How the Loneliest Road in America Became a Legend

Описание: They called it “The Loneliest Road in America.” But that wasn’t the whole story.

In this episode, we go beyond the exit to uncover the powerful history of U.S. Route 50 — from its early days as the Midland Trail, painted onto telephone poles by dreamers and boosters, to its coast-to-coast status as one of America’s iconic highways.

You’ll hear how a federal plan to clean up America’s chaotic road system gave birth to the numbered highways, how Nevada turned an insult from Life magazine into a tourism legend, and why a silent stretch of desert became one of the most memorable drives in the country.

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