Connecticut Route 30

Route 30
Map of northern Connecticut with Route 30 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length:	20.94 mi[1] (33.70 km)
Existed:	1943 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 5 / I-291 in South Windsor
	I-84 in Manchester and Vernon
North end:	Route 190 in Stafford
Location
Counties:	Hartford, Tolland
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut Interstate U.S. State SSR SR ← Route 27 Route 31 →

Route 30 is a Connecticut state highway running from South Windsor to Stafford. Although officially designated north–south,^[2] the section from South Windsor to Vernon is a major east–west arterial road.

Route description

Route 30 begins at the junctions of US 5 and I-291 in South Windsor. As a primary arterial road, it proceeds northeastward to the town center, where it meets Route 194, which also provides access to Route 74. Route 30 then turns southeastward, crossing into Manchester. It then meets I-84 at Exit 63 before beginning a 1.5 mile concurrency with Route 83 as it curves northeastward. The concurrency ends at I-84 Exit 64, where Route 30 turns east to parallel I-84 to Exit 65. After turning northeastward and intersecting Route 31, it enters Tolland, where it briefly overlaps with Route 74. From here to its northern end, Route 30 is a minor semi-rural road as it passes through Ellington (where it intersects with Route 140), and Stafford, where it ends at Route 190.

History

The northern part of Route 30 was commissioned as several smaller routes in the 1920s. In 1932, these routes were combined as part of Route 15. When Route 15 was realigned over the Wilbur Cross Highway in 1943, the old route was commissioned as Route 30.^[2]

In 1951, Route 30 was extended at its south end from Route 74 to US 5. In 2003, the south end was moved to the intersection of US 5 and I-291.

Junction list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Hartford	South Windsor	0.00	0.00	US 5 to I-291 – East Windsor, East Hartford, Manchester
		3.95	6.36	Route 194 east – South Windsor
	Manchester	5.75– 6.17	9.25– 9.93	I-84 – Tolland, Hartford	I-84 Exit 63
		6.17	9.93	Route 83 – Manchester Center, Glastonbury	Southern terminus of CT 83 overlap
Tolland	Vernon	7.49	12.05	I-84 west – Hartford	I-84 exit 64. Westbound entrance only. Exit ramp on Kelly Rd.
		7.68	12.36	Route 83 north – Rockville, Somers	Northern terminus of CT 83 overlap
		8.39	13.50	I-84 west – Hartford	I-84 Exit 65. Westbound on and off ramp. Eastbound offramp at MP 7.86. Eastbound I-84 access via Dobson Rd.
		11.86	19.09	Route 31 – Coventry, Rockville
	Tolland	13.40	21.57	Route 74 east – Willington	Eastern terminus of CT 74 overlap
		13.54	21.79	Route 74 west – South Windsor	Western terminus of CT 74 overlap
	Ellington	17.81	28.66	Route 140 – East Windsor, Stafford Springs
	Stafford	20.94	33.70	Route 190 – Stafford Springs, Somers	Northern terminus of CT 30
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-07-26 at WebCite
2. Connecticut Roads, Route 30

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

Media related to Connecticut Route 30 at Wikimedia Commons