Texas State Highway 30

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State Highway 30

Texas State Highway 30
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length53.16 mi [1]  (85.55 km)
ExistedDecember 15, 1960–present
Major junctions
West endBusiness plate.svg
Texas 6.svg
Bus. SH 6 in College Station
Major intersections
East endTexas 19.svg SH 19 in Huntsville
Location
Country United States
State Texas
Counties Brazos, Grimes, Walker
Highway system
I-30.svg I-30 Texas 31.svg SH 31

State Highway 30 (SH 30) runs from Business SH 6-R in College Station via Roans Prairie to SH 19 in Huntsville. It is known as Harvey Road between Business SH 6-R and FM 158 in College Station, as 11th Street between I-45 and US 190 (Phelps Drive) in Huntsville, and as Riverside Drive east of US 190 (Phelps Drive) in Huntsville.

Contents

The current version of SH 30, the second route with that designation, was established in 1960. The previous designation existed from 1917 to 1939, when it was replaced with US 277.

History

Previous routes

Historic SH 30 Old Texas 30.svg
Historic SH 30

SH 30 was a route proposed on October 8, 1917, to run from Wichita Falls to Abilene. [2] On December 18, 1917, an intercounty highway from Abilene to Paint Rock was designated. [3] On August 19, 1918, the intercounty highway became part of SH 30. [4] On April 23, 1919, the road was extended to Sabinal. [5] On August 21, 1923, the southern portion was rerouted into Del Rio on August 21, 1923, over part of SH 7A and SH 4. [6] The old route became part of rerouted SH 23, with the section south of Menard cancelled. That same day, SH 30 extended to the Oklahoma state line, replacing a portion of SH 2. On March 17, 1924, SH 30 extended to the Mexico border. [7] On September 26, 1939, the highway was cancelled as U.S. Route 277 was routed over its entirety from Del Rio to Wichita Falls.

Current route

The current iteration of SH 30 was designated on December 15, 1960, replacing SH 45 and parts of FM 60 and FM 158 to avoid confusion with I-45. On May 21, 1979, SH 30 was extended from I-45 to SH 19, replacing part of SH 19, which was rerouted over former Loop 405.

Future

SH 30 may be part of the future Interstate 14 corridor as the highway has a more direct route between Bryan–College Station and Huntsville over US 190. [8]

Major junctions

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Brazos College Station 0.000.00Business plate.svg
Texas 6.svg
Bus. SH 6 (Texas Avenue) Texas A&M University, George Bush Library, Downtown Bryan
1.422.29Texas 6.svg SH 6 (Earl Rudder Freeway South)Interchange; future I-14
3.796.10West plate.svg
Texas FM 158.svg
FM 158 west / Elmo Weedon Road Downtown Bryan
Grimes Carlos 17.0527.44Texas FM 244.svg FM 244  Iola, Anderson Interchange
Roans Prairie 25.0740.35Texas 90.svg SH 90  Bedias, Madisonville, Anderson, Navasota
25.6541.28South plate.svg
Texas FM 2562.svg
FM 2562 south / County Road 173
Shiro 29.1146.85South plate.svg
Texas FM 1486.svg
FM 1486 south Richards
31.6650.95North plate.svg
Texas FM 2620.svg
FM 2620 north
Walker 39.7864.02South plate.svg
Texas FM 3179.svg
FM 3179 south / Davis Road
42.9069.04North plate.svg
Texas FM 2550.svg
FM 2550 north
47.7176.78Texas FM 1791.svg FM 1791 Interchange
Huntsville 50.2580.87I-45.svgWest plate.svg
US 190.svg
I-45  / US 190 west
I-45 exit 116; west end of US 190 overlap
51.0582.16North plate.svg
Texas 75.svg
SH 75 north Madisonville
West end of SH 75 overlap
North plate.svg
Texas FM 247.svg
FM 247 north (Avenue M) Midway
51.5182.90South plate.svg
Texas 75.svg
SH 75 south (Sam Houston Avenue)
East end of SH 75 overlap
52.1683.94East plate.svg
US 190.svg
US 190 east (11th Street) Livingston
East end of US 190 overlap
53.1085.46Texas 19.svg SH 19 Interchange
53.8486.65Texas FM 2821.svg FM 2821
54.6687.97Texas 19.svg SH 19
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 30". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  2. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. October 8, 1917. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  3. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. December 18, 1917. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  4. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 19, 1918. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  5. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. April 23, 1919. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  6. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 21, 1923. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  7. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. March 17, 1924. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  8. Maynard, Anna (June 27, 2024). "TxDOT asks for public input on planned I-14 corridor route". www.kbtx.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.