Texas State Highway 30

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{{Short description|State highway in Texas}}
{{distinguish|Interstate 30}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{redirect-synonym|TX 30|{{ushr|Texas|30}}}}
{{Infobox road
|state=TX
|type=SH
|map={{maplink-road|from=Texas State Highway 30.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|route=30
|length_mi=53.16
|length_ref=<ref name="State Highway 30">{{TxDOT|SH|30|accessdate=October 25, 2010}}</ref>
|length_round=2
|established=December 15, 1960
|direction_a=West
|direction_b=East
|terminus_a={{jct|state=TX|TX-Bus|6|dab1=R}} in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]]
|junction=
*{{jct|state=TX|TX|6}} in College Station
*{{jct|state=TX|TX|90}} in [[Roans Prairie, Texas|Roans Prairie]]
*{{jct|state=TX|I|45|US|190}} in [[Huntsville, Texas|Huntsville]]
*{{jct|state=TX|TX|75}} in Huntsville
|terminus_b={{jct|state=TX|SH|19}} in Huntsville
|counties=[[Brazos County, Texas|Brazos]], [[Grimes County, Texas|Grimes]], [[Walker County, Texas|Walker]]
|previous_type=I
|previous_route=30
|next_type=SH
|next_route=31
}}

'''State Highway 30''' ('''SH 30''') runs from [[Texas Business State Highway 6-R|Business SH 6-R]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]] via [[Roans Prairie, Texas|Roans Prairie]] to [[Texas State Highway 19|SH 19]] in [[Huntsville, Texas|Huntsville]]. It is known as Harvey Road between [[Texas Business State Highway 6-R|Business SH 6-R]] and [[Farm to Market Road 158|FM 158]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], as 11th Street between [[Interstate 45|I-45]] and [[U.S. Route 190 in Texas|US 190]] (Phelps Drive) in [[Huntsville, Texas|Huntsville]], and as Riverside Drive east of [[U.S. Route 190 in Texas|US 190]] (Phelps Drive) in [[Huntsville, Texas|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 [[U.S. Route 277 in Texas|US 277]].

==History==
===Previous routes===
[[Image:Old Texas 30.svg|50px|Historic SH 30|left]] '''SH 30''' was a route proposed on October 8, 1917, to run from [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]] to [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]].<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 23, 2017 |date=October 8, 1917 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023011939/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676734.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=[[Texas Department of Transportation]] |access-date=May 1, 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676734.pdf}}</ref> On December 18, 1917, an intercounty highway from Abilene to [[Paint Rock, Texas|Paint Rock]] was designated.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |date=December 18, 1917 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028012252/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676744.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=[[Texas Department of Transportation]] |access-date=May 1, 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676744.pdf}}</ref> On August 19, 1918, the intercounty highway became part of '''SH 30'''.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 23, 2017 |date=August 19, 1918 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023121041/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676771.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=[[Texas Department of Transportation]] |access-date=May 1, 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676771.pdf}}</ref> On April 23, 1919, the road was extended to [[Sabinal, Texas|Sabinal]].<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 24, 2017 |date=April 23, 1919 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024100021/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676797.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=[[Texas Department of Transportation]] |access-date= May 1, 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676797.pdf}}</ref> On August 21, 1923, the southern portion was rerouted into [[Del Rio, Texas|Del Rio]] on August 21, 1923, over part of [[Texas State Highway 7|SH 7A]] and [[Texas State Highway 4|SH 4]].<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 26, 2017 |date=August 21, 1923 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026054040/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676878.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=[[Texas Department of Transportation]] |access-date=May 1, 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676878.pdf}}</ref> The old route became part of rerouted [[Texas State Highway 23|SH 23]], with the section south of Menard cancelled. That same day, '''SH 30''' extended to the [[Oklahoma]] state line, replacing a portion of [[Texas State Highway 2|SH 2]]. On March 17, 1924, '''SH 30''' extended to the [[Mexico]] border.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |date=March 17, 1924 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020419/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676885.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=[[Texas Department of Transportation]] |access-date=May 1, 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676885.pdf}}</ref> On September 26, 1939, the highway was cancelled as [[U.S. Route 277 in Texas|U.S. Route 277]] was routed over its entirety from [[Del Rio, Texas|Del Rio]] to [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]].

===Current route===
The current iteration of SH 30 was designated on December 15, 1960, replacing [[Texas State Highway 45|SH 45]] and parts of [[Farm to Market Road 60|FM 60]] and [[Farm to Market Road 158|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maynard |first=Anna |date=June 27, 2024 |title=TxDOT asks for public input on planned I-14 corridor route |url=https://www.kbtx.com/2024/06/27/txdot-asks-public-input-planned-i-14-corridor-route/ |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=www.kbtx.com}}</ref>

==Major junctions==
{{Jcttop}}
{{TXint
|county=Brazos
|cspan=3
|location=College Station
|lspan=3
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=TX|TX-Bus|6|dab1=R|name1=Texas Avenue|location1=[[Texas A&M University]]|location2=[[George Bush Presidential Library|George Bush Library]]|location3=[[Bryan, Texas|Downtown Bryan]]}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=1.42
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|6|name1=Earl Rudder Freeway South}}
|notes=Interchange; future [[Interstate 14|I-14]]
}}
{{TXint
|mile=3.79
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|158|dir1=west|road|Elmo Weedon Road|location1=[[Bryan, Texas|Downtown Bryan]]}}
}}
{{TXint
|county=Grimes
|cspan=5
|location=Carlos
|mile=17.05
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|244|city1=Iola|city2=Anderson}}
|notes=Interchange}}
{{TXint
|location=Roans Prairie
|lspan=2
|mile=25.07
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|90|city1=Bedias|city2=Madisonville|city3=Anderson|city4=Navasota}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=25.65
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2562|dir1=south|road|County Road 173}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=Shiro
|mile=29.11
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1486|dir1=south|city1=Richards}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=31.66
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2620|dir1=north}}
}}
{{TXint
|county=Walker
|cspan=11
|location=none
|mile=39.78
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3179|dir1=south|road|Davis Road}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=42.90
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2550|dir1=north}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=47.71
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1791}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{TXint
|location=Huntsville
|lspan=8
|mile=50.25
|road={{jct|state=TX|I|45|US|190|dir2=west}}
|notes=I-45 exit 116; west end of US 190 overlap
}}
{{TXint
|type=concur
|mile=51.05
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|75|dir1=north|city1=Madisonville}}
|notes=West end of SH 75 overlap
}}
{{TXint
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|247|dir1=north|name1=Avenue M|city1=Midway}}
}}
{{TXint
|type=concur
|mile=51.51
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|75|dir1=south|name1=Sam Houston Avenue}}
|notes=East end of SH 75 overlap
}}
{{TXint
|type=concur
|mile=52.16
|road={{jct|state=TX|US|190|dir1=east|name1=11th Street|city1=Livingston}}
|notes=East end of US 190 overlap
}}
{{TXint
|mile=53.10
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|19}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{TXint
|mile=53.84
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2821}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=54.66
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|19}}
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}

==References==
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[[Category:State highways in Texas|030]]
[[Category:Transportation in Brazos County, Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Grimes County, Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Walker County, Texas]]

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