Pennsylvania Route 153 (PA 153) is a
state highway
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located in
Clearfield and
Elk
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counties in
Pennsylvania
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. The southern terminus is at
PA 253/
PA 453 near
Viola
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. The northern terminus is at
U.S. Route 219 (US 219) near
Brockport.
Route description
PA 153 begins at an intersection with
PA 253/
PA 453 in the community of
Viola
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in
Gulich Township,
Clearfield County
Clearfield County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 80,562. The county seat is Clearfield, and the largest city is DuBois. The county was created in 1804 and later organized in 1822.
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, heading northeast on two-lane undivided Ginter Morann Highway. The road heads through forests before continuing through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes, passing through Ginter and
Morann. The route continues into
Woodward Township and becomes Morann Avenue, turning north through wooded areas with some fields and homes, passing to the east of
State Correctional Institution – Houtzdale
State Correctional Institution – Houtzdale is a 1500-bed correctional facility located outside Houtzdale in southern Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, along Pennsylvania Route 153.
Building SCI Houtzdale
The facility cost $70 MillionGoogle New ...
. PA 153 enters the borough of
Houtzdale and becomes Brisbin Street, passing homes and coming to an intersection with
PA 53. From here, the road passes a few businesses before running through more residential areas. The route passes through a small wooded area of Woodward Township before crossing into the borough of
Brisbin and becoming Teutonic Avenue, passing more homes and heading northeast. PA 153 turns northwest onto Swoop Street and is lined with more residences. The road heads back into Woodward Township and becomes Henderson Street, heading north through forests before turning northwest into a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes. In the community of Henderson, the route turns north onto Crooked Sewer Road and passes through wooded areas, eventually becoming the border between Woodward Township to the west and
Decatur Township to the east. The road makes a jog east into Decatur Township before resuming along the border again.
[
PA 153 heads into a mix of farms and woods with some homes, heading north-northeast into Decatur Township and passing to the east of Jeffries. The route continues north through more woodland with patches of fields, crossing into Boggs Township. The road continues through forests and turns west onto Old Erie Pike, passing through a few fields. PA 153 heads northwest onto Krebs Highway and passes through woodland with occasional farms and homes. The route crosses ]Clearfield Creek
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into Lawrence Township and passes through more rural areas. The road becomes Park Avenue Extension and comes to an interchange with PA 879, at which point it heads into the borough of Clearfield and passes homes along with a few businesses.
PA 153 turns north onto South 2nd Street and runs along the eastern bank of the West Branch Susquehanna River
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before heading into the commercial downtown of Clearfield, splitting into a one-way pair
A one-way pair, one-way couple, or couplet refers to that portion of a bi-directional traffic facilitysuch as a road, bus, streetcar, or light rail linewhere its opposing flows exist as two independent and roughly parallel facilities.
Descriptio ...
that follows one-way, two-lane South 2nd Street northbound and South Front Street southbound. At the intersection with Market Street, the one-way pair becomes North 2nd Street northbound and North Front Street southbound, with the two roads rejoining at an intersection with US 322
U.S. Route 322 (US 322) is a long, east–west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The road is a spur of U.S. Route 22 and one of the original highways from 1926. A portion of it at one time was concurrent with ...
. Here, PA 153 turns northwest to form a concurrency with US 322 on two-way, two-lane Bridge Street, crossing the West Branch Susquehanna River and becoming Nichols Street. The two routes turn north onto West Front Street, a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane
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, and pass through residential and commercial areas. The road heads back into Lawrence Township and turns northwest, crossing a R.J. Corman Railroad line.[
US 322/PA 153 becomes four-lane ]divided
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At an elementary level the division of two natural numb ...
Rockton Mountain Highway and passes more development along with some woods. The road continues into more forested areas and heads into Pine Township, at which point it enters the Moshannon State Forest
Moshannon State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #9. The main offices are located in the unincorporated village of Penfield in Huston Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania in the United St ...
. PA 153 splits from US 322 by continuing northwest along State Park Road, becoming two lanes and undivided. The road turns to the north and widens back into a four-lane divided highway as it comes to an interchange with I-80
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. Past this, the route passes to the west of S. B. Elliott State Park and narrows back into a two-lane undivided road, continuing through more of the state forest. PA 153 passes through Anderson Creek and heads into Huston Township, passing a few fields before continuing through the Moshannon State Forest. The road turns to the northwest and heads into the residential community of Penfield, where it crosses PA 255. From here, the route becomes Hoovertown Road and continues through forests with occasional agricultural clearings and residences, passing through Hoovertown. Farther northwest, PA 153 passes through more of the Moshannon State Forest.[
PA 153 enters Fox Township in Elk County and becomes Penfield Road, turning west and passing through the ]Elk State Forest
Elk State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #13. The main offices are located in Emporium in Cameron County, Pennsylvania.
The forest is located on , chiefly in Cameron and Elk counties, with s ...
. The route heads into Horton Township and turns northwest, passing through more forested areas with occasional farmland and homes before ending at US 219
U.S. Route 219 (US 219) is a spur of US 19. It runs for from West Seneca, New York, at an interchange with Interstate 90 (I-90) to Rich Creek, Virginia, intersecting at US 460. US 219 is found (from north to south) in New York, Pennsylvania, ...
.
Major intersections
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Pennsylvania Highways: PA 153
153
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Transportation in Elk County, Pennsylvania
Transportation in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania