Pennsylvania Route 56

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PA Route 56

Length:

99 mi^[1] (159 km)

Formed:

1928

West end:

C.L. Schmitt Bridge in New Kensington

East end:

US 30 near Bedford

Counties:

Westmoreland, Armstrong, Indiana, Cambria, Somerset, Bedford

Pennsylvania State Routes
< PA 54		PA 58 >
Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 56 is a major 99 mile long state highway located in central Pennsylvania. Its western terminus is at the eastern approach to the C.L. Schmitt Bridge in New Kensington. Its eastern terminus is U.S. Route 30 west of Bedford.

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The route starts at an intersection with PA 366 in Arnold. Then heads east in Westmoreland County, PA. Then it merges with PA 66 for a while. Then it heads east merging with PA 156 and entering Indiana County. Later it merges with U.S. Route 422 and heads toward Indiana, PA. In Indiana U.S. Route 422 and PA 56 turn into a short freeway then at the U.S. 119 exit, PA 56 merges with U.S. Route 119 heading south. Then it crosses U.S. Route 22 at an interchange in Armagh. Then it enters Cambria County, PA. Later it heads into the city of Johnstown, PA were it's Broad Street for a little bit, also merging with PA 403. Then it becomes the Johnstown Expressway a 6 mile freeway that ends at U.S. Route 219 were PA 56 merges with U.S. Route 219 then turning local again. Then you go through parts of Somerset County then entering the final county of Bedford. Then it crosses Interstate 99 and U.S. Route 220 at an interchange near Cessna. Later it goes under the Pennsylvania Turnpike and ending at an intersection with U.S. Route 30 in Wolfsburg.