- Vermont Route 153
Infobox road
state=VT
type=VT
route=153
length_mi=13.160
length_ref=
length_round=3
direction_a=West
starting_terminus=New York state line in Rupert
junction=
direction_b=East
ending_terminus=
counties=Rutland, Bennington
previous_type=VT
previous_route=149
next_type=VT
next_route=155Vermont Route 153 is a state-numbered Vermont town highway that extends from
Vermont Route 30 in North Pawlet to the New York state line in West Rupert. Route 153 goes through Rutland and Bennington Counties, stretching for convert|13.16|mi|km.Route description
Route 153 begins at the state line in
Washington County, New York as a continuation of County Route 153 (former NY 153) in theRupert Valley . The route heads to the northeast, passing through the village of West Rupert, which is located northeast of the Big Ridge, a convert|2000|ft|m high mountain. Route 153 progresses farther, passing Oak Hill and turning at an intersection withVermont Route 315 at Meetinghouse Hill. Route 153 then heads northward, intersecting local roads and parallelling the state border. Highgo Hill is passed to the west, and is only accessible via Chef Clark Road.cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS232US232&q=from%3A%20VT-153%20%4043.227490%2C%20-73.258810%20to%3A%20VT-153%20%4043.389060%2C%20-73.219960&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl|title=Overview map of VT 153|publisher=Google Maps |cartography=NAVTEQ|accessdate=2008-06-12]Route 153 then edges closer and closer to the state border, entering West Pawlet. There are a couple connector roads to New York county roads and
New York State Route 22 on the other side of the border. Route 153 passes a couple of ponds and crosses theMettawee River . The river parallels Route 153 for the rest of its length until its terminus atVermont Route 30 in Pawlet.Vermont Route 149 (former VT 30B) is just to the north of this intersection.Major intersections
VTint
county=Bennington
location=Rupert
cspan=2
lspan=2
mile=0.000
road=County Route 153
street=Salem Rupert Road
notes=Continuation into New YorkVTint
mile=2.980
road=VTint
county=Rutland
location=Pawlet
mile=13.160
road=References
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