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
Route 18, or Highway 18, may refer to:
International
* Asian Highway 18
* European route E18
* European route E018
Argentina
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Australia
* Waterfall Way
Canada
* Alberta Highway 18
* British Columbia Highway 18
* Manitoba Highway 18
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. 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, it extended east to Rosebud.
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
U.S. Route 190 (US 190) is an east–west United States Highway in Louisiana and Texas. Segments of US 190 will be upgraded to Interstate 14 (I-14); the first segment was opened on January 26, 2017.
Route description
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(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
References
External links
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053 53 may refer to:
* 53 (number)
* one of the years 53 BC, AD 53, 1953, 2053
* FiftyThree, an American privately held technology company that specializes in tools for mobile creation and visual thinking
* 53rd Regiment Alabama Cavalry
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Transportation in Bell County, Texas
Transportation in Falls County, Texas