South Dakota Highway 53

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Highway 53

Map
     SD 53
Route information
Defined by SDCL §31-4-172
Maintained by SDDOT
Length73.654 mi[1] (118.535 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
South end293rd Street southwest of Clearfield
Major intersections
North end I-90 / US 83 southwest of Vivian
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountiesTripp, Mellette, Lyman
Highway system
  • South Dakota State Trunk Highway System
SD 52 SD 54

South Dakota Highway 53 (SD 53) is a state route that runs south to north across south-central South Dakota. It begins in rural Tripp County, southwest of Clearfield, and travels north-northwest to a diamond interchange with Interstate 90 (I-90) and U.S. Route 83 (US 83) southwest of Vivian. Along the way, it spends about 25 miles (40 km) running concurrent with US 18, US 183, and SD 44.

History

South Dakota 53 in 1926 ran from the North Dakota to Nebraska borders. By 1929, when U.S. Highway 83 was first designated, it replaced the segment of SD 53 from Pierre to the North Dakota border. The southern segment was further east than the present route, running from Presho south to the Nebraska border via Winner.

In the early 1930s, U.S. 83 was extended south into Nebraska, and was placed as dual signage along SD 53. (The original route was on what is now U.S. Highway 183; 83 and 183 were reversed from current alignments when first designated.) By 1935, SD 53 was removed from this alignment and placed on a new route extending south from Vivian, on a previously unnumbered road. The southern terminus was at South Dakota Highway 40 (now 44). Also at this time, the northern terminus was pulled back to Vivian.

In the late 1960s, a second segment of SD 53 was added further south, beginning at U.S. Highway 18 just west of the U.S. 183 junction, and extending south to Clearfield. At some point, SD 53 was signed along the concurrent routes US 18, US 183, and SD 44 to connect the two segments of the highway.


Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Tripp0.0000.000293rd StreetRoadway continues south as 306th Avenue
15.97225.704
US 18 west – Mission
Western end of US 18 concurrency
Jordan Junction16.97227.314


US 18 east / US 183 south / SD 44 east – Winner
Eastern end of US 18 concurrency; southern end of US 183 concurrency; eastern end of SD 44 concurrency
20.96533.740
US 183 north – Presho
Northern end of US 183 concurrency
Mellette40.73865.561
SD 44 west
Western end of SD 44 concurrency
Lyman73.654118.535 I-90 / US 83Diamond interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "State Highway Log" (PDF). Pierre region: South Dakota Department of Transportation. January 2011. pp. 72–73. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

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