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U.S. Route 54 in Missouri

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 54 in Missouri. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 54.

U.S. Route 54 (US 54) in Missouri is a west-east highway that runs between the Kansas state line in Nevada, Missouri and the Illinois state line in Louisiana, Missouri.

U.S. Route 54 marker

U.S. Route 54

Map
US 54 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length271.508 mi[1] (436.950 km)
Existed1927[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US-54 at the Kansas state line
Major intersections
East end US 54 at the Illinois state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountiesVernon, Cedar, St. Clair, Hickory, Camden, Miller, Cole, Callaway, Audrain, Ralls, Pike
Highway system
← Route 53→ I-55

Route description edit

 
US 54 shortly after entering from Kansas

In Missouri, US 54 runs from the southwest portion of the state to the northeast. It is a major conduit through the Ozarks and is the primary access road to Pomme de Terre Lake and Lake of the Ozarks.

After entering the state from neighboring Kansas, the route moves eastward through many rural towns and communities. It passes through Nevada, where it serves as the main access road to the town's business market. In Nevada, the route intersects with I-49 and US 71 as exits 102A and 102B on I-49/US 71. Here, it also passes by the Nevada Municipal Airport. Moving eastward, the route continues through El Dorado Springs, Collins, Weaubleau, and Wheatland where Lucas Oil Speedway is located. It passes through Hermitage and Preston, where it intersects with US 65 at a four-way stop. US 54 intersects northern end of Route 73 then passes through Macks Creek.

 
A sign designating the Lake of the Ozarks area, seen from US 54 westbound

The route continues eastward and begins to enter the areas surrounding the Lake of the Ozarks, a popular tourist destination and lake. It first crosses over the lake's Niangua Branch near Ha Ha Tonka State Park. It then passes through Camdenton. In Camdenton, the road intersects with MO 5 and MO 7 at an interchange. These routes provide access to Lebanon and I-44. After leaving Camdenton, the route becomes a four-lane divided highway and remains that way to Mexico. US 54 then passes through Linn Creek and enters Osage Beach. The route continues on a new expressway path initially built in 2010 and 2011. It crosses Lake of the Ozarks a second time on the Grand Glaize Bridge. The route then briefly enters Lake Ozark and Lakeland, although access to these towns is only provided by exits from the highway. The route then leaves the Lake of the Ozarks area before bypassing Eldon.

US 54 then goes through Jefferson City, where it crosses US 50 and crosses the Missouri River via the Senator Roy Blunt Bridge and briefly overlaps US 63. Just north of the bridge, it splits then leaves the Ozark Plateau before passing through Fulton, crossing I-70 and US 40 at Kingdom City, passes through Auxvasse, then bypassing Mexico where it turns into a two-lane highway. US 54 then turns right and continues on. Future plans call for passing lanes on US 54 from Mexico to the Missouri town of Louisiana.[3] At a roundabout, US 54 picks up a concurrency with Route 19 and then passes through Laddonia. North of Laddonia, US 54 splits from Route 19 before passing just north of Vandalia, bypasses Bowling Green crossing US 61, and ultimately crossing the Mississippi River via the Champ Clark Bridge into Illinois at Louisiana.

US 54 is a part of the National Highway System, a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility.[4]

History edit

US 54 was originally formed in Missouri after changing from US 26, however the routing went from Cedar County to Polk County, then Dallas County, then into Camden County. In 1932, the highway was rerouted into Saint Clair County and then Hickory County, and paved over.[2]

In Macks Creeks, a well known speed trap existed on US 54 upon entering the town until 1995 when a law named Macks Creek Law was passed.[5]

In the Lake of the Ozarks area, US 54 was rerouted onto a new 4 lane highway in 2010 and another part of US 54 was rerouted in 2011 in the Lake of the Ozarks area.[6][7] The old US 54 was renamed "Osage Beach Parkway."

The original Champ Clark Bridge opened in 1928. In 2019, a replacement bridge opened and the old one was torn down.

Junction list edit

All exits are unnumbered.

