North Carolina Highway 53

NC 53
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	124 mi (200 km)
Existed:	1933 – present
Major junctions
West end:	NC 24 / NC 210 in Fayetteville
	I-95 in Fayetteville US 701 in White Lake US 421 in Currie US 117 in Burgaw I-40 in Burgaw
East end:	Gum Branch Road in Jacksonville[1]
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System ← US 52 NC 54 →

North Carolina Highway 53 is a state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that mainly runs west–east in the eastern part of the state.

Route description

The highway begins near Fayetteville in Cumberland County. It runs through mostly rural areas in Bladen County, Pender County, and Onslow County before emerging near Jacksonville, NC.^[2]

The NCDOT extended the highway in August 2010 along the NC 24 bypass around the southern side of the city, then continuing onto Western Boulevard. This thoroughfare consists of the most commercially used area in the city. It was done to facilitate ease of obtaining future funding to maintain the roadway there.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Kay, Lindell (7 August 2010). "Western Boulevard to become N.C. 53". Jacksonville Daily News. http://www.jdnews.com/articles/boulevard-81287-western-bodycopyrag.html. Retrieved 26 January 2011. 
2. ^ NCRoads.com index