Alberta Highway 53

Major junctionsWest end Highway 22 in Clearwater CountyMajor intersectionsEast end Highway 36 / Highway 608 near Forestburg LocationCountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaSpecialized and rural municipalitiesClearwater County, Ponoka County, Camrose County, Stettler No. 6 County, Flagstaff CountyTownsRimbey, Ponoka, BashawVillagesDonalda, Forestburg Highway system

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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]

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]

Intersections are from west to east.^[3]

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