State Road 53 (SR 53) is a 19.170-mile-long (30.851 km) north–south state highway in the panhandle of northern Florida. Its southern terminus is an interchange with Interstate 10 (I-10; which also carries the unsigned designation of SR 8) near Lee and Madison; the northern terminus is at the Georgia state line near Cherry Lake, Florida. Part of SR 53, from Harvey Greene Drive north to SR 14, is also signed SR 14 Truck, a rare special state highway in Florida.

State Road 53 marker
State Road 53
Map
SR 53 highlighted in red and CR 53 in blue
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length19.170 mi[1] (30.851 km)
Major junctions
South end I-10 / CR 53 near Madison
Major intersections US 90 in Madison
North end SR 333 towards Quitman, GA
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesMadison
Highway system
SR 52 SR 54

SR 53 continues northward from the state line as State Route 333 (SR 333). A southbound continuation of SR 53 is County Road 53, which ultimately ends at an intersection with U.S. Route 27 (US 27; which also carries the unsigned designation of SR 20) in Buckville (northwest of Mayo). This is also the western terminus of CR 534.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1][2]kmDestinationsNotes
LafayetteBuckville0.0000.000   US 27 (SR 20) / CR 534 – Mayo, Perry
2.0[3]3.2  CR 290former SR 348A east
2.3[3]3.7 
 
CR 348 west
Day4.5[3]7.2  CR 270 (Northwest Maine Avenue)former SR 348B east
5.8[3]9.3  CR 260former SR 348C east
8.1[3]13.0 
 
CR 250 east – Advent Christian Village
Madison9.4[3]15.1 
 
CR 255 north
19.51531.406south end of state maintenance
19.8431.93  I-10 (SR 8) – Tallahassee, Lake CityI-10 exit 258
24.81739.939 
 
 
SR 14 Truck west (Harvey Greene Drive)
south end of SR 14 Truck overlap
Madison25.53141.088 
 
SR 14 west (Southwest Millinor Street)
north end of SR 14 Truck overlap
26.01441.865 
 
 
 
US 90 east (Base Street / SR 10) / SR 145 north (Duval Street) – Live Oak, North Florida Community College
south end of US 90 / SR 10 overlap
26.30642.335 
 
US 90 west (Base Street / SR 10) – Tallahassee, Greenville
north end of US 90 / SR 10 overlap
28.09145.208 
 
CR 146 west (Northwest Little Cat Road)
Cherry Lake34.3[3]55.2  CR 150
36.18658.236 
 
CR 253 east (Northeast Cherry Lake Circle) – Camp Cherry Lake 4-H Center
36.26658.364 
 
CR 253 west
38.68562.257 
 
SR 333 north (Madison Highway) – Quitman
Georgia state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 2014
  2. ^ FDOT GIS data Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, accessed January 2014
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Google Maps distance
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