U.S. Route 30

U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 30
	US 30 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	3,072 mi (4,944 km)
Existed	1926[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
West end	US 101 in Astoria, OR
	I-5 / I-84 at Portland, OR; I-15 at Pocatello, ID; I-25 at Cheyenne, WY; I-35 at Ames, IA; I-55 at Joliet, IL; I-65 at Merrillville, IN; I-75 at Beaverdam, OH; I-77 at Canton, OH; I-70 / I-76 at Breezewood, PA (Pennsylvania Turnpike); I-95 at Philadelphia, PA;
East end	Virginia Avenue/Absecon Boulevard in Atlantic City, NJ
Location
Country	United States
States	Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided;

U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route of the United States Numbered Highway System, with the highway traveling across the Northern U.S. With a length of 3,072 miles (4,944 km), it is the third-longest U.S. Highway, after US 20 and US 6. The western end of the highway is at US 101 in Astoria, Oregon; the eastern end is at Virginia Avenue, Absecon Boulevard, and Adriatic Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The "0" as the last digit in the number indicates that it is a coast-to-coast route and a major east–west route. Despite long stretches of parallel and concurrent Interstate Highways, it has not been decommissioned unlike other long-haul routes such as US 66. It is also the only U.S. Highway that has always been coast-to-coast since the beginning of U.S. Numbered Highway System.

US 20 and US 30 break the general U.S. Highway numbering rules in Oregon, since US 20 actually starts south of US 30 in Newport, running through the middle of Oregon, while US 30 runs parallel to the north of the state (the Columbia River and Interstate 84, or I-84). The two run concurrently and continue in the correct positioning near Caldwell, Idaho. This situation is because US 20 was not a planned coast-to-coast route while US 30 was.

Much of the historic Lincoln Highway, the first road across the U.S. (from New York City to San Francisco), became part of US 30; it is still known by that name in many areas.