Kentucky Route 53

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Kentucky Route 53

Map
KY 53 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length66.314 mi[1] (106.722 km)
Major junctions
South end KY 555 near Willisburg US 62 near Beaver Lake
Major intersections I-64 in Shelbyville


US 60 / KY 55 Bus. in Shelbyville

I-71 in LaGrange
North end US 42 in Oldham County
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesWashington, Anderson, Spencer, Shelby, Oldham
Highway system
KY 52 KY 54

Kentucky Route 53 (KY 53) is a 66.314-mile-long (106.722 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

Route description

The route begins at an intersection with KY 555 south of Willisburg and heads northeast through the city. It continues northeast into Anderson County and intersects the Martha Layne Collins Blue Grass Parkway. Just south of Beaver Lake KY 53 turns toward the northwest and forms a concurrency with US 62. Further north in Glensboro, it forms a concurrency with KY 44 and continues northwest, briefly passing through Spencer County before entering Shelby County. In Shelby County, the route passes through Mount Eden and heads northwest into Shelbyville. In Shelbyville, KY 53 intersects Interstate 64 as well as US 60. North of Shelbyville, the route enters Oldham County and passes through Ballardsville and LaGrange, where it intersects with Interstate 71. KY 53 ends at an intersection with US 42 north of LaGrange.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Washington0.0000.000 KY 555Southern terminus
1.6562.665
KY 433 north (Polin Road)
South end of KY 433 overlap
Willisburg2.5864.162
KY 433 south – Mackville
North end of KY 433 overlap
3.4855.609
KY 1754 west (Chaplin Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 1754
7.31311.769
KY 1586 south (Cardwell Road)
north terminus of KY 1586
10.07116.208
KY 390 east (Seaville Road)
Western terminus of KY 390
Anderson12.31419.817 Bluegrass Parkway – Bardstown, Elizabethtown, LexingtonBluegrass Parkway exit 48
12.41219.975
KY 1291 west (Kays Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1291
17.01627.385
US 62 east (Bardstown Road) – Lawrenceburg
South end of US 62 overlap
18.73530.151
US 62 west (Bardstown Road) – Bloomfield
North end of US 62 overlap
Glensboro21.30634.289
KY 44 east
South end of KY 44 overlap
23.57937.947
KY 1579 south (Pleasant Grove Ridge Road)
Northern terminus of KY 1579
SpencerNo major intersections
ShelbyMount Eden29.07046.784 KY 636 (Back Creek Road)
Southville33.50153.915

KY 44 west (Southville Pike) / KY 714 north (Hempridge Road) – Taylorsville
North end of KY 44 overlap
Shelbyville39.29463.238
KY 1790 east (Hooper Station Road)
Western terminus of KY 1790
39.59663.724 I-64 – Louisville, Frankfort, LexingtonI-64 exit 35
40.75765.592Seven Mile Road (KY 2258 east)Western terminus of KY 2258
Veachland41.50766.799


US 60 east / KY 55 Bus. north (Boone Station Road) – Eminence, Cropper, Bagdad, Frankfort
South end of US 60 / KY 55 Bus. overlap
ShelbyvilleNorth 7th Street - Eminence, New Castle, Clear Creek Parkformer KY 55 north
43.19369.512


US 60 west / KY 55 Bus. south (Washington Street)
North end of US 60 / KY 55 Bus. overlap
44.95272.343 KY 55 (Freedom's Way)
48.97978.824
KY 362 west (Aiken Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 362
51.41582.744
KY 322 north (Lucas Road) – Smithfield
Southern terminus of KY 322
Oldham57.29992.214
KY 1315 south (Old Hanna Road)
Northern terminus of KY 1315
57.86493.123
KY 22 east – Eminence
South end of KY 22 overlap
Ballardsville58.33793.884
KY 22 west – Crestwood
North end of KY 22 overlap
59.42295.630
KY 2856 west (East Moody Lane)
Eastern terminus of KY 2856
La Grange61.56599.079 I-71 – Louisville, CincinnatiI-71 exit 22
62.324100.301 KY 146 (Jefferson Street) – Crestwood, New Castle, Kentucky State Reformatory
63.663102.456 KY 3223 (Old Sligo Road)Southern terminus of KY 3223
66.314106.722 US 42Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Division of Planning. "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved July 11, 2013.