U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route in the system of the

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, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country. With a length of , it is the third longest U.S. highway, after US 20 and US 6. The western end of the highway is at US 101 in

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; the eastern end is at Virginia Avenue, Absecon Boulevard, and Adriatic Avenue in

Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City, often known by its initials A.C., is a coastal resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The city is known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beaches. In 2020, the city had a population of 38,497.

. The "0" as the last digit in the number indicates that it is a coast-to-coast route and a major east-west route. Despite long stretches of parallel and

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, it has not been decommissioned unlike other long haul routes such as US 66. It's also the only route that has always been coast-to-coast since the beginning of US highways. Much of the historic

Lincoln Highway The Lincoln Highway is the first transcontinental highway in the United States and one of the first highways designed expressly for automobiles. Conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, and formally dedicated October 31, 1913 ...

, the first road across the

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(from

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San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

), became part of US 30; it is still known by that name in many areas.

Route description

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Oregon

The western terminus of US 30 is at an intersection with

U.S. Route 101 U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101 (US 101), is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States. It is also known as (The Royal Roa ...

at the southern end of the Astoria–Megler Bridge in downtown Astoria,

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

, approximately from the

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. It heads east to

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

, where it uses a short section of

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built for the canceled Interstate 505. From there it heads around the north side of downtown on Interstate 405 and Interstate 5 to reach Interstate 84 (I‑84). Most of the rest of the route is

with I‑84, with only about , under 1/5 of its remaining length, off the freeway, mainly on old alignments.

Idaho

Upon entering

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

, US 30 runs along its old surface route through Fruitland and

New Plymouth New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...

before joining I‑84. It leaves at

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and soon crosses the

Snake River The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest region in the United States. At long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, in turn, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. The Snake ...

, running south of it through Twin Falls and Burley before crossing it again and rejoining I‑84. At the split with Interstate 86 (I‑86), US 30 continues east with I‑86 almost to its end at

Pocatello Pocatello () is the county seat of and largest city in Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the principal city of the ...

. US 30 cuts southeast through downtown Pocatello to Interstate 15, where it heads south to McCammon. There it exits and heads east and southeast into

Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...

, not paralleling an Interstate highway for the first time since Portland.

Wyoming

, US 30 heads southeast through Kemmerer to

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, where it joins

Interstate 80 Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one o ...

across the southern part of the state. It is also here that it joins the historic

. As in the previous two states, US 30 remains with the Interstate highway for most of its path, only leaving for the old route in the following places: * from Walcott to Laramie * through

Cheyenne The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized nations: the Southern Cheyenne, who are enroll ...

* through Pine Bluffs to the

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

state line

Nebraska

Unlike the three states to the west,

keeps US 30 completely separate from its parallel Interstates (

‑80in this case). From the state line to Grand Island, US 30 closely parallels I‑80. East of Grand Island, US 30 diverges from I‑80 and runs northeast towards

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on a highway parallel to the

Platte River The Platte River () is a major river in the State of Nebraska. It is about long; measured to its farthest source via its tributary, the North Platte River, it flows for over . The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, which itself ...

. At Columbus, it turns east towards

Schuyler Schuyler may refer to: Places United States * Schuyler County, Illinois * Schuyler County, Missouri * Schuyler, Nebraska, a city * Schuyler County, New York * Schuyler, New York, a town * Schuyler Island, Lake Champlain, New York * Schuyler C ...

and Fremont and crosses the Missouri River into

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

east of Blair.

Iowa

US 30 crosses Iowa from west to east approximately north of

. Between Missouri Valley and Denison, US 30 runs in a southwest-to-northeast direction. Several freeway bypasses have been built around the major cities on US 30 -

Ames Ames may refer to: Places United States * Ames, Arkansas, a place in Arkansas * Ames, Colorado * Ames, Illinois * Ames, Indiana * Ames, Iowa, the most populous city bearing this name * Ames, Kansas * Ames, Nebraska * Ames, New York * Ames, Ok ...

