U.S. Route 56

Summary

U.S. Route 56 is a road^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U.S. Route 56 is in the country of United States^[3].
• U.S. Route 56's traffic sign is recorded as US 56.svg^[4].
• U.S. Route 56's route map is recorded as US 56 map.png^[5].
• U.S. Route 56's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System^[6].
• U.S. Route 56's transport network is recorded as Missouri State Highway System^[7].
• U.S. Route 56's transport network is recorded as Kansas State Highway System^[8].
• U.S. Route 56's transport network is recorded as Oklahoma State Highway System^[9].
• U.S. Route 56's instance of is recorded as road^[10].
• U.S. Route 56's maintained by is recorded as Kansas Department of Transportation^[11].
• U.S. Route 56's maintained by is recorded as Missouri Department of Transportation^[12].
• U.S. Route 56's maintained by is recorded as Oklahoma Department of Transportation^[13].
• U.S. Route 56's owned by is recorded as Kansas Department of Transportation^[14].
• U.S. Route 56's owned by is recorded as Missouri Department of Transportation^[15].
• U.S. Route 56's owned by is recorded as Oklahoma Department of Transportation^[16].
• U.S. Route 56's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 56^[17].
• +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 56^[18].
• U.S. Route 56's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m0yg^[19].
• U.S. Route 56's topic's main category is recorded as Category:U.S. Route 56^[20].
• U.S. Route 56's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+640'}^[21].
• U.S. Route 56's KML file is recorded as Template:Attached KML/U.S. Route 56^[22].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 56 is in the country of United States^[3].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 56's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+640'}^[21].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 56's instance of is recorded as road^[10].

History and Context

+1957-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of U.S. Route 56^[18]. Owners include Kansas Department of Transportation^[14], a state department of transportation of the United States^[23], in United States^[24], headquartered in Topeka^[25]; Missouri Department of Transportation^[15], a state department of transportation of the United States^[26], in United States^[27], founded in 1907^[28], headquartered in Jefferson City^[29]; and Oklahoma Department of Transportation^[16], a state department of transportation of the United States^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1976^[32].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 56 ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]