Texas State Highway 56

State Highway 56
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	53.3 mi (85.8 km)
Existed	1974–present
Major junctions
West end	US 82 at Whitesboro
Major intersections	SH 289 US 75 US 69
East end	US 82 at Honey Grove
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 55 → SH 57

State Highway 56 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas 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 US 82 bypass continued to be extended north of Bonham and Honey Grove.

Through Sherman, SH 56 operates on a pair of one-way streets, Lamar (eastbound) and Houston (westbound).

Previous routes

SH 56 was originally designated by 1926 through the northwestern Panhandle, coinciding with the future route of U.S. Highway 54. Construction was completed by 1938, when the SH 56 designation was dropped in favor of US 54.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Grayson	Whitesboro			US 82
				Bus. US 377
				Spur 129 to US 377
	Southmayd			SH 289	Interchange
	Sherman			FM 1417	Interchange
				US 75	Interchange; US 75 exit 58
				SH 11
	Bells			US 69
Fannin	Bonham			SH 121
				SH 78
	Honey Grove			SH 34
				US 82
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi