 The roadway is signed as US 56 from Interstate 35 to its eastern terminus, with US-69 overlapping from I-35 to Metcalf Avenue, and US-169 overlapping from I-35 to Rainbow Boulevard.The Shawnee Mission Parkway mainly functions to connect the main cities included in the Shawnee Mission, KS mailing address.All of the cities it passes through in Kansas are included in the mailing address.