 SR 53 crosses Buck Island Creek near its confluence with the Rivanna River before entering Fluvanna County.The state highway passes along the western edge of the suburban resort community of Lake Monticello, which is centered around the lake of the same name.The state highway reaches its eastern terminus at US 15 (James Madison Highway) just south of the U.S. Highway's crossing of the Rivanna River in Palmyra, the county seat.