- Indiana State Road 53
Infobox road
state=IN
type=IN
route=53
alternate_name=Broadway
length_mi=14.1
length_round=1
length_ref= [http://illi-indi.com/EndsPage.php?id=1053§ion=1 Indiana Highway Ends - SR 53] ]
established=
direction_a=South
starting_terminus=
junction=
direction_b=North
ending_terminus=
counties=
previous_type=IN
previous_route=51
next_type=IN
next_route=54Indiana State Road 53, known along its entire length as Broadway, SR 53 is a
state highway in northwest Indiana that runs fromU.S. Route 231 in Crown Point north to Gary at the main gate of theU.S. Steel plant. Itsterminus may also be considered to be theInterstate 90 (Indiana Toll Road ), only a few hundred feet to the south of the main gate. This is a distance of about 14.07 miles (22.64 km).It closely parallels
Interstate 65 , which is located 1/2 mile (.8 km) to the east.Junctions
* Crown Point —
U.S. Route 231
* Merrillville —U.S. Route 30
* Gary —Interstate 90 (Indiana Toll Road ),U.S. Route 12 ,U.S. Route 20 , Interstates 80/94 and U.S. 6 (Borman Expressway )Major intersections
Source: INDOT Roadway Referencing System [cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/indot/3361.htm|title=INDOT Roadway Referencing System] INint
county=Lake
cspan=5
mile=0.00
road=
location=Lake County
notes=SR 53 beginsINint
mile=4.85
road=
location=MerrillvilleINint
mile=11.48
road=
notes=overpass
location=Gary
lspan=3INint
mile=13.88
road=INint
mile=14.07
road=
notes=SR 53 endsReferences
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