Nebraska Highway 56 is a highway in central Nebraska. It is an east–west highway which has a length of 35 miles (56 km). The western terminus is near Greeley at U.S. Highway 281, and the eastern terminus is at Nebraska Highway 39 just west of St. Edward.
 State Highway 56 | ||||
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 Nebraska Highway 56 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NDOT | ||||
| Length | 35.28 mi[1] (56.78 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 281 south of Greeley | |||
 N-52 in Cedar Rapids | ||||
| East end |  N-39 west of St. Edward | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Nebraska | |||
| Counties | Greeley, Boone | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editNebraska Highway 56 begins less than a mile south of Greeley at U.S. 281. It runs east through farmland to Cedar Rapids, where it meets Nebraska Highway 52. The two highway run concurrent east of Cedar Rapids for about a mile, then separate. After going northeast briefly, the highway continues east towards St. Edward, passing Nebraska Highway 14 and ending about a mile west of St. Edward at Highway 39.[1][3]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Greeley | | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 281 | Western terminus |
| Boone | Cedar Rapids | 20.99 | 33.78 |  N-52 north (South 4th Street) | West end of N-52 overlap |
| | 22.25 | 35.81 |  N-52 south | East end of N-52 overlap | |
| | 30.06 | 48.38 |  N-14 | ||
| | 35.28 | 56.78 | N-39 | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. p. 151. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 31 to 60". Archived from the original on 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ^ "overview of Nebraska Highway 56" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
External links
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