U.S. Route 54 in Missouri

U.S. Route 54
US 54 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length	271.508 mi[1] (436.950 km)
Existed	1927[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	US-54 at the Kansas state line
	I-49 in Nevada US 65 in Preston US 50 / US 63 in Jefferson City I-70 in Kingdom City US 61 in Bowling Green
East end	US 54 at the Illinois state line
Location
Counties	Vernon, Cedar, St. Clair, Hickory, Camden, Miller, Cole, Callaway, Audrain, Ralls, Pike
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Missouri State Highway System Interstate US State Supplemental ← Route 53 → I-55

U.S. Route 54 (US 54) in Missouri is a west-east highway that starts from the Kansas state line in Nevada to the Illinois state line in Louisiana.

Route description[edit]

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, it passes through Nevada where it crosses with I-49 and US 71, then it passes through El Dorado Springs and Wheatland where the Lucas Oil Speedway is located. It passes through Hermitage and Preston where it intersects with US 65 at a four way stop. It passes through Macks Creek and crosses the Lake of the Ozarks the first time just north of Ha Ha Tonka State Park. It passes through Camdenton and becomes a four lane divided highway. It crosses the lake a second time on the Grand Glaize Bridge at Osage Beach then leaves the Lake of the Ozarks area before bypassing Eldon and goes through Jefferson City, where it crosses US 50 and crosses the Missouri River via the Jefferson City Bridge and briefly overlaps US 63. Just north of the bridge, it splits passing through Fulton, crossing I-70 and US 40 at Kingdom City, bypassing Mexico where it turns into a two lane highway, sharing a concurrency with Route 19 through Laddonia, 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.

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]

Junction list[edit]

All exits are unnumbered.

