Missouri Route 53
{{Short description|State highway in southeastern Missouri}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox road
|state=MO
|type=MO
|route = 53
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=230|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Missouri Route 53}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|established= 1922
|length_mi = 34.602
|length_ref = {{MoDOT Flex|accessdate=December 21, 2020}}
|direction_a = South
|terminus_a = {{jct|state=MO|MO|25}} in Holcomb
|junction = {{jct|state=MO|US|62}} in Campbell
|direction_b = North
|terminus_b = {{jct|state=MO|US-Bus|67|dab1=Poplar Bluff}} in Poplar Bluff
|previous_type = MO
|previous_route= 52
|next_type = US
|next_route = 54
}}
Route 53 is a highway in southeastern Missouri. Its southern terminus is at Route 25 in Holcomb. Its northern terminus is at Business U.S. Route 67 Business in Poplar Bluff.
Route 53 is one of the original state highways and has remained essentially unchanged since 1922.
Major intersections
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{{MOint
|county=Dunklin
|cspan=3
|location=Holcomb
|mile=0.000
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|25|city1=Clarkton|city2=Kennett}}
}}
{{MOint
|location=Campbell
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=6.949
|road={{Jct|state=MO|US|62|dir1=east|city1=Malden}}
|notes=Southern end of US 62 overlap
}}
{{MOint
|type=concur
|mile=7.480
|road={{Jct|state=MO|US|62|dir1=west|Supp|WW|location1=Piggott}}
|notes=Northern end of US 62 overlap
}}
{{MOint
|county=Butler
|cspan=4
|location=Qulin
|type=concur
|mile=20.460
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|51|dir1=south|city1=Fagus}}
|notes=Southern end of Route 51 overlap
}}
{{MOint
|township=Ash Hill
|ctdab=Butler
|type=concur
|mile=23.424
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|51|dir1=north|city1=Broseley}}
|notes=Northern end of Route 51 overlap
}}
{{MOint
|location=Poplar Bluff
|lspan=2
|mile=33.551
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|142|dir1=west|Supp|WW}}
}}
{{MOint
|mile=34.602
|road={{Jct|state=MO|US-Bus|67|dab1=Poplar Bluff|name1=S. Westwood Boulevard}}
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}
References
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Category:Transportation in Butler County, Missouri
Category:Transportation in Dunklin County, Missouri
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