US 56

U.S. Route 56 (US 56) is an east–west US Highway spanning northeastern New Mexico, the Oklahoma panhandle, southwestern Kansas in American Truck Simulator. It is split into two sections: The first runs from US 64, US 87, and US 412 in Clayton to US 64, US 412, and SH-3 between Boise City and Guymon. The second is contained entirely within Dodge City

In real-life, US 56 spans a total length of 640.25 miles (1,030.38 km) from Springer, New Mexico to Kansas City, Missouri.

Course

The western terminus of US 56, as well as US 412, is at the junction with US 64 and US 87 in Clayton in northeastern New Mexico. The highway follows a concurrency with the 64 and 412 towards the northeast as it passes by a rest stop, just northeast of town, as well as the northwestern corner of Texas.

US 56 in Oklahoma cuts across the western part of the state's panhandle shortly afterwards. The highway continues to run concurrently with US 64 and US 412 as it traverses across the Rita Blanca National Grasslands upon intersecting US 385, which the latter also overlaps the highway into Boise City. In Boise City, the 56 approaches a roundabout encircling the Cimarron County Courthouse (which also features a viewpoint) that involves US 56, US 64, US 385, US 412, SH-3, and SH-325. US 56 turns east, which then SH-3 joins the latter highways overlapping the 56 and serves a truck stop and a weigh station before intersecting US 287 east of Boise City. The highway begins to run parallel with a railroad upon reaching its eastern terminus at US 64, US 412, and SH-3 between Boise City to the west and Guymon to the east.

US 56 makes a brief reappearance in Kansas within Dodge City in the southwestern part of the state. The route is fully concurrent with US 283, and runs a short distance between US 400 in the city's downtown industrial area to US 50 at the northeastern entrance to the city.

Cities

New Mexico

• Raton (via US 64 and US 87)

• Clayton

Oklahoma

• Boise City

• Guymon (via US 64, US 412, and SH-3)

Kansas

• Dodge City

Junction list

New Mexico

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
Clayton	0	0	US87 US 87 East (First Street) – Dalhart US64 US87 US 64 / US 87 West (First Street) – Raton		Western terminus in American Truck Simulator; western terminus of US 64 and US 412 concurrencies; US 56 continues west inaccessibly
	6	10	Rest stop		Eastern terminus in the New Mexico DLC

Oklahoma

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
	37	60	US385 US 385 South – Dalhart		Western terminus in the Oklahoma DLC; western terminus of US 385 concurrency
	43	69	Secret road		Access to Golden Meadows farm
Boise City	48	78	US385 OK3 US 385 / SH-3 North – US 287, Denver SH-325 West – Kenton		TOTSO; eastern terminus of US 385 concurrency; western terminus of SH-3 concurrency; SH-325 is inaccessible
	53	85	Phoenix truck stop
	56	90	Weigh station
	63	101	US287 US 287 North – Denver US287 US 287 South – Stratford, Amarillo		US 287 southbound is inaccessible
	88	142	US64 US412 OK3 US 64 / US 412 / SH-3 East – Guymon, Oklahoma City		Eastern terminus in the Oklahoma DLC; eastern terminus of US 64, US 412 and SH-3 concurrencies; US 56 continues northeast inaccessibly
End of first section

Kansas

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
Dodge City	88	142	US400 US 400 East (Trail Street) – Greensburg Trail Street		Western terminus in the Kansas DLC; eastern terminus of US 283 concurrency; US 56 continues west inaccessibly
	89	143	Wyatt Earp Boulevard / Minor road		TOTSO
	89	143	Rest stop
	94	151	US50 US 50 East – Kinsley, Hutchinson US50 US 50 West – Garden City		Eastern terminus in American Truck Simulator; eastern terminus of US 283 concurrency

Release History

• In update 1.48, as part of the reassignment of US 64 and US 87 in northeastern New Mexico, first added in the initial version of the Texas map expansion DLC, to the New Mexico map expansion DLC, US 56 began at US 64, US 87, and US 412 in Clayton and ended at a rest area northeast of Clayton, concurrent with US 64 and US 412. US 56 was inaccessible before then.
• In the initial version of the Oklahoma map expansion DLC, the section of US 56 from the rest area northeast of Clayton to US 64, US 412, and SH-3 between Boise City and Guymon was added.
• In the initial version of the Kansas map expansion DLC, the section of US 56 within Dodge City was added.

Gallery

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  Clayton
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  Boise City

See also

• Information about U.S. Route 56 in real-life