U.S. Highway 50

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 3,073 miles (4,946 km), though that mileage is based off of an older measurment and has likely changed due to bypasses, Interstate highway co-signings, and other realignments.

Termini

As of 2005, 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 interchange with Interstate 80.

Related Topics:
As of 2005 - Ocean City, Maryland - Barrier island - Maryland State Highway 528 - West Sacramento, California - Interstate 80

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The Sacramento terminus used to have a sign saying "US 50 East / Ocean City, MD / 3073 Miles". It was stolen by a fraternity sometime during 2002, and was replaced with a more ordinary mileage sign. When installed, the replacement erroneously listed the distance as 3,037 miles (4,888 km), but it was subsequently patched over with the correct mileage. http://www.route50.com/sign_battle_saga.htm

Related Topics:
Fraternity - 2002

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US 50 once extended all the way to San Francisco, by going south through Stockton and then west to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. This part was decommissioned in favor of Interstate 580.

Related Topics:
San Francisco - Stockton - San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge - Interstate 580

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