:Oklahoma State Highway 30
{{Short description|Highway in Oklahoma}}
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|type=SH
|route=30
|maint=ODOT
|length_mi=84.4
|length_round=1
|map=Ok-30_path.png
|direction_a=South
|direction_b=North
|terminus_a={{jct|state=OK|US|62}} in Hollis
|junction={{plainlist|
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|terminus_b=Durham
|previous_type=SH
|previous_route=29
|next_type=SH
|next_route=31
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File:Oklahoma State Highway 30 southbound, Erick Oklahoma.jpg]]
State Highway 30 (abbreviated SH-30) is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs {{convert|84.4|mi|km}} south-to-north along the western edge of the state, from U.S. Highway 62 (US-62) in Hollis to the town of Durham, two miles (3 km) north of 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 US-62 in Hollis, the seat of Harmon County. It travels north through very sparsely populated terrain to the unincorporated settlement of McKnight, about {{convert|6|mi|km|spell=in}} north of Hollis. North of McKnight, the highway crosses the Salt Fork of the Red River. SH-30 has a junction with SH-9, {{convert|9|mi|km|spell=in}} north of McKnight.{{cite map|publisher=DeLorme|title=Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer|scale=1:200,000|year=2006}} For the next {{convert|22|mi|km}} through rural Western Oklahoma, SH-30 roughly parallels the Texas state line, lying generally about {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} west of it.{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Transportation|title=Official State Map|edition=2009–10|url=http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/2009state/pdfs/state-map.pdf|access-date=2010-03-18}} The highway bridges over the Elm Fork of the Red River about {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} before crossing into Beckham County.
{{convert|2|mi|km|spell=In}} west of Erick, SH-30 intersects Interstate 40 Business. SH-30 begins a concurrency with the business loop, traveling east into the town. In Erick, SH-30 turns back to the north, interchanging with Interstate 40, then crossing the North Fork of the Red River and running through the unincorporated settlement of Mayfield. About {{convert|15|mi|km|spell=in}} north of Erick, it comes to an intersection with SH-152 in Sweetwater. At this point, it crosses into Roger Mills County.
From Sweetwater, SH-30 travels north for {{convert|14|mi|km|spell=in}} to SH-47, which it joins for {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in}}, to the town of Reydon. Leaving Reydon, SH-30 continues alone across the Black Kettle National Grassland, continuing north for {{convert|12|mi|km|spell=in}} to its junction with SH-33. After crossing SH-33, SH-30 continues on for {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} to its terminus at a local road at Durham.
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.{{odot-history|type=SH|route=30|access-date=2010-03-19}} The 1937 state highway map was the first to show SH-30.{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Highways|title=Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System|edition=April 1937|url=http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1937.pdf|access-date=2010-03-19}}
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. SH-30 still appeared as such on the 1938 state highway map, but with dashed lines, indicating the route was not maintained.{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Highways|title=Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System|edition=April 1938|url=http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1938.pdf|access-date=2010-03-19}} 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.{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Highways|title=Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System|edition=April 1940|url=http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1940.pdf|access-date=2010-03-19}}
On April 14, 1941, the southern SH-30 was extended further to the south. The highway proceeded east from Hollis along US-62, then, at Gould, turned south along what was previously an unnumbered farm-to-market road. The route turned back east to end at SH-34 and SH-44 in Eldorado. This extension encompassed all of the present-day western SH-5.{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Highways|title=Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System|edition=April 1941|url=http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1941.pdf|access-date=2010-03-19}} By January 1942, however, this extension of SH-30 would be split off to form the new SH-90.{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Highways|title=Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System|edition=January 1942|url=http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1942.pdf|access-date=2010-03-19}}
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. 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.{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Highways|title=Oklahoma's Highways 1956|url=http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1956.pdf|access-date=2010-03-19}}
From the late 1950s through the 1960s, SH-30 extended south to the Texas state line. On February 18, 1958, the highway was extended to run west along US-62, then split off to the south {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} east of the north–south Texas state line. The highway then ended at a bridge over the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River, the southern Oklahoma–Texas boundary.{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Highways|title=1958 Oklahoma Road Map|url=http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1958.pdf|access-date=2010-03-19 }} The route was truncated back to Hollis on March 2, 1970.
Junction list
{{OKint
|county=Harmon
|cspan=2
|location=Hollis
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=OK|US|62}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{OKint
|location=none
|mile=15.1
|road={{jct|state=OK|SH|9}}
}}
{{OKint
|county=Beckham
|cspan=3
|location=none
|mile=37.0
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=OK|BL|40|dab1=Erick}}
|notes={{ccr-end|West|I-40 Bus.}}
}}
{{OKint
|location=Erick
|lspan=2
|mile=39.07
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=OK|BL|40|nolink1=yes}}
|notes={{ccr-end|East|I-40 Bus.}}
}}
{{OKint
|mile=39.95
|road={{jct|state=OK|I|40}}
|notes=Interchange, I-40 exit 7
}}
{{OKint
|county=Roger Mills
|cspan=5
|location=Sweetwater
|mile=54.50
|road={{jct|state=OK|SH|152}}
}}
{{OKint
|location=Rankin
|mile=68.56
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=OK|SH|47}}
|notes={{ccr-end|South|SH-47}}
}}
{{OKint
|location=Reydon
|mile=71.43
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=OK|SH|47|nolink1=yes}}
|notes={{ccr-end|North|SH-47}}
}}
{{OKint
|location=none
|mile=82.46
|road={{jct|state=OK|SH|33}}
}}
{{OKint
|location=Durham
|mile=84.45
|notes=Northern terminus
}}
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References
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External links
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- [http://www.okhighways.com SH-30 at OKHighways]
Category:Transportation in Harmon County, Oklahoma