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
VernonCoal Township0.0000.000 
  US-54 west – Fort Scott		Continuation into Kansas
1.8072.908  Route T – Swart
Deerfield5.8079.345  Route H – Richards
Deerfield Township9.80515.780  Route 43 – Moundville, Bronaugh
Nevada14.07122.645   Route BB / Route W
14.56223.435 
  I-49 BL north (Osage Boulevard)		Western end of Loop 49 overlap
15.05624.230 
  I-49 BL south (Austin Boulevard)		Eastern end of Loop 49 overlap
15.864–
15.883		25.531–
25.561		   I-49 / US 71 – Joplin, Kansas CityI-49 exit 102A
Walker Township21.78235.055  Route C – Walker
Clear Creek Township27.43944.159  Route K – Nevada
27.65044.498  Route AA – Schell City
CedarBox Township31.17350.168  Route HH – Virgil City
El Dorado Springs33.67354.191  Route 82 – Osceola
34.21555.064  Route 32 – Stockton
Cedar Township40.83265.713   Route 39 / Route DD – Stockton
St. ClairRoscoe Township45.89973.867  Route K
Washington Township50.08280.599  Route V – Vista
51.68783.182  Route J – Stockton
​53.83286.634  Route PP – Stockton
Collins56.57891.053  Route 13 – Humansville, Osceola
56.75691.340 
  Route 13 Bus.
​59.46695.701  Route MM
HickoryWeaubleau61.24698.566  Route 123 – Humansville
Weaubleau Township62.857101.159  Route H
Montgomery Township65.101104.770  Route AA
67.333108.362  Route 83 – WarsawWestern end of Route 83 concurrency
Wheatland71.367114.854   Route 83 / Route B – BolivarEastern end of Route 83 concurrency
Hermitage76.298122.790  Route 254 – Galmey
Center Township77.488124.705  Route U – Cross Timbers
Preston82.203132.293  Route D
82.697133.088  US 65 – Urbana, Cross Timbers
Stark Township85.157137.047  Route F
CamdenBranch93.976151.240  Route 73 – Tunas, Buffalo
Macks Creek97.224156.467   Route O / Route W
97.326156.631  Route N – Climax Springs
Russell Township101.301163.028   Route J / Route U
​104.956168.910  Route AA
Niangua Township107.780173.455  Route DAccess to Ha Ha Tonka State Park
Camdenton110.243177.419 
  Route 5 Bus.
110.934–
110.954		178.531–
178.563		   Route 5 / Route 7 – Sunrise Beach, LebanonInterchange
Linn Creek112.745181.445  Route V – Hugo
Osage Township114.074183.584  Route A – RichlandJ-turn intersection
116.148186.922  Route YInterchange
Osage Beach118.900191.351   Route KKWest end of freeway; access to Grand Glaize-Osage Beach Airport
119.607192.489   Nichols RoadAccess to Lake Regional Hospital
120.807194.420Case RoadAccess to Lake of the Ozarks State Park
121.571195.650Business 54 (Jefferies Road to Osage Beach Parkway)No westbound entrance
121.819196.049Grand Glaize Bridge over the Lake of the Ozarks
122.675197.426Business 54 (Passover Road to Osage Beach Parkway)Southern terminus of US 54 Business
124.283200.014  Route 42 / Business 54 (Osage Beach Parkway)Western terminus of Route 42; access to Lake of the Ozarks State Park
124.487200.342Creek Cove LaneRight-in/right-out interchange; westbound exit and entrance only
MillerLake Ozark126.211203.117  Route 242 (Bagnell Dam Boulevard)
 
  To Route 5 – Sunrise Beach		East end of freeway
129.045207.678  Route W – Bagnell Dam, Lake Ozarkinterchange replacing an intersection opened April 21, 2021[8][9]
Franklin Township130.059209.310  Route V – Bagnell
136.583219.809 
 
