U.S. Route 56 in New Mexico

U.S. Route 56
Route information
Length:	640 mi (1,030 km)
Existed:	1957 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-25 Bus. / US 412 / NM 21 at Springer, NM
	US-50 at Dodge City, KS I-135 / US-81 at McPherson, KS I-335 / Kansas Turnpike near Admire, KS US-75 3 miles east of Scranton, KS US-59 4 miles west of Baldwin City, KS I-35 / US-50 at Gardner, KS US-169 / K-7 at Olathe, KS I-435 / US-50 at Lenexa, KS US-69 at Overland Park, KS I-35 / US-69 / US-169 at Shawnee Mission, KS
East end:	US 71 at Kansas City, MO
Location
States:	New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Replaced

U.S. Route 56 (US 56) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 640 miles (1,030 km) in the Midwestern United States. The highway's eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 71 in Kansas City, Missouri. Its western terminus is at Interstate 25 Business in Springer, New Mexico. Much of it follows the Santa Fe Trail.

The highway passes 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.

US 56 runs concurrent with US 412 for its entire length in New Mexico, and are signed as such through the state. The two routes begin in Springer and head east towards Abbot, where they serve as the northern terminus of State Road 39. Continuing east, US 56/412 meet the southern terminus of NM 193 south of Farley, the northern terminus of NM 120 east of Gladstone, and the southern terminus of NM 453. US 56/412 intersect US 64 and US 87 in Clayton, New Mexico, and US 64 joins with US 56/412 in their trek northeast. The three routes serve as the southern terminus of NM 406 as they enter the Kiowa National Grassland. The three routes then cross into Oklahoma together.

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