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.

Kentucky Route 56
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
 
East end KY 81 near Owensboro
Location
CountiesUnion, Webster, McLean, Daviess
Highway system
← KY 55KY 57 →

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Ohio River0.0000.000 IL 13 westContinuation into Illinois
0.020–
0.630		0.032–
1.014		Shawneetown Bridge
Union​0.8701.400 KY 667
​2.7234.382 KY 109 south – SturgisNorthern terminus of KY 109
​5.3968.684 KY 2834 southNorthern terminus of KY 2834
Spring Grove6.60810.635 KY 1598 northSouthern terminus of KY 1598
​7.81212.572 KY 360 eastWestern terminus of KY 360
​11.11917.894 KY 1594 northSouthern 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 westEastern 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 northSouthern terminus of KY 2091
​15.97425.708 KY 758 southNorthern terminus of KY 758
Boxville19.63731.603 KY 141 – Higginson Henry Wildlife Area, Moffit Lake Recreation Area
​20.32632.712 KY 983 southNorthern terminus of KY 983
Webster​28.50645.876
US 41 Alt. south – Madisonville		Southern end of US 41 Alt. concurrency
​30.01048.296 KY 2839 southNorthern 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 northNorthern 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 eastWestern terminus of KY 256
47.51576.468 KY 136 east (Main Street)Western terminus of KY 136
​48.16477.512 KY 1233 northSouthern terminus of KY 1233
​49.02178.892 KY 258 eastWestern terminus of KY 258
Elba50.87281.871 KY 593
Daviess​54.20487.233 KY 258 westEastern 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 LouisvilleWestern terminus of KY 815
​59.61295.936 KY 456 westEastern terminus of KY 456
Sorgho61.58699.113 KY 1554 north to Audubon Parkway – Owensboro, HendersonSouthern terminus of KY 1554
​62.415100.447 KY 259 northWestern end of KY 259 overlap
​63.422102.068 KY 259 southEastern end of KY 259 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
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References
  1. Staff. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 23, 2014.

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