title: Nebraska Highway 56
text: # Nebraska Highway 56
  
  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.
  
  ## Route description
  
  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.
  
  ## Major intersections
  
  | County | Location | mi | 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 |
  | Boone | ​ | 22.25 | 35.81 | N-52 south | East end of N-52 overlap |
  | Boone | ​ | 30.06 | 48.38 | N-14 | |
  | Boone | ​ | 35.28 | 56.78 | N-39 | Eastern terminus |
  | 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||
  