Highway 53
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length	222.2 km[1] (138.1 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Highway 22 inClearwater County
Major intersections	Highway 20 inRimbey Highway 2 nearPonoka Highway 2A in Ponoka Highway 21 nearBashaw Highway 56 nearDonalda
East end	Highway 36 /Highway 608 nearForestburg
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
←Highway 52 →Highway 54

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

From the west, Highway 53 begins atHighway 22 (Cowboy Trail) and ends atHighway 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway), passing through the communities ofRimbey,Ponoka,Bashaw,Donalda, andForestburg.^[1] It crosses theMedicine River andBlindman River west of Rimbey, and crosses theBattle River three times between Rimbey and Forestburg (west of Ponoka, within Ponoka, and between Donalda and Forestburg). Highway 53 also provides access toBig 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	Highway 53 western terminus
Ponoka County	​	15.1	9.4	Highway 761 south	West end of Highway 761 concurrency
		24.9	15.5	Highway 761 north	East end of Highway 761 concurrency
		36.3	22.6	Highway 766 south –Eckville
		42.7	26.5	Crosses theBlindman River
Rimbey		44.4	27.6	51 Street (Highway 20A north) to Highway 53 east	Most direct continuation of Highway 53 follows Highway 20A north; officially Highway 53 continues east on 50 Avenue[2]
		46.0	28.6	Highway 20 –Bentley,Sylvan Lake
Gap in route
Ponoka County	​	47.6	29.6	Highway 20 –Breton,Rimbey
		55.7	34.6	Highway 771 north –Pigeon Lake Provincial Park	West end of Highway 771 concurrency
		59.0	36.7	Highway 771 south –Bentley	East end of Highway 771 concurrency
	Crestomere	69.5– 69.7	43.2– 43.3	Highway 792 –Gull Lake	Intersections are offset; Highway 792 concurrency for 200 m (660 ft)
	​	83.7	52.0	Crosses theBattle River
		84.5	52.5	Highway 795 north –Usona,Calmar
Ponoka		87.8	54.6	Highway 2 –Edmonton,Red Deer,Calgary	Interchange; Highway 2 exit 450
		91.6	56.9	Highway 2A –Wetaskiwin,Lacombe,Red Deer
		92.9	57.7	Crosses theBattle 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	West end of Highway 21 concurrency
	Bashaw	142.2	88.4	UAR 206 east (50 Avenue)
		143.0	88.9	Highway 605 west Highway 21 south –Three Hills	East end Highway 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 theBattle River
Flagstaff County	​	196.3	122.0	Highway 855 north –Heisler,Daysland	West end of Highway 855 concurrency
		197.9	123.0	Highway 855 south –Big Knife Provincial Park,Halkirk	East end of Highway 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,Castor Highway 608 east	Highway 53 eastern terminus; continues as Highway 608
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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