U.S. Route 56 facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Quick facts for kids 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
	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
States:	New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri

Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

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.

Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

Images for kids

Scranton, Kansas on US 56, in 1974

All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:

U.S. Route 56 Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.