Vermont Route 30

Vermont Route 30 (VT 30) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Vermont which runs from Brattleboro in the south to Middlebury in the north. The northern portion, from Poultney to Middlebury, was part of the New England road marking system's Route 30, from which VT 30 got its number. The route passes through many historic small towns, and travel writers such as those at Southern Vermont have described the route as "idyllic" and "picturesque".

Route description

In Poultney, VT 30 passes along the eastern edge of Lake St. Catherine State Park. To the north in Hubbardton, VT 30 runs along the eastern shore of Lake Bomoseen. In Middlebury, VT 30 serves Middlebury College.

History

From 1922 until 1926, New England Route 30 (part of the New England road marking system) ran from Granville, New York, through Poultney (via New York State Route 22A), continuing north through Burlington, to Alburg. The northern sections of Route 30 were assigned in 1926 to U.S. Route 7 (US 7) from Middlebury to Burlington, and to US 2 from Burlington to Alburg. Soon afterwards, Vermont extended the Route 30 designation southeast to its current Brattleboro terminus. (VT 30 to Brattleboro had been in place by 1933.) In August 2011, Hurricane Irene heavily damaged large sections of VT 30 and made it impassable for a period of time.

List of highways numbered 30

The following highways are numbered 30:

International

European route E30

Australia

Albany Highway (State Route 30, Western Australia)

Canada

Cabot Trail, also known as Nova Scotia Trunk 30

Ontario Highway 30

Quebec Autoroute 30

China

G30 Expressway

Czech Republic

I/30 Highway; Czech: Silnice I/30

India

National Highway 30

Japan

Japan National Route 30

New Zealand

New Zealand State Highway 30

United Kingdom

British A30 (Penzance-London)

Turkey

, a motorway in Turkey as the half ring road in İzmir.

United States

Interstate 30

U.S. Route 30

New England Route 30 (former)

• New England Route 30A (former)

New England Route 30A (former)

Alabama State Route 30

Arizona State Route 30

California State Route 30 (former)

Colorado State Highway 30

Connecticut Route 30

Delaware Route 30

Florida State Road 30

• Florida State Road 30A
• Florida State Road 30E

Pennsylvania Avenue Line (Washington)

The Pennsylvania Avenue Line, served by Routes 32 and 36 (formerly served by Routes 30, 34, and 35 as well) is a Metrobus bus route in Washington, D.C., United States. Until the 1960s, it was a streetcar line, opened in 1862 by the Washington and Georgetown Railroad as the first line in the city.

Current state

Both routes begin at the Friendship Heights Metrorail station and follow Wisconsin Avenue to Georgetown, then Pennsylvania Avenue through downtown. Route 32 turns onto Naylor Road and 36 onto Branch Avenue. Route 32 ends at Southern Avenue station via Alabama Avenue, 36 ends at Naylor Road station.

Full-time service is provided by Routes 32 and 36, with select 32 trips running between McLean Gardens and Archives station during rush hour and select trips running between Southern Avenue station (32), and Naylor Road (36) to Potomac Park during rush hour as well. For timetable and map go to http://www.wmata.com/timetables/dc/30-36.pdf (effective date June 29, 2008).

U.S. Route 30 in Oregon

In the U.S. state of Oregon, U.S. Route 30, a major east–west U.S. Highway, runs from its western terminus in Astoria to the Idaho border east of Ontario. West of Portland, US 30 generally follows the southern shore of the Columbia River; east of Portland the highway has largely been replaced with Interstate 84, though it is signed all the way across the state, and diverges from the I-84 mainline in several towns, as a de facto business route. (The state of Oregon does not sign Interstate business routes; instead it uses the designations US 30 and Oregon Route 99 (along the Interstate 5 corridor) for this purpose.)

Route description

Astoria to Portland

US 30 begins in Astoria, at an intersection with U.S. Route 101. US 101 southbound from the intersection goes down the length of the Oregon Coast, northbound US 101 crosses the Astoria-Megler Bridge into Washington state. US 30 proceeds east through the intersection, through downtown Astoria, and then along the southern bank of the Columbia.