Nebraska Highway 56

Nebraska Highway 56
Route information
Maintained by NDOR
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
Counties:	Greeley, Boone
Highway system
Nebraska Highways Link Spur Recreation ← N-53 N-57 →

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.

Route description

Nebraska 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

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
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       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book
2. The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 31 to 60
3. Google (2010-11-04). "overview of Nebraska Highway 56" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-04.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Nebraska Roads: NE 41-60