U.S. Route 56

U.S. Route 56 marker U.S. Route 56
File:US 56 map.png
Route information
Length	640 mi (1,030 km)
Existed	1957–present
Major junctions
West end	File:Business Loop 25.svgFile:US 412.svgFile:New Mexico 21.svg I-25 Bus. / US 412 / NM 21 at Springer, NM
Major intersections	File:US 50.svg US-50 at Dodge City, KS File:I-135.svgFile:US 81.svg I-135 / US-81 at McPherson, KS File:I-335.svgFile:Kansas Turnpike.svg I-335 / Kansas Turnpike near Admire, KS File:US 75.svg US-75 3 miles east of Scranton, KS File:US 59.svg US-59 4 miles west of Baldwin City, KS File:I-35.svgFile:US 50.svg I-35 / US-50 at Gardner, KS File:US 169.svgFile:K-7.svg US-169 / K-7 at Olathe, KS File:I-435.svgFile:US 50.svg I-435 / US-50 at Lenexa, KS File:US 69.svg US-69 at Overland Park, KS File:I-35.svgFile:US 69.svgFile:US 169.svg I-35 / US-69 / US-169 at Shawnee Mission, KS
East end	File:US 71.svg US 71 at Kansas City, MO
Location
Country	United States
States	New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided

U.S. Route 56 (US 56) is an east–west United States highway. It goes for 640 miles (1,030 km) in the Midwestern United States. The highway's eastern endpoint is at U.S. Route 71 in Kansas City, Missouri. Its western endpoint is at Interstate 25 Business in Springer, New Mexico. Much of it follows the Santa Fe Trail.

Route description

The highway goes through New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. It also touches a corner of Texas at a small road junction near the New Mexico/Oklahoma border.

Other websites

• Endpoints of U.S. Highway 56
• Kansas Highway Maps: Current Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, Historic Archived 2010-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT