# Kentucky Route 53

Kentucky Route 53 (KY 53) is a 66.314-mile-long (106.722 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

## Route description

The route begins at an intersection with KY 555 south of Willisburg and heads northeast through the city.
It continues northeast into Anderson County and intersects the Martha Layne Collins Blue Grass Parkway.
Just south of Beaver Lake KY 53 turns toward the northwest and forms a concurrency with US 62.
Further north in Glensboro, it forms a concurrency with KY 44 and continues northwest, briefly passing through Spencer County before entering Shelby County.
In Shelby County, the route passes through Mount Eden and heads northwest into Shelbyville.
In Shelbyville, KY 53 intersects Interstate 64 as well as US 60. North of Shelbyville, the route enters Oldham County and passes through Ballardsville and LaGrange, where it intersects with Interstate 71. KY 53 ends at an intersection with US 42 north of LaGrange.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Washington | ​ | 0.000 | 0.000 | KY 555 | Southern terminus |
| Washington | ​ | 1.656 | 2.665 | KY 433 north (Polin Road) | South end of KY 433 overlap |
| Washington | Willisburg | 2.586 | 4.162 | KY 433 south – Mackville | North end of KY 433 overlap |
| Washington | Willisburg | 3.485 | 5.609 | KY 1754 west (Chaplin Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 1754 |
| Washington | ​ | 7.313 | 11.769 | KY 1586 south (Cardwell Road) | north terminus of KY 1586 |
| Washington | ​ | 10.071 | 16.208 | KY 390 east (Seaville Road) | Western terminus of KY 390 |
| Anderson | ​ | 12.314 | 19.817 | Bluegrass Parkway – Bardstown, Elizabethtown, Lexington | Bluegrass Parkway exit 48 |
| Anderson | ​ | 12.412 | 19.975 | KY 1291 west (Kays Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1291 |
| Anderson | ​ | 17.016 | 27.385 | US 62 east (Bardstown Road) – Lawrenceburg | South end of US 62 overlap |
| Anderson | ​ | 18.735 | 30.151 | US 62 west (Bardstown Road) – Bloomfield | North end of US 62 overlap |
| Anderson | Glensboro | 21.306 | 34.289 | KY 44 east | South end of KY 44 overlap |
| Anderson | ​ | 23.579 | 37.947 | KY 1579 south (Pleasant Grove Ridge Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1579 |
| Spencer | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions |
| Shelby | Mount Eden | 29.070 | 46.784 | KY 636 (Back Creek Road) | |
| Shelby | Southville | 33.501 | 53.915 | KY 44 west (Southville Pike) / KY 714 north (Hempridge Road) – Taylorsville | North end of KY 44 overlap |
| Shelby | Shelbyville | 39.294 | 63.238 | KY 1790 east (Hooper Station Road) | Western terminus of KY 1790 |
| Shelby | Shelbyville | 39.596 | 63.724 | I-64 – Louisville, Frankfort, Lexington | I-64 exit 35 |
| Shelby | ​ | 40.757 | 65.592 | Seven Mile Road (KY 2258 east) | Western terminus of KY 2258 |
| Shelby | Veachland | 41.507 | 66.799 | US 60 east / KY 55 Bus. north (Boone Station Road) – Eminence, Cropper, Bagdad, Frankfort | South end of US 60 / KY 55 Bus. overlap |
| Shelby | Shelbyville | | | North 7th Street - Eminence, New Castle, Clear Creek Park | former KY 55 north |
| Shelby | Shelbyville | 43.193 | 69.512 | US 60 west / KY 55 Bus. south (Washington Street) | North end of US 60 / KY 55 Bus. overlap |
| Shelby | ​ | 44.952 | 72.343 | KY 55 (Freedom's Way) | |
| Shelby | ​ | 48.979 | 78.824 | KY 362 west (Aiken Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 362 |
| Shelby | ​ | 51.415 | 82.744 | KY 322 north (Lucas Road) – Smithfield | Southern terminus of KY 322 |
| Oldham | ​ | 57.299 | 92.214 | KY 1315 south (Old Hanna Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1315 |
| Oldham | ​ | 57.864 | 93.123 | KY 22 east – Eminence | South end of KY 22 overlap |
| Oldham | Ballardsville | 58.337 | 93.884 | KY 22 west – Crestwood | North end of KY 22 overlap |
| Oldham | ​ | 59.422 | 95.630 | KY 2856 west (East Moody Lane) | Eastern terminus of KY 2856 |
| Oldham | La Grange | 61.565 | 99.079 | I-71 – Louisville, Cincinnati | I-71 exit 22 |
| Oldham | La Grange | 62.324 | 100.301 | KY 146 (Jefferson Street) – Crestwood, New Castle, Kentucky State Reformatory | |
| Oldham | ​ | 63.663 | 102.456 | KY 3223 (Old Sligo Road) | Southern terminus of KY 3223 |
| Oldham | ​ | 66.314 | 106.722 | US 42 | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||