Virginia State Route 153 (SR 153) is a primary state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in the U.S. state of Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

. The state highway runs 17.15 miles (27.6 km) from U.S. Route 460

U.S. Route 460 in Virginia

U.S. Route 460 in Virginia runs east–west through the southern part of the state. It has two separate pieces in Virginia, joined by a relatively short section in West Virginia...

 (US 460) near Blackstone

Blackstone, Virginia

Blackstone is a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,675 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Blackstone is located at ....

 north to US 360

U.S. Route 360

U.S. Route 360 is a spur of US 60 in the U.S. state of Virginia. The U.S. Highway runs from US 58 Business, Virginia State Route 293, and SR 360 in Danville east to SR 644 in Reedville. US 360 connects Danville, South Boston, and Keysville in Southside Virginia with the state capital of...

 near Winterham

Winterham, Virginia

Winterham is an unincorporated community in central Amelia County, Virginia, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 360 northeast of the community of Amelia Courthouse, the county seat of Amelia County. Its elevation is 338 feet .-External links:**...

. SR 153 is the primary north–south highway of eastern Amelia County

Amelia County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,400 people, 4,240 households, and 3,175 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 4,609 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

. The state highway also provides a connection between Blackstone and Richmond

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

 in conjunction with US 360.

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

Earls, Virginia

Earls is an unincorporated community located in Amelia County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

 and Wilsons Corner

Wilsons Corner, Virginia

Wilsons Corner is an unincorporated community located in Amelia County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

 around a crossing of Deep Creek, a tributary of the Appomattox River

Appomattox River

The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River, approximately long, in central and eastern Virginia in the United States, named for the Appomattocs Indian tribe who lived along its lower banks in the 17th century...

. SR 153 meets the eastern end of SR 38

Virginia State Route 38

Virginia State Route 38 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as Five Forks Road, the state highway runs from U.S...

 (Five Forks Road), which heads west to Amelia Court House, at Scotts Fork

Scotts Fork, Virginia

Scotts Fork is an unincorporated community located in Amelia County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

. The state highway has its northern terminus at US 360 (Patrick Henry Highway) east of Winterham.

Major intersections

External links

• Virginia Highways Project: VA 153