Special routes of U.S. Route 50
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Country | United States |
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Several special routes of U.S. Route 50 exist. In order from west to east they are as follows.
California
Oakland business loop
Location | Oakland, California |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) was a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of California.
According to a United States Geological Service(USGS) map from 1949, the business route came off the Mac Arthur Maze along with highway 17 following what was Cypress St. later the Cypress Freeway, now Mandela Parkway. Not clearly marked on the map, it probably turned left/east on 22nd St which is now West Grand Ave. A 1947 USGS map shows it continued along Grand Ave to the end of Lake Merrett turning right for one block, on El Embarcadaro, then left/east on Lakeshore for two blocks, then turn right/east on Mac Arthur to rejoin the main highway 50.
Sacramento business loop
Location | Sacramento, California |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) was a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of California.
California alternate route
Location | Pollock Pines to South Lake Tahoe, California |
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U.S. Route 50 Alternate (US 50 Alt.) was an alternate route of US 50 in the U.S. state of California. The route is used as a detour around flooding in the American River canyon, which the main route of US 50 uses to scale the Sierra Nevada. It has been activated and deactivated on multiple occasions and concealed signs have been permanently installed so the route can be reactivated as needed.[1][2] The route has never been officially approved by AASHTO. The route follows a local road called Mormon Emigrant Trail from Sly Park up a ridge to eventually connect with California State Route 88 over Carson Pass, using a small portion of California State Route 89 over Luther Pass to reconnect with US 50 near South Lake Tahoe.
Nevada
Carson City temporary route
Location | Carson City, Nevada |
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U.S. Route 50 Temporary (US 50 Temp.) was a temporary route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Nevada. It was in use when from 2009 to 2018 when Interstate 580 was partially built and terminated at the Fairview Drive exit. It followed Fairview Drive to connect the freeway alignment with the Carson Street Alignment. It was removed once I-580 was completed.
Carson City business loop
Location | Carson City, Nevada |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) was a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Nevada, and carried the unsigned designation of SR 530. It followed the original alignment of US 50 along William Street once US 50 was moved to an alignment concurrent with Interstate 580. It was removed as part of a mileage swap between the Nevada Department of Transportation and Carson City public works in 2010.
Silver Springs–Fallon alternate route
Location | Silver Springs to Fallon, Nevada |
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U.S. Route 50 Alternate (US 50 Alt.) is an alternate route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Nevada.
Nevada–Utah
Ely–Provo alternate route
Location | Ely, Nevada to Provo, Utah |
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U.S. Route 50 Alternate (US 50 Alt.) was an alternate route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Nevada. It existed from the 1950s to the 1970s and followed the original routing of US 50 along what is now U.S. Route 93, U.S. Route 93 Alternate, Interstate 80, Utah State Route 201 and U.S. Route 89.
Utah
Colton–Castle Gate temporary route
Location | Colton to Castle Gate, Utah |
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U.S. Route 50 Temporary (US 50 Temp.) was a temporary route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Utah.
Colorado
Pueblo–Avondale
Location | Pueblo–Avondale |
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U.S. Route 50 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 50 in the U.S. state of Colorado.
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Pueblo County.
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Pueblo | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of I-25/US 85/US 87 concurrency; western terminus | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of I-25/US 85/US 87 concurrency; I-25 exit 99B | ||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | To I-25 exit 98B | ||||
![]() ![]() ![]() | I-25 exit 98A | ||||
Salt Creek | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of SH 227 | |||
| ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of SH 233 | |||
Vineland | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of SH 231 | |||
Avondale | ![]() | Eastern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Olathe
Location | Olathe |
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U.S. Route 50 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 50 in the U.S. state of Colorado.
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Olathe, Montrose County.
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Kansas
Garden City alternate route
Location | Garden City, Kansas |
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U.S. Route 50 Alternate (US-50 Alt.) was an alternate route of US-50 in the U.S. state of Kansas.
Garden City business loop
Location | Garden City, Kansas |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US-50 Bus.) is a business route of US-50 in the U.S. state of Kansas.
Garden City bypass
Location | Garden City, Kansas |
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U.S. Route 50 Bypass (US-50 Byp.) was a bypass of US-50 in the U.S. state of Kansas.
Dodge City alternate route
Location | Dodge City, Kansas |
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U.S. Route 50 Alternate (US-50 Alt.) was an alternate route of US-50 in the U.S. state of Kansas.
Dodge City business loop
Location | Dodge City, Kansas |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US-50 Bus.) was a business route of US-50 in the U.S. state of Kansas.
Dodge City bypass
Location | Dodge City, Kansas |
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U.S. Route 50 Bypass (US-50 Byp.) was a bypass of US-50 in the U.S. state of Kansas.
Ottawa business loop
Location | Ottawa, Kansas |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US-50 Bus.) was a business route of US-50 in the U.S. state of Kansas.
Kansas–Missouri
Kansas–Missouri optional route
Location | Olathe, Kansas to Lone Jack, Missouri |
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U.S. Route 50 Optional (US 50 Opt.) was an optional route of US 50 in the U.S. states of Kansas and Missouri.
Missouri
Warrensburg business loop
Location | Warrensburg, Missouri |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) is a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Knob Noster business loop
Location | Knob Noster, Missouri |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) is a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Smithton spur route
Location | Smithton, Missouri |
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U.S. Route 50 Spur (US 50 Spur) is a spur route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Missouri.
California business route
Location | California, Missouri |
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Existed | 2010–present |
U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) is a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Missouri.
St. Martins business loop
Location | St. Martins, Missouri |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) is a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Jefferson City business loop 1
Location | Jefferson City, Missouri |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) was a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Jefferson City business loop 2
Location | Jefferson City, Missouri |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) is a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Missouri.
