U.S. Route 50 in Kansas
U.S. Route 50 (US-50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic Ocean. In the U.S. state of Kansas, US-50 is a main east–west highway serving the southwestern, central and northeastern parts of the state. Kansas City is the only metropolitan area US-50 serves in the state, but the highway does serve several other larger towns in Kansas such as (from west to east) Garden City, Dodge City, Hutchinson, Newton and Emporia.
U.S. Highway 50 | ||||
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US-50 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KDOT, and the cities of Cimarron, Dodge City and Emporia | ||||
| Length | 447.93 mi (720.87 km) | |||
| Existed | 1927–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | US 50 / US 400 at Colorado state line | |||
| US-83 in Garden City US-400 in Dodge City | ||||
| East end | I-435 / US 50 at State Line Road between Leawood, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kansas | |||
| Counties | Hamilton, Kearny, Finney, Gray, Ford, Edwards, Stafford, Reno, Harvey, Marion, Chase, Lyon, Coffey, Osage, Franklin, Miami, Johnson | |||
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US-50 was established in Kansas by 1927, and at that time split into two branch routes in Kansas. The US-50 split began in Garden City and ended slightly west of Baldwin City. In Garden City, the split began at Kansas Avenue and Main Street. US-50N continued east on Kansas Ave. and went through Jetmore, Larned, Great Bend, Lyons, McPherson and Baldwin City. US-50S ran along current US-50. The routes rejoined near what is now the intersection of US-56 and K-33. US-50N was replaced by US-156 from Garden City to Great Bend and by US-56 the rest of the way. US-156 is now known as K-156. The split was removed during the late 1950s.