K-53 (Kansas highway)

K-53 marker
K-53
Map
K-53 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT and the city of Mulvane
Length6.177 mi[3] (9.941 km)
Existed1927[1][2]–present
Major junctions
West end US-81 south of Wichita
Major intersections I-35 / Kansas Turnpike near the Kansas Star Casino
East end K-15 by Mulvane
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountiesSumner
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
← K-52→ US-54

K-53 is a 6.177-mile-long (9.941 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. Located entirely within Sumner County, K-53's western terminus is at U.S. Route 81 (US-81) south of Wichita and the eastern terminus is at an interchange with K-15 by Mulvane. Along the way, K-53 intersects Interstate 35 (I-35), also known as the Kansas Turnpike, at exit 33. The highway travels mostly through farmlands with the exception of inside Mulvane and is a two-lane road its entire length.

Before state highways were numbered in Kansas there were auto trails. The western terminus follows the former Meridian Highway and Southwest Trail. K-53 was designated a state highway by the Kansas State Highway Commission by 1927. Its alignment has remained the same since, except for minor realignments near the crossing of the Arkansas River. Between 1986 and 1987, an interchange was built to provide access to the Kansas Turnpike and I-35.

  1. ^ Rand McNally and Company (1926). "Kansas" (Map). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas of the United States, including a Brief Description of the National Parks and Monuments. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. pp. 56–57.
  2. ^ Rand McNally and Company (1927). "Kansas" (Map). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas of the United States and Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces of Canada, with a Brief Description of the National Parks and Monuments. 1:1,600,000. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. pp. 54–55. OCLC 2078375 – via Rumsey Collection.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PMIS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).