U.S. Route 50

The Loneliest Road in America: U.S. Route 50 in Nevada

U.S. Route 50 stretches over 3,000 miles from Ocean City, Maryland in the east to Sacramento, California in the West. Originally part of the U.S. Highway system created in 1926, it was a major transportation route until the creation of the Interstate Highway system in 1956. In 1986, Life Magazine nicknamed the Nevada portion of Route 50 “The Loneliest Road in America,” noting that it is “America minus tourist traps” with only three small towns in 400 miles of empty desert.

I wanted to experience “The Loneliest Road in America” for myself, so I drove west to east from Carson City to the small town of Baker near the Nevada-Utah border. While it is true that the route is pretty desolate, its winding mountain passes and long, open stretches of desert valleys tell the story of a time in American history dominated by Manifest Destiny, Westward Expansion and a Gold Rush. U.S. Route 50 parallels the iconic Pony Express route and you can visit the remains of a few outpost stations to this day. Just off Route 50 in the east, in between the cities of Ely and Baker, lies the beautiful Great Basin National Park – home to the mesmerizing Lehman Caves.

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The Loneliest Highway in America.. Hwy 50 Through Nevada Part 1!!

Filmed April 28th 2019

US 50 in Nevada: The Loneliest Road in America

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US Route 50 - Nevada

US Highway 50, Loneliest Road in America

I drove from Sacramento CA to Colorado Springs CO taking US Highway 50. The section of highway between Silver Springs NV to Ely, NV is often called the loneliest road in America. I drove near 350 miles, mostly have the road all by myself. It is a long drive, but I do enjoy the quiet time to immerse myself to the natural beauty . Hope you can take this drive, when you have the opportunity.

The Loneliest Road in America Highway 50 Nevada Adventure

Few places in the U.S. lower 48 states are as remote as the stretch of Highway 50 that runs through the Basin and Range of Nevada. The highway is so far off the beaten path, Life Magazine nemed it The Loneliest Road in America. Driving it west from the Utah state line, we really didn't see a lot of other vehicles. What we did see, however, was wonderful. We occasionally passed through old mining towns with names like White Pine, Eureka and Austin that had a mix of saloons, trinket shops, empty storefronts and mine tailings and abandoned mining equipment that hinted at their storied pasts. We camped in a dusty campsite that had natural hotsprings we could soak in just east of Austin. Exploring the area in our Subaru Outback -- you must have an off-road capable vehicle if you go off the highway -- we were astonished to drive 50 miles to Belmont, Nevada, only to find the designated ghost town was full of friendly and/or quirky people (mostly RVers and ATVers) preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July with a parade and other festivities on the town's unpaved main street. We also marveled at ancient, Native American petroglyphs, wild horses and mules, and the wide open sky, which is a stunner day and night. Larry Richardson created this video using a Sony FDR-AX53 camcorder for 4k video and Apple iPhone 7 for HD video. The video was edited on a Mac Book Pro using Apple Final Cut Pro X software.

History of U.S. Route 50

Loneliest Road in America

Recorded June 4, 2019

The most famous segment of U.S. Highway 50 is largely useless, running through Nevada about 100 or so miles south of Interstate 80, which is what sane people use today to travel the state. And yet this 287-mile stretch of highway has attained legendary status as the Loneliest Road in America. The designation was made by Life magazine in 1986 and has stuck, in good part because Nevada tourism authorities recognized what the acolytes of ruin porn have long known about the strange magic desolation works on the human spirit. There are, today, Loneliest Road signs along the road, and some stores in the sparse towns along Route 50 display I survived Route 50 signs in windows covered with geologic layers of grime.

Shortly after sunrise I depart Ely and set out across Nevada on this desolate stretch of highway. The index below contains the details of my adventure...

