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U.S. Route 50 (US 50) is a transcontinental highway in the United States, stretching from West Sacramento, California, in the west to Ocean City, Maryland, on the east coast. The Nevada portion crosses the center of the state and was named " The Loneliest Road in America " by Life magazine in July 1986.
US 50 Alt/US 95 Alt southbound, overlooking Silver Springs and the junction of U.S. Route 50. The routing of US 50 Alternate between Fernley and Fallon dates back to the establishment of the Nevada's highway system. The road first became a numbered highway with the designation of State Route 2 in 1917, comprising the western end of the route. [3]
U.S. Highway 50 begins in Colorado at the Utah state line, concurrent with Interstate 70 as well as U.S. Highway 6. At Interstate 70 exit 11, U.S. Highway 6 & 50 end their concurrency with Interstate 70 and begin using the old highway alignment directly north of Interstate 70 while they travel through the communities of Mack, Loma, and Fruita ...
The route was established in the 1920s, when it connected US 50 near Florence to Colorado Springs. By 1950, the west terminus was fixed to SH 120. The US 50 interchange was built by 1977, when the entire route was paved. A small change in the routing near its east end occurred in 2007. [2]
US 6/US 50 travels concurrently to Grand Junction, Colorado. US 50/US 191 travels concurrently to west-southwest of Thompson Springs. Colorado I-70 in Grand Junction US 550 in Montrose US 285 in Poncha Springs. The highways travel concurrently through the town. I-25 / US 85 / US 87 in Pueblo. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 395 on California state line near Cold Springs — c. 1976: Continued into California US 50 Alt. — — US 6 / US 50 / US 93 in Ely: Old US 40 / US 50 Alt. on Utah state line in West Wendover — 1976 [4] Continued to Moark Junction, Utah: US 50 Alt. 32.6: 52.5 US 50 / US 95 Alt. in Silver Springs: US 50 west of Fallon: 1976 [4] current
The survey ranks Kentucky’s Mountain Parkway as the sixth most feared in the country, just behind Nevada’s U.S. Route 50, a desert highway known as the loneliest road in America.
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