U.S. 50 Business - Carson City
U.S. 50 Business in Carson City was the proposed designated for the old route of U.S. 50 along S Carson Street and William Street after Interstate 580 was completed around the south side of the city in August 2017. U.S. 50 was realigned to bypass the capital city, initially following Fairview Drive east to join the temporary south end of I-580.
Previously 1.997 miles of S Carson Street south from Fairview Drive to Spooner Junction, where U.S. 50, U.S. 395 and I-580 come together was state maintained. Designated as SR 529, all but the southernmost 0.235 miles of the commercial arterial was removed from the state-maintained system by 2025.
Despite local maintenance, as of 2025 U.S. 395 Business signage appears where Carson Street and Williams Street meet in Downtown Carson City. U.S. 50 Business was never signed along either street.
An exhibit within the Nevada State Capitol covers the history of the Lincoln Highway, which follows U.S. 50 across central Nevada and passes through Carson City. An old route marker, from the California State Automobile Association, is preserved inside the museum. - 07/19/2009
The Lincoln Highway Sign description at the museum reads:
The Lincoln Highway was the first trans-continental highway built across the United States. Construction began in 1914. In 1919, the Lincoln Highway Association convinced the federal government to test if a military convoy made up of heavy vehicles could make it from Washington D.C. to San Francisco, a distance of 3,000 miles. On July 7, 1919, the first Army Transcontinental Motor Convoy started from Washington D.C. The convoy contained seventy-two vehicles and 297 men. On August 23rd, the convoy arrived in Carson City, and the city and state offices gave the soldiers and officers a warm welcome, which included a meal on the Capitol lawn and a dance on Carson Street in front of the Capitol. The soldiers slept on cots on the Capitol grounds and then the next morning continued on their historic trip to San Francisco.
The Lincoln Highway sign represents one of thousands which marked the road across the United States. In the eastern part of the country it is known as U.S. 30. In the west from Salt Lake City to San Francisco the highway is known as U.S. 50.
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Page Updated Thursday November 26, 2020.