Texas State Highway 53

State Highway 53
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	26.8 mi[1] (43.1 km)
Existed:	by 1933 – present
Major junctions
West end:	SH 36 at Temple
	I-35
East end:	US 77 at Rosebud
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← SH 52 US 54 →

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

History

SH 53 was designated by 1926 as a route from Dickens to Brownfield, replacing a portion of SH 18 (Dickens to Lubbock). This route was cancelled by 1931 when SH 24 extended west, replacing the route from Dickens to Lubbock, while the rest of the route was renumbered to SH 137. SH 53 was designated again by 1931 along SH 108A from Lampasas to Rosebud. It was shortened to its current route in 1935, when the stretch from Lampasas to Temple was transferred to U.S. Highway 190.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Bell	Temple			SH 36
				I-35
	​			SH 320
Falls	Rosebud			US 77
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References