California State Route 153

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State Route 153
Defined by S&HC ยง 453, maintained by Caltrans
Length: 0.550 mi[1] (0.885 km)
West end: Marshall's Monument
East end: SR 49 at Coloma
State highways in California (list - pre-1964)
County routes in California (list)
< SR 152 SR 154 >
History - Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

State Route 153 is a very short state highway in El Dorado County, California. It extends only 0.5 miles from State Route 49, near the town of Coloma in the heart of California's Gold Country. The highway serves as a connector to Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park; specifically, ending near a monument marking the location of James Marshall's discovery of gold along the American River in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush. The exact routing is from SR 49 south on Cold Springs Road to the park entrance and west on Monument Road in the park to the monument.[2]

Although the California Department of Transportation has posted a sign indicating that SR 153 is "California's shortest state highway",[3] it is not: SR 77, SR 265, and SR 283 are all shorter.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed February 2008
  2. ^ California Department of Transportation, Photolog, accessed February 2008
  3. ^ Photo of sign, taken December 28, 2004

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