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Kentucky Route 56

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Kentucky Route 56 marker
Kentucky Route 56
Map
KY 56 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length61.503 mi[1] (98.979 km)
Major junctions
West end IL 13 near Old Shawneetown, IL
Major intersections
East end KY 81 near Owensboro
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesUnion, Webster, McLean, Daviess
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
KY 55 KY 57

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.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Ohio River0.0000.000
IL 13 west
Continuation into Illinois
0.020–
0.630
0.032–
1.014
Shawneetown Bridge
Union0.8701.400 KY 667
2.7234.382
KY 109 south – Sturgis
Northern terminus of KY 109
5.3968.684
KY 2834 south
Northern terminus of KY 2834
Spring Grove6.60810.635
KY 1598 north
Southern terminus of KY 1598
7.81212.572
KY 360 east
Western terminus of KY 360
11.11917.894
KY 1594 north
Southern terminus of KY 1594
11.50018.507




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
Morganfield12.30819.808
KY 947 west
Eastern terminus of KY 947
12.41519.980
KY 130 south (South Chapman Street)
Western end of KY 130 overlap
13.07521.042
US 60 / KY 130 north (Morgan Street)
Eastern end of KY 130 overlap; 130 turns north to follow 60 East
14.01122.549



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
15.81025.444
KY 2091 north
Southern terminus of KY 2091
15.97425.708
KY 758 south
Northern terminus of KY 758
Boxville19.63731.603 KY 141 – Higginson Henry Wildlife Area, Moffit Lake Recreation Area
20.32632.712
KY 983 south
Northern terminus of KY 983
Webster28.50645.876

US 41 Alt. south – Madisonville
Southern end of US 41 Alt. concurrency
30.01048.296
KY 2839 south
Northern terminus of KY 2839
Poole32.43552.199


US 41 Alt. north / KY 145 north
Northern end of US 41 Alt. concurrency; southern terminus of KY 145
36.35458.506 KY 283
Sebree39.37363.365
KY 139 west (Dean Lane)
Eastern terminus of KY 139
39.58363.703

KY 359 south / US 41 south (College Street)
Southern end of US 41 concurrency; northern terminus of KY 359
39.79864.049
US 41 north
Northern end of US 41 concurrency
41.360–
41.644
66.562–
67.020
I-69 – Madisonville, HendersonI-69 exit 134
41.933–
41.999
67.485–
67.591
Corporal James B. Grisham Commemorative bridge over Green River
McLeanBeech Grove47.32876.167
KY 256 east
Western terminus of KY 256
47.51576.468
KY 136 east (Main Street)
Western terminus of KY 136
48.16477.512
KY 1233 north
Southern terminus of KY 1233
49.02178.892
KY 258 east
Western terminus of KY 258
Elba50.87281.871 KY 593
Daviess54.20487.233
KY 258 west
Eastern terminus of KY 258
Saint Joseph54.56587.814
KY 500 north (Cummings Road)
Southern terminus of KY 500
56.61991.119
KY 815 east – West Louisville
Western terminus of KY 815
59.61295.936
KY 456 west
Eastern terminus of KY 456
Sorgho61.58699.113

KY 1554 north to Audubon Parkway – Owensboro, Henderson
Southern terminus of KY 1554
62.415100.447
KY 279 north
Western end of KY 279 overlap
63.422102.068
KY 279 south
Eastern end of KY 279 overlap
65.647105.649 KY 81 (Calhoun Road / West Parrish Avenue) – Calhoun, OwensboroEastern terminus of KY 56; roundabout
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ Staff. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
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