US Highway 50

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Basic data
Overall length:	3,011 mi / 4,846 km
Opening:	1926
States:	California Nevada Utah Colorado Kansas Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio West Virginia Virginia Washington, DC Maryland
Starting point:	I-80 near West Sacramento
End point:	MD 528 at Ocean City

The US Highway 50 (short US 50 ) is a United States highway in the United States . It begins in West Sacramento on Interstate 80 in the state of California and ends after 4,846 kilometers in Ocean City on Maryland Route 528 .

The bridge of the US 50 over the Blue Mesa Reservoir , the largest reservoir in Colorado

"The loneliest street in America" ​​in Ely (Nevada)

When the highway opened in 1926, there were two separate sections. The western part connected Sacramento with Ely in Nevada and the section in the east ran from Thistle in Utah to Annapolis south of Baltimore in the state of Maryland. The sections were not connected until 1928. The endpoints of the US 50 in Ocean City and West Sacramento have not been changed since 1978.

In Nevada, the US 50 is called The Loneliest Road in America . This designation was given in 1986 by Life magazine due to the sparse population along the road and was later used for marketing purposes.

Feeders and bypasses

• US Highway 150 between Moline and Mount Vernon
• US Highway 250 between Sandusky and Richmond
• US Highway 350 between Trinidad and La Junta
• former US Highway 450 between Tuba City and Poplar Bluff
• US Highway 550 between Bernalillo and Montrose
• US Highway 650 between Sanderson and Denver

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AASHTO : US Numbered Highways 1989 Edition  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on June 30, 2009)  

Web links

Commons : US Highway 50  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• US Highway Ends (English)