Texas State Highway 30
State Highway 30 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 53.16 mi[1] (85.55 km) | |||
| Existed | December 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 | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Brazos, Grimes, Walker | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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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.
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
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 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 border, 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. 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
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazos | College Station | 0.00 | 0.00 | Bus. SH 6 (Texas Avenue) | |
| 1.42 | 2.29 | SH 6 (Earl Rudder Freeway) | Interchange; future I-14 | ||
| 3.79 | 6.10 |   FM 158 west (Boonville Road) | |||
| Grimes | Carlos | 17.05 | 27.44 |  FM 244 | |
| Roans Prairie | 25.07 | 40.35 |  SH 90 | ||
| 25.65 | 41.28 |   FM 2562 south | |||
| Shiro | 29.11 | 46.85 |  FM 1486 south | ||
| | 31.66 | 50.95 |   FM 2620 north | ||
| Walker | | 39.78 | 64.02 |  FM 3179 south (Coon Trail Road) | |
| | 42.90 | 69.04 |  FM 2550 north | ||
| | 47.71 | 76.78 |  FM 1791 | Interchange[8] | |
| Huntsville | 50.25 | 80.87 | I-45 – Madisonville, New Waverly | I-45 exit 116; interchange. | |
| 50.35 | 81.03 |  US 190 west | West end of US 190 overlap | ||
| 51.05 | 82.16 |  SH 75 north (Avenue Q) | West end of SH 75 overlap | ||
| 51.51 | 82.90 | SH 75 south (Sam Houston Avenue) | East end of SH 75 overlap | ||
| 52.16 | 83.94 |  US 190 east (Phelps Drive) | East end of US 190 overlap | ||
| 53.10 | 85.46 | SH 19 | Interchange | ||
| 53.84 | 86.65 |  FM 2821 (Fish Hatchery Road) | |||
| 54.66 | 87.97 | SH 19 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 30". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. October 8, 1917. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. December 18, 1917. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 19, 1918. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. April 23, 1919. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 21, 1923. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. March 17, 1924. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Google (June 2022). "3891 SH 30 - Huntsville, Texas". Google Street View. Retrieved July 13, 2022.