:Ontario Highway 30

{{Infobox road

| province = ON

| type = Hwy

| route = 30

| alternate_name =

| map =

| length_km = 51.1

| length_ref = {{cite journal

| title = Provincial Highways Distance Table

| author = Ministry of Transportation of Ontario

| journal = Provincial Highways Distance Table: King's Secondary Highways and Tertiary Roads

| publisher = Government of Ontario

| date = April 1, 1989

| issn = 0825-5350

| page = 55}}

| established = {{start date|1930|07|09}}{{cite report

| title = Annual Report

| publisher = Department of Highways

| date = March 31, 1932

| section = Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections

| page = 77}}

| history = Extended from Campbellford to Havelock March 28–April 11, 1934{{cite report

| title = Annual Report

| publisher = Department of Highways

| date = March 31, 1935

| section = Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections

| page = 119}}

| decommissioned = {{end date|1998|01|01}}{{cite report

| title = Highway Transfers List - "Who Does What"

| publisher = Ministry of Transportation of Ontario

| date = June 20, 2001

| pages = 10, 12}}

| direction_a = South

| terminus_a = {{jcon|Hwy|2}} in Brighton

| junction = {{jcon|Hwy|401|Exit 509}}

| direction_b = North

| terminus_b = {{jcon|Hwy|7}} in Havelock

| towns = Brighton, Campbellford, Trent River, Havelock

|previous_type = ON

|previous_route = 28

|next_type = ON

|next_route = 33

| browse = {{ON former|previous=29|next=31}}

}}

King's Highway 30, commonly referred to as Highway 30, was a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The {{convert|51.1|km|adj=on}}-long route connected Highway 2 in Brighton with Highway 7 in Havelock via Campbellford. Established in 1930, the highway initially travelled only as far north as Campbellford. Alongside the construction of Highway 7 between Peterborough and Perth, Highway 30 was extended north to Havelock in 1934. The route remained generally consistent until 1998, when it was decommissioned and transferred to Northumberland County and Peterborough County. Both counties redesignated their portion of the former highway as County Road 30.

Route description

Highway 30 began at former Highway 2 (Main Street) in downtown Brighton, following Young Street northward and meandering out of town towards an interchange with Highway 401. It continued to meander northward through the communities of Hilton and Orland before straightening out. It passed through Codrington, but otherwise encountered stretches of farmland or forests. The route eventually curved to the northeast to meet the Trent River in Meyersburg. It paralleled the river into Campbellford, taking on the local name of Grand Road. In downtown Campbellford, Highway 30 turned west onto Bridge Street West and followed it out of town before curving north. It continued through farmland along a generally straight course to Havelock, crossing the Trent River and skirting the community of the same name several kilometres to the south. Entering Havelock, the highway took on the name Concession Street, and terminated at Highway 7; Concession Street continued north as Peterborough County Road 46, as it is still known.{{cite map

| title = Ontario Back Road Atlas

| year = 2010

| publisher = Peter Heiler Ltd

| cartography = MapArt

| pages = 34, 46

| section = B45–F46

| isbn = 978-1-55198-226-7}}{{cite map

| title = Ontario Road Map

| cartography = Cartography Section

| publisher = Ministry of Transportation

| year = 1990–91

| section = G–J12}}

History

On July 9, 1930, the Department of Highways, predecessor to the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, assumed the {{convert|32|km|abbr=on}}, gravel-surfaced Brighton–Campbellford Road.{{cite map

| title = Ontario Road Map

| cartography = C.P. Robins

| publisher = Department of Highways

| year = 1927

| section = H4}}

Unemployment relief measures carried out in 1931 and 1932 resulted in the construction of Highway 7 between Peterborough and Ottawa.{{cite report

| title = Annual Report

| publisher = Department of Highways

| date = March 31, 1933

| section = Unemployment Relief Work

| pages = 15–16}}

As a result, Highway 30 was extended north from Campbellford to Havelock in 1934 along existing roads. The section within Peterborough County was assumed on March 28, while the section within Northumberland County was assumed on April 11.

