U.S. Route 56

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U.S. Route 56
Length:	640 mi[1] (1,030 km)
Formed:	1957[1]
West end:	US 85 at Springer, NM
Major junctions:	US 50 at Dodge City, KS I-135 at McPherson, KS I-35 at Gardner, KS US 69 at Overland Park, KS
East end:	US 71 at Kansas City, MO
United States Numbered Highways U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Highway 56 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 640 miles from Kansas City, Missouri to northern New Mexico.

Contents 1 Termini 2 States traversed 3 Notable cities on the route 4 Related U.S. routes 5 Trivia 6 References

[edit] Termini

As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is Kansas City, Missouri at U.S. Highway 71. Its western terminus is Springer, New Mexico at US 85.

[edit] States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

• Missouri
• Kansas
• Oklahoma
• New Mexico

[edit] Notable cities on the route

• Kansas City, Missouri
  • For one mile in Kansas City's Country Club Plaza, Route 56 follows the noted boulevard Ward Parkway.
• Dodge City, Kansas

[edit] Related U.S. routes

• U.S. Highway 156 (decommisioned)

[edit] Trivia

The 1949 film All the King's Men has a "Willie Stark Highway" sign over a U.S. 56 shield sign.

[edit] References

Browse numbered routes
< I-55	MO		I-57 >
< SH-55	OK		SH-58 >

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