Connecticut Route 30

State highway in Connecticut, US

Route 30

Map of northern Connecticut with Route 30 highlighted in red

Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length| 20.94 mi[1] (33.70 km)
Existed| 1943–present
Major junctions
South end|  I-291 / US 5 in South Windsor
Major intersections|  I-84 / Route 83 in Manchester and Vernon
North end|  Route 190 in Stafford
Location
Country| United States
State| Connecticut
Counties| Hartford, Tolland
Highway system

* Connecticut State Highway System

* Interstate
* US
* State
* SSR
* SR
* Scenic

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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

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Route 30 begins at the junction 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

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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.

## Major intersections

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County| Location| mi[1]| km| Destinations| Notes

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Hartford| South Windsor| 0.00| 0.00|  I-291 / US 5 – East Windsor, East Hartford, Manchester| Southern terminus; exit 2 on I-291
3.95| 6.36|

Route 194 west to Route 74 – Ellington, Rockville, Warehouse Point, East Windsor Hill, South Windsor Town Offices| Eastern terminus of Route 194
Manchester| 5.75| 9.25|
I-84 west – Hartford| Exit 63 on I-84; former I-86
6.17| 9.93|

I-84 east / Route 83 south – Tolland, Manchester Center, Glastonbury| Southern end of Route 83 concurrency; exit 63 on I-84
Tolland| Vernon| 7.49| 12.05|
I-84 west – Hartford| Exit 64 on I-84; former I-86
7.68| 12.36|
Route 83 north – Rockville, Somers| Northern end of Route 83 concurrency
8.13| 13.08|
I-84 east – Boston|
8.39| 13.50|
I-84 west – Hartford| Exit 65 on I-84; former I-86
9.46| 15.22| Tunnel Road (SR 533 south)|
9.57| 15.40|
To I-84| Access via SR 541
9.69| 15.59| West Street (SR 527 north)|
11.86| 19.09|  Route 31 – Coventry, Rockville|
Tolland| 13.40| 21.57|
Route 74 west – South Windsor| Southern end of Route 74 concurrency
13.54| 21.79|
Route 74 east – Willington| Northern end of Route 74 concurrency
Ellington| 17.81| 28.66|  Route 140 – East Windsor, Stafford Springs|
Stafford| 20.94| 33.70|  Route 190 – Stafford Springs, Somers| Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

## References

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1. ^ a b Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ a b Connecticut Roads, Route 30

## External links

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KML file (edit • help)

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*[mi]: Miles
*[km]: Kilometers