Hawaii Route 130

Route 130 marker

Route 130
Route information
Maintained by HDOT
Major junctions
South end near Kaimū
North end Route 11 near Keaʻau
Highway system

Routes in Hawaii

← Route 99Route 132 →
Map of major highways on the Big Island, including Route 130 to the far east
An expanded view of Kīlauea, showing Routes 11 and 130

Route 130 is a state highway in Hawaii County, Hawaii. It runs from Route 11 at Ke'aau through the Puna District to Kaimū.

Route description

Route 130 starts from the intersection of Ke'aau on Route 11, in the south of Hilo. It heads south on the east side of Kīlauea to Pahoa, where Route 132 branches out via Kapoho to Cape Kumukahi with further connection to Route 137, and curves toward west, ending at Kaimū.[1]

History

Route 130 used to travel further to the west and was connected via Kaimū and Kalapana to Chain of Craters Road in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. However, the lava flows from Puʻu ʻŌʻō Crater that started in 1983 buried Kaimū and Kalapana, and cut that connection.

In the more recent years, in 2014 and 2018, the Puʻu ʻŌʻō lava appeared in the subdivisions in the suburbs of Pahoa, and forced the people there to evacuate.

See also

  • U.S. Roads portal
  • Hawaii portal

References

  1. ↑ Bier, James A. Map of Hawai'i, the Big Island (Map). University of Hawai'i Press.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.