State Highway 56 (New Zealand)

State Highway 56
State Highway 56
Route information
	Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length	22.9 km (14.2 mi)
Major junctions
West end	SH 57 (Makerua Road) at Makerua
East end	Maxwells Line in Palmerston North
Location
Country	New Zealand
Highway system
	New Zealand state highways; Motorways and expressways; List;

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 at its intersection with Maxwells Line just at the entrance to the city.

History

Children from Longburn School crossing SH56

SH 56 used to connect SH 1 at Himatangi with SH 3 in Palmerston North (at the intersection of Main and Princess Streets). It was rerouted to intersect SH 57 instead in 1997, with the section between Maxwells Line and its intersection with SH 3 also being revoked.^[1]