Nebraska Highway 56

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nebraska Highway 56

Length:

35.28 mi^[1] (56.78 km)

Formed:

1932^[2]

West end:

US 281 south of Greeley

Major
junctions:

NE 52 in Cedar Rapids

East end:

NE 39 west of St. Edward

Counties:

Greeley, Boone

Major cities:

Cedar Rapids

Nebraska Highways
< 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. 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.

[edit] Route description

Nebraska Highway 56 begins less than a mile south of Greeley at U.S. 281. It runs east 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.