to gain access via exit 24, located at the west end of Commercial Street. A short distance north of Commercial Street, NY 153 passes under the Rochester Subdivision, a double-tracked railroad line owned by CSX Transportation. On the opposite side of the underpass, NY 153 becomes North Washington Street and intersects Despatch Drive, a local arterial serving a line of warehouses along the railroad tracks. NY 153 continues on, widening from two to four lanes as it passes through a commercial and industrial neighborhood of East Rochester. Two blocks north of Despatch Drive, the route meets Linden Avenue, an east–west roadway linking NY 441 in Penfield to Whitney Road in Perinton. Past Linden, NY 153 exits East Rochester and enters Perinton, although no signs are present indicating the Perinton town line. Roughly ahead, the route breaks from its northeast alignment and takes a northwesterly routing towards Penfield. In the center of the 90-degree turn, North Washington Street leaves NY 153 to continue north toward Penfield's Linear Park. NY 153 becomes Panorama Trail South and continues into the town of Penfield. Just inside the town line, the route descends into the Panorama Valley, dropping a total of over . As it heads down the hill, NY 153 serves several commercial establishments, including the headquarters of Paychex. Now in the base of valley, the route intersects NY 441 by way of a diamond interchange. NY 153 terminates at the westbound access ramps to NY 441 and the roadway continues northward as the unsigned County Route 270 (CR 270). History The portion of Washington Road and Washington Street from North Main Street in the village of Pittsford to the modern junction of Panorama Trail and North Washington Street north of East Rochester was initially constructed prior to 1900. North Washington Street continued northeast into the town of Penfield, where it ended at Penfield Road west of the hamlet of Penfield. On November 12, 1908, the state of New York awarded a contract calling for the improvement of Washington Road between the Pittsford village line and Fairport Road. The long section of highway was accepted into the state highway system on August 15, 1909. The state let a contract to improve the section of Washington Street from Fairport Road to Penfield Road on November 4, 1915; it was added to the state highway system on January 9, 1917. When NY 253 was assigned as