U.S. Route 54 in New Mexico

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 54 in New Mexico. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 54.
U.S. Highway 54 marker
U.S. Highway 54
US 54 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length356.176 mi[1] (573.210 km)
ExistedNovember 11, 1926[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 54 at Texas state line
Major intersections
North end US 54 at Texas state line
Location
CountiesOtero, Lincoln, Torrance, Guadalupe, Quay
Highway system
  • New Mexico State Highway System
← NM 53→ NM 55

U.S. Route 54 (US 54) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Griggsville, Illinois, to El Paso, Texas. In the U.S. state of New Mexico, US 54 extends from the Texas state line by Chaparral, New Mexico, and ends at the Texas state line by Nara Visa, New Mexico. The highway runs for 356.176 miles (573.210 km) in New Mexico. Nationally an east–west route but is signed as a north–south route through the state.

Route description[]

US 54 enters New Mexico in Chaparral as part of the El Paso, Texas, metro area network. It also serves as a military highway to connect Fort Bliss in El Paso to Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, New Mexico, (via US 70). The speed limit is 70 mph on the divided highway section upon entering the state to approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Alamogordo, with a 35 mph zone in Orogrande. Upon entering Alamogordo, US 54 becomes concurrent with US 70. US 54/US 70 then intersects the beginning of US 82 at the north end of Alamogordo (near La Luz). The limit is 60 mph from Alamogordo to Tularosa and 55 mph north of Tularosa, where the concurrency with US 70 ends, and the highway reverts to being two lanes wide and not divided. The highway runs north through the central portion of the state, passing through Carrizozo and intersecting US 380. The route then turns northeast before passing through Vaughn. Upon entering Vaughn, the route is briefly concurrent with US 60 and US 285. In Vaughn, US 285 splits off to the south. Exiting Vaughn, US 60 splits off to the southeast, and the route continues northeast to Santa Rosa where it becomes concurrent with Interstate 40. The I-40 concurrency lasts for 59 miles (95 km) to Tucumcari. The highway then exits the state back into Texas at Nara Visa.

US 54, US 60 and US 285 in Vaughn
US 54 between Vaughn and Carrizozo


Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmi[3]kmExitDestinationsNotes
New Mexico–Texas line0.000–
0.04		0.000–
0.064		 US 54 west – El PasoContinuation into El Paso, Texas

 US 54 Bus. south (Edge of Texas Street)
Otero​40.62065.372 NM 506 eastWestern terminus of NM 506
Alamogordo64.445–
64.68		103.714–
104.09		 US 70 west – Las Cruces, Holloman A.F.B., White SandsInterchange; southern end of US 70 concurrency; northbound access via at-grade connector road
La Luz71.770115.503 US 82 eastWestern terminus of US 82
78.661126.593 NM 545 eastWestern terminus of NM 545
Tularosa79.328127.666 US 70 east – Ruidoso, RoswellNorthern end of US 70 concurrency
LincolnCarrizozo123.866199.343 US 380 – San Antonio, Capitan
​127.070204.499 NM 349 eastWestern terminus of NM 349
​135.870218.662 NM 461 eastWestern terminus of NM 461
​143.466230.886 NM 55 northSouthern terminus of NM 55
​145.760234.578 NM 462 eastWestern terminus of NM 462
Corona169.696273.099 NM 247 eastWestern terminus of NM 247
170.770274.828 NM 42 northSouthern terminus of NM 42
TorranceDuran189.570305.083 NM 3 northSouthern terminus of NM 3
GuadalupeVaughn201.382324.093 US 60 west / US 285 northWestern end of US 60/US 285 concurrency
205.165330.181 US 285 southEastern end of US 285 concurrency
205.864331.306 US 60 eastEastern end of US 60 concurrency
​225.124362.302 NM 219 northSouthern terminus of NM 219
Santa Rosa242.751390.670
 I-40 BL / Historic US 66 west to US 84 – Albuquerque, Clines Corners, Las Vegas		Southern end of I-40 Bus./Historic US 66 concurrency
243.091391.217 NM 91 south – Softball complex, National Guard armoryNorthern terminus of NM 91
243.99392.66 I-40 (US 84) – Albuquerque, TucumcariI-40 exit 275
246.62396.90 I-40 BL / Historic US 66 end / I-40 west / US 84 – Albuquerque, Ft. SumnerNorthern end of I-40 Bus./Historic US 66 concurrency; western end of I-40 concurrency; eastern terminus of I-40 Bus./Historic US 66; I-40 exit 277
​254.39409.40284Frontier MuseumExit numbers follow I-40
Cuervo261.04420.10291Cuervo
Newkirk269.70434.04300 NM 129 north – NewkirkSouthern terminus of NM 129
QuayMontoya281.15452.47311Montoya
291.56469.22321Palomas
Tucumcari298.86480.97329 I-40 BL / Historic US 66 eastWestern terminus of I-40 Bus./Historic US 66
300.73483.98331Camino del Coronado
301.88485.83332
 NM 209 to NM 104 (1st Street)
303.232488.005 I-40 east – AmarilloEastern end of I-40 concurrency, I-40 exit 333
304.322489.759

 Historic US 66 (I-40 BL) to NM 209 / NM 104
304.909490.703 NM 237 / Bus. Loop US 54 west (Main Street)Eastern terminus of NM 237/Bus. Loop US 54
​325.542523.909 NM 552 westEastern terminus of NM 552
​325.556523.932 NM 469 southNorthern terminus of NM 469
Logan327.317526.766 NM 540 westEastern terminus of NM 540
327.655527.310 NM 39 northSouthern terminus of NM 39
Nara Visa351.734566.061 NM 402 northSouthern terminus of NM 402
​356.176573.210 US 54 east – DalhartContinuation into Texas
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

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  1. ^ "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: U.S. Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  3. ^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, US-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. June 8, 2016. pp. 5–7. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
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