æt wˈʌn tˈaɪm, æt lˈiːst æz ɹˈiːsəntli æz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, ðə tˈuː sˈɛkʃənz ʌv ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ fˈɪfti tˈuː wɜː kənˈɛktᵻd baɪ ɐ dˈɜːt sˈɛkʃən ɹˈʌnɪŋ fɹʌm ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ nˈaɪn tə jˌuːˈɛs tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks.
At one time, at least as recently as 1972, the two sections of SH-52 were connected by a dirt section running from SH-9 to US-266.