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Trunk Highway 30 marker
Trunk Highway 30
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length266 mi[3] (428 km)
Existed1933[1][2]–present
Major junctions
West end SD 34 near Airlie, at the
Minnesota — South Dakota state line
Major intersections U.S. 75, MN 23 at Pipestone
U.S. 59 at Slayton
U.S. 169 at Amboy
I-35 at Ellendale
U.S. 218 at Blooming Prairie
U.S. 63 from Rochester to Stewartville
I-90 near Rochester
U.S. 52 at Chatfield
East end MN 43 at Rushford
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesPipestone, Murray, Cottonwood, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Waseca, Steele, Dodge, Olmsted, Fillmore
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
← MN 29→ MN 32

Minnesota State Highway 30 (MN 30) is a highway in southwest and southeast Minnesota, which runs from South Dakota Highway 34 at the South Dakota state line near Airlie, west of Pipestone, and continues to its eastern terminus at its intersection with Minnesota Highway 43 in Rushford.

Highway 30 is 266 miles (428 km) in length.

Route description

MN 30 in Amboy

State Highway 30 serves as an east–west route between Pipestone, Slayton, St. James, Stewartville, Chatfield, and Rushford.

Highway 30 parallels U.S. Highway 14 and Interstate Highway 90 throughout its route.

The Pipestone National Monument is located immediately north of Highway 30 in Pipestone.

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.

Highway 30 passes through the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest in Olmsted and Fillmore counties.

History

State Highway 30 was established in 1933, originally running from Highway 15 to Rushford. It replaced former State Highway 41 from Blooming Prairie to Hayfield. The road was completely gravel at this time except where it overlapped other highways.[1][2]

By 1946, the road was still unpaved except for short sections in and near some towns.[4] The first extended paving was done from Cummingsville to Rushford in 1948 and 1949.[5][6] The remainder of the highway was paved throughout the 1950s; by 1960 it was fully paved.[7] In 1955, the highway was re-routed east of Chatfield to overlap with Highway 74.[6]

Trunk Highway 47 marker
Trunk Highway 47
LocationSoutheast Minnesota
Length98 mi[3] (158 km)
Existed1920–1961

In 1961, Highway 30 was extended westward, along the route of what had previously been State Highway 47. (This highway number was simultaneously re-used on another highway in east-central Minnesota.) This extension was paved except for the section between U.S. 71 and the Cottonwood-Watonwan county line;[8][9] this section was paved in 1965.[10]

Highway 47 was originally established November 2, 1920 from Pipestone to Slayton.[11] It was extended west to the South Dakota state line and east to Highway 4 north of St. James in 1933. The entire highway was gravel at this time.[1][2] In 1939, it was realigned to take a direct route to Darfur from U.S. 71, bypassing Comfrey.[12][13][14] By 1940, the roadway was paved from the state line to Westbrook.[14] Paving from Westbrook to U.S. 71 was performed in 1950 and 1951, [15] and through Watonwan County in 1955.[12]

In the late 1970s, Highway 30's overlap with Highway 60 was upgraded to a four-lane expressway.[16]

Future

There are plans to reroute the highway into the City of Rochester to better serve the Rochester International Airport and improve conditions on U.S. 63.[17]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
PipestoneSweet Township0.0000.000 SD 34Continuation into South Dakota
Pipestone7.71812.421 MN 23West end of MN 23 overlap
7.93712.773 US 75 / MN 23West end of US 75 overlap; east end of MN 23 overlap
8.28513.333 US 75East end of US 75 overlap
MurrayLake Wilson25.67841.325 MN 91West end of MN 91 overlap
25.98341.816 MN 91East end of MN 91 overlap
Slayton Township34.07554.838 MN 267
Slayton35.70957.468 US 59South end of US 59 overlap
Mason Township41.43466.682 US 59North end of US 59 overlap
CottonwoodAmboy Township73.689118.591 US 71
WatonwanNelson Township97.652157.156 MN 4North end of MN 4 overlap
St. James Township104.231167.744 MN 4 / MN 60South end of MN 4 overlap, West end of MN 60 overlap
Rosendale Township CR 12Interchange
Fieldon Township113.915183.328 MN 60 / MN 15East end of MN 60 overlap; north end of MN 15 overlap
Antrim Township118.961191.449 MN 15South end of MN 15 overlap
Blue EarthShelby Township131.847212.187 US 169North end of US 169 overlap
132.203212.760 US 169South end of US 169 overlap
Mapleton144.310232.244 MN 22North end of MN 22 overlap
Mapleton Township146.882236.384 MN 22South end of MN 22 overlap
WasecaVivian Township157.936254.173 MN 83
New Richland Township168.464271.117 MN 13
SteeleSummit Township179.566–
179.718		288.983–
289.228		 I-35I-35 exit 26; interchange.
Blooming Prairie190.903307.229 US 218North end of US 218 overlap
191.462308.128 US 218South end of US 218 overlap
DodgeHayfield202.561325.990 MN 56
OlmstedRochester221.368356.257 US 63North end of US 63 overlap
High Forest Township I-90I-90 exits 209A-B; interchange.
Stewartville223.892360.319 US 63South end of US 63 overlap
Chatfield239.804385.927 US 52North end of US 52 overlap
Fillmore240.303386.730 US 52
MN 74		South end of US 52 overlap; west end of MN 74 overlap
OlmstedElmira Township244.419393.354 MN 74East end of MN 74 overlap
FillmoreArendahl Township254.517409.605 MN 250
Rushford265.503427.286 MN 43
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c 1933 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. April 1, 1933. § H-22 through Q-22. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c 1934 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1934. § H-22 through Q-22. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ 1946 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. May 1, 1946. § H-22 through Q-22. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5505" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 2305" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  7. ^ 1960 Official Road Map, Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Co. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1960. § G-19 through O-19. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  8. ^ 1961 Official Road Map, Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Co. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1961. § B-19 through G-19. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  9. ^ 1962 Official Road Map - Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. 1962. § B-19 through G-19. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  10. ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1702" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  11. ^ Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 8307" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  13. ^ 1939 Map of Minnesota Trunk Highway System (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1939. § F-21 through G-21. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  14. ^ a b 1940 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. May 1, 1940. § B-22 through H-21. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  15. ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1701" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  16. ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 8309" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  17. ^ Rochester International Airport Sub Area Transportation Study and TH 63 South Corridor Transportation Plan; Study Report #2 (PDF), Minneapolis: SRF Consulting Group, May 2010, retrieved December 1, 2018
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