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a somewhat condescending manner , “ Well , that must have been intentional .” That ’ s what U . S . 50 is , the Rodney Dangerfield of highways , one that gets no respect .
There is , however , an eastbound sign near where I-80 overwhelms everything , with an interesting story . Somewhere , far away in Ocean City , Maryland , where U . S . 50 begins is another sign . It states : “ Sacramento Ca 3073 .” As the story goes , the head of California ’ s highway maintenance was visiting Ocean City and saw the sign . He thought it was a pretty good idea , and unilaterally made the decision to put up a reciprocal sign at his end : “ Ocean City , MD 3073 .”
And there it was . Now I need to see the one on the other side of the continent . That will be my next journey , and in doing so I ’ ll slip off U . S . 50 a few miles and visit Delaware . Mr . Biden would probably like that .