State Route 153 (SR 153) is a state highway in

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. It runs from Interstate 75/

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(I-75/US 74) a few miles east of the

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interchange, to

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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 Tennessee Valley Authority

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, which the highway crosses on the Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge. It also serves as the primary access to the

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Route description

SR 153 begins in

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as a six-lane

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at a stack interchange with I-75 in Chattanooga, just north of its interchange with

. SR 153 then goes west to have a diamond interchange with

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/ SR 2 (Lee Highway) before turning northwest. It then has a diamond interchange with Sheperd Road and then another with Shallowford Road a short distance later, which both provide access to

. It continues northwest to a diamond interchange with Jersey Pike, then a partial cloverleaf interchange with SR 317 (Bonny Oaks Drive) a half mile later. It then has another partial cloverleaf with SR 17/ SR 58, with SR 58 becoming concurrent with SR 153. They then have a partial cloverleaf with SR 319 (Amnicola Highway), the route narrows to four lanes and SR 58 separates and turns west. SR 153 then crosses the

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on the Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge on top of the dam. SR 153 then widens to a six-lane divided highway once again and becomes an at-grade arterial route and enters Hixson. It then has a partial diamond interchange with SR 319 (Dupont Parkway) once again, this time becoming concurrent with it. They then pass and provide access to Northgate Mall, Chattanooga's second and oldest continuously-operating mall. SR 319 (Hixson Pike) then separates once again at a partial cloverleaf interchange, and SR 153 continues northwest through a major retail district. SR 153 then turns north and leaves Hixson and ends at

/ SR 29 at a partial cloverleaf interchange, with the road continuing as Dayton Pike into Soddy Daisy.

Junction list

References

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Freeways in Tennessee