U.S. Route 50 in Utah
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| U.S. Route 50 |
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| Length: | 337 mi[1] (542.3 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1926 | ||||||||
| West end: |  US 50 near Baker, NV |
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| Major junctions: |
 US 6 in Delta Interstate 15 in Scipio Interstate 15 in Holden  Interstate 70/US 89 in Salina  US 191/US 6 near Green River US 191 in Crescent Jct. SR 128 near Cisco |
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| East end: | US 50 near Fruita, CO |
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The modern route of U.S. Route 50 in Utah is the 3rd iteration. The route has not significantly changed east of Green River, Utah. West of Green River, the original route of U.S. 50 formed an arch shape that reached as far north as Salt Lake City, Utah and returned to its current path at Ely, Nevada. This route has been renumbered U.S. Route 93 among others. The 2nd iteration was a smaller arch that is now numbered U.S. Route 6. The modern route is mostly multiplexed with Interstate 70. Irronically the 2 largest cities served by U.S. 50 in Utah (Salina and Delta) are on the portion that is not freeway.
Geographic features along the current route include:
Similar to the Nevada portion, the Utah portion features long distances with no services available including:
- Thompson Springs, Utah to Fruita, Colorado about 60 miles
- Green River, Utah to Salina, Utah about 110 miles
- Delta, Utah to a single gas station on the Utah/Nevada State Line, about 150 miles.
| Preceded by Nevada |
U.S. Route 50 Utah |
Succeeded by Colorado |
