Route 53 is a 22.138-mile-long (35.628 km) south–north state highway in southeastern Massachusetts. Its southern terminus is at Route 3A in Kingston and its northern terminus is at Route 3A in Quincy. Along the way it intersects Route 3 in Hanover.
Route 53 follows the former routing of the Kingston to Quincy section of Route 3 which was moved onto the Southeast Expressway and Pilgrim's Highway expressway when they were fully completed in 1963. The remaining former sections of Route 3 became extensions of Route 3A.[2]
For a period of time, from at least the early 1930s through 1967, a mile of what is now Route 53, between Derby Street and Main Street (Route 228), was also coextensive with Route 128. In 1967 that route was cut back to the Braintree Split, and again in 1997 it was officially cut back to the I-95/I-93 junction in Canton.
Queen Anne's Corneredit
The intersection of Route 53 with Route 228 on the Hingham–Norwell town line is known as Queen Anne's Corner or historically Queen Ann's Corner and the nearby section of Route 53 has also been known as Queen Anne's (or Ann's) Turnpike. The name comes from Anne Whiton, a local tavern owner who in the mid-1700s, along with her daughters, had an "unsavory reputation" and was called quean with the archaic meaning of the word as prostitute.[3][4]
Route 53 begins in Kingston at Route 3A, just a third of a mile west of where that route meets Route 3 at Exit 10. It heads north, almost immediately entering the town of Duxbury. It passes through the southwestern part of that town before meeting Route 14 just over the line into Pembroke. The two routes pass concurrently for over a mile and a half before splitting in the area of North Pembroke. Route 53 is alone for just over a mile and a quarter before becoming concurrent with Route 139. The two routes pass over the North River into Hanover together before splitting.
Route 53 heads northwards through the eastern part of Hanover until it passes the Hanover Mall and meets Route 3 once more, at Exit 13. From Route 3 it bends northwestward, going through the western portion of Norwell before meeting Route 228 just over the town line into Hingham. The route passes through the southwest corner of that town before entering Weymouth. In Weymouth, the route bisects the town from southeast to northwest, passing Whitman's Pond and the northern end of Route 18. Route 53 then enters Braintree, crossing the Monatiquot River before entering Quincy, passing the site of the Fore River Shipyard. After just a mile, Route 53 ends at Route 3A, with that route resuming the former route of Route 3.
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Route 53 is a 22 138 mile long 35 628 km south north state highway in southeastern Massachusetts Its southern terminus is at Route 3A in Kingston and its northern terminus is at Route 3A in Quincy Along the way it intersects Route 3 in Hanover Route 53Route 53 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by MassDOTLength22 138 mi 1 35 628 km Existed1963 presentMajor junctionsSouth endRoute 3A in Kingston 1 Major intersectionsRoute 14 in Pembroke Route 3 in HanoverNorth endRoute 3A in QuincyLocationCountryUnited StatesStateMassachusettsCountiesPlymouth NorfolkHighway systemMassachusetts State Highway System Interstate US State Route 52 Route 56 Contents 1 History 1 1 Queen Anne s Corner 2 Route description 3 Major intersections 4 ReferencesHistory editRoute 53 follows the former routing of the Kingston to Quincy section of Route 3 which was moved onto the Southeast Expressway and Pilgrim s Highway expressway when they were fully completed in 1963 The remaining former sections of Route 3 became extensions of Route 3A 2 For a period of time from at least the early 1930s through 1967 a mile of what is now Route 53 between Derby Street and Main Street Route 228 was also coextensive with Route 128 In 1967 that route was cut back to the Braintree Split and again in 1997 it was officially cut back to the I 95 I 93 junction in Canton Queen Anne s Corner edit The intersection of Route 53 with Route 228 on the Hingham Norwell town line is known as Queen Anne s Corner or historically Queen Ann s Corner and the nearby section of Route 53 has also been known as Queen Anne s or Ann s Turnpike The name comes from Anne Whiton a local tavern owner who in the mid 1700s along with her daughters had an unsavory reputation and was called quean with the archaic meaning of the word as prostitute 3 4 Route description edit nbsp Southbound in Weymouth Landing Route 53 begins in Kingston at Route 3A just a third of a mile west of where that route meets Route 3 at Exit 10 It heads north almost immediately entering the town of Duxbury It passes through the southwestern part of that town before meeting Route 14 just over the line into Pembroke The two routes pass concurrently for over a mile and a half before splitting in the area of North Pembroke Route 53 is alone for just over a mile and a quarter before becoming concurrent with Route 139 The two routes pass over the North River into Hanover together before splitting Route 53 heads northwards through the eastern part of Hanover until it passes the Hanover Mall and meets Route 3 once more at Exit 13 From Route 3 it bends northwestward going through the western portion of Norwell before meeting Route 228 just over the town line into Hingham The route passes through the southwest corner of that town before entering Weymouth In Weymouth the route bisects the town from southeast to northwest passing Whitman s Pond and the northern end of Route 18 Route 53 then enters Braintree crossing the Monatiquot River before entering Quincy passing the site of the Fore River Shipyard After just a mile Route 53 ends at Route 3A with that route resuming the former route of Route 3 Major intersections editCountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes PlymouthKingston0 00 0 nbsp nbsp nbsp Route 3A to Route 3 South Duxbury Kingston Ctr Southern terminus Pembroke4 67 4 nbsp nbsp Route 14 east Duxbury Green Harbor East PembrokeSouthern terminus of Route 14 concurrency 6 310 1 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Route 14 west to Route 36 Pembroke Center Hanson Hobomock PondNorthern terminus of Route 14 concurrency 7 612 2 nbsp nbsp Route 139 east Marshfield Brant RockSouthern terminus of Route 139 concurrency Hanover8 714 0 nbsp nbsp Route 139 west Hanover Center BrocktonNorthern terminus of Route 139 concurrency 11 618 7 nbsp Route 3 Plymouth Cape Cod Braintree BostonExit 32 on Route 3 partial cloverleaf interchange 12 219 6 nbsp Route 123 Norwell Scituate Rockland Hingham14 423 2 nbsp Route 228 South Hingham Hull RocklandQueen Anne s Corner just north of the Norwell town line NorfolkWeymouth18 830 3 nbsp nbsp Route 18 south Abington BridgewaterNorthern terminus of Route 18 Quincy22 1435 63 nbsp Route 3A Hingham Nantasket NeponsetNorthern terminus 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminusReferences editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Massachusetts Route 53KML is from Wikidata nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Massachusetts Route 53 a b Executive Office of Transportation Office of Transportation Planning 2005 Road Inventory Archived 2006 09 27 at the Wayback Machine neilbert com Mass Routes Wiki Archived from the original on 2007 10 11 Retrieved 2008 07 31 Hingham Mass Thomas Tracy Bouve et al 1893 History of the town of Hingham Massachusetts Volume I Part I p 183 Retrieved 24 January 2011 Committees Hingham 375th Anniversary Committee Town of Hingham Archived from the original on 18 December 2010 Retrieved 24 January 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Massachusetts 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