Alberta Highway 53

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|type=Hwy

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|map= Alberta Highway 053.png

|length_km=222.2

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|established=

|direction_a=West

|direction_b=East

|terminus_a={{jct|state=AB|Hwy|22}} in Clearwater County

|junction={{plainlist|

{{jct|state=AB|Hwy|20}} in Rimbey
{{jct|state=AB|Hwy|2}} near Ponoka
{{jct|state=AB|Hwy|2A}} in Ponoka
{{jct|state=AB|Hwy|21}} near Bashaw
{{jct|state=AB|Hwy|56}} near Donalda}}

|terminus_b={{jct|state=AB|Hwy|36|Hwy|608}} near Forestburg

|rural_municipalities=Clearwater County, Ponoka County, Camrose County, Stettler No. 6 County, Flagstaff County

|towns=Rimbey, Ponoka, Bashaw

|villages=Donalda, Forestburg

|previous_type=Hwy

|previous_route=52

|next_type=Hwy

|next_route=54

}}

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 53, commonly referred to as Highway 53, is an east–west highway of approximately {{cvt|222|km}} in central Alberta, Canada.{{Cite web|url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/2015_PROVINCIAL_HWY_1-216_CONTROL_SECTION_MAP.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410182657/http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/2015_PROVINCIAL_HWY_1-216_CONTROL_SECTION_MAP.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2016 |access-date=October 31, 2016 |date=March 2015 |title=2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart |publisher=Alberta Transportation |url-status=live }}

From the west, Highway 53 begins at Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) and ends at Highway 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway), passing through the communities of Rimbey, Ponoka, Bashaw, Donalda, and Forestburg. It crosses the Medicine River and Blindman River west of Rimbey, and crosses the Battle River three times between Rimbey and Forestburg (west of Ponoka, within Ponoka, and between Donalda and Forestburg). Highway 53 also provides access to Big Knife Provincial Park southwest of Forestburg.

Major intersections

Intersections are from west to east.Alberta Road Atlas (2005 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. pp. 63, 64, 65, and 66.

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|km=0.0

|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|22|city1=Drayton Valley|city2=Rocky Mountain House}}

|notes=Highway 53 western terminus

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|location=none

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|km=15.1

|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|761|dir1=south}}

|notes=West end of Highway 761 concurrency

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{{ABint

|km=24.9

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|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|761|dir1=north}}

|notes=East end of Highway 761 concurrency

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{{ABint

|km=36.3

|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|766|dir1=south|city1=Eckville}}

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{{Jctplace

|km=42.7

|place=Crosses the Blindman River

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|indep_city_special=Rimbey

|lspan=2

|km=44.4

|road={{jctname|state=AB|Hwy|20A|Hwy|53|to2=yes|dir1=north|dir2=east|nolink2=yes|name1=51 Street}}

|notes=Most direct continuation of Highway 53 follows Highway 20A north; officially Highway 53 continues east on 50 Avenue

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{{ABint

|km=46.0

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{{ABint

|county_special=Ponoka County

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|location=none

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|notes=

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{{ABint

|type=concur

|km=55.7

|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|771|dir1=north|location1=Pigeon Lake Provincial Park}}

|notes=West end of Highway 771 concurrency

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{{ABint

|type=concur

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|notes=East end of Highway 771 concurrency

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{{ABint

|location=Crestomere

|type=concur

|km=69.5

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|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|792|city1=Gull Lake}}

|notes=Intersections are offset; Highway 792 concurrency for {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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{{Jctplace

|location=none

|lspan=2

|km=83.7

|place=Crosses the Battle River

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{{ABint

|km=84.5

|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|795|dir1=north|city1=Usona|city2=Calmar}}

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{{ABint

|indep_city_special=Ponoka

|lspan=3

|km=87.8

|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|2|city1=Edmonton|city2=Red Deer|city3=Calgary}}

|notes=Interchange; Highway 2 exit 450

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{{ABint

|km=91.6

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{{Jctplace

|km=92.9

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|county_special=Ponoka County

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|location=none

|lspan=3

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|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|815|dir1=south|city1=Joffre}}

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{{ABint

|km=110.8

|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|821|dir1=south|city1=Tees}}

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{{ABint

|km=120.4

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{{ABint

|county_special=Camrose County

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|location=none

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|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|21|dir1=north|city1=Camrose}}

|notes=West end of Highway 21 concurrency

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{{ABint

|location=Bashaw

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|km=142.2

|road={{Jct|state=AB|UAR|206|name1=50 Avenue|dir1=east}}

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{{ABint

|type=concur

|km=143.0

|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|605|dir1=west}}

|notes=East end Highway 21 concurrency

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{{ABint

|county_special=↑ / ↓

|location=none

|km=162.4

|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|56|city1=Camrose|city2=Stettler}}

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{{ABint

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|location=Donalda

|km=170.6

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|notes=

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{{ABint

|location=none

|km=178.9

|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|854|dir1=north|city1=Rosalind|city2=Bawlf}}

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{{Jctplace

|county_special=↑ / ↓

|location=none

|km=187.2

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{{ABint

|county_special=Flagstaff County

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|location=none

|lspan=2

|km=196.3

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|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|855|dir1=north|city1=Heisler|city2=Daysland}}

|notes=West end of Highway 855 concurrency

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{{ABint

|type=concur

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|notes=East end of Highway 855 concurrency

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{{ABint

|location=Forestburg

|km=206.0

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|notes=

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{{ABint

|km=215.7

|location=none

|lspan=2

|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|861|dir1=south|city1=Galahad}}

|notes=

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{{ABint

|km=222.2

|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|36|city1=Killam|city2=Castor}}

|notes=Highway 53 eastern terminus; continues as Highway 608

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References

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Category:Ponoka, Alberta