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'''State Highway 56''' is a New Zealand [[New Zealand state highway network|State Highway]]. It begins at [[New Zealand State Highway 57|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.
'''State Highway 56''' is a New Zealand [[New Zealand state highway network|State Highway]]. It begins at [[New Zealand State Highway 57|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.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Longburn opening 481 (18720046104).jpg|thumb|left|Children from [[Longburn]] School crossing SH56]]
[[File:Longburn opening 481 (18720046104).jpg|thumb|left|Children from [[Longburn]] School crossing SH56]]
SH 56 used to connect [[New Zealand State Highway 1|SH 1]] at Himatangi but was rerouted to intersect SH 57 in the mid 1990s. The eastern terminus used to connect to [[New Zealand State Highway 3|SH 3]] at the intersection of Main and Princess Streets but recently the section between there and Maxwells Line has lost its highway status.
SH 56 used to connect [[New Zealand State Highway 1|SH 1]] at Himatangi but was rerouted to intersect SH 57 in the mid 1990s. The eastern terminus used to connect to [[New Zealand State Highway 3|SH 3]] at the intersection of Main and Princess Streets but recently the section between there and Maxwells Line has lost its highway status.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/1997-au4208 |title=Revoking Sections of State Highways Declaring New Sections of State Highway |website=New Zealand Gazette |date=26 June 1997 |accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nzta.govt.nz New Zealand Transport Agency]


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Revision as of 08:40, 5 July 2016

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State Highway 56
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length22.9 km (14.2 mi)
Major junctions
West end SH 57 at Makerua
East endPalmerston North
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Highway system
← SH 54→ SH 57

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.

History

Children from Longburn School crossing SH56

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.[1]

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Revoking Sections of State Highways Declaring New Sections of State Highway". New Zealand Gazette. 26 June 1997. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

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