NationMaster - Encyclopedia: U.S. Route 56

U.S. Highway 56 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 640 miles from Kansas City, Missouri to northern New Mexico. Image File history File links US_71. ... U.S. Highway 71 is a north-south United States highway. ... Nickname: City of Fountains or Heart of America Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... Current U.S. Route shield Current U.S. Route shield in California The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integrated system of roads and highways in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ... Current U.S. Highway shield The United States Highway System is an integrated system of roads in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ... Nickname: City of Fountains or Heart of America Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area Ranked 5th - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 kmÂ²) - Width 342 miles (550 km) - Length 370 miles (595 km) - % water 0. ...

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. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: City of Fountains or Heart of America Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... United States Highway 71 is a north-south United States highway. ... Springer is a town located in Colfax County, New Mexico. ... U.S. Route 85 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,479 miles (2,380 km) from the Canadian border in North Dakota to the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas. ...

States traversed

This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area Ranked 20th - Total 69,960 sq mi (181,196 kmÂ²) - Width 230 miles (370 km) - Length 298 miles (fBlack Mesa Mountain]][2] km) - % water 1. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area Ranked 5th - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 kmÂ²) - Width 342 miles (550 km) - Length 370 miles (595 km) - % water 0. ...

Notable cities on the route

Nickname: City of Fountains or Heart of America Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... Kansas Citys Country Club Plaza The Country Club Plaza (often referred to as the Plaza) is an upscale shopping district and registered neighborhood centered around 55 acres (223,000 mÂ²) in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It was the first shopping center in the world designed to accommodate the automobile. ... Ward Parkway, located in Kansas City, Missouri near the Kansas-Missouri state line, is one of the most famous parkways in the United States. ... Dodge City is a city and county seat of Ford County, Kansas. ...

Related U.S. routes

U.S. Highway 156 existed from 1957-1982 in Kansas as a spur highway of US 56. ...

Trivia

The 1949 film All the King's Men has a "Willie Stark Highway" sign over a U.S. 56 shield sign. All the Kings Men is a 1949 film based on the Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name. ...

