North Dakota Highway 53
Route information
Maintained by NDDOT
Length	45.037 mi (72.480 km)
Existed	1935–present
Major junctions
West end	US 83 in Max
East end	US 52 southeast of Balfour
Location
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Counties	McLean, McHenry
Highway system
North Dakota State Highway System Interstate US State
← US 52 → ND 54

North Dakota Highway 53 (ND 53) is a 45.037-mile-long (72.480 km) east–west state highway in the U.S. state of North Dakota. ND 53's western terminus is at U.S. Route 83 (US 83) in Max, and the eastern terminus is at US 52 southeast of Balfour.^[1]

History

ND 53 was created when ND 23 was realigned onto a new route to the south.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
McLean	Max	0.000	0.000	US 83 – Minot, Bismarck	Western terminus
	​	16.851	27.119	ND 41 south – Turtle Lake	Western end of ND 41 concurrency
	Ruso	17.854	28.733	ND 41 north – Velva	Eastern end of ND 41 concurrency
McHenry	​	45.037	72.480	US 52 – Harvey, Minot	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus