U.S. Route 56

U.S. Route 56
Route information
Length	640 mi[1] (1,030 km)
Existed	1957[2]–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

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.

1. ↑ "End of US highway 56". US Ends .com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
2. ↑ Official Road Map of New Mexico (ZIP File) (Map). 1:1,267,200. Cartography by Louis Hesch. Santa Fe: New Mexico State Highway Department. 1957. §§ 9B,8B. Retrieved August 3, 2019.