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State Route 56 (SR 56) is an east–west state highway in central Ohio. Its western terminus is at SR 29 near Mutual and its eastern terminus is at SR 682 in Athens.

Route description

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SR 56 travels in a generally northwest–southeast direction in an arc around the southwestern side of Columbus.^[2] As of 2012^[update], no part of SR 56 is included within the National Highway System.^[3]

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History

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The route of SR 56 between Mutual and Laurelville has been included within the state highway system since 1912.^[4] In 1923, the many numbered routes were unified as SR 56 running along the route, it continues to run today.^[5]^[6] By 1926, the route was extended east from its end in Laurelville to Athens running along the same route it has currently.^[7]^[8]

Major junctions

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County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Champaign	Union Township	0.00	0.00	👁 Image SR 29 – Urbana, Mechanicsburg
Champaign	Union Township	2.14	3.44	👁 Image SR 4
Clark	No major junctions
Madison	Somerford Township	11.47	18.46	👁 Image 👁 Image SR 187 north – Mechanicsburg	Southern terminus of SR 187
		12.39	19.94	👁 Image I-70 – Dayton, Columbus	Exit 72 (I-70)
		13.20	21.24	👁 Image US 40 (National Road) – Springfield, Columbus
	London	17.17	27.63	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image US 42 / SR 38 north / SR 665 begins (High Street) / SR 142 east	Western end of SR 38 / SR 665 concurrency; western terminus of SR 142
	London	17.48	28.13	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image SR 38 south / SR 665 east (Center Street)	Eastern end of SR 38 / SR 665 concurrency
	Pleasant Township	29.48	47.44	👁 Image I-71 – Cincinnati, Columbus	Exit 84 (I-71)
	Pleasant Township	32.14	51.72	👁 Image 👁 Image SR 323 west	Eastern terminus of SR 323
	Mount Sterling	32.92	52.98	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image US 62 west / SR 3 south (Main Street) / SR 207 begins	Western end of SR 207 concurrency
	Mount Sterling	32.99	53.09	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image US 62 east / SR 3 north (Columbus Street) / SR 207 south	Eastern end of SR 207 concurrency
Pickaway	Monroe Township	38.65	62.20	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image SR 316 east / CR 21 (Five Points Pike) – Darbyville	Western terminus of SR 316
	Jackson Township	49.22	79.21	👁 Image SR 104 – Chillicothe, Columbus
	Wayne Township	51.20	82.40	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image US 22 west / CR 100 – Washington Court House	Western end of US 22 concurrency
	Circleville	52.37	84.28	👁 Image US 23 – Chillicothe, Columbus	Interchange
		52.76	84.91	👁 Image 👁 Image SR 188 east (Court Street)	Western terminus of SR 188
		53.41	85.96	👁 Image 👁 Image US 22 east (Lancaster Pike) / Mingo Street	Eastern end of US 22 concurrency
	Salt Creek Township	60.28	97.01	👁 Image SR 159 – Kingston, Tarlton
	Salt Creek Township	67.19	108.13	👁 Image 👁 Image SR 180 west – Adelphi	Western end of SR 180 concurrency
Hocking	Laurelville	67.84	109.18	👁 Image 👁 Image SR 180 east (Main Street) / Water Street	Eastern end of SR 180 concurrency
	Benton Township	77.23	124.29	👁 Image 👁 Image SR 664 north – Logan	Southern terminus of SR 664
	Benton Township	81.39	130.98	👁 Image 👁 Image SR 374 north	Southern terminus of SR 374
Vinton	Swan Township	85.95	138.32	👁 Image SR 93 – Logan, McArthur
Vinton	Brown Township	89.60	144.20	👁 Image 👁 Image SR 328 south – McArthur	Western end of SR 328 concurrency
Hocking	Starr Township	92.15	148.30	👁 Image 👁 Image SR 328 north – Union Furnace, Logan	Eastern end of SR 328 concurrency
		96.25	154.90	👁 Image 👁 Image SR 278 south – Lake Hope State Park, Zaleski	Western end of SR 278 concurrency
		96.34	155.04	👁 Image 👁 Image SR 278 north – Nelsonville	Eastern end of SR 278 concurrency
Vinton	No major junctions
Athens	Waterloo Township	100.61	161.92	👁 Image 👁 Image SR 356 south – Mineral, Albany	Northern terminus of SR 356
	Waterloo Township	101.79	163.82	👁 Image 👁 Image SR 691 north – Nelsonville	Southern terminus of SR 691
	Athens	108.80	175.10	👁 Image SR 682 (South Plains Street) / West Union Street – The Plains, Chauncey
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

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^ ^a ^b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
^ "Ohio State Route 56" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
^ National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. October 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
^ Map of Ohio Showing Inter-County Highways (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by James R. Marker, State Highway Commissioner. Ohio State Highway Department. 1912. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
^ Map of Ohio State Highways Showing All Improved Roadways (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by E.C. Blosser. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. 1922. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by L.A. Boulay, Director. ODOH. 1923. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by G.F. Schlesinger, Director. ODOH. 1925. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by G.F. Schlesinger, Director. ODOH. 1926. Retrieved September 22, 2013.