M-30 (Michigan highway)

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This article is about the state highway in Michigan; for other uses, see M30
M-30
Maintained by MDOT
Length: 46.53 mi[1] (74.88 km)
Formed: 1920[2]
South end: US 10 at Sanford
Major
junctions:		 M-61 at Wooden Shoe Village
North end: BL I-75/M-55 at West Branch
Counties: Midland, Gladwin, Ogemaw
Michigan highways
< M-29 US-31 >

M-30 is a 46.53-mile (74.88 km) long state trunkline route in the U.S. state of Michigan that runs in a south-north direction from Sanford to West Branch. Prior to 1962, M-30's southern terminus ended at a junction with M-46 in Merrill. Since then, the entire segment south of US 10 was returned to local control and decommissioned.

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[edit] Route description

M-30 is a rural, two-lane highway. The south end parallels Sanford Lake, running along Meridian Road which runs on top of the Michigan Meridian. It crosses the Tittabawassee River and Wixom Lake at Edenville. M-60 intersects with M-65 at Wooden Shoe Village. From there it runs north to Clement, turning eastward to parallel the Gladwin/Ogemaw County county line. There it turns north, crossing under I-75 and ending at Business Loop I-75 in West Branch.[3]

[edit] History

The history of M-30 begins in 1920. The original routing only ran from Winegars to West Branch. South of Winegars, the roadway is a portion of M-18. An extension of M-18 in 1928 south of Beaverton lead to the redesignation and extension of M-30 south through Edenville and Sanford to end at M-46. M-30 is completely paved as the last 15 miles (24 km) of gravel roadway are completed between Sanford and the Midland/Saginaw county line in 1961. The next year, M-30 was truncated to end at the US 10 freeway in Sanford, the remaining portion south of US 10 was turned over to county control.[2]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads Notes
Midland Sanford 0.00 US 10 Southern terminus
Gladwin Wooden Shoe Village 21.69 M-65  
Ogemaw West Branch   I-75 M-30 passes under I-75, access is provided via BL I-75 and M-55
46.53 BL I-75
M-55		 Northern terminus
Legend
Crossing, no access Concurrency terminus Deleted Unconstructed Closed

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Control Section/Physical Reference Atlas. Michigan Department of Transportation (2001). Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  2. ^ a b Bessert, Christopher J. (2006-08-26). Michigan Highways: Highways 30 through 39. Michigan Highways. Retrieved on 2006-08-26.
  3. ^ Michigan Department of Transportation. Official 2007 Department of Transportation Map [map], 1in.:15mi./1cm.:9km.. Cartography by MDOT. (2007) Section I11-J11. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.

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