Oklahoma State Highway 30

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State Highway 30

Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length84.4 mi[1] (135.8 km)
ExistedMarch 31, 1936[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 62 in Hollis
Major intersections
North endDurham
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
Highway system
  • Oklahoma State Highway System
← SH-29→ SH-31
Southbound in Erick, Oklahoma

State Highway 30 (abbreviated SH-30) is a

SH-33. It passes through Harmon, Beckham and Roger Mills
counties. SH-30 does not have any letter-suffixed spur routes branching from it.

The SH-30 designation dates back to March 31, 1936, when it spanned from Erick to Sweetwater. The highway gradually evolved over the years, reaching its current form in 1970.

Route description

SH-30 begins at

Elm Fork of the Red River about two miles (3.2 km) before crossing into Beckham County.[3]

Two miles (3.2 km) west of

SH-152 in Sweetwater. At this point, it crosses into Roger Mills County.[4]

From Sweetwater, SH-30 travels north for fourteen miles (23 km) to

SH-33. After crossing SH-33, SH-30 continues on for two miles (3.2 km) to its terminus at a local road at Durham.[4]

History

State Highway 30 was added to the highway system on March 31, 1936. At this time, SH-30 began at

US-66 in Erick and ended at what was then numbered SH-41 (present-day SH-152) in Sweetwater. On November 18, the highway was extended west along US-66, then south, setting its southern terminus at its present location at US-62 in Hollis.[2] The 1937 state highway map was the first to show SH-30.[5]

The following year, a large portion of the highway was removed from the state highway system. On October 19, 1937, between the SH-9 junction and US-66, the route ceased to be maintained by the Department of Highways.[2] SH-30 still appeared as such on the 1938 state highway map, but with dashed lines, indicating the route was not maintained.[6] By the 1940 edition, SH-30 was not marked at all on the map between just north of SH-9 to US-66 west of Erick. As a result, SH-30 was effectively in two sections, one running from Hollis to SH-9, and another between Erick and Sweetwater.[7]

On April 14, 1941, the southern SH-30 was extended further to the south.

SH-90.[9]

The two sections of SH-30 were reunited on August 13, 1945, with the reincorporation of the SH-9 to Erick stretch into the route.[2] The newly-continuous highway was extended north three months later on November 21, when it was extended north of Sweetwater for the first time, ending in Reydon (concurrent with SH-47). On February 7, 1955, SH-30 was extended north to Durham.[2][10]

From the late 1950s through the 1960s, SH-30 extended south to the Texas state line. On February 18, 1958,

Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River, the southern Oklahoma–Texas boundary.[11] The route was truncated back to Hollis on March 2, 1970.[2]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
HarmonHollis0.00.0 US 62Southern terminus
​15.124.3 SH-9
I-40 BL
Western end of I-40 Bus. concurrency
Erick39.0762.88 I-40 BLEastern end of I-40 Bus. concurrency
39.9564.29 I-40Interchange, I-40 exit 7
Roger MillsSweetwater54.5087.71 SH-152
Rankin68.56110.34 SH-47Southern end of SH-47 concurrency
Reydon71.43114.96 SH-47Northern end of SH-47 concurrency
​82.46132.71 SH-33
Durham84.45135.91E0810 Road[3]Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Google (September 14, 2013). "Oklahoma State Highway 30" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Oklahoma Department of Transportation. "Memorial Dedication and Revision History, SH 30". Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  3. ^ a b c Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006.
  4. ^ a b c Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (2009–10 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  5. ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (April 1937 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  6. ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (April 1938 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  7. ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (April 1940 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  8. ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (April 1941 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  9. ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (January 1942 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  10. ^ Oklahoma's Highways 1956 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  11. ^ 1958 Oklahoma Road Map (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-03-19.

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