California State Route 153
State Route 153 (SR 153) is a very short state highway in the U.S. state of California in El Dorado County. It extends only 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the junction of Cold Springs Road and SR 49, in the town of Coloma in the heart of California's Gold Country, to the monument marking the grave of James Marshall, whose finding of gold along the American River, January 24, 1848 sparked the California Gold Rush. The exact routing is from SR 49 south on Cold Springs Road then west on Monument Road in Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park to the monument.
State Route 153 | ||||
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SR 153 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Length | 0.550 mi (885 m) | |||
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| From | SR 49 in Coloma | |||
| To | James Marshall Monument in Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| Counties | El Dorado | |||
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Although the California Department of Transportation has posted a sign indicating that SR 153 is "California's shortest state highway", it is not: SR 77, SR 265, SR 283, and SR 275 are all shorter. However, these highways are merely short connectors between other highways.