Massachusetts Route 56: Difference between revisions

Route 56
Route 56
Route information
	Maintained by MassDOT
Length	20.1 mi (32.3 km)
Major junctions
South end	Route 12 in Oxford
	Route 20 in Oxford; Route 9 in Leicester; Routes 31 and 122 in Paxton; Route 122A in Rutland
North end	Route 68 in Rutland
Standort
Land	Vereinigte Staaten
State	Massachusetts
Counties	Worcester
Highway system
	Massachusetts State Highway System; Interstate; US; State;

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Route 56 is a north–south state highway running 20.1 miles (32.3 km) through central Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

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 I-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 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 just before turning north, passing Becker College in the process.

Route 56 continues northward, passing several of the Kettle Brook Reservoirs as it enters Paxton. In Paxton, Route 56 begins a 1.3 miles (2.1 km) 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 miles (0.16 km) concurrency with Route 122A through the town center before turning northward again, ending at Route 68 near the Hubbardston town line.

Junction list

County	Standort	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Worcester	Oxford	0.0	Route 12	Southern end of Route 56.
		0.5	U.S. Route 20
		1.5	I-90/Mass Pike	No access from Route 56 to I-90.
	Leicester	6.3	Route 9
	Paxton	10.2	Route 122 South	Begin concurrency with Route 122.
		11.5	Route 122 North Route 31 South	End concurrency with Route 122. Begin concurrency with Route 31.
		11.6	Route 31 North	End concurrency with Route 31.
	Rutland	16.4	Route 122A South	Begin concurrency with Route 122A.
		16.5	Route 122A North	End concurrency with Route 122A.
		20.1	Route 68	Northern end of Route 56.

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 |direction_a=South
-|terminus_a=[[Image:MA Route 12.svg|20px]] [[New England Interstate Route 12|Route 12]] in [[Oxford, Massachusetts|Oxford]]
+|terminus_a=[[Image:MA Route 12.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 12|Route 12]] in [[Oxford, Massachusetts|Oxford]]
 |junction=[[Image:US 20.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 20|Route 20]] in [[Oxford, Massachusetts|Oxford]]<br>[[Image:MA Route 9.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 9|Route 9]] in [[Leicester, Massachusetts|Leicester]]<br/>[[Image:MA Route 31.svg|20px]] [[Image:MA Route 122.svg|23px]] Routes [[Massachusetts Route 31|31]] and [[Massachusetts Route 122|122]] in [[Paxton, Massachusetts|Paxton]]<br>[[Image:MA Route 122A.svg|25px]] [[Massachusetts Route 122A|Route 122A]] in [[Rutland, Massachusetts|Rutland]]
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-'''Route 56''' is a north–south state highway running {{Convert|20.1|mi|km}} through central [[Worcester County, Massachusetts|Worcester County]], [[Massachusetts]].
+'''Route 56''' is a north–south state highway running {{Convert|20.1|mi|km}} through central [[Worcester County, Massachusetts|Worcester County]], [[Massachusetts]], United States.
 ==Route description==
-Route 56 begins at [[New England Interstate Route 12|Route 12]] in [[Oxford, Massachusetts|North Oxford]]. It crosses the [[French River (Massachusetts)|French River]] before meeting [[U.S. Route 20 in Massachusetts|U.S. Route 20]].  It continues north, passing under [[Massachusetts Turnpike|I-90]] (the Mass Pike) without access between the two.  (The nearest access to the Pike is in [[Auburn, Massachusetts|Auburn]].)  Route 56 then crosses the French River again before entering the town of [[Leicester, Massachusetts|Leicester]].  It follows the Huntoon Memorial Highway until turning right onto Pleasant Street, following that street into the center of town, intersecting [[Massachusetts Route 9|Route 9]] just before turning north, passing [[Becker College]] in the process.
+Route 56 begins at [[Massachusetts Route 12|Route 12]] in [[Oxford, Massachusetts|North Oxford]]. It crosses the [[French River (Massachusetts)|French River]] before meeting [[U.S. Route 20 in Massachusetts|U.S. Route 20]]. It continues north, passing under [[Massachusetts Turnpike|I-90]] (the Mass Pike) without access between the two. (The nearest access to the Pike is in [[Auburn, Massachusetts|Auburn]].) Route 56 then crosses the French River again before entering the town of [[Leicester, Massachusetts|Leicester]]. It follows the Huntoon Memorial Highway until turning right onto Pleasant Street, following that street into the center of town, intersecting [[Massachusetts Route 9|Route 9]] just before turning north, passing [[Becker College]] in the process.
-Route 56 continues northward, passing several of the Kettle Brook Reservoirs as it enters [[Paxton, Massachusetts|Paxton]].  In Paxton, Route 56 begins a {{convert|1.3|mi|km}} concurrency with [[Massachusetts Route 122|Route 122]] which takes it into the center of Paxton.  At the intersection of Route 122 and [[Massachusetts Route 31|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, Massachusetts|Rutland]], passing northward towards that town's center.  The route has a {{convert|0.1|mi|km}} concurrency with [[Massachusetts Route 122A|Route 122A]] through the town center before turning northward again, ending at [[Massachusetts Route 68|Route 68]] near the [[Hubbardston, Massachusetts|Hubbardston]] town line.
+Route 56 continues northward, passing several of the Kettle Brook Reservoirs as it enters [[Paxton, Massachusetts|Paxton]]. In Paxton, Route 56 begins a {{convert|1.3|mi|km}} concurrency with [[Massachusetts Route 122|Route 122]] which takes it into the center of Paxton. At the intersection of Route 122 and [[Massachusetts Route 31|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, Massachusetts|Rutland]], passing northward towards that town's center. The route has a {{convert|0.1|mi|km}} concurrency with [[Massachusetts Route 122A|Route 122A]] through the town center before turning northward again, ending at [[Massachusetts Route 68|Route 68]] near the [[Hubbardston, Massachusetts|Hubbardston]] town line.
 ==Junction list==
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 |rowspan=3|[[Oxford, Massachusetts|Oxford]]
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-|[[Image:MA Route 12.svg|20px]] [[New England Interstate Route 12|Route 12]]
+|[[Image:MA Route 12.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 12|Route 12]]
 |Southern end of Route 56.
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