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Michigan State Highway 50, or M-50 is a state highway in Michigan. Although designated as an east-west highway, it is nearly a diagonal northwest-southeast route. It has its western terminus on Interstate 96 near Alto, Michigan a a few miles/kilometers east of greater Grand Rapids and its eastern terminus in downtown Monroe, Michigan at Michigan State Highway 125, just short of Interstate 75.

M-50 has junctions with the the following highways and/or passes through the following towns:

Woodbury, junction with M-43 and M-66
Charlotte, junction with Interstate 69 and M-79
Eaton Rapids, junction with M-99 and M-188 (M-50 and M-99 follow the same route for about six miles south of Eaton Rapids)
Jackson, the largest city through which it passes. It meets U.S. Highway 127 just north of Jackson and coincides with it for about a mile to Interstate 94; it there splits with US 127 but coincides with Business Route US 127 on a north-south route through Jackson; it meets M-106 in downtown Jackson, and again meets US 127 on the southeast side of Jackson, and then heads southeast toward Napoleon where it turns south
Brooklyn, Michigan, junction with M-124
Cambridge Junction, junction with U.S. Highway 12 (the old U.S. Highway 112), where it passes the Michigan International Speedway
Tecumseh, junction with M-52 a few miles west of Tecumseh
Dundee, junction with U.S. Highway 23
Monroe, junction with U.S. Highway 24 and M-125

In the pre-Interstate era, M-50 served as most of the Grand-Rapids-Jackson route for those who sought to avoid greater Lansing. Except for segments in which it coincides with US 127 it is all undivided surface road. At one time, M-50 extended west all the way to Agnew on Lake Michigan in Ottawa County. In the 1960s, M-50 was truncated at Lowell and the segment west of Grand Rapids was redesignated as M-45.

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+'''Michigan State Highway 50''', or '''M-50''' is a state highway in [[Michigan]]. Although designated as an east-west highway, it is nearly a diagonal northwest-southeast route. It has its western terminus on [[Interstate 96]] near [[Alto, Michigan]] a a few miles/kilometers east of greater [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] and its eastern terminus in downtown [[Monroe, Michigan]] at [[Michigan State Highway 125]], just short of [[Interstate 75]].
-'''Michigan State Highway 50'''
+M-50 has junctions with the the following highways and/or passes through the following towns:
-'''Michigan 50''', locally known as '''M-50''' is a state highway in [[Michigan]]. Although designated as an east-west highway, it is nearly a diagonal northwest-southeast route. It has its western terminus on [[Interstate 96]] near [[Alto, Michigan]] a a few miles/kilometers east of greater [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] and its eastern terminus in [[Monroe, Michigan ]] at [[Interstate 75]].
+*[[Woodbury, Michigan|Woodbury]], junction with [[Michigan State Highway 43|M-43]] and [[Michigan State Highway 66|M-66]]
+*[[Charlotte, Michigan|Charlotte]], junction with [[Interstate 69]] and [[Michigan State Highway 79|M-79]]
+*[[Eaton Rapids, Michigan|Eaton Rapids]], junction with [[Michigan State Highway 99|M-99]] and [[Michigan State Highway 188|M-188]] (M-50 and M-99 follow the same route for about six miles south of Eaton Rapids)
+*[[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]], the largest city through which it passes. It meets [[U.S. Highway 127]] just north of Jackson and coincides with it for about a mile to [[Interstate 94]]; it there splits with US 127 but coincides with Business Route US 127 on a north-south route through Jackson; it meets [[Michigan State Highway 106|M-106]] in downtown Jackson, and again meets US 127 on the southeast side of Jackson, and then heads southeast toward [[Napoleon, Michigan|Napoleon]] where it turns south
+*[[Brooklyn, Michigan]], junction with [[Michigan State Highway 124|M-124]]
+*[[Cambridge Junction, Michigan|Cambridge Junction]], junction with [[U.S. Highway 12]] (the old [[U.S. Highway 112]]), where it passes the [[Michigan International Speedway]]
+*[[Tecumseh Michigan|Tecumseh]], junction with [[Michigan State Highway 52|M-52]] a few miles west of Tecumseh
+*[[Dundee, Michigan|Dundee]], junction with [[U.S. Highway 23]]
+*[[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]], junction with [[U.S. Highway 24]] and [[Michigan State Highway 125|M-125]]
+In the pre-Interstate era, M-50 served as most of the Grand-Rapids-Jackson route for those who sought to avoid greater [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]]. Except for segments in which it coincides with US 127 it is all undivided surface road. At one time, M-50 extended west all the way to [[Agnew, Michigan|Agnew]] on [[Lake Michigan]] in [[Ottawa County, Michigan|Ottawa County]]. In the 1960s, M-50 was truncated at Lowell and the segment west of Grand Rapids was redesignated as [[Michigan State Highway 45|M-45]].
-Significant other junctions in towns through which it passes, from west to east include
+==External link==
-[[Woodbury, Michigan|Woodbury]], junctions [[Michigan State Highway 43|43]] and [[Michigan State Highway 66|M-66]]
+*[http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwys50-59.html#M-050 Michigan highways]
+[[Category:Michigan state highways|50]]
-[[Charlotte, Michigan|Charlotte]], junctions [[Interstate 69]] and [[Michigan State Highway 79|M-79]]
-[[Eaton Rapids, Michigan|Eaton Rapids]], junction [[Michigan State Highway 99|M-99]] and [[Michigan State Highway 188|M-188]]
-[[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]], the largest city through which it passes. It meets [[U.S. Highway 127]] north of Jackson and coincides with it to [[Interstate 94]]; it there splits with '''US 127''' but coincides with 'Business Loop US 127' on a north-south route through Jackson, meets [[Michigan State Highway 106|M-106]] in downtown Jackson, and again meets '''US 127''' on the southeast side of Jackson, and then heads east toward [[Napoleon, Michigan|Napoleon]]
-[[Brooklyn, Michigan]], junction [[Michigan State Highway 124|M-124]], where it passes the [[Michigan International Speedway]] at its intersection with U.S. Highway 12/ old [[U.S. Highway 112]]
-near [[Clinton, Michigan|Clinton ]] and [[Tecumseh Michigan|Tecumseh ]] but really in neither, junction [[Michigan State Highway 52|M-52]]
-[[Dundee, Michigan|Dundee]], [[U.S. Highway 23]]
-[[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]], [[U.S. Highway 24]] and [[Michigan State Highway 125|M-125]]
-In the pre-Interstate era, M-50 served as most of the Grand-Rapids-Jackson route for those who sought to avoid greater [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]]. Except for segments in which it coincides with US 127 it is all undivided surface road.