Alabama State Route 53

For most of its length, State Route 53 is the unsigned designation of U.S. Route 231. This article is about the standalone sections of SR-53.

State Route 53
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length: 345.287 mi[1] (555.686 km)
Most of length signed as US-231
Southern standalone section
Length: 20.137 mi[1] (32.407 km)
South end: SR 71 towards Mariana, Fla.
North end: US-231 at Dothan
Northern standalone section
Length: 28.423 mi (45.742 km)
South end: US-231 / US-431 in Huntsville
Major
junctions:		 I-565 in Huntsville
North end: I-65 / US-31 near Ardmore
Location
Counties: Houston, Dale, Pike, Montgomery, Elmore, Coosa, Talladega, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount, Cullman, Marshall, Morgan, Madison, Limestone
Highway system

Alabama State Routes

← SR-52 SR-54 →
← SR-229 SR-233 →

State Route 53 (SR-53) is a 345-mile (555 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Alabama. The majority, between Dothan and Huntsville, is signed as U.S. Highway 231 (US-231), but the two ends - south to Florida and north to I-65/US-31 near Tennessee - are independent. In those areas, US-231 uses State Route 1, sharing the route with US-431 north of Huntsville.

Major intersections

Beginning at its southern terminus, SR-53 assumes a slight northwestwardly trajectory as it passes through Dothan, where it joins U.S. Route 231, heading towards Montgomery. Between Dothan and Huntsville, SR-53 is the unsigned partner to US-231.

At Huntsville, SR-53 diverts from US-231 and once again becomes a signed route until it reaches its terminus just west of Ardmore at Interstate 65/U.S. Highway 31. The northbound lane of SR-53 actually enters Tennessee before going south to I-65. Tennessee State Route 7 runs concurrently with the route on the state line and both Alabama and Tennessee mile markers are present on the highway.

Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Houston
   0.000 SR 71 south Continuation into Florida
Dothan 18.639 SR-210  
20.137 US-231 south (SR-1) South end of US-231 overlap
SR-53 is the unsigned designation for US-231 for the next 296.727 miles (477.536 km)
Madison
 Huntsville 316.864 US-231 north / US-431 (SR-1) North end of US-231 overlap
318.548
I-565 / US-72 Alt.		  
319.915 US-72 (SR-2)  
324.449 SR-255  
Limestone
 Ardmore 342.878 SR-251 south
SR-7 north		  
  345.287 I-65 / US-31  
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

  1. ^ a b c Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/milepostinternet/default.aspx. Retrieved September 11, 2011.