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U.S. Route 50

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United States Highway 50 is an east-west United States highway. As the "0" in its route number suggests, US 50 is a coast-to-coast route, or at least nearly so. Signs at both termini give the Maryland to California distance as 3073 miles, though the exact mileage will surely vary due to bypasses, Interstate highway co-signings, and other realignments.

US 50 serves both Jefferson City, Missouri, and Carson City, Nevada, two of only five state capitals not served by an Interstate highway.

In Nevada, the US 50 is, without too much hyperbole, known as "The Loneliest Road in America".

Termini

As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in Ocean City, Maryland at the southern end of a barrier island, where it intersects Maryland State Highway 528. Its western terminus is in West Sacramento, California at an intersection with Interstate 80.

The Sacramento terminus used to have a sign saying "US 50 East / Ocean City, MD / 3073 Miles". It was stolen by a fraternity club sometime during 2002 and was replaced with a more ordinary mileage sign; however, the replacement listed the distance as 3,037 miles. The sign was subsequently patched over with the correct mileage. [1]

Alternate routes

As of 2004, Alternate US 50 in Nevada has an eastern terminus west of Fallon. It heads to the northwest to an intersection with Interstate 80 in Fernley, then turns due south with Alternate US 95. It rejoins US 50 in Silver Springs, with Alt US 95 continuing south. The two legs of Alt US 50 and the main line route form a 30-mile triangle in the Nevada desert.

States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

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