass Drive | |
| El Paso | El Paso | 7.8 | 12.6 | 28 | Diana Drive | |
| El Paso | El Paso | 8.7 | 14.0 | 29 | Loop 375 (Woodrow Bean Transmountain Drive) | Loop 375 exit 21 |
| El Paso | El Paso | 9.7 | 15.6 | 30 | Sun Valley Drive | No direct westbound exit (signed at exit 31) |
| El Paso | El Paso | 11.0 | 17.7 | 31 | FM 3255 north (MLK Jr. Boulevard) / Kenworthy Street | |
| El Paso | El Paso | 12.5 | 20.1 | 32 | Sean Haggerty Drive | Future interchange; temporary east end of freeway |
| El Paso | El Paso | 13.6 | 21.9 | 33 | FM 2529 (McCombs Street) – Chaparral | Future interchange ; future east end of freeway |
| El Paso | El Paso | 14.4 | 23.2 | 34 | Spur 320 (Borderland Expressway) | Future interchange; future west end of freeway |
| El Paso | El Paso | 16.2 | 26.1 | 35 | Mesquite Hill Drive | Future interchange |
| El Paso | El Paso | 18.5 | 29.8 | 37 | Stan Roberts Sr Avenue | Future interchange; future east end of freeway |
| Texas–New Mexico line | Texas–New Mexico line | 20.0 | 32.2 | | Bus. US 54 south (Edge of Texas Street) / State Line Drive – Chaparral | |
| Texas–New Mexico line | Texas–New Mexico line | 20.0 | 32.2 | | 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 |
| Hartley | ​ | 8.5 | 13.7 | | RM 3296 west | |
| Hartley | ​ | 9.3 | 15.0 | | FM 767 east – Channing | |
| Hartley | ​ | 35.2 | 56.6 | | FM 694 east | Counterclockwise terminus of FM 694 |
| Hartley | ​ | 37.5 | 60.4 | | FM 998 south – Hartley, TDCJ ID Dalhart Unit | |
| Hartley | ​ | 38.0 | 61.2 | | FM 694 west | Clockwise terminus of FM 694 |
| Hartley | ​ | 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 |
| Dallam | Dalhart | 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 |
| Dallam | ​ | 46.4 | 74.7 | | FM 695 east | Serves Miller Airfield |
| Dallam | Chamberlin | 51.5 | 82.9 | | FM 3212 east | |
| Dallam | Conlen | 59.8 | 96.2 | | FM 3213 west | |
| Dallam | Conlen | 60.7 | 97.7 | | FM 807 south – Hartley | West end of FM 807 overlap |
| Dallam | Conlen | 61.0 | 98.2 | | FM 807 north – Kerrick | East end of FM 807 overlap |
| Sherman | ​ | 69.3 | 111.5 | | FM 2014 south | |
| Sherman | Stratford | 72.3 | 116.4 | | US 287 (Poplar Street) – Boise City, Dumas | |
| Sherman | Stratford | 72.5 | 116.7 | | SH 15 east (Main Street) – Gruver | |
| Sherman | Stratford | 73.0 | 117.5 | | FM 2677 north | |
| Sherman | ​ | 89.5 | 144.0 | | FM 119 south – Sunray | |
| Sherman | Texhoma | 91.8 | 147.7 | | FM 1290 south | |
| Sherman | Texhoma | 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 Closed/former Incomplete access Proposed |||||||

## 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.
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. 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. Bus. US 54-A was concurrent with US 54 until 1991.

### Major intersections

The entire route is in El Paso County.
| Location | mi | 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 |
| El Paso | 3.8 | 6.1 | Loop 375 (Woodrow Bean Transmountain Drive) – Canutillo | Loop 375 exit 22 eastbound, 24A westbound |
| El Paso | 4.0 | 6.4 | FM 2529 north (McCombs Street) | |
| Texas–New Mexico line | 12.5 | 20.1 | US 54 – Alamogordo | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||