Nebraska Highway 56 is a highway in central

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

. It is an east–west highway which has a length of . The western terminus is near Greeley at

U.S. Highway 281 U.S. Route 281 (US 281) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway. At it is the longest continuous three-digit U.S. Route. The highway's northern terminus is at the International Peace Garden, north of Dunseith, North Dakota, at t ...

, and the eastern terminus is at

Nebraska Highway 39 Nebraska Highway 39 is a highway in central Nebraska. It runs for a length of . It has a southern terminus west of Osceola at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 92. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 14 southe ...

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

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, where it meets

Nebraska Highway 52 Nebraska Highway 52 is a highway in central Nebraska. It is in length and runs at a southeast-to-northwest angle, though signed north–south. The south terminus is at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 14 north of Fullerton. The north ...

. 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 Nebraska Highway 14 (N-14) is a highway in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It has a southern terminus at the Kansas border, where it continues south as K-14, southwest of Superior and a northern terminus east of Niobrara at the South Dakota border. ...

and ending about a mile west of St. Edward at Highway 39.

Major intersections

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Nebraska Roads: NE 41-60
056 Transportation in Greeley County, Nebraska Transportation in Boone County, Nebraska