0:00:09 Depart Ely, Nevada bound for Reno
0:03:08 71 miles between towns
0:09:41 Eureka, Nevada
0:14:59 31 miles of nothing
0:18:46 Bean Flat Rest Area
0:20:20 34 more desolate miles
0:24:24 Austin Summit
0:28:46 Austin, Nevada
0:30:40 63 miles to the next town
0:35:39 Historic Middlegate Station
0:40:42 22 miles of desert
0:44:26 Sand Mountain Recreation Area
0:48:36 25 more desolate miles
0:49:46 Fallon, Nevada
0:58:02 Leave Fallon and the road is no longer desolate
1:00:23 Exit U.S. 50 and head north
1:03:41 Virginia City, Nevada
1:12:26 Geiger Summit
1:18:41 Hyatt Place Hotel at the Reno Airport
1:23:41 Downtown Reno (Biggest Little City in the World)
1:30:50 Outback Steakhouse

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Loneliest Highway In America US Hwy 50 Nevada I Drove across US highway 50 in Nevada what a great adventure and scenic drive... i would travel the road again Full Time RV living


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Timelapse Drive - US Route 50 Nevada Loneliest Highway

This is a timelapse drive along US Route 50 from Fernley to Ely Nevada. The drive takes about 5 hours, but for this video it's compressed down to 9 and a half minutes. A bit of electronica music accompanies the video to set the mood. Once we get out of Fallon, you'll see why it's called the loneliest highway. Filmed by Michael Adams. Enjoy the scenery.

Not quite sure why all the thumbs down, maybe because it's the crap music I chose...and these people don't have volume controls on their speakers or haven't found the mute button on the video...or maybe it's just too damn fast.

Loneliest Road in America #5: Western Nevada desert storm at New Pass 2016-06-05

A desert storm brews, and then hits the Loneliest Road of America with nearly dry precipitation near New Pass Summit.

0:05 Leaving Austin, Nevada
1:40 Junction SR 305 Nevada, 89 miles north to Battle Mountain , located on Interstate 80
2:01 Fallon 111; Reno 171; Carson City 172
2:41 Big Creek Road turnoff
3:20 Onconing car
3:39 Austin Airport & SR 722 (former US 50) turnoff


4:00 Shoshone Mountains (ahead)

4:03 Oncoming car
15:19 Mt. Airy Summit 6,700 feet / 2,042 m

Shoshone Mountains

21:16 New Pass Summit 6,348 feet / 1,935 m
Desatoya Mountains



21:37 Lander–Churchill County line
28:23 Fallon 79; Reno 139; Carson City 140
31:00 Mount Augusta 9,967 feet / 3,038 m (right of center), Churchill County


32:26 Eastbound car
37:36 Eastbound car (5:10 between these two cars)
39:40 Desatoya Mountains


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2016-06-05 Loneliest Road in America: Cedar City-Panaca-Ely-Eureka-Austin-Fallon-Reno

Highway 50 Nevada Chemtrail loneliest Byway in the USA?

It was a nice clear day after Thanksgiving, I crossed the state ( at about 95mph) and I was approaching Fallon when suddenly there was change. Please see my 1944 Chemtrail post.

The Loneliest Road in America — U.S. Route 50

The Loneliest Road in America — U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 or US 50 is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over 3,000 miles or 4,800 km from Ocean City, Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean to West Sacramento, California. The route runs through mostly rural desert and mountains in the Western United States, with the section through Nevada known as The Loneliest Road in America. In the Midwest, US 50 continues through mostly rural areas of farms as well as a few large cities including Kansas City, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; and Cincinnati, Ohio. The route continues into the Eastern United States, where it passes through the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia before heading through Washington, D.C. From there, US 50 continues through Maryland as a high-speed road to Ocean City. US 50 passes through a total of 12 states California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland as well as the District of Columbia. Time Magazine (July 7, 1997) called U.S Highway 50 the backbone of America. But one could also call it the backbone of Colorado since it has had a major historic role in the development of our state.
US 50 was created in 1926 as part of the original U.S. Highway system. US 50 running from Sacramento, California east to Annapolis with a gap in west Utah that was bridged by running the route north via Salt Lake City. In Nevada, the highway crosses a series of north–south running mountain ranges that break up the Nevada desert which are called Basin and Range. East of Carson City, the road enters the heart of the Great Basin, passing by few communities and minimal services, giving it the name Loneliest Road in America until reaching Utah. Before the creation of the Interstate Highway System after World War II, US 50 was a major east–west route. Numbered highways in the United States follow a pattern of odd numbers for north–south routes and even numbers for east–west routes, hence the designation of 50 for this route. In the preliminary report, approved by the Joint Board on Interstate Highways in late 1925, US 50 ran from Wadsworth, Nevada to Annapolis, Maryland, passing through Pueblo, Colorado, Kansas City, Missouri, Tipton, Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Washington, D.C.
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2019 01 02 22 United State Route 50, Nevada

