New York State Route 153

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This article is about the current alignment of NY 153 in Monroe County. For the former NY 153 in Washington County, see County Route 153 (Washington County, New York).

NY Route 153

Length:

3.03 mi^[1] (4.88 km)

Formed:

1983

South end:

NY 96 in Pittsford

North end:

NY 441 near Penfield

Counties:

Monroe

Numbered highways in New York
< NY 151		NY 154 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

New York State Route 153 is a state route located in Western New York. The road runs north-south through the towns of Penfield, East Rochester and Pittsford, located to the east of the city of Rochester. NY 153 runs for three miles between its northern terminus at New York State Route 441 in Penfield and its southern terminus at New York State Route 96 in the village of Pittsford.

All of NY 153 was once part of New York State Route 253.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Major intersections
4 References

[edit] Route description

Communities
Village of Pittsford Town of Pittsford East Rochester Perinton Penfield

NY 153 begins at a modest intersection with NY 96 in the village of Pittsford north of Pittsford's commercial district, gaining the name Washington Road. The route travels east for a short distance before curving to the northeast, ascending slightly in altitude in the progress. After clearing a small hill, NY 153 meets Golf Avenue. North of Golf, NY 153 enters the town of Pittsford as it travels up another hill before leveling off ahead of Interstate 490, which it crosses by way of an overpass rebuilt in the mid-1990s.

Four-tenths of a mile past I-490, NY 153 intersects New York State Route 31F, Fairport Road, on the Pittsford-East Rochester town line.

Upon crossing the town line, NY 153 becomes South Washington Street. The route acts as the main thoroughfare through the town, carrying close to 11,000 vehicles per day between NY 31F and West Commercial Street.^[2] At West Commercial, commuters destined for I-490 are instructed to turn left to gain access via exit 24.

A short distance north of Commercial, NY 153 dips below the CSX Rochester Subdivision, passing under the double-tracked line before returning to ground level at Despatch Drive. At the underpass, NY 153 becomes North Washington Street.

Two blocks north of Despatch Drive, NY 153 meets Linden Avenue, a major east-west arterial linking NY 441 in Penfield to Whitney Road in Perinton. On the other side of Linden, NY 153 exits East Rochester and enters Perinton, though no signs are present indicating the Perinton town line. Roughly three-tenths of a mile ahead, the route breaks from its northeast alignment and takes a northwesterly routing towards Penfield. In the center of the 90-degree turn, North Washington Street leaves NY 153 to continue north to Linear Park. In the absence of Washington, NY 153 assumes the name Panorama Trail South and continues into Penfield.

After entering Penfield, the route descends into the Panorama Valley, dropping 100 feet over three-quarters of a mile to intersect NY 441 by way of a diamond interchange. At the westbound access ramps, NY 153 terminates; however, state maintenance continues north for another 0.17 miles as Reference Route 942B.^[2]

[edit] History

One of many ex-NY 253 markers in East Rochester that has been renumbered.

Main article: New York State Route 253

In 1983, New York State Route 253, the predecessor to NY 153, was truncated from NY 153's current northern terminus at NY 441 to New York State Route 65 in Mendon. In its place, the segment from NY 96 to NY 441 was designated NY 153.

The NY 153 designation was originally assigned to the current Washington CR 153, but this alignment was decommissioned in 1980.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile^[3]	Road(s)	Notes
Monroe	Village of Pittsford	0.00	NY 96
	Town of Pittsford	0.73	I-490	NY 153 passes over I-490.
	East Rochester	1.14	NY 31F
		1.80	NY 940U	West Commercial Street. Eastern terminus of NY 940U.
		2.13	CR 15	Linden Avenue.
	Penfield	3.03	NY 441