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A sentence in Hastings' guidebook briefly describes the cutoff: The most direct route, for the California emigrants, would be to leave the Oregon route, about two hundred miles east from Fort Hall; thence bearing West Southwest, to the Salt Lake; and thence continuing down to the bay of St. Francisco, by the route just described.
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching 3,019 miles (4,859 km) from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic Ocean.
It runs concurrently with 287 and 385 for short distances and with 400 from Granada, Colorado, to Dodge City, Kansas, a distance of 136 miles (219 km). U.S. route 50 in Colorado ends at the Kansas state line, about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Holly, Colorado, 467.6 miles (752.5 km) from the Utah border. Holly has the lowest elevation of any town ...
The route explores portions of the California Trail and Hastings Cutoff. Also a Utah Scenic Backway. [15] [75] I Smithsonian Butte National Back Country Byway: Utah: 9 14 Main Street and UT 59 near Apple Valley: Bridge Road and UT 9 in Rockville: Route travels through the Virgin River floodplain, piñon-juniper forests, and sagebrush
Map of the route taken by the Donner Party, showing the Hastings Cutoff—which added 150 miles (240 km) to their travels—in orange On July 20, at the Little Sandy River, most of the wagon train opted to follow the established trail via Fort Hall
The Harry W. Kelley Memorial Bridge (Route 50) into Ocean City will see lane closures starting Jan. 3 for major repairs. Here's everything to know.
1940s-style sign for Oregon Route 50, incorporating the Seal of Oregon. The primary, two-digit route numbers were laid out in a grid system, similar to the Interstate Highway System. Odd-numbered routes were north–south and increased in number bearing west, ranging from OR 3 in Wallowa County to OR 53 in Clatsop and Tillamook counties.
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