U.S. Route 30 in West Virginia

U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 30
	US 30 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by WVDOH
Length	3.4 mi (5.5 km)
Existed	1927–present
Major junctions
West end	US 30 / SR 11 at the Ohio state line
	WV 2 in Chester; WV 8 near Chester;
East end	US 30 at the Pennsylvania state line
Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Counties	Hancock
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; West Virginia State Highway System; Interstate; US; State;

U.S. Route 30 (US 30) is the portion of the United States Numbered Highway System that travels east–west across the state of West Virginia along what was previously West Virginia Route 79 (WV 79).

Route description

US 30 in West Virginia starts off at the corner of the Ohio River, where it immediately runs into Chester. After about 0.4 miles (0.64 km), the highway has an interchange with WV 2. The freeway portion that was carried over from Ohio ends shortly after. After an intersection with WV 8, US 30 continues into Pennsylvania. The overall length is 3.4 miles (5.5 km),^[1] making this segment of US 30 the shortest.

History

The Lincoln Highway was realigned in 1927, and it was redesignated as US 30 for about five miles (8.0 km) in West Virginia.^[2]^[3]

Junction list

The entire route is in Hancock County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Ohio River	0.00	0.00	US 30 west / SR 11 north / SR 39 west – East Liverpool	Continuation into Ohio
Ohio River	0.00	0.00	SR 39 east – Midland	Jennings Randolph Bridge; interchange extends into Ohio
Chester	0.4– 0.7	0.64– 1.1	WV 2 south – Chester	East end of freeway, northern terminus of WV 2
	2.5	4.0	WV 8 south – New Manchester	Northern terminus of WV 8
	3.4	5.5	US 30 east (Lincoln Highway) – Pittsburgh	Continuation into Pennsylvania
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Overview Map of U.S. Route 30 in West Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Lin, James (October 7, 1998). "West Virginia". The Lincoln Highway: An Introduction to America's First Transcontinental Road for the Automobile. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.^{[self-published source?]}
^ Weingroff, Richard F. (November 18, 2015). "The Lincoln Highway". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

External links

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U.S. Route 30
Previous state: Ohio	West Virginia	Next state: Pennsylvania

[Google_Maps-1] "Overview Map of U.S. Route 30 in West Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 30, 2016.

[Lincoln_Highway-2] Lin, James (October 7, 1998). "West Virginia". The Lincoln Highway: An Introduction to America's First Transcontinental Road for the Automobile. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.^{[self-published source?]}

[3] Weingroff, Richard F. (November 18, 2015). "The Lincoln Highway". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

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