   US 54 Bus. north / Route 52 – Eldon, Tuscumbia		Interchange
Eldon139.738224.887   Route 87 / Route M – EldonInterchange; Access to Saline Valley Conservation Area
140.901226.758 
  US 54 Bus. – Eldon		Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
​142.277228.973  Route FF – Mount Pleasant
​145.180233.645  Route MM
Saline Township148.289238.648  Route AA – Russellville
ColeClark Township149.156240.043  Route 17 – Eugene, Fort Leonard WoodInterchange
Brazito155.930250.945  Route E – Wardsville, Henley
​157.906254.125  Route D – Lohman
​163.155262.573  Route CC
Jefferson City165.064265.645    Route 179 / Route B – WardsvilleWest end of freeway; access to SSM St. Mary’s Health Center
166.231267.523  Route C (Southwest Boulevard) / Ellis Boulevard
167.231269.132  Stadium Boulevard / Tanner Bridge Road / Jefferson StreetAccess to Lincoln University and Capital Region Medical Center
167.271269.197  Madison StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance; access to Business District and Capital Region Medical Center
168.188270.672 
  US 50 Bus. (Missouri Boulevard)		Access to the Missouri State Capitol
168.444271.084  
  US 50 / US 63 south – St. Louis, Sedalia		Western end of US 63 concurrency
168.534271.229McCarty StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
168.726271.538Main StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; access to the Missouri State Capitol
Cole–Callaway
county line		168.821–
168.950		271.691–
271.899		Jefferson City Bridge over the Missouri River
Callaway169.582272.916   Route WAccess to Jefferson City Memorial Airport
170.036273.646 
   US 63 north / Route 94 – Columbia, Mokane		Eastern end of US 63 concurrency
Summit Township170.965275.141Summit DriveEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Holts Summit173.995280.018Center Street
175.215281.981   Route OO / Route AA – Holts Summit
Cedar Township178.492287.255   Route AE / Route TT
New Bloomfield180.184289.978   Route J (Redwood Drive) / CR 436 – GuthrieEast end of freeway
East Fulton Township184.830297.455  Route BB – Dixie
Fulton189.020304.198  
  Route H / US 54 Bus. – Fulton		Interchange
190.944307.295   Route F – Millersburg, FultonInterchange; access to Historic Downtown Fulton, Westminster College, Fulton Medical Center, the National Churchill Museum, the Missouri School for the Deaf, and Little Dixie Lake Conservation Area
193.017310.631  Route HHInterchange; access to William Woods University
194.510313.034 
  US 54 Bus. – Fulton		Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Kingdom City198.277–
198.290		319.096–
319.117		   I-70 / US 40 – Columbia, St. LouisI-70 exit 148; future Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI)[10]
198.616319.641  Route FF
203.729327.870  Route T
Auxvasse204.819329.624   Route B (Harrison Street) / Route E – Montgomery City, HattonInterchange
AudrainSalt River Township208.453335.473  Route HH
Mexico211.877340.983 
  
  
  
  US 54 Bus. / Route 15 north / Route 22 west to Route D – Mexico		Interchange
Vandiver216.380348.230 
 
  US 54 Bus. south – Mexico		Access to the Missouri Military Academy
216.992349.215  Route JJ
Linn Township220.6299355.0694  Route A – Benton City
222.683358.374  Route B – Rush Hill
226.672–
226.756		364.793–
364.928		   Route 19 / Route BB – Martinsburg, Wellsville, Montgomery CityWestern end of Route 19 concurrency; roundabout
Laddonia231.805373.054   Route K / Route KK
Prairie Township234.853377.959   Route 19 / Route J – Perry, New LondonEastern end of Route 19 concurrency; roundabout
Farber238.477383.792  Route AA
238.648384.067  Route PP
Vandalia243.167391.339  Route P – Center
243.805392.366   Route F / Route W
Ralls
 No major junctions
PikeSpencer Township248.664400.186  Route 154 – Perry, Paris
Curryville252.279406.004   Route E / Route M
​254.816410.087  Route U
Bowling Green258.291415.679 
  US 54 Bus. – Bowling Green
259.630417.834 
  US 61 Bus.
260.144–
260.161		418.661–
418.689		 
  US 61 (Avenue of the Saints) – Hannibal, St. Louis
Tarrants261,171420,314 
  US 54 Bus. – Bowling Green
Buffalo Township267.574430.619  Route UU – Bowling Green
268.122431.501  Route NN
Louisiana271.194436.444  
  Route 79 / Great River Road north – Hannibal		Western end of Route 79/Great River Road concurrency
271.444436.847  
  Route 79 / Great River Road south – Clarksville		Eastern end of Route 79/Great River Road concurrency
Mississippi River271.508436.950Champ Clark Bridge; Missouri–Illinois line
 
  US 54 east – Pittsfield		Continuation into Illinois
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References edit

  1. ^ a b Missouri Department of Transportation (April 29, 2020). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Hwy 54 History | Discover More on Route 54". Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "U.S. Route 54 Environmental Impact Study in Ralls, Pike, and Audrain | Missouri Department of Transportation". www.modot.org. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  4. ^ "National Highway System Maps | Missouri Department of Transportation". www.modot.org. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  5. ^ "St. Louis Post-Dispatch 09 Oct 2014, page Page A006". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  6. ^ Transportation, Missouri Department of. "New routes to open tonight on Highway 54 Expressway". LakeExpo.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  7. ^ Dabbs/LakeExpo.com, Janet. "New 54 and 242: So what happens next?". LakeExpo.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  8. ^ "New Route 54 interchange in Lake Ozark opens Wednesday, April 21". OzarkFirst.com. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "2020 Miller County Route 54/Osage Hills Road Interchange". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  10. ^ "I-70/Route 54 Kingdom City Interchange | Missouri Department of Transportation". www.modot.org. Retrieved 2023-06-19.

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