Road 56 (Iran)

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Road 56
جاده 56
Road 56 (Iran)
Route information
Part of AH2-IRN.svg AH2 AH8-IRN.svg AH8
Length248 km (154 mi)
Major junctions
From Qom, Qom
AB-Kreuz-blaugrun.svg IR Freeway 7 sign.svg Freeway 7
Major intersections Road65.png Road 65
IR Freeway 5 sign.svg Freeway 5
Road47.png Road 47
To Borujerd, Lorestan
Zeichen 215 - Kreisverkehr, StVO 2000.svg Road37.png Road 37
Location
Country Iran
Provinces Qom, Markazi, Lorestan
Major cities Borujerd, Arak, Qom
Highway system

Road 56 is a road in central Iran. It connects the central city of Qom in Qom province to western city of Borujerd in Lorestan province. [1] It starts from the northern Ring road of Qom then connects Qom - and via other roads Tehran and Esfahan - to the industrial city of Arak. After Arak it continues towards west and it ends in Borujerd there run into by Road 37 & Road 52.

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References

  1. "نقشه راه‌های ایران با بزرگنمایی بی‌نهایت" (PDF). مشرق نیوز (in Persian). 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2019-11-02.