Massachusetts Route 53

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Route 53

Length:

22.14^[1] mi (35.63 km)

Formed:

1963

South end:

Route 3A in Kingston^[1]

Major
junctions:

Route 3 in Hanover

Route 18 in Weymouth

North end:

Route 3A in Quincy

Massachusetts State Highway Routes
< Route 49		Route 56 >

Route 53 is a north-south state highway in Massachusetts. It follows the former routing of the Kingston to Quincy section of Route 3 which was moved onto the Southeast Expressway and Pilgrim's Highway expressway when they were fully completed in 1963. The remaining former sections of Route 3 became extensions of Route 3A.^[2]

From Kingston, Route 53 runs north through the following towns/cities:

In Pembroke, Route 53 is concurrent with Route 14 for 1.4 miles and, as it crosses the Pembroke–Hanover line, Route 53 is concurrent with Route 139 for 1.1 miles. In Quincy, Route 53 ends as the Southern Artery intersects Washington Street/Route 3A. Traffic continues north toward Boston along Route 3A.

For a time in the 1970s, the style of the numbers on the Route 53 signange closely resembled the racing number 53 used by the famous Walt Disney car character Herbie.^{[citation needed]}