Massachusetts Route 56

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MA Route 56.svg
Route 56
Massachusetts Route 56
Route 56 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT
Length20.1 mi (32.3 km)
Existed1939 [1] –present
Major junctions
South endMA Route 12.svg Route 12 in Oxford
Major intersections
North endMA Route 68.svg Route 68 in Rutland
Location
Counties Worcester
Highway system
MA Route 53.svg Route 53 MA Route 57.svg Route 57

Route 56 is a northsouth state highway running 20.1 miles (32.3 km) 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 eastwest highways including U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in Oxford and Route 9 in Leicester.

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Route description

Northbound in Leicester MA Route 56 northbound, Leicester MA.jpg
Northbound in Leicester

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 Community Hall, Rutland MA.jpg
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 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.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Worcester County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Oxford 0.00.0MA Route 12.svg Route 12  Oxford, Webster, Worcester Southern terminus
0.50.80US 20.svg US 20  Auburn, Worcester, Charlton, Springfield
Leicester 6.310.1MA Route 9.svg Route 9  Worcester, Shrewsbury, Amherst To Worcester Airport
Paxton 10.216.4MA Route 122.svg Route 122 south Worcester Southern terminus of Route 122 concurrency
11.518.5MA Route 122.svgMA Route 31.svg Route 122 north / Route 31 south Barre, Spencer, Charlton Northern terminus of Route 122 concurrency; southern terminus of Route 31 concurrency
11.618.7MA Route 31.svg Route 31 north Holden, Princeton Northern terminus of Route 31 concurrency
Rutland 16.426.4MA Route 122A.svg Route 122A south Holden, Worcester Southern terminus of Route 122A concurrency
16.526.6MA Route 122A.svg Route 122A north Barre Northern terminus of Route 122A concurrency
20.132.3MA Route 68.svg Route 68  Hubbardston, Gardner, Holden, Worcester Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. "Twenty Changes in Numbered Highway Routes in This State". The North Adams Transcript. April 25, 1939. p. 2. Retrieved July 25, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg

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