State Road 56 in the
U.S. state of
Indiana
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is a route that travels the south central part of the state from west to east.
Route description

The western terminus of SR 56 is near
Hazleton at
U.S. Route 41. SR 56 heads northeast to Hazleton. After Hazleton SR 56 turns southeast then back northeast, until
State Road 65 (SR 65). Where SR 56 heads east towards
Petersburg, in Petersburg SR 56 is
Concurrent with
State Road 57 (SR 57), until the
intersection
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with
State Road 61 (SR 61). SR 56 leaves Petersburg concurrent with SR 61 heading south, until SR 56 turns east. South of
Otwell SR 56 has an intersection with
State Road 257. SR 56 enters
Jasper on the west side and then has an intersection with
U.S. Route 231, the two routes are concurrent until they leave Jasper on the north side of town. North of Jasper SR 56 turns east towards
Paoli passing through
French Lick. East of Paoli SR 56 heads towards
Salem passing through an intersection with
State Road 337 before passing by the entrance to
Salem Speedway. SR 56 and
State Road 60 have a concurrency from the west side of Salem to downtown Salem. SR 56 leaves Salem heading northeast, then turning east near the southern terminus of
State Road 39 (SR 39). After SR 39, SR 56 passing over
Interstate 65 (I-65). Then SR 56 enters
Scottsburg where SR 56 has an intersection with
U.S. Route 31. After leaving Scottsburg, SR 56 has a concurrency with
State Road 203 and
State Road 3. Then SR 56 heads toward
Hanover
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where SR 56 and
State Road 62 (SR 62) has a concurrency. East of Hanover SR 62 turns north and SR 56 heads east. East of the intersection with SR 62, SR 56 has an intersection with
State Road 256 (SR 256). Then SR 56 enters
Madison where SR 56 has an intersection with the southern terminus of
State Road 7 and a concurrency with
U.S. Route 421
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. East of Madison SR 56 parallels the
Ohio River
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. Then in
Vevay SR 56 has an intersection with the southern terminus of
State Road 129 and the western terminus of
State Road 156 (SR 156). After Vevay SR 56 heads north-northeast toward
Aurora
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passing through intersection with
State Road 250, SR 156, and
State Road 262, passing through the town of
Rising Sun. The northern terminus SR 56 is at an intersection with
U.S. Route 50
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and
State Road 350.
History
In the western part of Indiana SR 56 originally followed the same routing at current
State Road 64 takes. In 1930 the east terminus of SR 56 was
Lawrenceburg at
U.S. Route 52, this route is now part of
State Road 1.
[Indiana Highway Ends - SR 56](_blank)
East of US 231 in northeastern Dubois County, SR 56 approximates part of the course of the
Buffalo Trace (road), a migration route for buffalo that provided a major avenue for travel by Native Americans and Europeans in what is now
Southern Indiana.
[Indiana's Historic Pathways, http://usi.edu/ihp/maps.aspx (accessed 2014-03-29).]
Major intersections
References
External links
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Transportation in Dubois County, Indiana
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