Marshalltown Marshalltown is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States, located along the Iowa River. It is the seat and most populous settlement of Marshall County and the 16th largest city in Iowa, with a population of 27,591 at ...

, Tama,

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids () is the second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city. ...

, Mt. Vernon and DeWitt. It crosses the

Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...

into

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on the

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at Clinton. U.S. Route 30S and U.S. Route 30A are two previous alternate alignments of US 30 in Iowa. They followed the original alignment of US 30 in the state. They both began in Nebraska, entered Iowa in

Council Bluffs Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The city is the most populous in Southwest Iowa, and is the third largest and a primary city of the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area. It is lo ...

, and extended north to Missouri Valley via

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to meet the current highway.

Illinois

US 30 heads east in

to Rock Falls, where it begins to parallel Interstate 88. At

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it turns southeast to Joliet, where it is a major thoroughfare in the city of Joliet (Plainfield Road), and then back east through

New Lenox New Lenox is a village in central Will County, Illinois, United States. It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago and an eastern suburb of Joliet. The village population was 27,214 as of 2020. New Lenox has schools like Lincoln-Way West High School ...

, Frankfort, Mokena,

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Olympia Fields Olympia Fields is a village and a south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,718 as of the 2020 census. The municipality grew up around the prestigious Olympia Fields Country Club, originally established ...

, Park Forest,

Chicago Heights Chicago Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 27,480 at the 2020 census. In earlier years, Chicago Heights was nicknamed "The Crossroads of the Nation". Currently, it is nicknamed "The Heights". Geograp ...

, Ford Heights, and Lynwood to the

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

state line, bypassing

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to the south. Notwithstanding, the original 1926 routing of US 30 ran directly through downtown Chicago.

Indiana

US 30 in

is a major rural

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. It is not a freeway except at

Fort Wayne Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...

, where it runs around the north side on Interstate 69 (I‑69) and

Interstate 469 Interstate 469 (I-469) is an Interstate Highway in northeastern Indiana. It is an auxiliary route of parent I-69 that also carries portions of US Highway 24 (US 24), US 30, and US 33 around the urban parts of Fort W ...

. Between Interstate 65 (at

Merrillville Merrillville is a town in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 35,246 at the 2010 census. Merrillville is in east-central Lake County, in the Chicago metropolitan area. On January 1, 2015, Merrillville became the ...

) and I‑69 (Fort Wayne), there are over 40 traffic signals on this divided highway, hindering smooth traffic flow. This is especially pronounced near

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and Columbia City, where the speed limit is reduced as the highway runs through a commercial section with many businesses and traffic signals. Many of the other signals are concentrated between

Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

and Valparaiso, the two cities being about apart. It is, however, a four lane divided road through its entirety within Indiana, generally avoiding small towns. Speed limits range, but are generally .

Ohio

US 30 continues into

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, where it is mainly a 4 lane divided highway until in Canton. A proposal to make US 30 a limited access freeway from Trump Ave and OH 11 was set in 2019 & federal funding has set $18 Million to construct the new freeway. As of 2020 the only sections that are limited access freeways are in Van Wert, Bucyrus, Mansfield, Wooster, & Canton. A section between I-71 & US-250 is a divided 4 lane highway. Also a section between OH 57 & OH 172 is a 4 lane divided highway with Traffic Signals at 2 intersections. The highway passes through Van Wert. After Van Wert it travels through

Upper Sandusky Upper Sandusky is a city and the county seat of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States, along the upper Sandusky River, which flows north to Sandusky Bay and Lake Erie. The city is approximately 59 mi (96 km) south of Toledo and 62 mi ...

where, the highway runs concurrent with

US 23 } U.S. Route 23 or U.S. Highway 23 (US 23) is a major north–south U.S. Highway between Jacksonville, Florida, and Mackinaw City, Michigan. It is an original 1926 route which originally reached only as far south as Portsmouth, Ohio, and has since ...

