Indiana State Road 53
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State Road 53 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a state highway in northwest Indiana that runs from U.S. Route 231 in Crown Point north to Gary at the main gate of the U.S. Steel plant. Its terminus may also be considered to be the Interstate 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).
Indiana 53 is named Broadway for its entire stretch. It also closely parallels Interstate 65, which is located 1/2 mile (.8 km) to the east.
The highway passes through the following communities, and intersects with highways at those locations:
- 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)
