State Route 50 (SR 50) is a
state highway in the eastern part of the U.S. state of
Alabama
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, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County
, LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham
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. The western terminus of the highway is at an intersection with
SR 229 near
Lake Martin
Lake Martin is located in Tallapoosa, Elmore and Coosa counties in Alabama. It is a 39,000-acre (178 km²) reservoir with over 750 miles (1,200 km) of wooded shoreline. Lake Martin is a reservoir, enlarged by the construction of Mar ...
in northeastern
Elmore County. The eastern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with
U.S. Route 29 (US 29) at
Lanett, just west of the
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state line.
Route description
From its western terminus, SR 50 assumes an eastward trajectory as it skirts the southern shores of
Lake Martin
Lake Martin is located in Tallapoosa, Elmore and Coosa counties in Alabama. It is a 39,000-acre (178 km²) reservoir with over 750 miles (1,200 km) of wooded shoreline. Lake Martin is a reservoir, enlarged by the construction of Mar ...
, traveling through rural areas of
Elmore and
Tallapoosa counties. East of where the highway would cross into
Macon County if it were to continue its eastward trajectory, the highway takes a sudden turn to the northeast as it heads towards
Camp Hill.
After sharing a brief
wrong-way concurrency
A concurrency in a road network is an instance of one physical roadway bearing two or more different route numbers. When two roadways share the same right-of-way, it is sometimes called a common section or commons. Other terminology for a concurr ...
with
US 280 at Camp Hill, SR 50 resumes its eastward trajectory as it crosses into
Chambers County. The highway continues eastward, traveling through
La Fayette before it reaches its eastern terminus at
Lanett.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Elmore County, Alabama
Transportation in Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Transportation in Chambers County, Alabama