State Trunk Highway 50 is a 44.43 miles (71.5 km) state highway in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

. The highway serves Walworth

Walworth County, Wisconsin

Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 102,228. Its county seat is Elkhorn.-Geography:According to the U.S...

 and Kenosha

Kenosha County, Wisconsin

-Demographics: As of the census of 2000, there were 149,577 people, 56,057 households, and 38,455 families residing in the county. The population density was 548 people per square mile . There were 59,989 housing units at an average density of 220 per square mile...

 counties in southeast Wisconsin. Highway 50 runs from Wisconsin Highway 11 in Delavan

Delavan, Wisconsin

Delavan is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,463 at the 2010 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Delavan.-Economy:Delavan is home to the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, and Andes Candies.-History:...

 east to Wisconsin Highway 32 in Kenosha

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Kenosha is a city and the county seat of Kenosha County in the State of Wisconsin in United States. With a population of 99,218 as of May 2011, Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Kenosha is also the fourth-largest city on the western shore of Lake Michigan, following Chicago,...

. The highway is maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation, abbreviated as WisDOT, is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin responsible for planning, building and maintaining the state's highways...

.

Route description

Highway 50 begins at an intersection with Highway 11 in Delavan. The highway crosses Wisconsin and Southern Railroad

Wisconsin and Southern Railroad

The Wisconsin and Southern Railroad is a Class II regional railroad in the southern portion of Wisconsin and the northeast corner of Illinois. It operates former Chicago, Milwaukee, St...

 tracks and heads east to a junction with Interstate 43

Interstate 43

Interstate 43 is a intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Wisconsin, connecting Interstate 39 and Interstate 90 in Beloit with Milwaukee and U.S. Route 41 and U.S. Route 141 in Green Bay. I-43 is the 5th longest intrastate Interstate Highway of the Interstate...

 at Exit 21. Highway 50 continues southeast out of Delavan, crossing Lake Delavan at the city's eastern border, and intersects Highway 67

Highway 67 (Wisconsin)

State Trunk Highway 67 is a Wisconsin state highway running from the Wisconsin/Illinois state line east of Beloit, Wisconsin north to U.S. Highway 151 east of Chilton, Wisconsin...

 north of Williams Bay

Williams Bay, Wisconsin

Williams Bay is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,415 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Williams Bay is located at ....

. Highway 50 heads east from this intersection toward Lake Geneva

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Lake Geneva is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,148 at the 2000 census. A resort city located on Geneva Lake, it is southwest of Milwaukee and popular with tourists from metropolitan Chicago and Milwaukee.-History:...

, where it intersects Highway 120

Highway 120 (Wisconsin)

State Trunk Highway 120 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in north–south in southeast Wisconsin from the Illinois Border near Lake Geneva to south of East Troy...

. Shortly after this intersection, Highway 50 meets U.S. Route 12

U.S. Route 12

U.S. Route 12 or US 12 is an east–west United States highway, running from Grays Harbor on the Pacific Ocean, in the state of Washington, to downtown Detroit, for almost . As a thoroughfare, it has mostly been supplanted by I-90 and I-94, but remains an important road for local travel.The...

 at Exit 330. The highway continues eastward from Lake Geneva to the border of Kenosha County.

After entering Kenosha County, Highway 50 passes the community of Slades Corners

Slades Corners, Wisconsin

Slades Corners is a small unincorporated residential and agricultural community located on Old Highway 50 and 400th Avenue in the southwestern Kenosha County, Wisconsin town of Wheatland. Slades Corners is named for Tom Slade, an early resident who settled there in approximately 1840, eight years...

 before meeting Highway 83

Highway 83 (Wisconsin)

State Trunk Highway 83 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in southeast Wisconsin from Hartford to the Illinois border near Salem....

 in New Munster

New Munster, Wisconsin

New Munster is an unincorporated community in the Town of Wheatland in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.-Notes:...

. The two highways become concurrent

Concurrency (road)

A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...

 and continue eastward until they meet Highway 75

Highway 75 (Wisconsin)

State Trunk Highway 75 is a state highway in the southeastern part of U.S. state of Wisconsin. The highway runs from Wisconsin Highway 50 and Wisconsin Highway 83 in Paddock Lake north to Wisconsin Highway 20 east of Waterford. WIS 75 serves Kenosha and Racine Counties...

 in Paddock Lake

Paddock Lake, Wisconsin

Paddock Lake is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,012 at the 2000 census.-Education:Paddock Lake is the home of the regional high school, Westosha Central High School.-Geography:...

