| Country: | IND |
| Type: | NH |
| Route: | 53 |
| Length Km: | 1849 |
| Length Notes: | Bharatmala 1300km (800miles) (Dhule - Barkote) |
| Image Notes: | NH 53 in Chhattisgarh |
| Map Custom: | yes |
| Direction A: | West |
| Terminus A: | Hajira |
| Direction B: | East |
| Terminus B: | Paradeep Port |
| States: | Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha |
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National Highway 53, combination of old (NH6 Surat-Kolkata), (NH200 Bilaspur-Chandikhole) & (NH5A Chandikhole-Paradeep) is a national highway in India.[1] It connects Hajira in Gujarat and Paradeep port in Odisha. NH-53 traverses the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Odisha in India.[2] The road is the part of AH46 network in India and it is officially listed as running over 1975 km (1227 mi) from Kolkata to Surat. it is also known as Surat - Kolkata Highway. It passes through Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Odisha states.[3]
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has created a Guinness World Record of constructing the longest highway stretch of 75 kilometres (km) between Amravati and Akola in the least time--105 hours and 33 minutes. The newly constructed road is part of National Highway 53.
Route of primary national highway 53 passes through four states of India.
Hajira, Surat, Vyara, Songadh, Uchchhal - Maharashtra border.
Gujarat border Navapur Nandubar Dhule, Jalgaon, Malkapur, Khamgaon,Akola, Amravati,Karanja(Wardha)Nagpur, Bhandara, Tirora,Gondia, Deori
Maharashtra border - Rajnandgaon, Durg, Bhilai, Raipur, Arang, Ghorari, Pithora, Saraipali - Odisha border.
Chhattisgarh border - Bargarh, Sambalpur, Tileibani, Deogarh, Barkote, Pallahara, Samal Barrage, Godibhanga, Talcher, Kamakhyanagar, Bhuban,Sukinda, Dubri, Chandhikhol, Haridaspur, Silipur, Bhutamundai, Paradip Port.
The stretch of National Highway 53 from Dhule in Maharashtra to Pallahara in Odisha is part of Asian Highway 46.[4]