. The section between Mansfield and Canton follows the old Lincoln Highway. The last remaining segments that will be upgraded to a freeway is past Canton, currently the highway is a 2 lane route that passes through East Canton, Minerva, & Lisbon. After Lisbon it concurs with OH 45 for 3 miles and it becomes a freeway. Designated with signs marking routes OH 11, OH 7, OH 39, & US 30. After joining Ohio 11, Ohio 7 becomes a part of the freeway where all 3 routes split in East Liverpool where US 30 joins OH 39 for 1 mile and US 30 crosses the Ohio River into West Virginia.

West Virginia

US 30 runs for only about in

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. It crosses the

Ohio River The Ohio River is a long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illino ...

over the Jennings Randolph Bridge, continuing the freeway from the Ohio section. After cutting through the town of

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

with only one interchange,

West Virginia Route 2 West Virginia Route 2 is a state highway in the US state of West Virginia. It generally parallels the Ohio River along the western border of the state, from U.S. Route 60 in Huntington (just west of the East End Bridge) northeasterly to U.S. ...

(Carolina Avenue), the freeway section ends not too long after. US 30 continues across the northernmost piece of the

Northern Panhandle The Northern Panhandle is the northern of the two panhandles in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is a culturally and geographically distinct region of the state. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by Ohio and the Ohio River ...

on a two-lane road.

Pennsylvania

US 30 heads southeast into

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

, joining US 22 and then the

Penn-Lincoln Parkway West Interstate 376 (I-376) is a major auxiliary Interstate Highway, auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System in the US state of Pennsylvania, located within the Allegheny Plateau. It runs from Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania, I-80 near ...

west of

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

. It heads through downtown Pittsburgh on Interstate 376/US 22, leaving at

Wilkinsburg Wilkinsburg is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The borough has a population of 15,930 as of the 2010 census. Wilkinsburg is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The borough was named for John Wilkins Jr., a United States Army ...

for its own alignment. From there it roughly parallels the

Pennsylvania Turnpike The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike) is a toll highway operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. A controlled-access highway, it runs for across the state. The turnpike's we ...

( Interstate 76 ‑76 to the

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

area, though in many areas, particularly from

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

past Lancaster, and bypassing Coatesville, Downingtown, and Exton, it is far enough from the Pennsylvania Turnpike to require its own freeway. As it approaches Philadelphia, US 30 constitutes the main road of the

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, a string of affluent suburbs west of the city; often called Lancaster Avenue and Lancaster Pike through this stretch. US 30 then briefly joins I‑76 near

Center City Philadelphia Center City includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of Philadelphia. It comprises the area that made up the City of Philadelphia prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854, which extended the city borders to be coterminous wi ...

, splitting onto

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as it crosses the

Delaware River The Delaware River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. From the meeting of its branches in Hancock (village), New York, Hancock, New York, the river flows for along the borders of N ...

on the

Benjamin Franklin Bridge The Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge and known locally as the Ben Franklin Bridge, is a suspension bridge across the Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey. Owned and ...

New Jersey

US 30 splits from

just east of the Ben Franklin Bridge toll plaza in Camden and heads southeast to

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, generally parallel to the

Atlantic City Expressway The Atlantic City Expressway, officially numbered, but unsigned, as Route 446 and abbreviated A.C. Expressway, ACE, or ACX, and known locally as the Expressway, is a long toll road in the U.S. state of New Jersey, managed and operated by ...

, passing through the

New Jersey Pine Barrens The New Jersey Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands or simply the Pines, is the largest remaining example of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecosystem, stretching across more than seven counties of New Jersey. Two other large, contiguou ...

. For most of its New Jersey run, it is known as the White Horse Pike. It ends in Atlantic City at the intersection of Absecon Boulevard, Virginia Avenue, and Adriatic Avenue, about from the

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History

US 30 was originally proposed to run from

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Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

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. West of

, this was designated largely along the

, as part of a promise to the Lincoln Highway Association to assign a single number to their road as much as possible. West of Salt Lake City, U.S. Route 40 continued to

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

, although it ran farther north than the Lincoln Highway east of

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and west of

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, California. Around 1931, a split in Ohio was designated, from Delphos east to

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...

