Illinois Route 54

Illinois Route 54 (IL 54) is a 109.35-mile-long (175.98 km) east–west highway in east-central Illinois. It passes through the cities of Clinton, Gibson City, and Onarga. Its western terminus is at Interstate 55 (I-55) in Springfield. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 45 (US 45) at Onarga, one mile (1.6 km) east of I-57.^[1]

Illinois Route 54
33rd Division Memorial Highway Old U.S. Route 54
IL 54 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length	109.35 mi[1] (175.98 km)
Existed	1972[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	I-55 near Springfield
Major intersections	US 51 in Clinton US 150 in Farmer City I-74 in Farmer City US 136 in Bellflower I-57 in Onarga
East end	US 45 in Onarga
Location
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Sangamon, Logan, DeWitt, McLean, Champaign, Ford, Iroquois
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System Interstate US State Tollways Scenic
← US 54 → I-55

Route description

IL 54 runs southwest-to-northeast from Springfield. It is now mainly a local road, as I-55 and I-57 have become preferred for long distance travel in the region.

History

Until 1972, IL 54 was signed as US 54. US 54 now terminates between Pittsfield and Griggsville at mile marker 35 on I-72/US 36. The US 54 alignment between this point and IL 54's current western terminus has since been replaced by the combined I-72/US 36 freeway and I-55. This is a gap of 78 miles (126 km).

IL 54 south of Roberts

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
Sangamon	Springfield	0.00	0.00	Sangamon Avenue – Springfield	Continuation beyond I-55; former US 54 west; I-55 exit 100B; serves Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
				I-55 – Chicago, St. Louis	Southern terminus; I-55 exit 100A
Logan	Mount Pulaski Township	21.8	35.1	IL 121 – Mt. Pulaski, Lincoln, Mount Pulaski Courthouse State Historic Site, Decatur	Access via McDonald Street
DeWitt	Clinton	40.1	64.5	US 51
		40.9	65.8	IL 10 west	West end of IL 10 overlap
		41.2	66.3	US 51 Bus. (Grant Street)
		41.7	67.1	IL 10 east	East end of IL 10 overlap
	Fullerton	53.8	86.6	IL 48 south
	Farmer City	60.4	97.2	US 150 – Bloomington, Champaign
		61.0	98.2	I-74 – Bloomington, Champaign	I-74 exit 159
McLean	Bellflower Township	66.5	107.0	US 136
Champaign	No major junctions
Ford	Gibson City	80.5	129.6	IL 9 west / IL 47 north	West end of IL 9 / IL 47 overlap
		81.0	130.4	IL 47 south	East end of IL 47 overlap
		81.5	131.2	IL 9 east	East end of IL 9 overlap
	Roberts	96.6	155.5	IL 115 south	West end of IL 115 overlap
		97.1	156.3	IL 115 north	East end of IL 115 overlap
Iroquois	Onarga Township	108.2	174.1	I-57 – Champaign, Kankakee	I-57 exit 280
	Onarga	109.35	175.98	US 45 (Oak Street) – Gilman, Buckley	Eastern terminus; road continues as Seminary Avenue
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• Illinois portal
• U.S. Roads portal