. At this junction, Highway 83 turns southward, and Highway 50 continues eastward toward Bristol

Bristol, Wisconsin

Bristol is the name of two locations in the U.S. state of Wisconsin:*Bristol, Wisconsin, a village in Kenosha County*Bristol, Dane County, Wisconsin, a town in Dane County...

. The highway intersects U.S. Route 45

U.S. Route 45

U.S. Route 45 is a north–south United States highway. US 45 is a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highway's northern terminus notes the total distance as ....

 in Bristol and continues east to meet Interstate 94

Interstate 94

Interstate 94 is the northernmost east–west Interstate Highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. I-94's western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S...

 and U.S. Route 41

U.S. Route 41

U.S. Route 41 is a north–south United States Highway that runs from Miami, Florida to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, was U.S...

 at Exit 344. Highway 50 then straddles the border of Kenosha

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Kenosha is a city and the county seat of Kenosha County in the State of Wisconsin in United States. With a population of 99,218 as of May 2011, Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Kenosha is also the fourth-largest city on the western shore of Lake Michigan, following Chicago,...

 and Pleasant Prairie

Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

Pleasant Prairie is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin located between Milwaukee and Chicago. The population was 16,136 at the 2000 census. The neighborhoods of Carol Beach, Dexter's Corner, Ranney, and Tobin are located within the village.-Geography:...

, meeting Highway 31 along this border. The highway then turns northeast and passes through Kenosha before terminating at Highway 32.

History

Highway 50 was designated in 1917, and signage for the highway was posted in 1918. The highway has changed little since and still follows its original route for most of its length. The route of Highway 50 through Kenosha

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Kenosha is a city and the county seat of Kenosha County in the State of Wisconsin in United States. With a population of 99,218 as of May 2011, Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Kenosha is also the fourth-largest city on the western shore of Lake Michigan, following Chicago,...

 changed in 1997; the highway moved from 75th Street to a more northerly alignment along Roosevelt Road and 63rd Street.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
Walworth Walworth County, Wisconsin Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 102,228. Its county seat is Elkhorn.-Geography:According to the U.S...	Delavan Delavan, Wisconsin Delavan is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,463 at the 2010 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Delavan.-Economy:Delavan is home to the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, and Andes Candies.-History:...	0.0
		1.4
		6.1
	Lake Geneva Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Lake Geneva is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,148 at the 2000 census. A resort city located on Geneva Lake, it is southwest of Milwaukee and popular with tourists from metropolitan Chicago and Milwaukee.-History:...	13.2		Begin concurrency with Highway 120
		13.5		End concurrency with Highway 120
Kenosha Kenosha County, Wisconsin -Demographics: As of the census of 2000, there were 149,577 people, 56,057 households, and 38,455 families residing in the county. The population density was 548 people per square mile . There were 59,989 housing units at an average density of 220 per square mile...	New Munster New Munster, Wisconsin New Munster is an unincorporated community in the Town of Wheatland in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.-Notes:...	23.6		Begin concurrency with Highway 83
	Paddock Lake Paddock Lake, Wisconsin Paddock Lake is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,012 at the 2000 census.-Education:Paddock Lake is the home of the regional high school, Westosha Central High School.-Geography:...	29.1		End concurrency with Highway 83
	Bristol Bristol, Wisconsin Bristol is the name of two locations in the U.S. state of Wisconsin:*Bristol, Wisconsin, a village in Kenosha County*Bristol, Dane County, Wisconsin, a town in Dane County...	32.6
	Kenosha Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha is a city and the county seat of Kenosha County in the State of Wisconsin in United States. With a population of 99,218 as of May 2011, Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Kenosha is also the fourth-largest city on the western shore of Lake Michigan, following Chicago,...  and Pleasant Prairie Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Pleasant Prairie is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin located between Milwaukee and Chicago. The population was 16,136 at the 2000 census. The neighborhoods of Carol Beach, Dexter's Corner, Ranney, and Tobin are located within the village.-Geography:...	37.4
	Kenosha Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha is a city and the county seat of Kenosha County in the State of Wisconsin in United States. With a population of 99,218 as of May 2011, Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Kenosha is also the fourth-largest city on the western shore of Lake Michigan, following Chicago,...	40.7
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