The Loneliest Road in America in the Dead of Winter | Highway 50 Motorcycle Roadtrip | 2LaneLife

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Come along for the ride as we explore the infamous Highway 50 in Nevada aka the Loneliest Road in America...covered in snow in the dead of winter! This may not have been the best time of year to travel on motorcycles, but it sure made for some incredibly vibrant views and freezing temps!

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ABOUT U.S. ROUTE 50
U.S. Route 50 (US 50) is a transcontinental highway in the United States, stretching from West Sacramento, California, in the west to Ocean City, Maryland, on the east coast. The Nevada portion crosses the center of the state and was named "The Loneliest Road in America" by Life magazine in July 1986. The name was intended as a pejorative, but Nevada officials seized it as a marketing slogan. The name originates from large desolate areas traversed by the route, with few or no signs of civilization. The highway crosses several large desert valleys separated by numerous mountain ranges towering over the valley floors, in what is known as the Basin and Range province of the Great Basin.

US 50 has a diverse route through the state, traversing the resort communities of Lake Tahoe, the state capital in Carson City, historical sites such as Fort Churchill State Historic Park, petroglyphs, alpine forests, desert valleys, ghost towns, and Great Basin National Park.

The route was constructed over a historic corridor, initially used for the Pony Express and Central Overland Route and later for the Lincoln Highway. Before the formation of the U.S. Highway System, most of US 50 in Nevada was designated State Route 2. The routing east of Ely has changed significantly from the original plans. The route change resulted from a rivalry between Nevada and Utah over which transcontinental route was better to serve California-bound traffic, the Lincoln Highway or the Victory Highway.

US 50 crosses the central portion of Nevada, entering the west side of the state near Lake Tahoe and exiting the east side near Great Basin National Park. The route crosses mostly desolate terrain in its journey across the state; US 50 passes through several large desert valleys and basins. The highway crosses 17 named mountain passes that break up the Nevada desert. To crest some of the passes along US 50 requires navigating steep 8% grades and hairpin turns through pine forests to reach elevations of over 7,000 feet (2,100 m).

In the stretch of highway between Fallon and Delta, Utah, a span of 409 miles (658 km), there are three small towns: Austin, Eureka, and Ely. This span is roughly the same distance as Boston, Massachusetts, to Baltimore, Maryland, or Paris, France, to Zürich, Switzerland. Traffic along US 50 varies greatly. The average annual daily traffic in 2007 ranged from 52,000 vehicles per day in Carson City, to 530 vehicles per day near the Duckwater turnoff.

CHAPTERS
00:00-02:27 - PREVIEW/INTRO
02:28-05:30 - ELY, NEVADA
05:31-09:06 - ELY TO EUREKA
09:07-13:33 - LUNCH & LOCALS
13:34-16:01 - EUREKA TO AUSTIN
16:02-18:07 - AUSTIN, NEVADA
18:08-20:22 - AUSTIN TO FALLON
20:23-22:41 - LOCAL EATS
22:42-25:52 - OUTTRO/PREVIEWS

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