Wyoming Highway 253
{{short description|State highway in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|marker_image=
|state=WY
|name=
|name_notes=
|type=WY
|route=253
|alternate_name=Hat Six Road
|section=
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Wyoming Highway 253}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=WYO 253 highlighted in red
|length_mi=10.90
|length_round=2
|length_ref={{cite map
|publisher=WYDOT
|url=http://www.dot.state.wy.us/webdav/site/wydot/shared/Planning/Reference%20Marker%20Book.pdf
|title=Wyoming Department of Transportation Reference Marker Book - November 2004
|accessdate=2011-03-31
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717050844/http://www.dot.state.wy.us/webdav/site/wydot/shared/Planning/Reference%20Marker%20Book.pdf
|archivedate=July 17, 2011
}}
|established=
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=WY|CR|606|county1=Natrona}} near Natrona-Converse County Line
|junction={{jct|state=WY|I|25}} in Evansville
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=WY|US|20|US|26|US|87|WY|256}} in Evansville
|counties=Natrona
|previous_type=WY
|previous_route=252
|next_type=WY
|next_route=254
}}
Wyoming Highway 253 (WYO 253), Hat Six Road, is a {{convert|10.90|mi|km|adj=on}} state highway in eastern Natrona County, Wyoming, United States, that connects Natrona County Road 606 (CR 606), southeast of Casper, with U.S. Route 20 / U.S. Route 26 / U.S. Route 87 (US 20 / US 26 / US 87) and Wyoming Highway 256 (WYO 256) in Evansville.
Route description
WYO 253 begins at the north end of CR 606 (Hat Six Road), near the Natrona-Converse county line and southeast of Casper. From its southern terminus heads northerly and promptly connects with the north end of Natrona County Road 607 (Smith Creek Road). From there, WYO 253 travels generally northwest. As it enters Evansville, WYO 253 has a diamond interchange with Interstate 25 (Exit 182) at {{convert|10.35|mi|km}} and shortly thereafter reaches its northern terminus at an intersection with US 20 / US 26 / US 87 (East Yellowstone Highway / Old Glenrock Highway) and the southern terminus of WYO 256 (Cole Creek Road).{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/42.8512308,-106.2165967/42.7321177,-106.1164871/@42.7889964,-106.24621,12z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0|title=Wyoming Highway 253|accessdate=21 December 2016}} The mileposts for Highway 253 increase from north to south.[http://www.aaroads.com/west/wy-200.html aaroads.com - Wyoming Routes 200-299]
Major intersections
{{Jcttop|state=WY|county=Natrona|location_ref={{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas17maps/st56_wy/cou/|title=Wyoming Governmental Unit Reference Map|author=Geography Division|date=2016|website=|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 24, 2017}}}}
{{WYint
| location=none
| mile=0.00
| type=trans
| road={{jct|state=WY|CR|606|county1=Natrona|name1=Hat Six Road}}
| notes=Southern terminus;
WYO 253 becomes CR 606}}
{{WYint
| location=none
| mile=10.35
| road={{jct|state=WY|I|25|dir1=east|city1=Glenrock|city2=Douglas}}
{{jct|state=WY|I|25|dir1=west|city1=Casper|city2=Sheridan}}
| notes=Exit 182 on I-25;
diamond interchange}}
{{WYint
|location=Evansville
|lspan=2
|mile=10.90
|mspan=2
| road={{jct|state=WY|US|20|US|26|US|87|dir1=east|dir2=east|dir3=north|name3=East Yellowstone Hwy / Old Glenrock Hwy|city1=Glenrock}}
{{jct|state=WY|US|20|US|26|US|87|dir1=west|dir2=west|dir3=south|name3=East Yellowstone Hwy / Old Glenrock Hwy|city1=Casper}}
|notes=
}}
{{WYint
|mile=none
|road={{jct|state=WY|WY|256|dir1=north}}
|notes=Continuation north beyond northern terminus
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=trans}}
See also
{{stack|{{portal|U.S. Roads|Wyoming}}}}
References
{{reflist|22em}}
- Official 2003 State Highway Map of Wyoming
External links
{{commons category|Wyoming Highway 253}}
{{Attached KML|display=inline,title}}
- [http://www.aaroads.com/west/wy-200.html Wyoming State Routes 200-299]
- [http://www.davidjcorcoran.com/highways/wy/wyroutes/?p=1391 WYO 253 - US 20/US 26/US 87/WYO 256 to I-25]
- [http://www.davidjcorcoran.com/highways/wy/wyroutes/?p=1392 WYO 253 - I-25 to Natrona CR 606/607]
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