Minnesota State Highway 30
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| Trunk Highway 30 |
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| Length: | 253 mi[1] (407 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1920, 1933[1] | ||||||||
| East end: |  MN-43 in Rushford |
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| West end: |  SD-34 in Sweet Township,at the South Dakota border |
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| Major cities: | Rushford Chatfield Stewartville St. James Slayton Pipestone |
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Minnesota State Highway 30 is a highway in southwest and southeast Minnesota, which runs from South Dakota Highway 34 at the South Dakota border (near Airlie, Minnesota) and continues east to its eastern terminus at Minnesota Highway 43 in Rushford.
Minnesota Highway 30 is 253-miles in length and passes through the communities of:
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[edit] Notes
Minnesota Highway 30 serves as an east-west arterial route between Rushford, Chatfield, Stewartville, St. James, Slayton, and Pipestone in southwest and southeast Minnesota.
Minnesota Highway 30 passes through the counties of:
Minnesota Highway 30 parallels U.S. Highway 14 and Interstate Highway 90 throughout its route.
Highway 30 passes through the Richard J. Dorer State Forest in Fillmore and Olmsted counties.
[edit] Parks
Lake Shetek State Park is located near Highway 30 in Murray County on the shore of Lake Shetek. The park is located immediately north of the town of Currie and northeast of Slayton.
(Minnesota DNR website for Lake Shetek State Park - Link)
The Pipestone National Monument is located north of Highway 30 in Pipestone.
(National Park Service website for Pipestone National Monument - Link)
[edit] Termini
The eastern terminus for Minnesota 30 is its intersection with Minnesota Highway 43 in Rushford in southeast Minnesota.
The western terminus for Minnesota 30 is in Sweet Township at the South Dakota border (near Pipestone, or just southwest of Airlie), where it becomes South Dakota Highway 34 upon crossing the state line.
[edit] History
Highway 30 was authorized in 1920 and 1933.
Highway 30 was originally designated Minn.Highway 47 from the South Dakota state line to Minn.Highway 4 (near St. James). This section was renumbered Highway 30 in 1963.
In 1940, only the western segment of Highway 30 was paved. In the 1950s, the central portions of Highway 30 were still gravel. Highway 30 was paved in its entirety by 1963.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Riner, Steve. Details of Routes 26-50. The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
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