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Massachusetts Route 56

State highway in Worcester County, Massachusetts, US

Field	Value
state	MA
route	56
type	MA
map
map_custom	yes
map_notes	Route 56 highlighted in red
length_mi	20.1
length_round	1
established	1939
direction_a	South
terminus_a	in Oxford
junction	{{plainlist
*{{jct	state	MA	US	20}} in Oxford
*{{jct	state	MA	MA	9}} in Leicester
*{{jct	state	MA	MA	31	MA	122}} in Paxton
*{{jct	state	MA	MA	122A}} in Rutland}}
direction_b	North
terminus_b	in Rutland
counties	Worcester
previous_type	MA
previous_route	53
next_type	MA
next_route	57

in Oxford
in Leicester
in Paxton
in Rutland}}

Route 56 is a north–south state highway running 20.1 mi through central Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Its southern terminus is at Route 12 in Oxford and its northern terminus is at Route 68 in Rutland. Along the way it intersects major east–west highways including U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in Oxford and Route 9 in Leicester.

Route description

Route 56 begins at Route 12 in North Oxford. It crosses the French River before meeting U.S. Route 20. It continues north, passing under Interstate 90 (the Mass Pike) without access between the two. (The nearest access to the Pike is in Auburn.) Route 56 then crosses the French River again at the intersection of Mills Street and Commons Road before entering the town of Leicester. It follows the Huntoon Memorial Highway until turning right onto Pleasant Street, following that street into the center of town, intersecting Route 9 and turns east onto Main Street and then north on Paxton Street, passing Becker College in the process.

Rutland Community Hall, located along Route 56

Route 56 continues northward, passing several of the Kettle Brook Reservoirs as it enters Paxton. Paxton Street turns into Reservoir Road as route 56 enters Paxton. In Paxton, Route 56 begins a 1.3 mi concurrency with Route 122 which takes it into the center of Paxton. At the intersection of Route 122 and Route 31, Route 56 joins Route 31 northbound for less than a tenth of a mile before the two split, with Route 56 heading northward. The route then enters the town of Rutland, passing northward towards that town's center. The route has a 0.1 mi concurrency with Route 122A through the town center before turning northward again, ending at Route 68 near the Hubbardston town line.

Major intersections

References

(April 25, 1939). "Twenty Changes in Numbered Highway Routes in This State". The North Adams Transcript.

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