U.S. Route 56

U.S. Route 56 marker
U.S. Route 56
Map
US 56 highlighted in red
Route information
Length640.250 mi (1,030.382 km)
Existed1957[1]–present
Major junctions
West end I-25 BL / US 412 / NM 21 at Springer, NM
Major intersections
East end US 71 at Kansas City, MO
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesNew Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri
Highway system
  • New Mexico State Highway System
  • Oklahoma State Highway System
  • Kansas State Highway System
US 55US US 57
NM 55NM NM 56
SH-55OK SH-56
K-55KS K-57
I-55MO I-57

U.S. Route 56 (US 56) is an east–west United States highway that runs for approximately 640 miles (1,030 km) in the Midwestern United States. US 56's western terminus is at Interstate 25 Business (I-25 Bus.), US 412 and New Mexico State Road 21 (NM 21) in Springer, New Mexico and the highway's eastern terminus is at US 71 in Kansas City, Missouri. Much of it follows the Santa Fe Trail.

  1. ^ 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 – via University of New Mexico RGIS.