Tennessee State Route 153
 State Route 153 | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Maintained by TDOT | |
| Length | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  I-75 in Chattanooga |
 SR 58 in Chattanooga  SR 319 / SR 58 in Chattanooga | |
| North end |   US 27 / SR 29 in Chattanooga |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| Counties | Hamilton |
| Highway system | |
Tennessee State Route 153 (also called "Highway 153") is a state highway in Chattanooga. It runs from Interstate 75 a few miles east of the I-75/I-24 interchange, to US 27 just south of Soddy-Daisy. The route serves as a bypass around downtown Chattanooga for I-75 travelers heading towards US 27 North. It is also an important route for drivers from Soddy-Daisy, Hixson, and other parts of northwestern Hamilton County who are heading for I-75 and the eastern half of the county. It is also an important link to the TVA Chickamauga Dam, which the highway crosses on the Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge.
Beginning at I-75, the route is a limited-access freeway to just north of the Chickamauga Dam. It then transitions to a mostly six-lane surface route that is the major commercial center of the Hixson community. Northgate Mall, Chattanooga's second and oldest continuously-operating, is located on Highway 153 in Hixson. In recent years other major retailers, such as Target, Wal-Mart, and Academy Sports, have built along the highway.
Junction list
The entire route is in Chattanooga, Hamilton County.
| mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.0 | 0 | I-75 – Knoxville, East Ridge, Atlanta | I-75 exit 4; southern terminus. | ||
| 0.3 | 0.48 | 1 |    US 11 / US 64 / SR 2 (Lee Highway) | |||
| 1.1 | 1.8 | 1A | Shepard Road – Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport | |||
| 1.9 | 3.1 | 2 | Shallowford Road | |||
| 2.7 | 4.3 | 3 | Jersey Pike | |||
| 3.4 | 5.5 | 4 |  SR 317 (Bonny Oaks Drive) | |||
| 4.2 | 6.8 | 5A |  SR 58 north – Harrison, Decatur | Also exit to Booker T. Washington and Harrison Bay State Parks | ||
| 4.3 | 6.9 | 5B |   SR 17 south | |||
| 4.9 | 7.9 | 6 | SR 319 north / SR 58 south – Downtown Chattanooga | |||
| 6.2 | 10.0 | Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge over the Tennessee River | ||||
| 6.8 | 10.9 | – | Access Road; Lake Resort Drive | Interchange | ||
| 7.6 | 12.2 | – | SR 319 south | Begin 0.7 mile long concurrency with SR-319 | ||
| 8.3 | 13.4 | – | SR 319 north (Hixson Pike) – Hixson, Middle Valley, Lakesite | End concurrency with SR-319; Interchange | ||
| 8.5 | 13.7 | – | South Hixson Pike | Interchange | ||
| 12 | 19 | – | Dayton Blvd – Red Bank | Interchange; no access for Northbound SR-153 | ||
| 13 | 21 | – |   US 27 / SR 29 to SR 111 – Soddy-Daisy, Dayton | Northern Terminus; Road continues north as Dayton Pike To Soddy-Daisy | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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