California State Route 253
State Route 253 | ||||
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SR 253 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 17.180 mi[1] (27.649 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 128 at Boonville | |||
| East end |  US 101 in Ukiah | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| Counties | Mendocino | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 253 (SR 253), also known as the Ukiah–Boonville Road, is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs between the Anderson and Ukiah valleys in Mendocino County. It crosses the mountains of the Mendocino Range from State Route 128 near Boonville to U.S. Route 101 near Ukiah.
Route description
The road begins in Boonville at an at-grade intersection with SR 128. The road heads eastward through a forested and mountainous area for approximately fifteen miles before entering the Russian River Basin, where numerous farms exist. The road ends with an interchange with U.S. Route 101 in southern Ukiah.[2]
History
This route, under the name of the Ukiah-Boonville Road, has been in use as a road since at least 1897, when it was the scene of the robbery of a stage coach carrying the payrolls for a coastal lumber mill.[3] However, it was not a state highway until 1963, when it was added to the state highway system.[4]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Mendocino County.
| Location | mi [1][5][6] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Boonville | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 128 – Boonville, Cloverdale | West end of SR 253 | |
| Ukiah | 17.18 | 27.65 | US 101 – Santa Rosa, Eureka | Interchange; east end of SR 253; US 101 exit 546 | |
| 17.18 | 27.65 | State Street – Ukiah | Continuation beyond US 101 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b California Department of Transportation. "State Truck Route List". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (XLS file) on June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ Microsoft; Nokia (2011-01-12). "California State Route 253" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ Palmer, Lyman L. (1967), History of Mendocino County, California, comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber, Mendocino County Historical Society, p. 738.
- ^ California State Assembly. An act to amend Section 305 of, and to add Sections 553 and 593 to, the Streets and Highways Code, and to amend Section 326... relating to state highway routes. 1963 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 2155.
- ^ California Department of Transportation (July 2007). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
- ^ California Department of Transportation (2016). Postmile Services (Map). California Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
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