# California State Route 253 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/California_State_Route_253 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/California_State_Route_253.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_253 > Source revision: 1336535586 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Highway in Mendocino County, California}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=CA |type=SR |route=253 |map_notes=Map of Mendocino County in northwestern California with SR 253 highlighted in red |section=553 |maint=[Caltrans](/source/Caltrans) |length_mi=17.180 |length_round=3 |length_ref= |direction_a=West |terminus_a={{jct|state=CA|SR|128}} at [Boonville](/source/Boonville%2C_California) |direction_b=East |terminus_b={{jct|state=CA|US|101}} in [Ukiah](/source/Ukiah%2C_California) |counties=[Mendocino](/source/Mendocino_County%2C_California) |previous_type=SR |previous_route=252 |next_type=SR |next_route=254 }} '''State Route 253''' ('''SR 253'''), also known as the '''Ukiah–Boonville Road''', is a [state highway](/source/state_highway) in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [California](/source/California) that runs between the [Anderson](/source/Anderson_Valley) and [Ukiah](/source/Ukiah_Valley%2C_California) valleys in [Mendocino County](/source/Mendocino_County%2C_California). It crosses the mountains of the [Mendocino Range](/source/Mendocino_Range) from [State Route 128](/source/California_State_Route_128) near [Boonville](/source/Boonville%2C_California) to [U.S. Route 101](/source/U.S._Route_101_in_California) near [Ukiah](/source/Ukiah%2C_California). ==Route description== The road begins in [Boonville](/source/Boonville%2C_California) at an at-grade intersection with [SR 128](/source/California_State_Route_128). The road heads eastward through a forested and mountainous area for approximately fifteen miles before entering the [Russian River](/source/Russian_River_(California)) Basin, an area of numerous farms. The road ends with an [interchange](/source/Interchange_(road)) with [U.S. Route 101](/source/U.S._Route_101_in_California) in southern [Ukiah](/source/Ukiah%2C_California).{{bing maps|url=http://www.bing.com/maps/#JmNwPTM5LjA3OTUwMDg3ODQwMTc0fi0xMjMuMjg2OTc2NjI4MDA1NSZsdmw9MTImZGlyPTAmc3R5PXImcnRwPXBvcy4zOS4wMDc5NTUxMTkwMTM3ODZfLTEyMy4zNjYxMjM1ODY4OTMwOF9Cb29udmlsbGUlMkMlMjBDQV9fX2VffnBvcy4zOS4xNTA5MjQyMzU1ODIzNV8tMTIzLjIwNzgyOTY2OTExNzkzX1VraWFoJTJDJTIwQ0FfX19lXyZtb2RlPUQmcnRvcD0wfjB+MH4=|accessdate=2011-01-12|title=California State Route 253}} SR 253 is not part of the [National Highway System](/source/National_Highway_System_(United_States)),{{FHWA NHS map|region=californianorth|accessdate=September 4, 2017}} a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the [Federal Highway Administration](/source/Federal_Highway_Administration).{{FHWA NHS}} ==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](/source/stage_coach) carrying the payrolls for a coastal [lumber mill](/source/lumber_mill).{{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}}. However, it was not until 1963 that it was added to the state highway system. It was given its present number in the [1964 state highway renumbering](/source/1964_state_highway_renumbering_(California)). {{Clear}} ==Major intersections== {{CAinttop|county=Mendocino|post_ref=
{{Caltrans bridgelog|date=July 2007}}[California Department of Transportation](/source/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 }} {{CAint |location=Boonville |postmile=0.00 |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 |road=State Street – [Ukiah](/source/Ukiah%2C_California) |notes=Continuation beyond US 101 }} {{Jctbtm}} ==See also== *{{portal-inline|California Roads}} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Attached KML|display=inline,title}} {{commons category}} {{CASR external links|SR|253}} *[http://www.cahighways.org/249-256.html#253 California Highways: 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] 253 State Route 253 Category:Ukiah, California --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [California State Route 253](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_253) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_253?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.