File:Hwy 30 at Trent River, 1935.png

In 1936 work began to grade and improve Highway 30 along its entire length. By the end of 1937, paving was completed several kilometres south of Havelock as well as from Campbellford south to Northumberland County Road 29. A gravel base was laid from there to south of Orland. The remainder of the road was gravelled. A diversion was also constructed at Meyersburg, bypassing the junction with Percy Boom Road.{{cite report

| title = Annual Report

| publisher = Department of Highways

| date = March 31, 1938

| section = Improvements in Ontario for 1937

| pages = 26–27}}

Between 1942 and 1949, paving was completed on the gravel section between Brighton and Campbellford.{{cite map

| title = Ontario Road Map

| cartography = C.P. Robins

| publisher = Department of Highways

| year = 1942

| section = P7}}{{cite map

| title = Ontario Road Map

| cartography = C.P. Robins

| publisher = Department of Highways

| year = 1949

| section = R37}}

The remaining gravel section, between Campbellford and Havelock, was paved in 1951.{{cite map

| title = Ontario Road Map

| cartography = C.P. Robins

| publisher = Department of Highways

| year = 1951

| section = R37}}{{cite map

| title = Ontario Road Map

| cartography = C.P. Robins

| publisher = Department of Highways

| year = 1952

| section = R37}}

Highway 401 opened between Brighton and Trenton on November 25, 1958. Traffic could only proceed east to Trenton until the gap between Port Hope and Trenton was opened on July 20, 1961.{{cite book

| title = '401' The Macdonald–Cartier Freeway

| publisher = Ministry of Transportation and Communications

| location = Toronto

| year = 1972

| page = 9}}

A new bridge was built over the Trent Canal in 1968, bypassing the route along Church Street.{{cite report

| title = Annual Report

| publisher = Department of Highways

| date = March 31, 1969

| section = Operations - Central Area

| page = 36}}{{cite web

| title = Ontario aerial photographs - Shot 444774

| work = Ontario Department of Lands and Forests

| scale = 1:63,360

| year = 1954–1955

| url = http://library.mcmaster.ca/maps/airphotos/zoom/1954-1955_444774.htm

| access-date = October 14, 2013

| archive-date = August 26, 2013

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130826103201/http://library.mcmaster.ca/maps/airphotos/zoom/1954-1955_444774.htm

| url-status = dead

}}

Highway 30 remained generally unchanged over the next 30 years, until January 1, 1998, when the entire route was decommissioned and transferred to Northumberland and Peterborough counties. It was subsequently designated as Northumberland County Road 30 and Peterborough County Road 30.

Major intersections

{{ONint

| division = Northumberland

| dspan = 12

| location = Brighton

| lspan = 7

| km = 0.0

| road = {{jcon|Northumberland|2|Main Street|dir=west|city=Cobourg|city2=Port Hope}}

| notes = Formerly Highway 2

}}

{{ONint

| km = 2.3

| road = {{jcon|Northumberland|26|dir=north}}

| notes =

}}

{{ONint

| km = 5.0

| road = {{jcon|Hwy|401|city=Toronto|city2=Kingston}}

| notes = Exit 509

}}

{{ONint

| km = 7.1

| road = {{jcon|Northumberland|21|Dundonald Road|dir=west}}

| notes = Hilton

}}

{{ONint

| km = 11.4

| road = {{jcon|Northumberland|41|dir=east|town=Wooler}}

| notes = Formerly County Road 28 until Highway 28 was downloaded in 1998; Orland

}}

{{ONint

| km = 15.3

| road = {{jcon|Northumberland|27|dir=west|town=Morganston}}

| notes = Codrington

}}

{{ONint

| km = 21.9

| road = {{jcon|Northumberland|29|Percy Boom Road|town=Warkworth}}

| notes =

| jspan = 2

}}

{{ONintfiller

| location_special = Trent Hills

| lspan = 2

}}

{{ONint

| km = 25.9

| road = Percy Boom Road

| notes =

}}

{{ONint

| location_special = Campbellford

| km = 32.8

| road = {{jcon|Northumberland|8|Bridge Street|dir=east|town=Stirling}}
{{jcon|Northumberland|50|Queen Street|dir=north}}

| notes =

}}

{{ONint

| location_special = Trent Hills

| lspan = 2

| km = 35.8

| road = {{jcon|Northumberland|35|dir=west}}

| notes =

}}

{{ONint

| km = 47.0

| road = {{jcon|Northumberland|36}}

| notes =

}}

{{ONint

| division = Peterborough

| dspan = 2

| location = Havelock

| lspan = 2

| km = 50.1

| road = Old Norwood Road

| notes = Old crossroads before Highway 7 was constructed

}}

{{ONint

| km = 51.1

| road = {{jcon|Hwy|7|Ottawa Street}}

| notes =

}}

References

External links

[http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/highway_30.htm Highway 30 pictures and information]

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