Texas State Highway 56

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State Highway 56
Length:	53.3[1] mi (85.8 km)
Formed:	1974
West end:	US 82 at Whitesboro
Major junctions:	US 75 US 69
East end:	US 82 at Honey Grove
Highways in Texas < SH 55 SH 57 >

State Highway 56 is a Texas state highway that runs through Grayson and Fannin Counties in North Central Texas. This highway was designated in 1974 to replace U.S. Highway 82 when it was rerouted north of Whitesboro and Sherman. SH 56 has been extended further since then as the U.S. 82 bypass continued to be extended north of Bonham and Honey Grove.

[edit] Previous routes

SH 56 was originally designated by 1927 through the northwestern Panhandle, coninciding with the future route of U.S. Route 54. Construction was completed by 1938, when the SH 56 designation was dropped in favor of U.S. 54.

[edit] Counties and junctions

County	Junction	Notes
Grayson	US 82 – Whitesboro
	US 377 – Whitesboro
	SH 289
	US 275 – Sherman
	SH 11 – Sherman
	US 69 – Bells
Fannin	SH 121 – Bonham
	SH 78 – Bonham
	SH 34 – Honey Grove
	US 82 at Honey Grove

[edit] References

1. ^ Texas Department of Transportation, [1]

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