U.S. Route 30 (US 30) is the portion of an east–west highway that travels across the state of

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along what was previously WV 79.

Route description

US 30 in West Virginia starts off at the corner of the

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, where it immediately runs into

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. After about , the highway has an interchange with West Virginia Route 2 (WV 2). The freeway portion that was carried over from

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

ends shortly after. After an intersection with WV 8, US 30 continues into Pennsylvania. The overall length is . This segment of US 30 is the shortest.

History

The

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was realigned in 1927, and it was redesignated as US 30 for about in West Virginia.

Junction list

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External links

* {{state detail page browse, type=US, route=30, statebefore=Ohio, state=West Virginia, stateafter=Pennsylvania West Virginia 30 Transportation in Hancock County, West Virginia Lincoln Highway