TN 53 Double Springs to Celina 1924 Official

TN 53 Woodbury to Byrdstown 1929 Official

TN 53 Manchester to Byrdstown 1932 Official

In 1932, TN 53 was given its current Cannon County routing north of Woodbury. It is unclear whether TN 53 used Doolitte Rd/Pleasant Ridge Rd or Cavender Rd prior to this.
In 1934, TN 53 was removed from the lengthy Hollow Springs Rd in southern Cannon County.
In 1935, TN 53 was removed from abandoned route/Dry Fork Rd/Flynns Creek Rd below Flynns Lick. This is also likely when TN 53 was removed from Jack Roberts Rd and Cabin Cir between there and Gainesboro.
If TN 53 ever used Old Woodbury Hwy north of I-24 it stopped doing so by 1936.
If TN 53 ever used Hayes St/Old Manchester Rd south out of Woodbury it stopped doing so by 1938.
Between 1941-43, TN 53 was essentially closed east of Celina as Dale Hollow Lake was formed. The largest surviving piece, from then-TN 42 westward, explicitly remained in the highway system through at least 1949. Surviving segments are: Dale Hollow Marina Rd west of the lake; TN 294 starting at the entrance to the Willow Grove Recreation Area and heading east; Lily Dale Rd; TN 325 east of the lake
In 1942, TN 53 was removed from Enigma Rd between Chestnut Mound through Enigma to abandoned (underwater) alignment at Little Indian Creek and the Jackson County line.
In the 1940s, TN 53 was placed on its current routing through Granville. The original route used Clover St which used to meet current TN 53 near Huff Branch.
In 1947, TN 53 was removed from Clear Fork Rd/Old Givens Hollow Rd south of Liberty.
I'm guessing about 1950 TN 53-56 was removed from Murray St in Gainesboro, which used to connect to TN 53-56 at the north end of Birch St.
In 1951, TN 53 was extended from Celina, replacing the short-lived TN 137 northeast to Kentucky near Thompsons Store.

Note 123 says TN 53 is closed due to flooding from Dale Hollow Lake 1943 Road Condition

TN 53 split by lake 1946 Official

TN 53 north from Celina to Kentucky 1951 Official

In 1953, TN 53 was placed on the current US 70 routing between Liberty and Alexandria. This left behind abandoned alignments west out of Liberty; "Old Hwy 53"; Driver Rd; Old Liberty Rd
Sometime before 1961-77, TN 53 was removed from Cedar Point Cir and Main St into South Carthage.
Sometime between 1961-79, TN 53 was removed from Pelham Rd and abandoned routing south of Woodbury.
In 1972, TN 56-85 was rerouted east out of Gainesboro to its current Roaring River crossing. The old route became more TN 135 and abnadoned routing through Roaring Creek Park to the former bridge crossing.

TN 53 original Roaring river route 1958 Topo

TN 53 crosses further west 1998 Jackson County

In 1975, TN 53 was removed from Mitchell St and E Lake Ave through Celina.
In 1978, TN 53 was removed from Old State Route 53/Sugar Creek Rd well north of Gainesboro; around this time TN 53 was also removed from the gnarly Old Highway 53 just inside Clay County.
In 1981, TN 53 was removed from Brush Creek Circle through Brush Creek; Paschall Cir; Cherry Cir; Scudder Rd in New Middleton
In 1985, TN 53 was given its bypass of Alexandria, leaving behind High St and Edgewood Dr.
Between 1990-93, TN 53 was given its current Corridor J routing northeast of Celina, leaving behind: East Old Hwy 53; Lake View Dr; abandoned routing across modern TN 53; Schell Ln; West Old Hwy 53; Davistown Loop; Stephens Cir; Fire Hall Rd through Thompsons Store and to the Kentucky Line.
Posting: Posted as primary routing Manchester to South Carthage and Gainesboro to Kentucky; posted as secondary everywhere else.
The US 70S overlay is fully posted; the US 70 overlay is not.
The US 70N overlay is posted only at the western split
Secret US Route Overlay: None
Comment: TN 53 from Celina to Kentucky is part of ADHS Corridor J