Idaho State Highway 50

State Highway 50
SH-50 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained byITD
Length	8.092 mi(13.023 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 30north ofKimberly
Major intersections	I-84north ofHansen
East end	SH-25west ofEden
Location
Country	United States
State	Idaho
Counties	Twin Falls,Jerome
Highway system
Idaho State Highway System Interstate US State
←SH-48 →SH-51

State Highway 50(SH-50) is a 8.092-mile (13.023 km)state highwayinTwin FallsandJeromecounties inIdaho,United States, that connects withU.S. Route 30(US 30), north ofKimberly,withIdaho State Highway 25(SH-25), west ofEden.It crosses over theSnake Riverand connects withInterstate 84(I-84) along its route.

Route description

Nearly all of SH-50 is located withinruralagricultural area.While it is passes near a few cities, it does not enter any communities. Despite its status as a connector route, that provides eastern access to the city ofTwin Fallsfrom I-84, SH-50 is not part of theNational Highway System(NHS),a network of roadways important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.

Twin Falls County

SH-50 begins at an intersection with US 30 and North 3500 East in Twin Falls County, north of the city of Kimberly and about one mile (1.6 km) north of the city's downtown area. {US 30 heads west along East 3800 North toward Twin Falls,Filer,andBoiseand heads south along North 3800 East toward Kimberly,Hansen,andBurley.North 3800 East heads north toward theTwin Fallswaterfall on the Snake River.)

From its western terminus, initially as a five-lane road, but quickly narrowing to atwo-lane road,SH-50 heads east along East 3800 North for about 2.2 miles (3.5 km), parallel with and about one mile (1.6 km) north of US 30. From there (a point northwest of Hansen) SH-50 curves to head northeast and reaches the Snake River after approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km). SH-50 crosses the river and the Snake River Canyon on the Hansen Bridge. (The Snake River forms the border between Twin Falls and Jerome counties.)

Jerome County

Southwest at Hansen Bridge from the Jerome County side, July 2009. The bridge carries SH-50 over theSnake Riverand Snake River Canyon.

After crossing the Hansen Bridge and entering Jerome County, SH-50 continues for roughly 1.7 miles (2.7 km) as it curves to head north and reaches itsdiamond interchangewith I-84. As it approaches I-84, SH-50 widens to four-lanes. (There is atruck stopon the southwest side of the interchange along a frontage road, as well as some commercial establishments on the southwest and northeast sides of the interchange.)

After crossing the freeway on anoverpass,SH-50 quickly narrows back to two-lanes as it continues north along South 1150 East for about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) before curving sharply to head east along East 900 South. (South 1150 East continues due north though its intersection with East 900 South.) After approximately 1.2 miles (1.9 km), SH-50 curves sharply again to head north along South 1300 East. (East 900 South continues due east though its intersection with South 1300 East.) SH-50 heads north for about one mile (1.6 km) before it connects withIdaho State Highway 50 Connector(SH-50 Conn.). From that junction SH-50 Conn. continues north along South 1300 East to end at SH-25 (westbound), while SH-50 curves sharply to the east again and immediately reaches its eastern terminus at SH-25 (eastbound), at a point roughly three miles (4.8 km) west ofEden.(From the western terminus of SH-50, eastbound SH-25 heads east along East 800 South toward Eden andHazelton,while westbound SH-25 curves sharply to immedicaly connect with the north end of SH-50 Conn. and then heads north along South 1300 East toward Jarome.)

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Twin Falls	​	0.000	0.000	US 30west (Kimberly Road [East 3800 North]) –Twin Falls,Filer,Boise	Continuation west from western terminus
				North 3500 East north –Twin Falls(waterfall) US 30south (North 3500 East [North Main Street]) –Kimberly,Hansen,Burley	Western terminus
Snake River		3.887– 4.034	6.256– 6.492	Hansen Bridge on theTwin Falls-Jeromecounty line
Jerome	​	4.647– 4.792	7.479– 7.712	I-84east (Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway) –Burley,Rupert,Pocatello I-84west (Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway) –Twin Falls,Jerome,Boise	I-84 exit 182
	​	7.971	12.828	SH-50 Conn.north (South 1300 East) –SH-25,Jerome
	​	8.092	13.023	SH-25west –Jerome	Eastern terminus
				SH-25east (East 800 South) –Eden,Hazelton	Continuation east from eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Connector route

State Highway 50 Connector
Location	Jerome County,west ofEden
Length	0.140 mi(225 m)

State Highway 50 Connector(SH-50 Conn./South 1300 East) is a 0.140-mile (0.225 km) state highway near the eastern terminus of SH-50 in Jerome County (west of Eden), that connects SH-50 northbound with SH-25 southbound, and vice versa..East 800 South (agravel road) crosses SH-50 Conn. about midway along its route. (East 800 South is a western continuation from the junction of the eastern end of SH-50 with SR-25.)

Major intersetions

The entire route is inJerome County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.000	0.000	SH-50 west (South 1300 East) –Kimberly,Twin Falls	Continuation west from western terminus
	0.140	0.225	SH-25west (East 800 South) –Jerome	Continuation east from eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• List of state highways in Idaho

External links

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