Alberta Highway 53

Highway 53
Highway 53
Route information
	Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length	222.2 km (138.1 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Highway 22 in Clearwater County
	Highway 20 in Rimbey; Highway 2 near Ponoka; Highway 2A in Ponoka; Highway 21 near Bashaw; Highway 56 near Donalda;
East end	Highway 36 / Highway 608 near Forestburg
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
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
	Alberta Provincial Highway Network; List; Former; ;

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]

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^ "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.

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[length-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.

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