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    US Route 50: Map, Start & End Points, and Why It’s America’s Loneliest Road

    ByIlya April 19, 2014November 25, 2025

    U.S. Route 50 is one of America’s most fascinating cross-country highways. Stretching nearly 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from Ocean City, Maryland to West Sacramento, California, this legendary east–west route cuts through deserts, mountain ranges, tiny forgotten towns, and the famously empty stretch in Nevada known as β€œThe Loneliest Road in America.” US Route 50 Map:…

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