South Carolina Highway 153

State highway in South Carolina

Route information

Maintained by SCDOT

Length

11.510 mi^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] (18.524 km)

Existed

1960s^{[citation needed]}–present

Major junctions

South end

Brown Road near Powdersville

Major intersections

I-185 near Powdersville
I-85 in Powdersville
US 123 near Easley

North end

Saluda Dam Road near Easley

Location

Country

United States

State

South Carolina

Counties

Greenville, Anderson, Pickens

Highway system

South Carolina State Highway System

←

SC 151

→

SC 154

South Carolina Highway 153 (SC 153) is a 11.510-mile (18.524 km) state highway, providing a major connection between U.S. Route 123 (US 123) and Interstate 85 (I-85), and also serving as a primary commercial corridor for the suburban Greenville community of Powdersville.

Route description

The route travels generally in a southeast to northwest direction, starting unsigned on Brown Road in western Greenville County. The highway almost immediately comes to an interchange with Southern Connector Toll Road (I-185). The two-lane road crosses over the Saluda River into Anderson County where it then meets I-85 at exit 40. From I-85 to US 123 in Pickens County, SC 153 is a four-lane road that is relatively developed with commercial land uses.^[5] Continuing north as a two-lane with turn median and flanked with a multi-use path, SC 153 ends at Saluda Dam Road.^[4]

History

On December 8, 2020, SC 153 was extended 4.4 miles (7.1 km) north from US 123 to Saluda Dam Road (S-39-36).^[4]

Junction list

County	Location	mi^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]	km	Destinations	Notes
Greenville		0.000	0.000	Brown Road
Greenville		0.380– 0.410	0.612– 0.660	I-185 – Columbia, Atlanta	I-185 exit 12
Anderson		1.500– 1.527	2.414– 2.457	I-85 / US 29 – Greenville, Atlanta	I-85 exit 40
Anderson	Powdersville	2.950	4.748	SC 81 (Anderson Road)
Pickens		7.110	11.442	US 123 – Easley, Greenville	Interchange
Pickens		11.510	18.524	Saluda Dam Road	Northern terminus; opened on December 8, 2020^[4]
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Highway Logmile Report". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "SC Highway 153 Extension Opens in Pickens County December 8, 2020" (Press release). Columbia, SC: South Carolina Department of Transportation. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
^ Google (September 10, 2013). "South Carolina Highway 153" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 10, 2013.