U.S. Route 53

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U.S. Route 53

Length:

403^[1] mi (649 km)

Formed:

1926^[1]

South end:

US 14 at La Crosse, WI

Major
junctions:

I-90 at La Crosse, WI

I-94 at Eau Claire, WI

US 12 at Altoona, WI

WIS 29 at Lake Hallie, WI

US 63 at Spooner, WI

US 2 at Superior, WI

I-35 at Duluth, MN

US 169 at Virginia, MN

North end:

ON-71 near International Falls, MN

United States Numbered Highways
U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Highway 53 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 403 miles (649 km) from northern Minnesota to La Crosse, Wisconsin. It is the primary north-south route in northwestern Wisconsin, serving as a vital link between Duluth, Minnesota and I-94 at Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The entire route from Duluth to Eau Claire is divided multi-lane limited-access highway.

1 Termini
2 States traversed
- 2.1 Wisconsin
- 2.2 Minnesota
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is International Falls, Minnesota at the Canadian border. Its southern terminus is La Crosse, Wisconsin at U.S. Highway 14.

Major cities
Listed here south-to-north La Crosse, Wisconsin Onalaska, Wisconsin Eau Claire, Wisconsin Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Rice Lake, Wisconsin Superior, Wisconsin Duluth, Minnesota Hermantown, Minnesota Virginia, Minnesota International Falls, Minnesota

[edit] States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

[edit] Wisconsin

Main article: U.S. Route 53 in Wisconsin

U.S. 53 begins at US 14 in La Crosse. The portion between there and Eau Claire is a two-lane road. The route becomes a freeway at its junction with I-94 and continues as such north to Rice Lake. North of Rice Lake the route is an expressway to Superior. U.S. 53 crosses into Minnesota via the John A. Blatnik Bridge.

[edit] Minnesota

Main article: U.S. Route 53 in Minnesota

U.S. 53 enters Duluth via the John A. Blatnik High Bridge and is co-signed with I-535 for 2.8 miles. After its junction with I-35, U.S. 53 continues through Duluth on the recently upgraded Piedmont Avenue and Trinity Road for 3.5 miles.

U.S. 53 is then "duplexed" with State Hwy. 194 for 6 miles, from Trinity Road to Lindahl Road in Hermantown. This four-lane stretch of Highways 53 and 194 are also known as the Miller Trunk Highway in the cities of Duluth and Hermantown.

From Hermantown, the route proceeds north to Virginia then northwest to International Falls. The portion of the route from Duluth to Virginia is a 4-lane expressway.

Portions of the highway are under construction north of Duluth in a long range goal of providing a 4 lane highway to Canada as part of the Falls-to-Falls Corridor.

A portion of Highway 53 is officially designated the Voyageurs Highway. The Voyageurs Highway is a state designation that is also applied to various other state highways in Minnesota.

Legal Definition

The Minnesota section of U.S. 53 is defined as Routes 106, 11, and 315 in Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.115(37), (246), and 161.114(2). [1],[2]

[edit] See also

List of U.S. Routes

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 02:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC).

Browse numbered routes
< WIS 52	WI		WIS 53 >
< US 52	MN		MN 54 >

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