Texas State Highway 53

State Highway 53 (SH 53) is a Texas state highway that runs from Temple to Rosebud.

State Highway 53
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	26.837 mi[1] (43.190 km)
Existed	by 1933–present
Major junctions
West end	SH 36 / Loop 363 in Temple
Major intersections	I-35 in Temple
East end	US 77 near Rosebud
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Former Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 52 → US 54

History

Historic SH 53

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