Nebraska Highway 53

State Highway 53
State Highway 53
	Nebraska Highway 53 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by NDOT
Length	12.04 mi (19.38 km)
Existed	January 1, 1975–present
Major junctions
South end	US 136 east of Gilead
North end	N-4 west of Daykin
Location
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Counties	Thayer
Highway system
	Nebraska State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Link; Spur State Spurs; ; Recreation;

Nebraska Highway 53 is a highway in southern Nebraska. It is a north–south highway which runs for 12 miles (19 km). It has a southern terminus at U.S. 136 east of Gilead, and a northern terminus west of Daykin at Nebraska Highway 4.

Route description

Nebraska Highway 53 begins one mile (1.6 km) east of Gilead at U.S. 136. It proceeds north through farmland and crosses the Little Blue River before entering Alexandria. From Alexandria, it continues north until NE 4, where it ends.^[1]^[3]

History

Highway 53 was originally numbered Highway 76 until January 1, 1975, when it was redesignated to avoid confusion with Interstate 76 (formerly Interstate 80S).^[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Thayer County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Gilead	0.00	0.00	US 136	Southern terminus
Daykin	12.04	19.38	N-4	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. p. 150. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
^ "New Numbers for Highway Segments". The Beatrice Daily Sun. Beatrice, Nebraska. November 18, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved December 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "overview of Nebraska Highway 53" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
^ "Highways will have new number designations". Columbus Telegram. Associated Press. November 19, 1974. p. 21. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

KML file (edit • help)

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KML is from Wikidata

Nebraska Roads: NE 41-60

[ndor-1] "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. p. 150. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

[2] "New Numbers for Highway Segments". The Beatrice Daily Sun. Beatrice, Nebraska. November 18, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved December 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[google-3] "overview of Nebraska Highway 53" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-11-01.

[4] "Highways will have new number designations". Columbus Telegram. Associated Press. November 19, 1974. p. 21. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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