 The northern half was paved during World War II; a new road was paved immediately east of Gwinn, shifting the road out of town.The remainder of CR 553 was paved by the middle of 1946.At the time, CR 553 ran north from New Swanzy along what is now Marshall Drive to the county airport; the roadway continued north of the airport along the present course except through the Sands area, where it ran to the east, and ended at a terminus on the south side of Marquette at Pioneer Road and Division Street.