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.

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

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Previous routes

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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

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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

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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

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
BrazosCollege Station0.000.00 
 
Bus. SH 6 (Texas Avenue) – Texas A&M University, George Bush Library, Downtown Bryan
1.422.29  SH 6 (Earl Rudder Freeway South)Interchange; future I-14
3.796.10 
 
FM 158 west / Elmo Weedon Road – Downtown Bryan
GrimesCarlos17.0527.44  FM 244 – Iola, AndersonInterchange
Roans Prairie25.0740.35  SH 90 – Bedias, Madisonville, Anderson, Navasota
25.6541.28 
 
FM 2562 south / County Road 173
Shiro29.1146.85 
 
FM 1486 south – Richards
31.6650.95 
 
FM 2620 north
Walker39.7864.02 
 
FM 3179 south / Davis Road
42.9069.04 
 
FM 2550 north
47.7176.78  FM 1791Interchange
Huntsville50.2580.87  
 
I-45 / US 190 west
I-45 exit 116; west end of US 190 overlap
51.0582.16 
 
SH 75 north – Madisonville
West end of SH 75 overlap
 
 
FM 247 north (Avenue M) – Midway
51.5182.90 
 
SH 75 south (Sam Houston Avenue)
East end of SH 75 overlap
52.1683.94 
 
US 190 east (11th Street) – Livingston
East end of US 190 overlap
53.1085.46  SH 19Interchange
53.8486.65  FM 2821
54.6687.97  SH 19
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  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.