Alberta Highway 53

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 53, commonly referred to as Highway 53, is an east–west highway of approximately 222 km (138 mi) in central Alberta, Canada.[2][1]

Highway 53
Route information
Length	222.2 km[1] (138.1 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Hwy 22 in Clearwater County
	Hwy 20 in Rimbey Hwy 2 near Ponoka Hwy 2A in Ponoka Hwy 21 near Bashaw Hwy 56 near Donalda
East end	Hwy 36 / Hwy 608 near Forestburg
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities	Clearwater County, Ponoka County, Camrose County, Stettler No. 6 County, Flagstaff County
Towns	Rimbey, Ponoka, Bashaw
Villages	Donalda, Forestburg
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 52 Hwy 54 →

From the west, Highway 53 begins at Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) and ends at Highway 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway), passing through the communities of Rimbey, Ponoka, Bashaw, Donalda, and Forestburg.[1] It crosses the Medicine River and Blindman River west of Rimbey, and crosses the Battle River three times between Rimbey and Forestburg (west of Ponoka, within Ponoka, and between Donalda and Forestburg). Highway 53 also provides access to Big Knife Provincial Park southwest of Forestburg.[1]

Major intersections

Intersections are from west to east.[3]

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Clearwater County	​	0.0	0.0	Hwy 22 – Drayton Valley, Rocky Mountain House	Hwy 53 western terminus
Ponoka County	​	15.1	9.4	Hwy 761 south	West end of Hwy 761 concurrency
		24.9	15.5	Hwy 761 north	East end of Hwy 761 concurrency
		36.3	22.6	Hwy 766 – Eckville
		42.7	26.5	Crosses the Blindman River
	Rimbey	44.4	27.6	Hwy 20A south (50 Avenue) to Hwy 20 51 Street	Hwy 53 branches north; west end of Hwy 20A concurrency
		46.0	28.6	Hwy 20 south – Bentley, Sylvan Lake	East end of Hwy 20A concurrency; west end of Hwy 20 concurrency
	​	47.6	29.6	Hwy 20 north – Breton	Hwy 53 branches east; east end of Hwy 20 concurrency
		55.7	34.6	Hwy 771 north – Pigeon Lake Provincial Park	West end of Hwy 771 concurrency
		59.0	36.7	Hwy 771 south – Bentley	East end of Hwy 771 concurrency
	Crestomere	69.5– 69.7	43.2– 43.3	Hwy 792 – Gull Lake	Intersections are offset; Hwy 792 concurrency for 200 m (660 ft)
	​	83.7	52.0	Crosses the Battle River
		84.5	52.5	Hwy 795 north – Usona, Calmar
Town of Ponoka		87.8	54.6	Hwy 2 – Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary	Interchange (Hwy 2 Exit 450)
		91.6	56.9	Hwy 2A – Wetaskiwin, Lacombe, Red Deer
		92.9	57.7	Crosses the Battle River
Ponoka County	​	96.0	59.7	Hwy 815 south – Joffre
		110.8	68.8	Hwy 821 south – Tees
		120.4	74.8	Hwy 822 north
Camrose County	​	136.0	84.5	Hwy 21 north – Camrose	Hwy 53 branches south; west end of Hwy 21 concurrency
	Bashaw	142.2	88.4	UAR 206 (50 Avenue) east
		143.0	88.9	Hwy 605 west Hwy 21 south – Three Hills	Hwy 53 branches east; east end Hwy 21 concurrency
↑ / ↓	​	162.4	100.9	Hwy 56 – Camrose, Stettler
County of Stettler No. 6	Donalda	170.6	106.0	Hwy 850 south
	​	178.9	111.2	Hwy 854 north – Rosalind, Bawlf
↑ / ↓	​	187.2	116.3	Crosses the Battle River
Flagstaff County	​	196.3	122.0	Hwy 855 north – Heisler, Daysland	West end of Hwy 855 concurrency
		197.9	123.0	Hwy 855 south – Big Knife Provincial Park, Halkirk	East end of Hwy 855 concurrency
	Forestburg	206.0	128.0	Hwy 856 north (53 Street) – Strome
	​	215.7	134.0	Hwy 861 south – Galahad
		222.2	138.1	Hwy 36 – Killam, Viking, Castor, Hanna Hwy 608 east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Google (December 19, 2017). "Highway 53 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
2. "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
3. Alberta Road Atlas (2005 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. pp. 63, 64, 65, and 66.