Utah State Route 53
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| Route information | ||||
| Defined by Utah Code §72-4-111 | ||||
| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length: | 1.949 mi[1] (3.137 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1969 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
  I-15 / I-84 in Ogden | |||
| East end: |
 US-89 in Ogden | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 53 (SR-53) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, connecting I-15/I-84 with US-89 via Ogden's 24th Street. SR-53 was created in 1969 as a remnant of SR-37, which was truncated to its current length at that time.
Route description
SR-53 begins at exit 342 of I-15, and heads northeast of Pennsylvania Avenue before curving east into 24th Street. A viaduct built in about 1970[2] takes the road over the Weber River, the Union Pacific Railroad's Ogden Yard at the old Union Station, and SR-204 (Wall Avenue). Two blocks after SR-53 returns to ground level, it ends at US-89. The entire route is in the Weber Valley, which locally slopes down towards the Weber River.[3]
History
24th Street west of SR-1 (US-91, now US-89) was added to the state highway system in 1915,[4] becoming part of SR-37 in 1927[5] and SR-38 in 1931,[6] only to be given back to SR-37 in 1964 (along with former SR-39 on 24th Street east of US-89). The state legislature removed parts of SR-37 from the state highway system in 1969, renumbering the portion between I-15 and US-89 as State Route 53.[7]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Ogden, Weber County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | I-15 south / I-84 east – Salt Lake | Interchange | ||
| 1.625 | 2.615 |  SR-204 (Wall Avenue) | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 1.949 | 3.137 | US-89 (Washington Boulevard) | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- 1 2 Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Reference Information: "SR-53". (83.1 KB), updated 2008-05-01, accessed July 2008
- ↑ Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory database, 2007
- ↑ Google Maps street maps and USGS topographic maps, accessed July 2008 via ACME Mapper
- ↑ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 38". (8.82 MB), updated October 2007, accessed May 2008
- ↑ Utah State Legislature (1927). Chapter 21: Designation of State Roads. Session Laws of Utah.
37. From Ogden southwesterly to Hooper.
- ↑ Utah State Legislature (1931). Chapter 55: Designation of State Roads. Session Laws of Utah.
(38) From a point on the Salt Lake-Ogden State road, known as "Death Curve" in Weber county, northerly and easterly via Hooper junction to Ogden.
- ↑ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 37". (711 KB), updated October 2007, accessed May 2008