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Vernon	Coal Township	0.000	0.000	US-54 west – Fort Scott	Continuation into Kansas
		1.807	2.908	Route T – Swart
	Deerfield	5.807	9.345	Route H – Richards
	Deerfield Township	9.805	15.780	Route 43 – Moundville, Bronaugh
	Nevada	14.071	22.645	Route BB / Route W
		14.562	23.435	I-49 BL north (Osage Boulevard)	Western end of Loop 49 overlap
		15.056	24.230	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 City	I-49 exit 102A
	Walker Township	21.782	35.055	Route C – Walker
	Clear Creek Township	27.439	44.159	Route K – Nevada
		27.650	44.498	Route AA – Schell City
Cedar	Box Township	31.173	50.168	Route HH – Virgil City
	El Dorado Springs	33.673	54.191	Route 82 – Roscoe
		34.215	55.064	Route 32 – Stockton
	Cedar Township	40.832	65.713	Route 39 / Route DD – Stockton
St. Clair	Roscoe Township	45.899	73.867	Route K
	Washington Township	50.082	80.599	Route V – Vista
		51.687	83.182	Route J – Stockton
	​	53.832	86.634	Route PP – Stockton
	Collins	56.578	91.053	Route 13 – Humansville, Osceola
		56.756	91.340	Route 13 Bus.
	​	59.466	95.701	Route MM
Hickory	Weaubleau	61.246	98.566	Route 123 south – Humansville
	Weaubleau Township	62.857	101.159	Route H east – Elkton
	Montgomery Township	65.101	104.770	Route AA east
		67.333	108.362	Route 83 north – Quincy	Western end of Route 83 concurrency
	Wheatland	71.367	114.854	Route 83 south / Route B north – Elkton	Eastern end of Route 83 concurrency
	Hermitage	76.298	122.790	Route 254 south – Galmey
	Center Township	77.488	124.705	Route U north – Cross Timbers
	Preston	82.203	132.293	Route D south – Nemo
		82.697	133.088	US 65 – Urbana, Cross Timbers
	Stark Township	85.157	137.047	Route F
Camden	Branch	93.976	151.240	Route 73 – Tunas, Buffalo, Springfield
	Macks Creek	97.224	156.467	Route O / Route W
		97.326	156.631	Route N – Climax Springs
	Russell Township	101.301	163.028	Route J / Route U
	​	104.956	168.910	Route AA
	Niangua Township	107.780	173.455	Route D – Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Eldridge
	Camdenton	110.243	177.419	Route 5 Bus.
		110.934– 110.954	178.531– 178.563	Route 5 / Route 7 – Sunrise Beach, Lebanon	Interchange
	Linn Creek	112.745	181.445	Route V east – Hugo
	Osage Township	114.074	183.584	Route A east – Richland	J-turn intersection
		116.148	186.922	Route Y west	Interchange
	Osage Beach	118.900	191.351	Route KK west	West end of freeway; access to Grand Glaize-Osage Beach Airport
		119.607	192.489	Nichols Road	Access to Lake of the Ozarks Regional Hospital
		120.807	194.420	Case Road
		121.571	195.650	Osage Beach Parkway / Jefferies Road	No westbound entrance
		121.819	196.049	Grand Glaize Bridge over the Lake of the Ozarks
		122.675	197.426	Business 54 (Passover Road to Osage Beach Parkway)	Southern terminus of US 54 Business
		124.283	200.014	Route 42 east / Business 54 (Osage Beach Parkway)	Western terminus of Route 42; access to Lake of the Ozarks State Park
		124.487	200.342	Creek Cove Lane	Right-in/right-out interchange; westbound exit and entrance only
Miller	Lake Ozark	126.211	203.117	Route 242 (Horseshoe Bend Parkway) / US 54 Bus. (Bagnell Dam Boulevard) to Route 5 – Lake Ozark, Osage Beach, Sunrise Beach, Village of Four Seasons	East end of freeway
		129.045	207.678	US 54 Bus. / Route W – Bagnell Dam, Lake Ozark	Northern terminus of US 54 Business; interchange opened April 21, 2021 replcing a singal controlled intersection[3][4]
	Franklin Township	130.059	209.310	Route V – Bagnell
		136.583	219.809	US 54 Bus. north / Route 52 – Eldon, Tuscumbia	Interchange
	Eldon	139.738	224.887	Route 87 / Route M – Eldon	Interchange; Access to Saline Valley Conservation Area
		140.901	226.758	US 54 Bus. – Eldon	Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	​	142.277	228.973	Route FF – Mount Pleasant
	​	145.180	233.645	Route MM
	Saline Township	148.289	238.648	Route AA – Russellville
Cole	Clark Township	149.156	240.043	Route 17 – Eugene, Fort Leonard Wood	Interchange
	Brazito	155.930	250.945	Route E east – Wardsville, Henley
	​	157.906	254.125	Route D north – Lohman
	​	163.155	262.573	Route CC north
	Jefferson City	165.064	265.645	Route 179 / Route B – Wardsville	West end of freeway; access to SSM St. Mary’s Health Center
		166.231	267.523	Route C west (Southwest Boulevard) / Ellis Boulevard
		167.231	269.132	Stadium Boulevard	Access to Lincoln University
		167.271	269.197	Madison Street – Business District	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		168.188	270.672	US 50 Bus. (Missouri Boulevard)	Access to the Missouri State Capitol
		168.444	271.084	US 50 / US 63 south (Rex M. Whitton Expressway) – St. Louis, Sedalia	Western end of US 63 concurrency
		168.534	271.229	McCarty Street	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		168.726	271.538	Main Street	Westbound 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
Callaway		169.582	272.916	Route W	Access to Jefferson City Memorial Airport
		170.036	273.646	US 63 north / Route 94 east – Columbia, Mokane	Eastern end of US 63 concurrency
	Summit Township	170.965	275.141	Summit Drive	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Holts Summit	173.995	280.018	Center Street
		175.215	281.981	Route OO / Route AA – Holts Summit
	Cedar Township	178.492	287.255	Route AE / Route TT
	New Bloomfield	180.184	289.978	Route J (Redwood Drive) / CR 436 – Guthrie	East end of freeway
	East Fulton Township	184.830	297.455	Route BB – Dixie
	Fulton	189.020	304.198	US 54 Bus. / Route H	Interchange
		190.944	307.295	Route F (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard)	Interchange; access to Historic Downtown Fulton and Westminster College
		193.017	310.631	Route HH (Westminster Avenue)	Interchange; access to William Woods University and Westminster College
		194.510	313.034	US 54 Bus. south (North Bluff Street)	Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Kingdom City	198.277– 198.290	319.096– 319.117	I-70 / US 40 – Columbia, Kansas City, St. Louis	I-70 exit 148
		198.616	319.641	Route FF
		203.729	327.870	Route T
	Auxvasse	204.819	329.624	Route B (Harrison Street) / Route E – Montgomery City, Hatton	Interchange
Audrain	Salt River Township	208.453	335.473	Route HH
	Mexico	211.877	340.983	US 54 Bus. / Route 15 north / Route 22 west to Route D – Mexico	Interchange
	Vandiver	216.380	348.230	US 54 Bus. south – Mexico	Access to the Missouri Military Academy
		216.992	349.215	Route JJ
	Linn Township	220.6299	355.0694	Route A – Benton City
		222.683	358.374	Route B – Rush Hill
		226.672– 226.756	364.793– 364.928	Route 19 / Route BB – Martinsburg, Wellsville, Montgomery City	Western end of Route 19 concurrency; roundabout
	Laddonia	231.805	373.054	Route K / Route KK
	Prairie Township	234.853	377.959	Route 19 / Route J – Perry, New London	Eastern end of Route 19 concurrency
	Farber	238.477	383.792	Route AA
		238.648	384.067	Route PP
	Vandalia	243.167	391.339	Route P – Center
		243.805	392.366	Route F / Route W
Ralls	No major junctions
Pike	Spencer Township	248.664	400.186	Route 154 – Perry, Paris
	Curryville	252.279	406.004	Route E / Route M
	​	254.816	410.087	Route U
	Bowling Green	258.291	415.679	US 54 Bus. – Bowling Green
		259.630	417.834	US 61 Bus.
		260.144– 260.161	418.661– 418.689	US 61 – Hannibal, St. Louis
	Tarrants	261,171	420,314	US 54 Bus. – Bowling Green
	Buffalo Township	267.574	430.619	Route UU – Bowling Green
		268.122	431.501	Route NN
	Louisiana	271.194	436.444	Route 79 / Great River Road north – Hannibal	Western end of Route 79/Great River Road concurrency
		271.444	436.847	Route 79 / Great River Road south – Clarksville	Eastern end of Route 79/Great River Road concurrency
Mississippi River		271.508	436.950	Champ Clark Bridge; Missouri–Illinois line
				US 54 east – Pittsfield	Continuation into Illinois
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

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