Greenmount Road, labeled Route 153, is a 2-lane collector highway in western Prince County

Prince County, Prince Edward Island

Prince County, is located in western Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county's defining geographic feature is Malpeque Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St...

, Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is between the communities of Tignish and Alberton

Alberton, Prince Edward Island

Alberton is a Canadian town located in the western part of Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is situated in the township of Lot 5....

. Its maximum speed limit is 90 km/h. The road is considered part of two larger communities, Tignish and Alberton.

The highway runs from Route 14 (North Cape Coastal) in Tignish, to Route 152 (Union Rd) in Montrose, passing through the communities of Tignish, St. Felix

St. Felix, Prince Edward Island

St. Felix is a Canadian rural community in Prince County, Prince Edward Island.It is located approximately 2.50 miles S of the small community of Tignish and is home to the largest amount of citizens within a 5 mile radius of Tignish, excluding the village of Tignish itself.The Tignish River ...

, Greenmount

Greenmount, Prince Edward Island

Greenmount is a settlement in Prince Edward Island....

, and Montrose.

History

Route 153 (Greenmount Road) spans approximately 6 miles from Tignish to Montrose. The entire road was paved in the 1980s. It is home to the Greenmount Cemetery, the St. Felix Community Center, and the St. Felix Golf Course. Sections on Route 153 north of Haywood Road intersection are considered part of the Tignish community, and sections south of here are part of Alberton area.

Other information

Addresses on Route 153 south of Route 162 (O'Rourke Road) intersection receive electrical power from the St. Louis/Bloomfield power substation. Addresses north of here receive from Tignish/Elmsdale. Basic cable service from Eastlink has been available from civic numbers 800–1600 Greenmount Road since 1995. High speed internet from Aliant Telecom has been available from civic numbers 1200–1600 since 2004.

List of roads merging off Route 153

• Route 14 - Route 14 (Tignish)
• O'Rourke Rd - Route 162 (Greenmount)
• Union Rd - Route 152 (Montrose)
• Williams Ln (Greenmount)
• Martin Rd (Greenmount)
• Little Tignish Rd (St. Felix)
• Old Greenmount Rd (St. Felix)
• Christopher Rd (St. Felix)
• Chiasson Rd (Tignish)
• Mill St (Tignish)
• Phillip St (Tignish)
• Dalton Av (Tignish)
• Haywood Rd (Greenmount)
• Birch Grove Rd (Montrose)