America's Loneliest Highway Is Not Highway 50. (HD, Go Pro)

Highway 50 in the US is not the most remote or loneliest highway in the US, Indian route 59 in Arizona is far less traveled.
Highway 50 is well know at this point and is a well traveled road by many tourists. It is a great drive and I have done it but I would not call it lonely.

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Timelapse Drive - US Route 50 Nevada Loneliest Highway

This is a timelapse drive along US Route 50 from Fernley to Ely Nevada. The drive takes about 5 hours, but for this video it's compressed down to 9 and a half minutes. A bit of electronica.

Driving east through desolate Nevada along US Highway 6. This is a timelapse drive along US Route 50 from Fernley to Ely Nevada. The drive takes about 5 hours, but for this video its compressed.

Enjoy the ride. From Woodcrest NJ to Santa Clara CA. Took I-80 most of the way except US50 in Nevada and I-70 in the east. The loneliest road in America (US50 in Nevada, starts around 32:30.

Time lapse: U.S. Route 50 - The Loneliest Road in America

HIGHWAY 50 LONELIEST HWY IN AMERICA

HWY 50 Fallon Austin Ely

U.S. Route Locations | U.S. Highways | Blanding Cassatt

This film is showing you the locations of U.S. Highways in the United States!

US 1 - FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, DC, MD, PA, NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA, NH, ME
US 2 - WA, ID, MT, ND, MN, WI, MI, NY, VT, NH, ME
US 3 - MA, NH
US 4 - NY, VT, NH
US 5 - CT, MA, VT
US 6 - CA, NV, UT, CO, NE, IA, IL, IN, OH, PA, NY, CO, RI, MA
US 7 - CT, MA, VT
US 8 - MN, WI, MI
US 9 - DE, NJ, NY
US 10 - ND, MN, WI, MI
US 11 - LA, MS, AL, GA, TN, VA, WV, MD, PA, NY
US 12 - WA, ID, MT, ND, SD, MN, WI, IL, IN, MI
US 13 - NC, VA, MD, DE, PA
US 14 - WY, SD, MN, WI, IL
US 15 - SC, NC, VA, MD, PA, NY
US 16 - WY, SD
US 17 - FL, GA, SC, NC, VA
US 18 - WY, SD, IA, WI
US 19 - FL, GA, NC, TN, VA, WV, PA
US 20 - OR, ID, MT, WY, NE, IA, IL, IN, OH, PA, NY, MA
US 21 - SC, NC, VA
US 22 - OH, WV, PA, NJ
US 23 - FL, GA, NC, TN, VA, KY, OH, MI
US 24 - CO, KS, MO, IL, IN, OH, MI
US 25 - GA, SC, NC, TN, KY
US 26 - OR, ID, WY, NE
US 27 - FL, GA, TN, KY, OH, IN
US 29 - FL, AL, GA, SC, NC, VA, DC, MD
US 30 - OR, ID, WY, NE, IA, IL, IN, OH, WV, PA, NJ
US 31 - AL, TN, KY, IN, MI
US 33 - VA, WV, OH, IN
US 34 - CO, NE, IA, IL
US 35 - WV, OH, IN
US 36 - CO, KS, MO, IL, IN, OH
US 40 - UT, CO, KS, MO, IL, IN, OH, WV, PA, MD, DE, NJ
US 41 - FL, GA, TN, KY, IN, IL, WI, MI
US 42 - KY, OH
US 43 - AL, TN
US 44 - NY, CT, RI, MA
US 45 - AL, MS, TN, KY, IL, WI, MI
US 46 - NJ
US 49 - MS, AR
