Hawaii Route 560

Route 560
Kuhio Highway
Route information
Maintained by HDOT
Length:	10.0 mi (16.1 km)
Existed:	Late 1960s – present
Major junctions
East end:	Route 56 in Princeville
West end:	Dead ends at Ha'ena State Park
Highway system
Routes in Hawaii ← Route 550 Route 570 →
Kaua'i Belt Road--North Shore section
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Bridge over Hanalei River
Location	HI 560, Princeville, Hawaii
Coordinates	22°12′43″N 159°31′40″W / 22.21194°N 159.52778°W / 22.21194; -159.52778
Built	1900
Architect	J.H. Moragne, R.L. Garlinghouse, et al.
NRHP Reference #	03001048
Added to NRHP	February 11, 2004

Routes in Hawaii

Route 560 or Kaua'i Belt Road-North Shore section, is a ten-mile (16 km) scenic road on the northern shore of the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. The entire belt road is signed as the Kuhio Highway and Hawaii Route 56 was once signed on this route before it was downgraded to become Hawaii Route 560 in the late 1960s. The Kuhio Highway is named after Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole, the second non-voting Congressional Delegate from territorial Hawaii.

Kuhio Highway ends its Route 56 designation in Princeville at 22°12′46″N 159°28′17″W / 22.21278°N 159.47139°W / 22.21278; -159.47139 (Route 560 Princeville). The road drops in elevation heading towards the Hanalei River with lookout points giving breathtaking views of the river valley and the northwestern shore of Kauaʻi. It then goes through the only major town on this route Hanalei, and past the Hanalei Bay. It follows a foot trail used by ancient Hawaiians. An early record is given in the 1849 diary of William DeWitt Alexander, who lived at the Waiʻoli mission which still can be seen along the road. William Tufts Brigham recorded boats used to cross the rivers in 1865. The Hanalei Pier is just north of the road on the bay. At one time the valley was home to rice fields, and the Haraguchi Rice Mill is one of several built along the river.