U.S. Route 50 in Maryland

U.S. Route 50
US 50 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA and MDTA
Length	149.67 mi[1] (240.87 km)
Existed	1926–present
Component highways	I-595 from New Carrollton to Annapolis (unsigned)
Tourist routes	Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway Cape to Cape Scenic Byway
Western section
Length	9.17 mi[1] (14.76 km)
West end	US 50 at West Virginia state line near Redhouse
Major intersections	US 219 in Redhouse
East end	US 50 at West Virginia state line in Gorman
Eastern section
Length	140.50 mi[1] (226.11 km)
West end	US 50 at Washington D.C. border near Cheverly
Major intersections	MD 201 / MD 295 near Cheverly I-95 / I-495 near New Carrollton US 301 / MD 3 in Bowie I-97 in Annapolis US 301 in Queenstown MD 404 near Wye Mills US 13 in Salisbury MD 90 near Berlin US 113 in Berlin
East end	MD 528 in Ocean City (start of westbound) MD 378 in Ocean City (end of eastbound)
Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland
Counties	Garrett; Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Queen Anne's, Talbot, Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Maryland highway system Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← MD 49 → MD 51
← MD 594 I-595 → MD 607

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 West Sacramento, California, east to Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic Ocean. In the U.S. state of Maryland, US 50 exists in two sections. The longer of these serves as a major route connecting Washington, D.C., with Ocean City; the latter is the eastern terminus of the highway. The other section passes through the southern end of Garrett County for less than 10 miles (16 km) as part of the Northwestern Turnpike, entering West Virginia at both ends. One notable section of US 50 is the dual-span Chesapeake Bay Bridge across the Chesapeake Bay, which links the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area with the Eastern Shore region, allowing motorists to reach Ocean City and the Delaware Beaches.

US 50 has received numerous upgrades during its existence in Maryland, including the construction of the John Hanson Highway, a portion of which is also the unsigned Interstate 595 (I-595), its extension onto the Eastern Shore and replacement of US 213 due to the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, and the full conversion of the eastern segment of the route into a four-lane divided highway. Many of the older alignments of US 50 are still part of the Maryland and US highway systems, such as US 50 Business (US 50 Bus.) in Salisbury. US 50 continues to be upgraded on the Eastern Shore.