Alabama State Route 53
State Route 53 (SR 53) is a 345.287-mile (555.686 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Alabama. The majority, between Dothan and Huntsville, is signed as U.S. Route 231 (US 231), but the two ends – south to Florida and north to I-65/US 31 near Tennessee – are independent. In those areas, US 231 uses SR 1, sharing the route with US 431 north of Huntsville, where it is referred to as Memorial Parkway.
State Route 53 | ||||
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Standalone sections of SR 53 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length | 345.287 mi (555.686 km) Most of length signed as US 231 | |||
| Southern standalone section | ||||
| Length | 20.137 mi (32.407 km) | |||
| South end | SR 71 towards Marianna, Fla. | |||
| North end | US 231 Bus. / US 431 Bus. at Dothan | |||
| Northern standalone section | ||||
| Length | 28.423 mi (45.742 km) | |||
| South end | US 231 / US 431 in Huntsville | |||
| Major intersections | I-565 in Huntsville | |||
| North end | I-65 / US 31 near Ardmore | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Counties | Houston, Dale, Coffee, Pike, Montgomery, Elmore, Coosa, Talladega, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount, Cullman, Marshall, Morgan, Madison, Limestone | |||
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An 18-mile-long (29 km) stretch of SR 53, from Research Park Boulevard in Huntsville to just south of Ardmore, is designated as the "Paul Luther Bolden Memorial Highway" in honor of Paul L. Bolden, a Medal of Honor recipient and Madison County's most-decorated World War II veteran.
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