US highway that runs from New Mexico to Missouri From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 information | |
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Length | 640 mi[1] (1,030 km) |
Existed | 1957[2]–present |
Major junctions | |
West end | I-25 Bus. / US 412 / NM 21 at Springer, NM |
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East end | US 71 at Kansas City, MO |
Location | |
Country | United States |
States | New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri |
Highway system | |
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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.
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