. The original US 30 was assigned U.S. Route 30S (US 30S), and a straighter route became U.S. Route 30N (US 30N). US 30S was eliminated ca 1975, putting US 30 on former US 30N. US 30 was rerouted ca 1931 to bypass

Omaha Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city ...

and

to the north. The former route, from Fremont, Nebraska to Missouri Valley, Iowa, was designated U.S. Route 30S. Around 1934 it was truncated to Omaha and c. 1939 it was changed from US 30S to US 30A and was removed from service in 1969 when the historic Douglas Street bridge was demolished. Metropolitan

has a signed US 30 "Bypass", beginning at the St. John's bridge, following (roughly) Lombard Street in North Portland, continuing along Sandy Boulevard, and rejoining the Interstate 84, /US 30 route in the center of the town of Wood Village. Junctions with

Interstate 5 Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific coast of the contiguous U.S. from Mexico to Canada. It travels through the states of Califor ...

, US 30 at the St. John's bridge, and

Interstate 205 Interstate 205 may refer to either of two unconnected Interstate Highways in the United States, both of which are related to Interstate 5 * Interstate 205 (California), a connector in the San Francisco Bay Area * Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washing ...

are all signed with "US-30 BYPASS" markers. Portland also had a U.S. 30 Business route along N.E. Sandy Boulevard, however the route was decommissioned in 2007. During the planning stages US 30 was proposed to run through and terminate in

, but

and

objected. What is now US 30 through those states (west of Burley, Idaho) had been designated as part of

U.S. Route 20 U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. S ...

, another transcontinental route, but it took a detour to the north through

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, making it inaccessible during the winter season. The states agreed to take US 30 along that route, splitting from the route to Salt Lake City at

and running along what had been designated as

U.S. Route 530 U.S. Route 189 is a spur of U.S. Route 89. It currently runs for 322 miles (518 km) from Provo, Utah at Interstate 15 in Utah, Interstate 15 to Jackson, Wyoming. The highway was not part of the original 1926 U.S. Highway system. The highwa ...

(US 530). (That number was then reused for the spur towards Salt Lake City.) The planned US 530 had ended at

U.S. Route 91 U.S. Route 91 or U.S. Highway 91 (US-91) is a north–south United States highway running from Brigham City, Utah, to Idaho Falls, Idaho, in the U.S. states of Idaho and Utah. Despite the "1" as the last digit in the number, US-91 is no lon ...

at McCammon, Idaho, where the new US 30 turned north to

, meeting the planned US 20. (US 20 was truncated to Yellowstone but later extended along its own route to the

.) What had been designated as U.S. Route 630 (US 630), from US 30 at

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, Utah to Ogden, Utah, was to be extended east on former US 30 to US 30 at Granger and northwest on US 91 and what had been designated

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to US 30 at Burley. Utah objected to that plan, however, as it removed US 30 from that state, giving them only US 630, a branch. A compromise was reached, in which the US 630 route would become the main line of US 30, once improved to higher standards, but that was still not deemed completely satisfactory. Ultimately, in the final system, a split was approved between Burley, Idaho and Granger, Wyoming, with U.S. Route 30N running along the modern routing US 30, and U.S. Route 30S taking the route through Utah (planned as US 630). In the final plan (dated November 11, 1926), the route towards Salt Lake City became

, ending at U.S. Route 40 at

Kimball Junction, Utah A number of highway junctions in the U.S. state of Utah have names that appear on maps and in state laws designating the highways. Sometimes the junction name also refers to the surrounding community or area as well as just the highway junction ...

. In 1988

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) oversees transportation issues in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The administrator of PennDOT is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation, currently Yassmin Gramian. Presently, Pe ...

