U.S. Route 56

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.

U.S. Route 56
Route information
Length	640 mi (1,030 km)
Existed	1957–present
Major junctions
West end	I-25 Bus. / US 412 / NM 21 at Springer, NM
Major intersections	US-50 at Dodge City, KS I-135 / US-81 at McPherson, KS I-335 / Kansas Turnpike near Admire, KS US-75 3 miles east of Scranton, KS US-59 4 miles west of Baldwin City, KS I-35 / US-50 at Gardner, KS US-169 / K-7 at Olathe, KS I-435 / US-50 at Lenexa, KS US-69 at Overland Park, KS I-35 / US-69 / US-169 at Shawnee Mission, KS
East end	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

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.

References

w:en:Template:Attached KML/U.S. Route 56

KML is from Wikidata

Other websites

• Endpoints of U.S. Highway 56
• Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT