Virginia State Route 153

State Route 153
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length: 17.15 mi[1] (27.60 km)
Existed: 1933 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 460 near Blackstone
  SR 38 at Scotts Fork
North end: US 360 near Winterham
Location
Counties: Nottoway, Amelia
Highway system

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← SR 152 SR 154 →

Virginia State Route 153 (SR 153) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 17.15 miles (27.60 km) from U.S. Route 460 (US 460) near Blackstone north to US 360 near Winterham. SR 153 is the primary north–south highway of eastern Amelia County. The state highway also provides a connection between Blackstone and Richmond in conjunction with US 360.

Contents

Route description

SR 153 begins at an intersection with US 460 (Colonial Trail Highway) at the eastern edge of Nottoway County northeast of Blackstone. The state highway heads north as Rocky Hill Road. SR 153 becomes Military Road on entering Amelia County. The state highway passes through the hamlets of Earls and Wilsons Corner around a crossing of Deep Creek, a tributary of the Appomattox River. SR 153 meets the eastern end of SR 38 (Five Forks Road), which heads west to Amelia Court House, at Scotts Fork. The state highway has its northern terminus at US 360 (Patrick Henry Highway) east of Winterham.[1][2]

Major intersections

County Location Mile
[1]		 Destinations Notes
Nottoway
   0.00 US 460 (Colonial Trail Highway) – Petersburg, Blackstone Southern terminus
Amelia
 Scotts Fork 14.23 SR 38 west (Five Forks Road) – Amelia Court House  
Winterham 17.15 US 360 (Patrick Henry Highway) – Richmond, Amelia Court House Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. http://www.virginiadot.org/info/2010_traffic_data_by_jurisdiction.asp. Retrieved 2011-11-14. 
  2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Virginia State Route 153 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=VA-153+N&daddr=VA-153+N%2FMilitary+Rd&hl=en&ll=37.245635,-77.893066&spn=0.532387,1.234589&sll=37.364154,-77.893581&sspn=0.066444,0.154324&geocode=FcKbNgIdwCBb-w%3BFfILOgIdHIxb-w&vpsrc=6&mra=ls&t=h&z=10. Retrieved 2011-11-14. 

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