Texas State Highway 56
State Highway 56 (SH 56) is a state highway Grayson and Finnin counties in north-central Texas, United States. This highway was designated in 1974 to replace U.S. Highway 82 (US 82) when it was rerouted north of Whitesboro and Sherman.[2] SH 56 has been extended further since then as the US 82 bypass continued to be extended north of Bonham and Honey Grove.
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Length | 64.468 mi[1] (103.751 km) | |||
Existed | April 7, 1974[1]–present | |||
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Through Sherman, SH 56 operates on a pair of one-way streets, Lamar (eastbound) and Houston (westbound).
Route description
SH 56 begins at an intersection with US 82 just outside of Whitesboro. The highway then enters Whitesboro with indirect access to US 377. SH 56 next travels through Southmayd, where it meets SH 289, before entering Sherman. Just east of Farm to Market Road 1417 (FM 1417), the highway splits into a pair of one–way streets, with eastbound traffic traveling on Lamar Street and westbound on Houston Street. SH 56 meets US 75 before entering downtown Sherman. The highway merges back into one street, just before SH 11 before leaving Sherman. SH 56 runs through a generally undeveloped area of Grayson County before entering Bells, where the highway meets US 69. Between Bells and Savoy, SH 56 enters Fannin County. The highway runs through Ector, before entering Bonham where it meets SH 121 and SH 78. SH 56 runs through Dodd City, Windom and Honey Grove before ending at an intersection with US 82.
History

SH 56 was originally designated on August 21, 1923, through the northwestern Panhandle, replacing SH 5D.[3] Construction was completed by September 26, 1939, when the SH 56 designation was dropped in favor of US 54.[4] SH 56 was designated on April 7, 1974, from US 82 southeast to FM 1417. On August 26, 1993, SH 56 extended east to US 82 at the Lamar County line, its current terminus. Parts were concurrent with US 82 until the US 82 bypass opened.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| ![]() | West end of FM 901 overlap | |||
| ![]() | East end of FM 901 overlap | |||
Southmayd | ![]() | Interchange | |||
Sherman | ![]() | Interchange | |||
![]() | US 75 exit 58 | ||||
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Bells | ![]() | ||||
Fannin | Savoy | ![]() | |||
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Bonham | ![]() | West end of SH 121 overlap | |||
![]() | East end of SH 121 overlap | ||||
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Dodd City | ![]() | ||||
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Windom | ![]() | ||||
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Honey Grove | ![]() | West end of SH 34 overlap | |||
![]() | East end of SH 34 overlap | ||||
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 56". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 82". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676878.pdf. Missing or empty
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(help) - Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 54". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 3, 2016.