Indiana State Road 930
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State Road 930 is a 900-series state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 entirely within greater Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...

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Route description

SR 930 western terminus is at an interchange
Interchange (road)
In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...

 with Interstate 69
Interstate 69 in Indiana
Interstate 69 presently exists in two discontinuous segments in Indiana. The original highway, completed in November 1971, runs northeast from the state capital of Indianapolis, to the city of Fort Wayne, and then proceeds north to the state of Michigan...

, U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 30 in Indiana
In the state of Indiana, U.S. Route 30 is an east–west four-lane divided highway across northern Indiana. It runs from the Illinois state line at Dyer to east of Fort Wayne at the Ohio state line. This is a distance of 151.8 miles ....

 (US 30), and U.S. Route 33
U.S. Route 33 in Indiana
U.S. Route 33 is a mainly two-lane U.S. Highway running through northeast Indiana. The highway travels from southeast to northwest.-Route description:...

 (US 33). SR 930 heads southeast on Goshen Ave. from the interchange to West Coliseum Blvd. When SR 930 turns and heads east on Coliseum Blvd. SR 930 has an intersection
Intersection (road)
An intersection is a road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade . An intersection may be 3-way - a T junction or fork, 4-way - a crossroads, or 5-way or more...

 with U.S. Route 27
U.S. Route 27 in Indiana
U.S. Route 27 enters Indiana in southeastern part of the state south of the village of Liberty. At Liberty, US 27 turns north, paralleling the Ohio state line. It intersects Interstate 70/U.S. Route 40 at Richmond and continues north to Decatur...

 and then passes by Glenbrook Square
Glenbrook Square
Glenbrook Square is located at 4201 Coldwater Road, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.Built in 1966, and expanded in 1976, 1981, 1990, 1994, and 1998, Glenbrook Square annually receives over 15 million visitors, and is the only enclosed super-regional mall in northeast Indiana, as well as the second-largest...

. Then after Glenbrook Square, West Coliseum Blvd. becomes East Coliseum Blvd. At North Clinton Street, SR 930 and Coliseum Blvd. truns southeast passing by Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is a 13,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Fort Wayne, Indiana, initially built in 1952 for nearly $3 million in Fort Wayne's Johnny Appleseed Park. The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum was originally designed to seat 8,000 for hockey or 10,240 for basketball...

, IPFW
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne is the largest university in northern Indiana, United States, offering more than 200 Indiana University and Purdue University degrees and certificates. Since 1968, IPFW has conferred nearly 8,800 master’s degrees, 27,000 bachelor’s degrees, more...

, and Ivy Tech Community College. Then between Hobson Road and Vance Ave. SR 930 and Coliseum Blvd. turns due south. Then SR 930 leaves Coliseum at an interchange with Washington Blvd. and heads east-southeast toward New Haven. Then at New Haven Ave., SR 930 heads due east. At Lincoln Highway, SR 930 heads southeast around New Haven. Then SR 930, has an interchange with Interstate 469
Interstate 469
Interstate 469 is an Interstate Highway in the northeastern portion of the mid-western U.S. state of Indiana. It is an auxiliary route of parent Interstate 69 that also carries portions of US 24, US 30 and US 33 around the urban parts of Fort Wayne, Indiana...

, U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 24 in Indiana
U.S. Route 24 In Indiana, US 24 runs east from the Illinois state line to Huntington. At Huntington, US 24 turns northeast and runs to Fort Wayne; it then overlaps Interstate 69 and Interstate 469 to bypass the city before entering Ohio at the state line east of Fort Wayne...

, and U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 30 in Indiana
In the state of Indiana, U.S. Route 30 is an east–west four-lane divided highway across northern Indiana. It runs from the Illinois state line at Dyer to east of Fort Wayne at the Ohio state line. This is a distance of 151.8 miles ....

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Lane configurations

  • Between I-69, US 30, and US 33 to Coliseum Blvd. in Northwest Fort Wayne (3 lanes on each side)
  • Between Goshen Ave to Investment Drive in Fort Wayne (2 lanes on each side)
  • Between Investment Drive to 0.1 mile (0.160934 km) east of Executive Blvd. in Fort Wayne (2 lanes eastbound and 3 lanes westbound)
  • Between East of Executive Blvd. to 0.1 mile (0.160934 km) west of Sheman Blvd. in Fort Wayne (2 lanes each side)
  • Between West of Sheman Blvd. to Lima Road in Fort Wayne (3 lanes eastbound and 2 lanes westbound)
  • Between Lima Road to Parnell Ave. in Fort Wayne (3 lanes on each side)
  • Between Parnell Ave. to 0.4 mile (0.643736 km) east of Parnell Ave. in Fort Wayne (2 lanes eastbound and 3 lanes westbound)
  • Between 0.4 mile (0.643736 km) east of Parnell Ave. to State Blvd. in Fort Wayne (2 lanes on each side)
  • Between State Blvd. to 0.4 mile (0.643736 km) south of Columbia in Fort Wayne (2 lanes eastbound and 3 lanes westbound)
  • Between 0.4 mile (0.643736 km) south of Columbia in Fort Wayne to Lincoln Highway in New Haven (2 lanes on each side)
  • Between Lincoln Highway to Minnich Road in New Haven (1 lane on each side)
  • Between Minnich Road to I-469 in New Haven (2 lanes on each side)

History

In 1950 the route was built as US 30 Bypass. Then in the late 1980s the route was to be decommissioned as a US 30, but Allen County, the city of Fort Wayne, and the City of New Haven did not have funds for the roadway. So the INDOT
Indiana Department of Transportation
The Indiana Department of Transportation is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Indiana charged with maintaining and regulating transportation and transportation related infrastructure such as state owned airports, state highways and state owned canals or railroads.-Districts:INDOT is...

 commissioned the route as SR 930. SR 930 was the route of US 30, US 33, and SR 37 from I-69 to US 27, where US 33 turned south. US 30 and SR 37 contiuned east. Then at Crescent Ave SR 37 turned northeast and US 30 contiuned southeast. Then at the interchange with Washington Ave. US 30 met US 24 and SR 14 and headed east toward New Haven. Then at Lincoln Highway US 30 turned south east, US 24 and SR 14 headed downtown New Haven.

Major intersections

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