Texas State Highway 30

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 Dr) in Huntsville, and as Riverside Drive east of US 190 (Phelps Dr) in Huntsville.

State Highway 30
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length53.16 mi[1] (85.55 km)
ExistedDecember 15, 1960–present
Major junctions
West end
Bus. SH 6 at College Station
  SH 6 in College Station I-45 in Huntsville
East end SH 19 at Huntsville
Location
CountiesBrazos, Grimes, Walker
Highway system
SH 29 SH 31

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

SH 30 was a route proposed on October 8, 1917 to run from Wichita Falls to Abilene.[2] On August 19, 1918, it extended to Paint Rock.[3] On April 23, 1919, it extended to Sabinal.[4] On August 21, 1923, the southern portion was rerouted into Del Rio on August 21, 1923 over part of SH 7A and SH 4.[5] 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 border, replacing a portion of SH 2. On March 17, 1924, SH 30 extended to the Mexico border.[6] On September 26, 1939, the highway was cancelled as U.S. Highway 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.

Major junctions

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
BrazosCollege Station
Bus. SH 6 (Texas Avenue)
SH 6 (Earl Rudder Freeway)Interchange; future I-14
FM 158 west (Boonville Road)
GrimesCarlos FM 244
Roans Prairie SH 90
FM 2562 south
Shiro FM 1486 south
FM 2620 north
Walker FM 3179 south (Coon Trail Road)
FM 2550 north
FM 1791
Huntsville I-45 Madisonville, New WaverlyI-45 exit 116; interchange.
US 190 westWest end of US 190 overlap
SH 75 north (Avenue Q)West end of SH 75 overlap
SH 75 south (Sam Houston Avenue)East end of SH 75 overlap
US 190 east (Phelps Drive)East end of US 190 overlap
SH 19Interchange
FM 2821 (Fish Hatchery Road)
SH 19
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 30". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  2. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676734.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676771.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676797.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676878.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676885.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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