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==History==
==History==
This route has existed 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 part of the state highway system before 1963.
This route was not part of the state highway system before 1963.


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==

Revision as of 23:49, 14 February 2010

State Route 253 marker
State Route 253
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
Highway system
SR 247 SR 254

State Route 253, also known as the Ukiah-Boonville Road, is a highway in Mendocino County, California. It runs from California State Route 128 near Boonville to U.S. Route 101 near Ukiah, connecting the Anderson Valley to the Ukiah Valley across the mountains of the Mendocino Range.

History

This route has existed since at least 1897, when it was the scene of the robbery of a stage coach carrying the payrolls for a coastal lumber mill.[2] However, it was not part of the state highway system before 1963.

Major intersections

Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage.

The entire route is in Mendocino County.

Location Postmile
[1][3][4]
Destinations Notes
Boonville 0.00 SR 128 – Boonville, Cloverdale
Ukiah 17.18 US 101 – Santa Rosa, Eureka Interchange
17.18 State Street – Ukiah Continuation beyond US 101

References

  1. ^ a b California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed January 2008
  2. ^ Palmer, Lyman L. (1967), History of Mendocino County, California, comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber, Mendocino County Historical Society, p. 738.
  3. ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
  4. ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2006