Alberta Highway 53
Appearance
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
Length | 222.2 km[1] (138.1 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Alberta | |||
Specialized and rural municipalities | Clearwater County, Ponoka County, Camrose County, Stettler No. 6 County, Flagstaff County | |||
Towns | Rimbey, Ponoka, Bashaw | |||
Villages | Donalda, Forestburg | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 53, commonly referred to as Highway 53, is an east–west highway of approximately 222 km (138 mi) in central Alberta, Canada.[2][1]
From the west, Highway 53 begins at Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) and ends at Highway 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway), passing through the communities of Rimbey, Ponoka, Bashaw, Donalda, and Forestburg.[1] It crosses the Medicine River and Blindman River west of Rimbey, and crosses the Battle River three times between Rimbey and Forestburg (west of Ponoka, within Ponoka, and between Donalda and Forestburg). Highway 53 also provides access to Big Knife Provincial Park southwest of Forestburg.[1]
Major intersections
Intersections are from west to east.[3]
Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Clearwater County | | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Hwy 53 western terminus |
Ponoka County | | 15.1 | 9.4 | ![]() | West end of Hwy 761 concurrency |
24.9 | 15.5 | ![]() | East end of Hwy 761 concurrency | ||
36.3 | 22.6 | ![]() | |||
42.7 | 26.5 | Crosses the Blindman River | |||
Rimbey | 44.4 | 27.6 | ![]() ![]() 51 Street | Hwy 53 branches north; west end of Hwy 20A concurrency | |
46.0 | 28.6 | ![]() | East end of Hwy 20A concurrency; west end of Hwy 20 concurrency | ||
| 47.6 | 29.6 | ![]() | Hwy 53 branches east; east end of Hwy 20 concurrency | |
55.7 | 34.6 | ![]() | West end of Hwy 771 concurrency | ||
59.0 | 36.7 | ![]() | East end of Hwy 771 concurrency | ||
Crestomere | 69.5– 69.7 | 43.2– 43.3 | ![]() | Intersections are offset; Hwy 792 concurrency for 200 m (660 ft) | |
| 83.7 | 52.0 | Crosses the Battle River | ||
84.5 | 52.5 | ![]() | |||
Town of Ponoka | 87.8 | 54.6 | ![]() | Interchange (Hwy 2 Exit 450) | |
91.6 | 56.9 | ![]() | |||
92.9 | 57.7 | Crosses the Battle River | |||
Ponoka County | | 96.0 | 59.7 | ![]() | |
110.8 | 68.8 | ![]() | |||
120.4 | 74.8 | ![]() | |||
Camrose County | | 136.0 | 84.5 | ![]() | Hwy 53 branches south; west end of Hwy 21 concurrency |
Bashaw | 142.2 | 88.4 | UAR 206 (50 Avenue) east | ||
143.0 | 88.9 | ![]() ![]() | Hwy 53 branches east; east end Hwy 21 concurrency | ||
↑ / ↓ | | 162.4 | 100.9 | ![]() | |
County of Stettler No. 6 | Donalda | 170.6 | 106.0 | ![]() | |
| 178.9 | 111.2 | ![]() | ||
↑ / ↓ | | 187.2 | 116.3 | Crosses the Battle River | |
Flagstaff County | | 196.3 | 122.0 | ![]() | West end of Hwy 855 concurrency |
197.9 | 123.0 | ![]() | East end of Hwy 855 concurrency | ||
Forestburg | 206.0 | 128.0 | ![]() | ||
| 215.7 | 134.0 | ![]() | ||
222.2 | 138.1 | ![]() ![]() | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c d e "Highway 53 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
- ^ "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ Alberta Road Atlas (2005 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. pp. 63, 64, 65, and 66.