Kentucky Route 56
Kentucky Route 56 (KY 56) is a 61.503-mile-long (98.979 km) state highway in Kentucky that runs from Illinois Route 13 (IL 13) near Old Shawneetown, Illinois, on the Shawneetown Bridge at the Kentucky-Illinois state line to KY 81 near Owensboro via Morgantown and Sebree.
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KY 56 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 61.503 mi[1] (98.979 km) | |||
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| West end |  IL 13 near Old Shawneetown, IL | |||
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| East end |  KY 81 near Owensboro | |||
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| Counties | Union, Webster, McLean, Daviess | |||
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Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Ohio River | 0.000 | 0.000 | IL 13 west | Continuation into Illinois | |
| 0.020– 0.630 | 0.032– 1.014 | Shawneetown Bridge | |||
| Union | | 0.870 | 1.400 |  KY 667 | |
| | 2.723 | 4.382 |  KY 109 south – Sturgis | Northern terminus of KY 109 | |
| | 5.396 | 8.684 |  KY 2834 south | Northern terminus of KY 2834 | |
| Spring Grove | 6.608 | 10.635 |  KY 1598 north | Southern terminus of KY 1598 | |
| | 7.812 | 12.572 |  KY 360 east | Western terminus of KY 360 | |
| | 11.119 | 17.894 |  KY 1594 north | Southern terminus of KY 1594 | |
| | 11.500 | 18.507 |       KY 3393 south / KY 56 Truck east to US 60 Byp. – James D. Veatch Camp Breckinridge Museum, Higginson Henry Wildlife Area, Moffit Lake Recreation Area, Gumz Farms | Morganfield bypass; western terminus of KY 56 truck route | |
| Morganfield | 12.308 | 19.808 |  KY 947 west | Eastern terminus of KY 947 | |
| 12.415 | 19.980 |  KY 130 south (South Chapman Street) | Western end of KY 130 overlap | ||
| 13.075 | 21.042 | US 60 / KY 130 north (Morgan Street) | Eastern end of KY 130 overlap; 130 turns north to follow 60 East | ||
| | 14.011 | 22.549 | US 60 Byp. / US 60 Truck / KY 56 Truck west – Shawneetown Bridge, James D. Veatch Camp Breckinridge Museum | Eastern terminus of KY 56 truck route; bridge to the west | |
| | 15.810 | 25.444 |  KY 2091 north | Southern terminus of KY 2091 | |
| | 15.974 | 25.708 |  KY 758 south | Northern terminus of KY 758 | |
| Boxville | 19.637 | 31.603 |  KY 141 – Higginson Henry Wildlife Area, Moffit Lake Recreation Area | ||
| | 20.326 | 32.712 |  KY 983 south | Northern terminus of KY 983 | |
| Webster | | 28.506 | 45.876 |   US 41 Alt. south – Madisonville | Southern end of US 41 Alt. concurrency |
| | 30.010 | 48.296 |  KY 2839 south | Northern terminus of KY 2839 | |
| Poole | 32.435 | 52.199 |  US 41 Alt. north / KY 145 north | Northern end of US 41 Alt. concurrency; southern terminus of KY 145 | |
| | 36.354 | 58.506 |  KY 283 | ||
| Sebree | 39.373 | 63.365 |  KY 139 west (Dean Lane) | Eastern terminus of KY 139 | |
| 39.583 | 63.703 |  KY 359 south / US 41 south (College Street) | Southern end of US 41 concurrency; northern terminus of KY 359 | ||
| 39.798 | 64.049 | US 41 north | Northern end of US 41 concurrency | ||
| | 41.360– 41.644 | 66.562– 67.020 |  I-69 – Madisonville, Henderson | I-69 exit 134 | |
| | 41.933– 41.999 | 67.485– 67.591 | Corporal James B. Grisham Commemorative bridge over Green River | ||
| McLean | Beech Grove | 47.328 | 76.167 |  KY 256 east | Western terminus of KY 256 |
| 47.515 | 76.468 |  KY 136 east (Main Street) | Western terminus of KY 136 | ||
| | 48.164 | 77.512 |  KY 1233 north | Southern terminus of KY 1233 | |
| | 49.021 | 78.892 |  KY 258 east | Western terminus of KY 258 | |
| Elba | 50.872 | 81.871 |  KY 593 | ||
| Daviess | | 54.204 | 87.233 | KY 258 west | Eastern terminus of KY 258 |
| Saint Joseph | 54.565 | 87.814 |  KY 500 north (Cummings Road) | Southern terminus of KY 500 | |
| | 56.619 | 91.119 |  KY 815 east – West Louisville | Western terminus of KY 815 | |
| | 59.612 | 95.936 |  KY 456 west | Eastern terminus of KY 456 | |
| Sorgho | 61.586 | 99.113 |   KY 1554 north to Audubon Parkway – Owensboro, Henderson | Southern terminus of KY 1554 | |
| | 62.415 | 100.447 |  KY 259 north | Western end of KY 259 overlap | |
| | 63.422 | 102.068 | KY 259 south | Eastern end of KY 259 overlap | |
| | 65.647 | 105.649 | KY 81 (Calhoun Road / West Parrish Avenue) – Calhoun, Owensboro | Eastern terminus of KY 56; roundabout | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Staff. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
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