ðə fˈɜːst hˈaɪweɪ dʒˈʌŋkʃən ðæt ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ fˈɪfti θɹˈiː ɛŋkˈaʊntɚz ɪn kˈɑːɹɾɚ kˈaʊnti bɪɡˈɪnz ɐ θɹˈiːmˈaɪl fˈaɪv kˌeɪˈɛm kəŋkˈɜːɹənsi wɪð stˈeɪt hˈaɪweɪ sˈɛvənti sˈɪks nˈɔːɹθ ʌv hˈiːldtən.
The first highway junction that SH-53 encounters in Carter County begins a three-mile (5 km) concurrency with State Highway 76 north of Healdton.