State Route 50 (SR 50) is a
state highway
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in the eastern part of the U.S. state of
Alabama
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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 44,000-acre (178 km2) reservoir with over 750 miles (1,200 km) of wooded shoreline. Lake Martin is a reservoir, enlarged by the construction of Ma ...
in northeastern
Elmore County. The eastern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with
U.S. Route 29 (US 29) at
Lanett
Lanett is a city in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census the population was 6,468, down from 7,897 in 2000. Lanett, originally called Bluffton, is located in eastern Alabama, on the Chattahoochee ...
, just west of the
Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
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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 44,000-acre (178 km2) reservoir with over 750 miles (1,200 km) of wooded shoreline. Lake Martin is a reservoir, enlarged by the construction of Ma ...
, traveling through rural areas of
Elmore
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Places United States
*Elmore, Alabama
*Elmore, Illinois
* Elmore, Minnesota
*Elmore, Ohio
* Elmore City, Oklahoma
* Elmore, Vermont
*Elmore, Wisconsin
*Elmore County (disambiguation)
*Elmore Township (disambiguation)
*Lake Elm ...
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 Wrong way may refer to:
* a traffic sign to warn of wrong-way driving
* nickname of Douglas Corrigan (1907–1995), an American aviator who flew east from New York to Ireland instead of west to California in 1938
* nickname of Roy Riegels (1908–1 ...
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
Lanett is a city in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census the population was 6,468, down from 7,897 in 2000. Lanett, originally called Bluffton, is located in eastern Alabama, on the Chattahoochee ...
.
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