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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length | 126.5 mi[1] (203.6 km) | |||
Existed | 1923–present | |||
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East end | Gum Branch Road in Jacksonville | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | North Carolina | |||
Counties | Cumberland, Bladen, Pender, Onslow | |||
Highway system | ||||
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North Carolina Highway 53 (NC 53) is a 126-mile-long (203 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that mainly runs west–east in the eastern part of the state.