US 50 - CA, NV, UT, CO, KS, MO, IL, IN, OH, WV, MD, WV (continue), VA, DC, MD (continue)
US 51 - LA, MS, TN, KY, IL, WI
US 52 - ND, MN, IA, IL, IN, OH, WV, KY, WV (continue), VA, NC, SC
US 53 - WI, MN
US 54 - TX, NM, TX (continue), OK, KS, MO, IL
US 55 - IA, MN
US 56 - NM, OK, KS, MO
US 57 - TX
US 58 - TN, VA
US 59 - TX, AR, OK, KS, MO, IA, MN
US 60 - AZ, NM, TX, OK, MO, IL, KY, WV, VA
US 61 - LA, MS, TN, AR, MO, IA, WI, MN
US 62 - TX, NM, TX (continue), OK, AR, MO, IL, KY, OH, PA, NY
US 63 - LA, AR, MO, IA, MN, WI
US 64 - AZ, NM, OK, AR, TN, NC
US 65 - LA, AR, MO, IA, MN
US 66 - CA, AZ, NM, TX, OK, KS, MO, IL
US 67 - TX, AR, MO, IL, IA
US 68 - KY, OH
US 69 - TX, OK, KS, MO, IA, MN
US 70 - AZ, NM, TX, OK, AR, TN, NC
US 71 - LA, AR TX, AR (continue), MO, IA, MN
US 72 - TN, MS, AL, TN (continue)
US 73 - KS, NE
US 74 - TN, NC
US 75 - TX, OK, KS, NE, IA, MN
US 76 - TN, GA, SC, NC
US 77 - TX, OK, KS, NE, IA
US 78 - TN, MS, AL, GA, SC
US 79 - TX, LA, AR, TN, KY
US 80 - TX, LA, MS, AL, GA
US 81 - TX, OK, KS, NE, SD, ND
US 82 - NM, TX, AR, MS, AL, GA
US 83 - TX, OK, KS, NE, SD, ND
US 84 - CO, NM, TX, LA, MS, AL, GA
US 85 - TX, NM, CO, WY, SD, ND
US 87 - TX, NM, CO, WY, MT
US 88 - GA (made that one up)
US 89 - AZ, UT, ID, WY, MT
US 90 - TX, LA, MS, AL, FL
US 91 - UT, ID
US 92 - FL
US 93 - AZ, NV, ID, MT
US 95 - AZ, CA, NV, OR, ID
US 96 - TX
US 97 - CA, OR, WA
US 98 - MS, AL, FL
US 99 - CA, OR, WA
US 101 - CA, OR, WA
US 163 - AZ, UT
US 400 - CO, KA, MO
US 412 - NM, OK, AR, TN
US 425 - MS, LA, AR

Note: US 86 in Georgia is the one I made up.

Music from US 1 to US 20 = Kevin MacLeod ~ Ether Disco
Music from US 21 to US 41 = Kevin MacLeod ~ Deep Haze
Music from US 42 to US 55 = Kevin MacLeod ~ Adventure Meme
Music from US 56 to US 71 = Kevin MacLeod ~ Dreamy Flashback
Music from US 72 to US 400 = Kevin MacLeod ~ Life of Riley
Music from US 412 to US 425 = Kevin MacLeod ~ Beach Party

Nevada Road Trip - A Journey down America's Loneliest Road

Join us on a journey down what Life Magazine called the loneliest Road in America in their July 1986 article about the stretch of HWY 50 between Salt Lake City and Sacramento. 30 years later #TravelNevada asked us to come out and experience it for ourselves.

What we found was a photographer's paradise, full of random pull-offs and unexpected beauty. As the name kinda indicates there wasn't much traffic on this road, but like any good road trip, if you have good company inside the car and cool stuff to see, that's all you need.

Most scenes we shot on or near HWY 50 - or - on or near HWY 80 in Northern Nevada.

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