Louisiana Highway 53 is a state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in Louisiana

Louisiana

Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

 that serves St. John the Baptist Parish

St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

St. John the Baptist Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana.The parish seat is Edgard, an unincorporated area and the unofficial parish captial is LaPlace, an unincorporated area. St. John the Baptist is one of the original 19 parishes in Louisiana. In 2010, its population was...

. It spans 1.64 miles (2.6 km) in a south to north direction and is known locally as Central Avenue.

Route description

LA 53 is a connector road that runs from LA 44 and LA 640

Louisiana Highway 640

Louisiana Highway 640 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. John the Baptist Parish. It spans in a south to north direction.-Route description:...

 (River Road at the foot of the Edgard-Reserve Ferry

Edgard-Reserve Ferry

The Reserve-Edgard Ferry is a ferry across the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana, connecting Reserve and Edgard.-External links:*Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development,...

) northward to US 61 (Airline Highway). It serves the town of Reserve

Reserve, Louisiana

Reserve is a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the east bank of the Mississippi River. The population was 9,111 at the 2000 census...

.

LA 53 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.

Junction list

Parish	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
St. John the Baptist St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana St. John the Baptist Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana.The parish seat is Edgard, an unincorporated area and the unofficial parish captial is LaPlace, an unincorporated area. St. John the Baptist is one of the original 19 parishes in Louisiana. In 2010, its population was...	Reserve Reserve, Louisiana Reserve is a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the east bank of the Mississippi River. The population was 9,111 at the 2000 census...	Southern terminus of LA 53
		0.00	LA 44 (River Road) LA 640 Louisiana Highway 640 Louisiana Highway 640 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. John the Baptist Parish. It spans in a south to north direction.-Route description:...  (Edgard-Reserve Ferry Edgard-Reserve Ferry The Reserve-Edgard Ferry is a ferry across the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana, connecting Reserve and Edgard.-External links:*Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development,... )	Northern terminus of LA 640
		1.64	US 61 (Airline Highway Airline Highway Airline Highway is a divided highway in the U.S. state of Louisiana, built in the 1930s and 1940s to bypass the older Jefferson Highway. It carries U.S. Highway 61 from New Orleans northwest to Baton Rouge, and U.S. Highway 190 from Baton Rouge west over the Mississippi River on the Huey P. Long... )
		Northern terminus of LA 53