# Oregon Route 153

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**Oregon Route 153** is an [Oregon](/source/Oregon) [state highway](/source/State_highway) running from [OR 18](/source/Oregon_Route_18) in [Bellevue](/source/Bellevue,_Oregon) to [OR 221](/source/Oregon_Route_221) near [Hopewell](/source/Hopewell,_Oregon). OR 153 is known as the **Bellevue-Hopewell Highway No. 153** (see [Oregon highways and routes](/source/Oregon_highways_and_routes)). It is 14.34 miles (23.08 km) long and runs east–west, entirely within [Yamhill County](/source/Yamhill_County,_Oregon).

OR 153 was established in 2002 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to [highways](/source/State_highways_in_Oregon) that previously were not assigned.

## Route description

OR 153 begins at an intersection with OR 18 at Bellevue and heads east to [Amity](/source/Amity,_Oregon). At Amity, OR 153 overlaps [OR 99W](/source/Oregon_Route_99W) for 0.07 miles (0.11 km), heading south. OR 153 then continues east through Hopewell, ending at an intersection with OR 221 1.34 miles east of Hopewell, near the [Maud Williamson State Recreation Site](/source/Maud_Williamson_State_Recreation_Site). By continuing south on OR 221 (Wallace Road) for 0.3 miles to Wheatland Road, it is possible to cross the [Willamette River](/source/Willamette_River) into [Marion County](/source/Marion_County,_Oregon) via the [Wheatland Ferry](/source/Wheatland_Ferry).

## History

OR 153 was assigned to the Bellevue-Hopewell Highway in 2002.

## References

- Oregon Department of Transportation, Descriptions of US and Oregon Routes, [https://web.archive.org/web/20051102084300/http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/TEOS_Publications/PDF/Descriptions_of_US_and_Oregon_Routes.pdf](https://web.archive.org/web/20051102084300/http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/TEOS_Publications/PDF/Descriptions_of_US_and_Oregon_Routes.pdf), page 27.
- Oregon Department of Transportation, Bellevue-Hopewell Highway #153, [ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy153_2001.pdf](ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy153_2001.pdf)

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