Minnesota State Highway 30

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Trunk Highway 30 marker

Trunk Highway 30

Map
MN 30 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length265.503 mi[3] (427.286 km)
Existed1933[1][2]–present
Major junctions
West end SD 34 near Airlie, at the
Minnesota — South Dakota state line
Major intersections US 75 / MN 23 at Pipestone
US 59 at Slayton
US 169 at Amboy
I-35 at Ellendale
US 218 at Blooming Prairie
US 63 from Rochester to Stewartville
I-90 near Rochester
US 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 265.503-mile-long (427.286 km) 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.

Route description[edit]

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[edit]

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

LocationSouthern 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[edit]

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[edit]

CountyLocationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
PipestoneSweet Township0.0000.000 SD 34 – MadisonWestern terminus; continuation into South Dakota
Pipestone7.71812.421
MN 23 west – Jasper
Western end of MN 23 concurrency
7.93712.773

US 75 north / MN 23 east – Lake Benton, Marshall
Western end of US 75 concurrency; eastern end of MN 23 concurrency
8.28513.333
US 75 south – Luverne
Eastern end of US 75 concurrency
MurrayLake Wilson25.67841.325
MN 91 north
Western end of MN 91 concurrency
25.98341.816
MN 91 south – Chandler
Eastern end of MN 91 concurrency
Slayton Township34.07554.838
MN 267 south – Iona
Northern terminus of MN 267
Slayton35.70957.468
US 59 south / CSAH 8 – Worthington
Southern end of US 59 concurrency
Mason Township41.43466.682
US 59 north – Marshall
Northern end of US 59 concurrency
CottonwoodAmboy Township73.689118.591 US 71 – Windom, Redwood Falls
WatonwanNelson Township97.652157.156
MN 4 north / CSAH 30 – Sleepy Eye, La Salle
Northern end of MN 4 concurrency
St. James
MN 60 Bus. west / CSAH 56
Western end of MN 60 Bus. concurrency
St. James Township104.231167.744

MN 4 south / MN 60 west / CSAH 27 – Sherburn, Windom
Southern end of MN 4 concurrency, western end of MN 60 concurrency; eastern end of MN 60 Bus.
Rosendale Township CSAH 12 – St. JamesInterchange
Fieldon Township113.915183.328

MN 60 east / MN 15 north – Madelia
Eastern end of MN 60 concurrency; northern end of MN 15 concurrency
Antrim Township118.961191.449
MN 15 south – Fairmont
Southern end of MN 15 concurrency
Blue EarthShelby Township131.847212.187
US 169 north – Mankato
Northern end of US 169 concurrency
132.203212.760
US 169 south – Blue Earth
Southern end of US 169 concurrency
Mapleton144.310232.244
MN 22 north / CSAH 21 – Mankato
Northern end of MN 22 concurrency
Mapleton Township146.882236.384
MN 22 south / CSAH 29 – Wells
Southern end of MN 22 concurrency
WasecaVivian Township157.936254.173

MN 83 north / CSAH 28 to CSAH 3 – Waldorf
Southern terminus of MN 83
New Richland Township168.464271.117 MN 13 – Albert Lea, Waseca
SteeleSummit Township179.566–
179.718
288.983–
289.228
I-35 – Albert Lea, Minneapolis, St. PaulI-35 Exit 26; interchange
Blooming Prairie190.903307.229
US 218 north / CSAH 16 – Owatonna
Northern end of US 218 concurrency
191.462308.128
US 218 south – Austin
Southern end of US 218 concurrency
DodgeHayfield202.561325.990 MN 56 – I-90, Dodge Center
OlmstedRochester221.368356.257
US 63 north / CSAH 16 – Rochester
Northern end of US 63 concurrency
High Forest Township I-90 – Austin, La CrosseI-90 Exits 209A-B; interchange
Stewartville223.892360.319
US 63 south
Southern end of US 63 concurrency
Chatfield239.804385.927
US 52 north – Rochester
Northern end of US 52 concurrency
Fillmore240.303386.730

US 52 south / CSAH 2 / MN 74 begins – Preston
Southern end of US 52 concurrency; western end of MN 74 currency; southern terminus of MN 74
OlmstedElmira Township244.419393.354
MN 74 north – St. Charles
Eastern end of MN 74 concurrency
FillmoreArendahl Township254.517409.605
MN 250 south / CSAH 32 – Lanesboro
Northern terminus of MN 250
Rushford265.503427.286 MN 43Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[edit]

  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.
  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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