U.S. Route 54 Truck (US 54 Truck.) is a truck route of US 54. The route starts at a junction with U.S. 54 heading west 1 block before heading north to rejoin with U.S. 54. The entire route is concurrent with U.S. 77 Truck. The route is commonly used as a bypass for downtown.
U.S. Route 54 Business (US 54 Bus.) was a business route of US 54. It traveled due west along Missouri Route 242, briefly south along Osage Beach Parkway, and west along Bagnell Dam Boulevard to get to downtown Lake Ozark. It then continued northward along the same street to reconnect to US 54.[4]
Originally, US 54 used to directly serve Lake Ozark.[5] Then, in 1968, US 54 was rerouted onto a newly-opened bypass; Missouri Route 354 briefly took the place of US 54's old alignment.[6] In 1969, Route 354 was replaced with US 54 Bus.[7] The business route designation was eventually removed in 2021.[8]
U.S. Route 54 Business (US 54 Bus.) is a business route of US 54. It travels north along Route 52 to directly serve Eldon. It then travels due northeast to reconnect to US 54.[10]
Originally, US 54 directly served Eldon.[11] In 1975, US 54 bypassed Eldon, which resulted in the creation of US 54 Bus.[9]
U.S. Route 54 Business (US 54 Bus.) is a business route of US 54. It travels due northeast to connect to downtown Fulton. It then travels due north via Market Street, St. Louis Avenue, and Bluff Street before reconnecting to US 54.[13]
Prior to 1972, US 54 used to run straight to Fulton.[14] Since 1972, US 54 bypassed Fulton. This resulted in the creation of US 54 Business.[12]
U.S. Route 54 Business (formerly U.S. Route 54 City) was a business route of US 54. Before 1959, US 54 ran through downtown Kankakee.[17] In 1959, US 54 was rerouted onto a bypass (now part of Interstate 57) which, as a result, created US 54 City. It followed north through Kankakee via US 45/52 and present-day IL 50. It was then changed into US 54 Business in 1960.[18] Originally, the freeway abruptly stopped at North Street which caused US 54 to travel west to its city route.[15] It remained like that until 1962 when a freeway connection between US 54 Business and North Avenue was made.[19] In 1969, US 54 supplanted its business route as the bypass was extended on both ends.[16] Three years later, in 1972, US 54 was significantly truncated, removing a section of US 54 between Griggsville and Chicago.[20]
^ abIllinois Division of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1959). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:790,00]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways. Retrieved July 30, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
^ abIllinois Division of Highways; Rand McNally (1969). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:772,500]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways. Retrieved July 30, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
^Illinois Division of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1958). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:805,000]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways. Retrieved July 30, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
^Illinois Division of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1960). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:790,00]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways. Retrieved July 30, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
^Illinois Division of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1962). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:790,00]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways. Retrieved July 30, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
^Illinois Department of Transportation (1972). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:772,500]. Springfield: Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 30, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
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