West end: SH 57 at Makerua Length 22.9 km | East end: Palmerston North | |
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State Highway 56 is a New Zealand state highway. It begins at SH 57 at Makerua and runs north-east to Palmerston North from the West. The state highway officially terminates on Pioneer Highway just at the entrance to the city.
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Map of State Highway 56, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
History
SH 56 used to connect SH 1 at Himatangi but was rerouted to intersect SH 57 in the mid 1990s. The eastern terminus used to connect to SH 3 at the intersection of Main and Princess Streets but recently the section between there and Maxwells Line has lost its highway status.
References
New Zealand State Highway 56 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA