Texas State Highway 30

"TX 30" redirects here. The term may also refer to Texas's 30th congressional district.

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
Length	53.16 mi^[1] (85.55 km)
Existed	December 15, 1960–present
Major junctions
West end	Bus. SH 6 at College Station
Major intersections	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
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← 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 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. 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

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 30". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
2. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. October 8, 1917. (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
3. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. December 18, 1917. (PDF) from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
4. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 19, 1918. (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
5. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. April 23, 1919. (PDF) from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
6. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 21, 1923. (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
7. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. March 17, 1924. (PDF) from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
8. Google (June 2022). "3891 SH 30 - Huntsville, Texas". Google Street View. Retrieved July 13, 2022.