State Route 53 (SR-53) is a 1.949-mile-long (3.137 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, connecting Interstate 15 (I-15) and I-84 with U.S. Route 89 (US-89) via Ogden's 24th Street. SR-53 was created in 1969 as a remnant of SR-37, which was truncated to its current length at that time.
 State Route 53 | ||||
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| 24th Street | ||||
 SR-53 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.949 mi[1] (3.137 km) | |||
| Existed | 1969–present | |||
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| West end |   I-15 / I-84 in Ogden | |||
| East end |  US 89 in Ogden | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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Route description
editSR-53 begins at exit 342 of I-15, and heads northeast of Pennsylvania Avenue before curving east into 24th Street. A viaduct built in about 1970[2] takes the road over the Weber River, the Union Pacific Railroad's Ogden Yard at the old Union Station, and SR-204 (Wall Avenue). Two blocks after SR-53 returns to ground level, it ends at US-89. The entire route is in the Weber Valley, which locally slopes down towards the Weber River.[3]
History
edit24th Street west of SR-1 (US-91, now US-89) was added to the state highway system in 1915,[4] becoming part of SR-37 in 1927[5] and SR-38 in 1931,[6] only to be given back to SR-37 in 1964 (along with former SR-39 on 24th Street east of US-89). The state legislature removed parts of SR-37 from the state highway system in 1969, renumbering the portion between I-15 and US-89 as State Route 53.[7]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Ogden, Weber County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000– 0.095 | 0.000– 0.153 |   I-15 south / I-84 east – Salt Lake  I-15 north / I-84 west – Pocatello (Idaho) | Western terminus; interchange (I-15/I-84 Exit 342); southbound entrance, northbound exit | ||
| 1.625 | 2.615 |  SR-204 (Wall Avenue) | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 1.949 | 3.137 | US 89 (Washington Boulevard) | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Reference Information: "SR-53". (83.1 KB), updated 2008-05-01, accessed July 2008
- ^ Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory database, 2007
- ^ Google Maps street maps and USGS topographic maps, accessed July 2008 via ACME Mapper
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 38". (8.82 MB), updated October 2007, accessed May 2008
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1927). "Chapter 21: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
37. From Ogden southwesterly to Hooper.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1931). "Chapter 55: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
(38) From a point on the Salt Lake-Ogden State road, known as "Death Curve" in Weber county, northerly and easterly via Hooper junction to Ogden.
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 37". (711 KB), updated October 2007, accessed May 2008