title: South Carolina Highway 153
text: # South Carolina Highway 153
  
  South Carolina Highway 153 (SC 153) is a 11.510-mile (18.524 km) state highway, providing a major connection between U.S. Route 123 (US 123) and Interstate 85 (I-85), and also serving as a primary commercial corridor for the suburban Greenville community of Powdersville.
  
  ## Route description
  
  The route travels generally in a southeast to northwest direction, starting unsigned on Brown Road in western Greenville County. The highway almost immediately comes to an interchange with Southern Connector Toll Road (I-185). The two-lane road crosses over the Saluda River into Anderson County where it then meets I-85 at exit 40. From I-85 to US 123 in Pickens County, SC 153 is a four-lane road that is relatively developed with commercial land uses. Continuing north as a two-lane with turn median and flanked with a multi-use path, SC 153 ends at Saluda Dam Road.
  
  ## History
  
  On December 8, 2020, SC 153 was extended 4.4 miles (7.1 km) north from US 123 to Saluda Dam Road (S-39-36).
  
  ## Junction list
  
  | County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Greenville | ​ | 0.000 | 0.000 | Brown Road | |
  | Greenville | ​ | 0.380– 0.410 | 0.612– 0.660 | I-185 – Columbia, Atlanta | I-185 exit 12 |
  | Anderson | ​ | 1.500– 1.527 | 2.414– 2.457 | I-85 / US 29 – Greenville, Atlanta | I-85 exit 40 |
  | Anderson | Powdersville | 2.950 | 4.748 | SC 81 (Anderson Road) | |
  | Pickens | ​ | 7.110 | 11.442 | US 123 – Easley, Greenville | Interchange |
  | Pickens | ​ | 11.510 | 18.524 | Saluda Dam Road | Northern terminus; opened on December 8, 2020 |
  | 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi ||||||
  