Nebraska Highway 56

State Highway 56
Nebraska Highway 56 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length	35.28 mi[1] (56.78 km)
Existed	1932[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	US 281 south of Greeley
Major intersections	N-52 in Cedar Rapids
East end	N-39 west of St. Edward
Location
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Counties	Greeley, Boone
Highway system
Nebraska State Highway System Interstate US State Link Spur State Spurs Recreation
← 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 (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.^[1][3]

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Greeley	​	0.00	0.00	US 281	Western terminus
Boone	Cedar Rapids	20.99	33.78	N-52 north (South 4th Street)	West end of N-52 overlap
	​	22.25	35.81	N-52 south	East end of N-52 overlap
	​	30.06	48.38	N-14
	​	35.28	56.78	N-39	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

• Nebraska Roads: NE 41-60