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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.
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.
Current US 50 Alternate came into existence around the time of Nevada's state highway renumbering in 1976. While the new number was posted along the road circa 1977 and first seen on Nevada's state highway map in the 1978 edition, [ 7 ] the designation had yet to be formally approved.
The funds to fast-track the USA Parkway build-out were obtained by deferring maintenance projects on seven low-priority northern Nevada highways. [19] [16] The contract price was $75.9 million. [20] 80 workers were on site 24/6 building the road in stages, [21] [22] with paving started in October 2016. [23] A two-lane roundabout was built at US 50.
Clear Creek Road south of Carson City: Clear Creek Road south of Carson City 1976: current SR 706 — — — — — — absorbed into SR 513 [15] SR 715: 2.135: 3.436 SR 117 southwest of Fallon: US 50 west of Fallon 1976: current SR 718: 2.903: 4.672 Curry Road south of Fallon: US 95 south of Fallon 1976: current SR 720: 3.248: 5.227 US 95 ...
The road passes are generally listed from north to south, with their elevation and access road. The California Department of Transportation attempts to keep Donner Summit (Interstate 80, I-80), Echo Summit (U.S. Route 50, US 50) and Carson Pass (State Route 88, SR 88) open year-round. Most other passes at higher elevation than these are usually ...
The following is a list of Interstate highways in the U.S. state of Nevada. All active mainline Interstates are maintained by the Nevada Department of Transportation, except for a portion of Interstate 215. Interstate business loops are only state-maintained where they overlap with an active State Route or U.S. route.
State Route 722 (SR 722) is a 58.139-mile-long (93.566 km) state highway in Churchill County and Lander County in the U.S. state of Nevada. The highway is an old routing of U.S. Route 50 (US 50), and previously the Lincoln Highway. What is now route 722 crosses the Desatoya Mountains via Carroll Summit. The US 50 designation was removed from ...