References

Categories: U.S. Highway System | U.S. Highways in Kansas | U.S. Highways in Missouri | U.S. Highways in Oklahoma | U.S. Highways in New Mexico | U.S. Highway stubs State Highway 55 is a state highway in western Oklahoma. ... List of Oklahoma State Highways Oklahoma has a large network of roads maintained by the state. ... Image File history File links US_blank. ... Current U.S. Route shield Current U.S. Route shield in California The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integrated system of roads and highways in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ... U.S. Route 1 (also called U.S. Highway 1, and abbreviated US 1) is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... United States Highway 2 is an east-west United States Highway. ... U.S. Route 3 is a north-south United States highway that runs from its southern terminus in Cambridge, MA (the official end according to AASHTO is at US 20 across the Charles River in Boston, though current signs indicate a terminus in Cambridge at Route 2A/3) through New... United States Highway 4 is a United States highway that runs from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to East Greenbush, New York. ... United States Highway 5 is a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 6 shield in California U.S. Route 6 is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east from U.S. Route 395 in Bishop, California to Route 6A in Provincetown, Massachusetts (part of Cape Cod) for a total of 3205 miles (5158 km). ... Original-style Vermont US 7 shield with embossed features United States Highway 7 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 309 miles (497 km) from northern Vermont to Norwalk, Connecticut. ... United States Route 8 is a United States highway that runs primarily east-west for 281 miles (452 km), mostly within the state of Wisconsin. ... U.S. Route 9 is a north-south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. ... United States Highway 10 is an east-west United States highway. ... U.S. Route 11 is a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Route 12, or US 12, is an east-west United States highway running from downtown Detroit almost 2500 miles (4000 km) to Grays Harbor on the Pacific Ocean in the northwest corner of the state of Washington. ... U.S. Highway 13 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 526 miles from the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia to just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina. ... U.S. Route 14 (U.S. 14), an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ... U.S. Highway 15 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 794 miles from central New York to southern South Carolina. ... U.S. Highway 16 is an east-west United States highway between Rapid City, South Dakota and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. ... United States Highway 17 is a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 18 (US 18), an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ... U.S. Highway 19 is a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 20 is an east-west United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 21 in the pre-Interstate era was a north-south highway connecting the area around Lake Erie and the coastal South. ... Signs for U-turn ramps on US 22 in Union County, New Jersey United States Highway 22, an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ... U.S. Highway 23 is a long north-south U.S. highway between Mackinaw City, Michigan and Jacksonville, Florida. ... U.S. Route 24, a dual north-south/east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ... U.S. Highway 25 is a north-south US highway in the eastern United States of America that now connects Cincinnati, Ohio at the Ohio River to Brunswick, Georgia near the Atlantic Ocean. ... United States Highway 26 is an east-west United States highway. ... United States Highway 27 (US-27), is a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 28 is a defunct designation (since the early 1950s) of an east-west highway between Astoria, Oregon and Ontario, Oregon. ... United States Highway 29 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,036 miles (1,667 km) from the western suburbs of Baltimore to Pensacola, Florida. ... U.S. Route 30 is an east-west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways. ... US Highway 31 is a long north-south highway connecting northern Michigan to southern Alabama, with termini at Interstate 75 near Mackinaw City, Michigan, and U.S. Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 98 at Spanish Fort, Alabama. ... U.S. Highway 6 shield in California U.S. Route 6 is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east from U.S. Route 395 in Bishop, California to Route 6A in Provincetown, Massachusetts (part of Cape Cod) for a total of 3205 miles (5158 km). ... United States Highway 33 is a north-south United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for 709 miles (1,141 km) from northern Indiana to Richmond, Virginia. ... This U.S. Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Highways. ... ... U.S. Highway 36 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1,414 miles (2,276 km) from east-central Ohio to Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. ... U.S. Highway 37 was a proposal for a north-south U.S. Highway put forth by AASHO between 1934 and 1944. ... U.S. Highway 6 shield in California U.S. Route 6 is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east from U.S. Route 395 in Bishop, California to Route 6A in Provincetown, Massachusetts (part of Cape Cod) for a total of 3205 miles (5158 km). ... U.S. Highway 40 is an east-west United States highway. ... U.S. Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami, Florida. ... United States Highway 42 is an east-west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 355 miles from Cleveland, Ohio to Louisville, Kentucky. ... U.S. Highway 43 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 410 miles (649 km) from central Tennessee to Mobile, Alabama. ... U.S. Highway 44 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 238 miles (383 km) from Plymouth, Massachusetts to the Hudson Valley region of New York. ... U.S. Highway 45 is a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Route 46 is an east-west U.S. Highway, running 75. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... US 49 is a north-south United States highway. ... This U.S. Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Highways. ... U.S. Route 51 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,286 miles (2,070 km) from northern Wisconsin to the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... U.S. Highway 52 is an unusual United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 53 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 403 miles (649 km) from northern Minnesota to La Crosse, Wisconsin. ... U.S. Highway 54 is an east-west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 1,197 miles (1,926 km) from western Illinois to El Paso, Texas. ... U.S. Highway 55 was a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 57 is a north-south United States highway that follows a nearly east-west route in southwest Texas. ... U.S. Highway 58 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 508 miles (818 km) from Virginia Beach, Virginia to northeast Tennessee. ... U.S. Route 59 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in parts of Texas). ... U.S. Highway 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles (4,300 km) from Virginia to Arizona. ... The Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge, Dubuque, Iowa. ... U.S. Highway 62 runs from the United States-Canada border at Niagara Falls, New York all the way to the US-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas. ... U.S. Highway 63 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,286 miles (2,070 km) from northern Wisconsin to northern Louisiana. ... U.S. Highway 64 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. ... U.S. Highway 65 is a north-south United States highway stretching from Albert Lea, Minnesota to Natchez, Mississippi. ... U.S. Route 66, (also known as Route 66, The Main Street of America, The Mother Road and the Will Rogers Highway[1]) was a highway in the U.S. Highway system. ... U.S. Route 67 extends from the highways northern terminus in Sabula, Iowa at the intersection with U.S. Route 52 to its southern terminus in Presidio, Texas, at the Rio Grande - the United Statesâ€“Mexico border. ... U.S. Highway 68 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 560 miles (901 km) from northwest Ohio to western Kentucky. ... U.S. Route 69 is a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 70 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles (3,838 km) from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. ... U.S. Highway 71 is a north-south United States highway. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION MILEPOST Tennessee US 64/70/79 MEM 0. ... U.S. Highway 73 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 112 miles (180 km) from southeast Nebraska to northeast Kansas. ... U.S. Highway 74 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 524 miles (843 km) from Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina to Chattanooga, Tennessee. ... U.S. Highway 75 is a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 76 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 548 miles (882 km) from southeast North Carolina to Chattanooga, Tennessee. ... U.S. Highway 77 is a north-south United States highway. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION MILEPOST TN-14 TN 0. ... U.S. Highway 79 is a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 80 is an east-west United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 81 is a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 82 is an east-west United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 83 is one of the longest north-south U.S. Highways in the United States, at 1885 miles. ... U.S. Highway 84 is an east-west United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 85 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,479 miles (2,380 km) from the Canadian border in North Dakota to the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas. ... U.S. Highway 87 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in New Mexico) that runs for 1,998 miles (3,215 km) from northern Montana to southern Texas. ... It has been suggested that Utah State Route 89 be merged into this article or section. ... U.S. Route 90 is an east-west United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 91 is a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 92 runs for 177 miles (285 km) from SR 595 and SR 687 in downtown St. ... U.S. Highway 93 is a major north-south United States highway in the Western United States, extending between the Canadian border in Montana, where it connects with B.C. Highway 93, and Wickenburg, Arizona, a small town about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Phoenix. ... Alligators are a common sight along the scenic Tamiami Trail from Miami to Naples. ... U.S. Highway 95 is a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 96 is a north-south United States highway. ... United States Highway 97 is a major north-south United States highway in the western United States. ... U.S. Highway 98 is an east-west United States highway that runs from southern Florida to western Mississippi. ... U.S. Route 99 was the main north-south highway on the West Coast of the United States until 1964, running from Calexico, California on the U.S.-Mexico border to Blaine, Washington on the U.S.-Canada border. ... This U.S. Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Highways. ... U.S. Highway 163 near Monument Valley, Utah U.S. Highway 163 is a U.S. Highway that runs through Utah and Arizona. ... US 400 is an east-west U.S. Highway. ... It has been suggested that Arkansas State Highway 68 be merged into this article or section. ... US 425 is a north-south United States highway. ... This list of U.S. Highways is grouped by the 1- or 2-digit parent highway, although in some cases, a 3 digit highway is totally unrelated to its apparent parent. ... The following bannered highways have existed: Defunct routes are listed in italics. ... Some U.S. Routes are given directional suffixes to indicate a split of the main route - for instance, U.S. Route 25 splits into U.S. Route 25E (east) and U.S. Route 25W (west) between Newport, Tennessee and Corbin, Kentucky, and U.S. Route 9W is an alternate of... The Interstate Highway System and its numbering as approved June 27, 1958; several of these numbers were modified by 1960 This is a list of highways, mostly U.S. Routes, bypassed by Interstate Highways. ...

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