TN 30
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From:  Union (Warren County)
To:  shore of Ocoee Lake (Polk County)
Total Length: 117.3 miles
ROUTE LOG
US 70S, TN 1: 0 - 0
TN 127: 0.2 - 0.2
Van Buren-Warren Line: 6.4 - 6.6
TN 111: 9.5 - 16.1
TN 285 WB: 4.8 - 20.9
TN 285 EB: 3.3 - 24.2
TN 284: 2.9 - 27.1
Bledsoe-Van Buren Line: 1.7 - 28.8
TN 101: 3.4 - 32.2
US 127 NB, TN 28 NB: 6.9 - 39.1
US 127 SB, TN 28 SB: 1.7 - 40.8
TN 443: 7.5 - 48.3
Rhea-Bledsoe Line: 0.5 - 48.8
TN 443: 4.2 - 53.0
TN 303: 2.6 - 55.6
TN 378 NB: 1.9 - 57.5
TN 378 SB: 0.2 - 57.7
US 27, TN 29: 0.3 - 58.0
TN 302: 7.1 - 65.1
Meigs-Rhea Line: 1.3 - 66.4
TN 58: 6.1 - 72.2
McMinn-Meigs Line: 2.6 - 74.8
I-75 (exit 49): 6.8 - 81.6
US 11, TN 2: 1.8 - 83.4
US 11 Bus, TN 39 WB, TN 305, TN 307: 2.1 - 85.5
TN 39 EB: 1.0 - 86.5
US 411 NB, TN 33 NB: 8.0 - 94.5
TN 310: 0.8 - 95.3
Polk-McMinn Line: 4.6 - 99.9
TN 163: 0.7 - 100.6
US 411 SB, TN 33 SB: 1.9 - 102.5
TN 315: 5.7 - 108.2
US 64, US 74, TN 40: 9.1 - 117.3
 Creation: Appeared in 1923 as an original state route, running only from TN 28 Pikeville to TN 29 (now TN 378) Dayton.
Adjustments: In 1927 or 1928, TN 30 was extended in both directions - west replacing TN 57 through Spencer to end at TN 1 (now PArk Dr/TN 127 jct) Union, outside McMinnville; east as new routing to Decatur, then replacing TN 59 to end at TN 2 (now US 11 Bus/TN 39) Athens.
In 1931 or 1932, TN 30 was extended east as new routing to TN 33 (current US 411) Englewood
It took a while for official maps to show it, but TN 30 was given its modern routing between Spencer and Pikeville in 1931 or 1932. The old route used: Old Dunlap Rd; TN 111; Feedstore Rd; TN 111; Pine Grove Rd; TN 111; "Old TN 111" to about 1/2 mile past Phifer Mine Rd; abandoned routing east to the Goforth/Phifer Mine intersection; Phifer Mine Rd, Open Range Rd, then 500 ft of Wild Turkey Rd; abandoned routing east to Park Rd and Lakeside Rd to the Fall Creek State Park Lodge; abandoned routing under the lake; Village Camp Rd; TN 284, Fire Tower Rd, Old Spencer Rd/Cleveland Ave into Pikeville.

1924 Official
TN 30 Pikeville to Dayton
1924 Official
1929 Official
TN 30 expands to run US 70S to Athens
1929 Official
1938 Official
TN 30 much more direct Spencer to Pikeville
1938 Official

By 1938, TN 30 was removed from Junior Witt/Payne Rd (west of Rocky Ridge Rd) in eastern Warren County
Not too long after 1938, TN 30 was removed from Calbough Cir east of Dayton.
Between 1939-51, TN 30 was removed from McMinnville Hwy west out of Spencer.
In 1940, TN 30 was removed from Lakeshore St in eastern Dayton
In 1941, TN 30 east was rerouted at Athens to instead southeast replacing TN 39 to Etowah, added to US 411 south to below Wetmore, then replaced TN 40 south to US 64. The old route to Englewood became TN 39 - which it is today except TN 30 used Old Englewood Rd/County Rd 446; Old Athens-Englewood Rd; County Rd 567; County Rd 430.

1932 Official
TN 30 extended to Englewood
1932 Official
1940 Official
TN 40 running south to US 64
1940 Official
1946 Official
TN 30 replaces TN 39 and TN 40
1946 Official

In 1956, TN 30 was removed from Old Pikeville Rd/Back Valley Rd/abandoned routing se in Morgantown; also removed from 2nd St and a block of Market St in Dayton
In 1958, TN 30 was removed from Jackson St through Athens; Old Athens-Etowah Rd (now split by the airport) and Athens Pike to Etowah; Pennsylvania Ave and 8th St in Etowah
In 1963, TN 30 was removed from Tigues Creek Rd; Morgan Creek Rd at Cumberland Spring
In 1966, TN 30 was removed from Walker Rd through Morgan Springs;
In 1968, TN 30 was removed from the rest of Payne Rd/Old State Route 30 across the closed Rocky River Bridge
In 1989, TN 30 was extended west over US 70S to the new US 70S alignment.
In 1996, TN 30 was given its Tennessee River bridge and eliminating the ferry reached by today's boat ramp accesses north of the bridge
About 2001, TN 30 was placed on US 127's new bypass of Pikeville and new construction back to original TN 30. The old route used Main St and Old TN 30.
In 2003, TN 30 was removed from the lengthy Old Decatur Pike west of I-75.
About 2006, TN 30 was removed from Old Decatur Pike at the McMinn/Meigs line.
In 2008, TN 30 was removed from Memorial Dr through Decatur.
About 2014, TN 30 was removed from SR 30 Connector Rd west of Decatur.
Posting: TN 30 is posted as primary routing everywhere except from US 64-74 to US 411 which is secondary routing.
The overlay with US 127 is fully posted
The overlay with US 411 is not posted except from TN 30 EB approaching US 411
Secret US Route Overlay: None
Comment: With the improvements to TN 30 over the last 20 years, TN 30 is now a good route from I-75 to Dayton.

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