Texas State Highway 53
State highway in Texas
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State Highway 53 (SH 53) is a Texas state highway that runs from Temple to Rosebud.
History
SH 53 was designated on August 21, 1923, as a route from Dickens to Brownfield, replacing a portion of SH 18.[2] This route was cancelled on March 19, 1930, when SH 24 extended west, replacing the route from Dickens to Lubbock, while the rest of the route was renumbered as part of SH 137.
SH 53 was designated again on March 19, 1930, replacing SH 108A from Lampasas to Temple. On May 20, 1930, the road was corrected to continue east to Rosebud.[3] It was shortened to its current route on September 26, 1939, when the stretch from Lampasas to Temple was transferred to U.S. Route 190 (which this section was cosigned with since 1935). On January 24, 1978, SH 53 was rerouted over part of SH 36 to SH 36.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell | Temple |   SH 36 (Airport Road) / Loop 363 (H. K. Dodgen Loop) – Gatesville, Cameron | Interchange | ||
 I-35 (General Bruce Drive) – Waco, Austin | I-35 exit 301 | ||||
  FM 1741 south (31st Street) | |||||
 Spur 290 (3rd Street) | |||||
| Loop 363 (H. K. Dodgen Loop) | Interchange | ||||
| |   FM 3117 west | ||||
| Seaton |  FM 2086 west | ||||
| Zabcikville |  FM 437 south – Rogers | ||||
| |   FM 485 east – Hearne | ||||
| |   SH 320 north – Lott | ||||
| Falls | Barclay |  FM 1772 south | |||
| |  FM 1963 south – Burlington | ||||
| |  US 77 – Waco, Cameron | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
