![]() 50 between the Lake Tahoe region and Ely has remained unchanged between 1926 and today, with a few adjustments due to road improvements and minor realignments. 50 follows along the same route near Great Basin National Park and Delta, Utah. 50 was rerouted to its original, 1926 routing. 89-91 to Spanish Fork, then southeast along current U.S. 93 and 93A from Ely north to Wendover, then paralleled U.S. During this time, between Ely, Nevada, and Green River, Utah, U.S. 50 traveled almost exactly the same path as it does today. ![]() 50 was commissioned in 1926 as one of the original U.S. 50 slowly loses traffic past Fallon, you'll see road signs like these touting U.S. 50 is famous for being "America's Loneliest Road." It crosses through the Lake Tahoe Basin (where the highway is anything but lonely), then descends into the Carson Valley via a single carriageway, four-lane highway. 40 however, it manages to get to Sacramento, California, before being absorbed by Interstate 80. 50 (The Lincoln Highway) is a cross-country route like U.S. The original tunnel (westbound lanes) was constructed in 1931. This view looks northbound (eastbound) at the newer of the two tunnels, built in 1957.
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