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{{short description|Highway in Mendocino County, California}}
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'''State Route 253''', also known as the ''Ukiah-Boonville'' Road, is a highway in [[Mendocino County, California]]. It runs from Route 128 near [[Boonville, California|Boonville]] to Route 101 near [[Ukiah, California|Ukiah]], connecting the [[Anderson Valley]] to the [[Ukiah Valley, California|Ukiah Valley]] across the mountains of the [[Mendocino Range]].
'''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 Valley|Anderson]] and [[Ukiah Valley, California|Ukiah]] valleys in [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino County]]. It crosses the mountains of the [[Mendocino Range]] from [[California State Route 128|State Route 128]] near [[Boonville, California|Boonville]] to [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. Route 101]] near [[Ukiah, California|Ukiah]].

==Route description==
The road begins in [[Boonville, California|Boonville]] at an at-grade intersection with [[California State Route 128|SR 128]]. The road heads eastward through a forested and mountainous area for approximately fifteen miles before entering the [[Russian River (California)|Russian River]] Basin, where numerous farms exist. The road ends with an [[Interchange (road)|interchange]] with [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. Route 101]] in southern [[Ukiah, California|Ukiah]].<ref>{{bing maps|url=http://www.bing.com/maps/#JmNwPTM5LjA3OTUwMDg3ODQwMTc0fi0xMjMuMjg2OTc2NjI4MDA1NSZsdmw9MTImZGlyPTAmc3R5PXImcnRwPXBvcy4zOS4wMDc5NTUxMTkwMTM3ODZfLTEyMy4zNjYxMjM1ODY4OTMwOF9Cb29udmlsbGUlMkMlMjBDQV9fX2VffnBvcy4zOS4xNTA5MjQyMzU1ODIzNV8tMTIzLjIwNzgyOTY2OTExNzkzX1VraWFoJTJDJTIwQ0FfX19lXyZtb2RlPUQmcnRvcD0wfjB+MH4=|accessdate=2011-01-12|title=California State Route 253}}</ref>

SR 253 is not part of the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]],<ref name=fhwa-nhs>{{FHWA NHS map|region=californianorth|accessdate=September 4, 2017}}</ref> a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the [[Federal Highway Administration]].<ref name=NHS-FHWA>{{FHWA NHS}}</ref>


==History==
==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]].<ref>{{citation|title=History of Mendocino County, California, comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber|first=Lyman L.|last=Palmer|publisher=Mendocino County Historical Society|year=1967|page=738}}.</ref> However, it was not a state highway until 1963, when it was added to the state highway system. It was given its present number in the [[1964 state highway renumbering (California)|1964 state highway renumbering]].
This route was not part of the state highway system before 1963.
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==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==
{{CAinttop|county=Mendocino|post_ref=<br><ref name=trucklist /><ref name=bridgelog>{{Caltrans bridgelog|date=July 2007}}</ref><ref name=traffic>[[California Department of Transportation]], [http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/2006all.htm All Traffic Volumes on CSHS] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721033203/http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/2006all.htm |date=July 21, 2011 }}, 2006</ref>
:''Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, [[postmile]]s were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage.''
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{{CAint
|location=Boonville
|postmile=0.00
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|road={{jct|state=CA|SR|128|city1=Boonville|city2=Cloverdale}}
|notes=West end of SR 253
}}
{{CAint
|location=Ukiah
|lspan=2
|postmile=17.18
|road={{jct|state=CA|US|101|city1=Santa Rosa|city2=Eureka}}
|notes=Interchange; east end of SR 253; US 101 exit 546
}}
{{CAint
|postmile=17.18
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|road=State Street – [[Ukiah, California|Ukiah]]
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|notes=Continuation beyond US 101
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==See also==
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*{{portal-inline|California Roads}}
!County
!Location
![[Postmile]]<br><ref name=trucklist>[[California Department of Transportation]], [http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/trucks/truckmap/truck-route-list.xls State Truck Route List] ([[XLS file]]), accessed January 2008</ref><ref name=bridgelog>[[California Department of Transportation]], [http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/structur/strmaint/brlog2.htm Log of Bridges on State Highways], July 2007</ref><ref name=traffic>[[California Department of Transportation]], [http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/2006all.htm All Traffic Volumes on CSHS], 2006</ref>
!Destinations
!Notes
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|rowspan=3|[[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]]<br><small>MEN 0.00-17.18
|[[Boonville, California|Boonville]]
|0.00
|{{jct|state=CA|SR|128}}
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|rowspan=2|[[Ukiah, California|Ukiah]]
|17.18
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|{{jct|state=CA|US|101|city1=Santa Rosa|city2=Eureka}}
|Interchange
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|17.18
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|State Street – [[Ukiah, California|Ukiah]]
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|Continuation beyond US 101
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/sr253 Caltrans: Route 253 highway conditions]
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{{CASR external links|SR|253}}
*[http://www.cahighways.org/249-256.html#253 California Highways: Route 253]
*[http://www.cahighways.org/249-256.html#253 California Highways: Route 253]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSh1DKSMvqs The Dangerous Road], a short video of a truck drive across route 253
*[http://www.aaroads.com/california/ca-253.html California @ AARoads.com - State Route 253]
*[http://www.richardkleinberg.com/california View South from Route 253 at Boonville]


[[Category:State highways in California|253]]
[[Category:State highways in California|253]]
[[Category:Roads in Mendocino County, California|State Route 253]]
[[Category:Roads in Mendocino County, California|State Route 253]]
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[[Category:Ukiah, California]]

Latest revision as of 06:24, 22 August 2023

State Route 253 marker
State Route 253
Map of Mendocino County in northwestern California with SR 253 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length17.180 mi[1] (27.649 km)
Major junctions
West end SR 128 at Boonville
East end US 101 in Ukiah
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesMendocino
Highway system
← SR 247→ SR 254

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

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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]

SR 253 is not part of the National Highway System,[3] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.[4]

History

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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.[5] However, it was not a state highway until 1963, when it was added to the state highway system. It was given its present number in the 1964 state highway renumbering.

Major intersections

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Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964, based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers to an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary (for a full list of prefixes, see California postmile § Official postmile definitions).[1] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The entire route is in Mendocino County.

LocationPostmile
[1][6][7]		DestinationsNotes
Boonville0.00 SR 128 – Boonville, CloverdaleWest end of SR 253
Ukiah17.18 US 101 – Santa Rosa, EurekaInterchange; east end of SR 253; US 101 exit 546
17.18State Street – UkiahContinuation beyond US 101
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c California Department of Transportation. "State Truck Route List". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (XLS file) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "California State Route 253" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  3. ^ Federal Highway Administration (March 25, 2015). National Highway System: California (North) (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 20, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  5. ^ Palmer, Lyman L. (1967), History of Mendocino County, California, comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber, Mendocino County Historical Society, p. 738.
  6. ^ California Department of Transportation (July 2007). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
  7. ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 2006
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