Nebraska Highway 56 | ||||
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Nebraska Highway 56 highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NDOR | ||||
Length: | 35.28 mi (56.78 km) | |||
Existed: | 1932 – 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 | ||||
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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.
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.