Illinois Route 153 is a north–south state road in southern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 154 in Eden to Illinois Route 15 in rural Washington County. This is a distance of 18.35 miles (29.53 km).[1]
 Illinois Route 153 | ||||
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 IL 153 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length | 18.35 mi[1] (29.53 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  IL 154 in Sparta | |||
| North end |  IL 15 in Addieville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Counties | Randolph, Washington | |||
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Route description
editIllinois 153 runs northeast from Eden to Coulterville, where it overlaps Illinois Route 13 through the central part of town. Illinois 153 is a rural, two-lane surface road for its entire length.
History
editSBI Route 153 originally ran from Eden to Irvington along what is now Illinois 153, Illinois Route 15, Illinois Route 127, and Illinois Route 177 to U.S. Route 51. In 1937 the above routes took over Illinois 153, and Illinois 153 was truncated to Illinois Route 160 in Plum Hill. In 1938 it was truncated further to its current northern end. The next year, Illinois 153 was extended south to Sparta; at some point in the future, this was dropped.[2]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Randolph | Eden | 0.0 | 0.0 | IL 154 | |
| Coulterville | 5.8 | 9.3 |   IL 13 east (Grant Street) | South end of IL 13 overlap | |
| 6.1 | 9.8 |  IL 13 west | North end of IL 13 overlap | ||
| Washington | | 18.3 | 29.5 | IL 15 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ a b Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 141 thru 160. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2006.
- ^ "Illinois Route 153" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 9, 2012.