(PennDOT) engineers proposed that US 30 be rerouted and upgraded to a four-lane controlled-access expressway through a portion of Lancaster County. The American Farmland Trust (AFT) opposed the plan because, according to Jim Riggle, then Director of Operations at AFT, it "would have cut right through the heart of the best farmland ndwould probably have been the death knell of the

Amish The Amish (; pdc, Amisch; german: link=no, Amische), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss German and Alsatian origins. They are closely related to Mennonite churches ...

community." The plans were averted when more than a thousand Old Order Amish, people who do not usually participate in the public process, "drove their buggies to the meeting hall and expressed their concern by simply sitting quietly in the audience in their black homespun suits."

Major intersections

;Oregon : in Astoria : in

. The highways travel concurrently through the city. : in Portland. I-5/US 30 travel concurrently through the city. : in Portland. I-84/US 30 travel concurrently to

Cascade Locks Cascade Locks is a city in Hood River County, Oregon, United States. The city took its name from a set of locks built to improve navigation past the Cascades Rapids of the Columbia River. The U.S. federal government approved the plan for the l ...

. : in Portland : in Portland : in Portland : in Cascade Locks. The highways travel concurrently to Hood River. : in Hood River. The highways travel concurrently to Mosier. : in

The Dalles The Dalles is the largest city of Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The population was 16,010 at the 2020 census, and it is the largest city on the Oregon side of the Columbia River between the Portland Metropolitan Area, and Hermiston ...

: in The Dalles. The highways travel concurrently through the city. : in The Dalles. I-84/US 30 travel concurrently to Pendleton. : east-northeast of The Dalles : east of Boardman : southwest of Hermiston : in Stanfield. The highways travel concurrently to Pendleton. : in Gopher Flats. The highways travel concurrently to La Grande. : southeast of La Grande. The highways travel concurrently to North Powder. : in

Baker City Baker City is a city in and the county seat of Baker County, Oregon, United States. It was named after Edward D. Baker, the only U.S. Senator ever killed in military combat. The population was 10,099 at the time of the 2020 census. History Pla ...

. The highways travel concurrently to south of Fruitland,

. ;Idaho : south of Fruitland. US 30/US 95 travel concurrently to Palisades Corner. : south of

. The highways travel concurrently to west-northwest of

. : north of Caldwell. The highways travel concurrently to Caldwell. : in

Boise Boise (, , ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho and is the county seat of Ada County. On the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is east of the Oregon border and north of the Nevada border. The downtown area' ...

. : in Boise. US 20/US 30 travel concurrently to Mountain Home. US 26/US 30 travel concurrently to west-northwest of Bliss. : east of

Filer Filer may refer to: Places * Filer, Idaho * Filer, Missouri * Filer Charter Township, Michigan ** Filer City, Michigan * Filer Haven, a cove on Signy Island, Antarctica * Filer Hill, a mountain near east of Rootville, New York Other * Filer (su ...

. The highways travel concurrently to Twin Falls. : in Heyburn. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Declo. : northeast of Declo. I-86/US 30 travel concurrently to west of Chubbuck. : in

. The highways travel concurrently to northwest of McCammon. : in Pocatello. The highways travel concurrently to northwest of McCammon. : in Montpelier. The highways travel concurrently through the city. ;Wyoming : in Kemmerer : in Little America. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of Walcott. : in

Purple Sage Purple sage has various uses, mostly referring to plants or to Zane Grey's novel '' Riders of the Purple Sage'', set in Utah. There is disagreement about what plant Grey had in mind. Plants *Certain true sages, members of the genus ''Salvia'' in t ...

. The highways travel concurrently to Rock Springs. : east of Rawlins. The highways travel concurrently to Laramie. : southeast of Laramie. The highways travel concurrently to southwest of

. : in Cheyenne : in Cheyenne : east-northeast of Cheyenne. The highways travel concurrently to Pine Bluffs. ;Nebraska : in Sidney. The highways travel concurrently to

Chappell Chappell may refer to: Places * Chappell, Nebraska, United States * Chappells, South Carolina, United States * Chappell (crater) on the moon * Mount Chappell Island, Tasmania, Australia * North West Mount Chappell Islet, Tasmania, Australia Organi ...

