U.S. 50 - AARoads

U.S. 50 shares substantial portions of its alignment across the Beehive State with other numbered highways. This includes an 89.40 mile overlap with U.S. 6 from the Ferguson Desert and Nevada state line to Sevier Valley and the city of Delta, a 10.09 mile concurrency with Interstate 15 from Holden to Scipio, a 1.765 mile overlap with U.S. 89 through Salina, and 174.94 miles with I-70 to the Colorado state line.

The first independent section of U.S. 50 angle southeast across the Pahvant Valley between Delta and Holden. Branching south from I-15, the second portion runs between the Pahvant Range and Valley Mountains to Scipio Lake and the Sevier County line. Turning east across the Valley Mountains, U.S. 50 reaches Salina where it combine with U.S. 89 south to Interstate 70.

Prior to the completion of Interstate 70 through the San Rafael Reef, the segment of U.S. 6 through Delta, Santaquin, Spanish Fork and Price was also designated as U.S. 50. Also at that time, U.S. 89-91 north to Salt Lake City was cosigned as U.S. 50 Alternate. When the initial two lane segment of Interstate 70 opened between Salina and Green River in 1976, U.S. 50 was moved from its concurrency with U.S. 6 onto I-70, along with taking over former SR 26 between Delta and Scipio and former SR 63 between Scipio and Salina.

This sign preceded the split of U.S. 6 and U.S. 50 east in Downtown Delta. U.S. 6 angles northeast toward Payson, Spanish Fork and Provo while U.S. 50 diverges southward toward Holden and Scipio. Photo by Michael Summa (1979).

East

This U.S. 50 east reassurance route marker posted after the split from Interstate 15 in Scipio. U.S. 50 follows 400 North three blocks to State Street through the Scipio business district. 04/30/11

Lowering from the Valley Mountains alongside Denmark Wash, U.S. 50 approaches the north end of SR 260. SR 260 provides a cutoff south to SR 24 (old U.S. 89) and the city of Aurora. 04/30/11

SR 260 stems south 4.18 miles from U.S. 50 to SR 24, 2.7 miles north of its connection with Interstate 70 west to Richfield and U.S. 89 south to Kanab. 04/30/11

West

U.S. 50 travels north through the Scipio Valley to the town of Scipio and a western turn to Interstate 15. I-15 enters Scipio south from Nephi and Santaquin through Juab Valley. 07/07/11

400 North leads U.S. 50 west from State Street to a diamond interchange (Exit 188) with Interstate 15. The two combine for 12 miles southwest across Scipio Pass to Holden. 07/07/11

Photo Credits:

04/30/11 by Karl Forth. 07/07/11 by Garrett Smith.

Connect with:
Interstate 15
Interstate 70
U.S. 6
U.S. 89
U.S. 191

Page Updated 07-31-2018.