St. Louis business loop
Location | Brentwood to St. Louis, Missouri |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) was a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Missouri.
St. Louis truck route
Location | St. Louis, Missouri |
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U.S. Route 50 Truck (US 50 Truck) was a truck route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Missouri–Illinois
St. Louis bypass
Location | Sunset Hills, Missouri–Fairview Heights, Illinois |
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Existed | 1955[3]–June 25, 1974[4] |
U.S. Route 50 Bypass (US 50 Byp.) was a bypass route of US 50 in the U.S. states of Missouri and Illinois. In 1955, US 50 Bypass was formed as a southern bypass of St. Louis.[3][5] Between 1955 and 1957, US 50 Bypass originally ran roughly via present-day Lindbergh Boulevard, Jefferson Barracks Bridge, IL 3, IL 158, IL 163, IL 157, IL 13, North Belt West, and IL 159 before ending at US 50 in Fairview Heights.[6] In 1958, part of the bypass route in Illinois was rerouted north to connect to Cahokia. The new part of the route followed via present-day IL 3 (roughly) and IL 157.[7] On June 25, 1974, AASHTO approved the decommissioning of US 50 Bypass in order for US 50 to avoid St. Louis while also connecting to East St. Louis.[8][4]
Illinois
Sumner–Lawrenceville alternate route
Location | Sumner to Lawrenceville, Illinois |
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Existed | 1946[9]–1962[10] |
U.S. Route 50 Alternate (US 50 Alt.) was an alternate route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Illinois. Before 1946, US 50 originally ran through Sumner and Lawrenceville.[11] After US 50 was rerouted north of the original alignment in 1946, the old alignment was then signed as US 50 Alternate.[9] US 50 Alternate was then decommissioned in 1962 after the US 50 expressway bypassed downtown Lawrenceville.[10] The old US 50 alignment was then signed as Illinois Route 250 in 1965.[12]
Lawrenceville business loop
Location | Lawrenceville, Illinois |
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Existed | 1962[10]–present |
U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) is a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Illinois. After 1962, US 50 was rerouted north to bypass Lawrenceville and the former alignment that only crossed through Lawrenceville was signed as US 50 Business.[10]
Indiana
Vincennes business loop
Location | Vincennes, Indiana |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) was a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Washington business loop
Location | Washington, Indiana |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) was a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Bedford business loop
Location | Bedford, Indiana |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) is a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Ohio
Cincinnati bypass
Location | Cleves to Milford, Ohio |
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U.S. Route 50 Bypass (US 50 Byp.) was a bypass of US 50 in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Cincinnati truck route
Location | Cincinnati, Ohio |
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U.S. Route 50 Truck (US 50 Truck) was a truck route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Athens—Ellenboro alternate route
Location | Athens, Ohio—Ellenboro, West Virginia |
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U.S. Route 50 Alternate (US 50 Alt.) was an alternate route of US 50 in the U.S. states of Ohio and West Virginia. It followed a routing between Athens, Ohio and Ellenboro, West Virginia via Marietta, Ohio and St. Marys, West Virginia.
Belpre business loop
Location | Belpre, Ohio |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) was a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of Ohio.
West Virginia
Parkersburg business loop
Location | Parkersburg, West Virginia |
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U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) was a business route of US 50 in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
District of Columbia
Washington, D.C. alternate route
Location | Washington, D.C. |
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U.S. Route 50 Alternate (US 50 Alt.) is an alternate route of US 50 in the District of Columbia.
Washington, D.C. bypass
Location | Washington, D.C. |
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U.S. Route 50 Bypass (US 50 Byp.) was a bypass of US 50 in the District of Columbia.
Washington, D.C. temporary route
Location | District of Columbia–Maryland |
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U.S. Route 50 Temporary (US 50 Temp.) was a temporary route of US 50 in the District of Columbia and the U.S. state of Maryland.
Maryland
Salisbury business loop
Location | Salisbury, Maryland |
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Length | 6.88 mi[13] (11.07 km) |
Existed | 2002–present |
Tourist routes | ![]() |
U.S. Route 50 Business (US 50 Business) is a business route of U.S. Route 50 in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 6.88 miles (11.07 km) from US 50 on the northwest side of Salisbury to US 13 and US 50 on the east side of Salisbury in central Wicomico County. US 50 Business is a four- to six-lane divided highway within and on either side of the central business district of Salisbury, where the highway intersects MD 349, US 13 Business, and MD 346. US 50 Business west of MD 349 is a mid-1950s upgrade of the original highway entering Salisbury from the northwest. The business route between MD 349 and MD 346 was a relocation of US 50 from Main Street built in the early 1960s. East of MD 346, US 50 Business is part of the relocation of US 50 between Salisbury and Berlin completed in the mid-1960s. US 50 Business was designated when the US 50 portion of the Salisbury Bypass was completed in 2002.[13]
References
- ^ "Google Maps".
- ^ "Google Maps".
- ^ a b Illinois Division of Highways (1955). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:805,000]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ a b U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (June 25, 1974). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 7 – via Wikisource.
- ^ "1955 Missouri Highway Map". Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Illinois Division of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1957). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:805,000]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ Illinois Division of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1958). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:805,000]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ Illinois Department of Transportation (1975). Illinois Highway Map (Map). [1:772,500]. Springfield: Illinois Department of Transportation – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ a b Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1946). Illinois Road Map (Map). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ a b c d Illinois Division of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1962). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:790,00]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1945). Illinois Road Map (Map). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ Illinois Division of Highways; Rand McNally (1965). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:757,500]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ a b Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- Wicomico County (PDF).
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