Existed: 1969 – present East end: US-89 in Ogden Constructed 1969 | West end: I-15 / I-84 in Ogden Length 3.137 km | |
State Route 53 (SR-53) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, connecting I-15/I-84 with 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.
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Map of UT-53, Ogden, UT 84401, USA
Route description
SR-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 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.
History
24th Street west of SR-1 (US-91, now US-89) was added to the state highway system in 1915, becoming part of SR-37 in 1927 and SR-38 in 1931, 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.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Ogden, Weber County.