. : north of Big Springs : west-southwest of Ogallala. The highways travel concurrently to Ogallala. : in

North Platte North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

: in Lexington : in Grand Island : south of

. The highways travel concurrently to Columbus. : north of Fremont. US 30/US 275 travel concurrently to east-northeast of Fremont. : in Blair. The highways travel concurrently through the city. ;Iowa : in Missouri Valley : in Denison. The highways travel concurrently through the city. : in Carroll : on the Amaqua–

Beaver Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers ar ...

township line. The highways travel concurrently to Ogden. : in

: southeast of Ames : in Colo : in Toledo : in Fremont Township. The highways travel concurrently to

. : in Cedar Rapids. The highways travel concurrently to Bertram Township. : in Cedar Rapids : in De Witt. The highways travel concurrently to southwest of De Witt. : in Clinton. The highways travel concurrently through the city. ;Illinois : southeast of Rock Falls : north of

Amboy Amboy may refer to: Places * Amboy, Córdoba, village in Calamuchita Department, Córdoba province, Argentina United States * Amboy Crater, feature in Mojave National Preserve, California Settled U.S. places * Amboy, California * Amboy, Ge ...

: southwest of Lee : in Oswego. The highways travel concurrently to Montgomery. : in Joliet : in Joliet. The highways travel concurrently through the city. : in

: in Frankfort : in

;Indiana : in Schererville : in

: in Wanatah : in Davis Township : east of

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...

: in

. The highways travel concurrently through the city. : in Fort Wayne. I-69/US 30 travel concurrently through the city. : in Fort Wayne : north-northeast of Fort Wayne. The highways travel concurrently to

New Haven New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,02 ...

. : northeast of New Haven. The highways travel concurrently to New Haven. ;Ohio : in Pleasant Township. The highways travel concurrently to Van Wert. : north of Van Wert : in Madison Township : in Salem Township. The highways travel concurrently to Crane Township. : in Madison Township : in Mifflin Township : in Plain Township. The highways travel concurrently to Wooster Township. : in Massillon. The highways travel concurrently to Canton. : in Canton : from

West Point The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known Metonymy, metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academies, United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a f ...

state line ;West Virginia : in

;Pennsylvania : in North Fayette Township. The highways travel concurrently to

. : in Robinson Township. The highways travel concurrently to Wilkinsburg. : southwest of Pennsbury Village : in

. The highways travel concurrently approximately . : in Pittsburgh : in North Huntingdon Township : in Southwest Greensburg : in Jenner Township : in Bedford Township : in Breezewood. The highways travel concurrently through the town. : in Todd Township : in

Chambersburg Chambersburg is a borough in and the county seat of Franklin County, in the South Central region of Pennsylvania, United States. It is in the Cumberland Valley, which is part of the Great Appalachian Valley, and north of Maryland and the Mas ...

: in Chambersburg : in Straban Township : in Manchester Township : in Manheim Township. The highways travel concurrently through the township. : in

Caln Township Caln Township () is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,428 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The township was founded by settlers from Calne, Wiltshire in En ...

: in West Whiteland Township : in Radnor Township : on the

Lower Merion Township Lower Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Philadelphia Main Line. The township's name originates with the county of Merioneth in north Wales. Merioneth is an English-language transcription of the ...

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line : in Philadelphia. The highways travel concurrently through the city. : in Philadelphia. I-676/US 30 travel concurrently to Camden,

. : in Philadelphia ;New Jersey : in Pennsauken Township. The highways travel concurrently to Collingswood. : in Barrington : in Hammonton : in Absecon : Virginia Avenue/Absecon Boulevard/Adriatic Avenue in

Special routes

US 30 has had multiple alternate routes during it existence, but all have been finally eliminated. Although several business loops of US 30 have been decommissioned as well, nearly a dozen remain. In addition to these business loops, there is also one bypass, one emergency route, and one business alternate truck route.

Related routes

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* (former) in Illinois * (former) in