Illinois Route 153 is a north–south state road in southern Illinois

Illinois

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. It runs from Illinois Route 154

Illinois Route 154

Illinois Route 154 is an east–west state road in southern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 3 in Red Bud to Illinois Route 37 in Whittington. This is a distance of .- Route description :...

 in Eden to Illinois Route 15

Illinois Route 15

Illinois Route 15 is an east–west highway with its western terminus at Illinois Route 3, U.S. Route 40, I-55, I-64, and I-70 and its eastern terminus at Wabash River at the Illinois/Indiana Border where it meets Indiana 64. This is a distance of ....

 in rural Washington County

Washington County, Illinois

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. This is a distance of 18.35 miles (29.53 km).

Route description

Illinois 153 runs northeast from Eden to Coulterville

Coulterville, Illinois

Coulterville is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population is 1,300 as of 2010.-Geography:Coulterville is located at ....

, where it overlaps Illinois Route 13

Illinois Route 13

Illinois Route 13 is a major east–west state route in southern Illinois. Illinois 13 has its western terminus at Centreville at Illinois Route 157 and its eastern terminus at the Kentucky state line and the Ohio River, at Kentucky Route 56. This is a distance of .- Route description :Illinois...

 through the central part of town. Illinois 153 is a rural, two-lane surface road for its entire length.

History

SBI Route 153 originally ran from Eden to Irvington

Irvington, Illinois

Irvington is a village in Washington County, Illinois, United States. The population was 659 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Irvington is located at ....

 along what is now Illinois 153, Illinois Route 15

Illinois Route 15

Illinois Route 15 is an east–west highway with its western terminus at Illinois Route 3, U.S. Route 40, I-55, I-64, and I-70 and its eastern terminus at Wabash River at the Illinois/Indiana Border where it meets Indiana 64. This is a distance of ....

, Illinois Route 127

Illinois Route 127

Illinois Route 127 is a north–south highway in central and southern Illinois. Its southern terminus is at Illinois Route 3 near Olive Branch and its northern terminus at Interstate 55, along with the southern terminus of Illinois Route 48 in Raymond. This is a distance of .- Route description...

, and Illinois Route 177

Illinois Route 177

Illinois Route 177 is an east–west state road in southern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 159 in Belleville to U.S. Route 51 in Irvington. This is a distance of .- Route description :...

 to U.S. Route 51

U.S. Route 51

U.S. Route 51 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 1,286 miles from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana to within of the Wisconsin-Michigan border. Much of the highway in Illinois and southern Wisconsin runs parallel to or overlaps Interstate 39...

. In 1937 the above routes took over Illinois 153, and Illinois 153 was truncated to Illinois Route 160

Illinois Route 160

Illinois Route 160 is a north–south highway in southwestern Illinois. Its southern terminus is at Illinois Route 15 south of Addieville, and its northern terminus is at Illinois Route 140 east of Alhambra. This is a distance of .- Route description :...

 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.