| State: | NE |
| Type: | NE |
| Route: | 56 |
| Map: | Nebraska Highway 56 map.png |
| Map Notes: | Nebraska Highway 56 highlighted in red |
| Length Mi: | 35.28 |
| Length Ref: | [1] |
| Length Round: | 2 |
| Established: | 1932[2] |
| Direction A: | West |
| Terminus A: | south of Greeley |
| Junction: | in Cedar Rapids |
| Direction B: | East |
| Terminus B: | west of St. Edward |
| Counties: | Greeley, Boone |
| Previous Type: | NE |
| Previous Route: | 53 |
| Next Type: | NE |
| Next Route: | 57 |
Nebraska Highway 56 is a highway in central Nebraska. It is an east - west highway which has a length of 35miles. The western terminus is near Greeley at U.S. Highway 281, and the eastern terminus is at Nebraska Highway 39 just west of St. Edward.
Nebraska Highway 56 begins less than a mile south of Greeley at U.S. 281. It runs east through farmland to Cedar Rapids, where it meets Nebraska Highway 52. The two highway run concurrent east of Cedar Rapids for about a mile, then separate. After going northeast briefly, the highway continues east towards St. Edward, passing Nebraska Highway 14 and ending about a mile west of St. Edward at Highway 39.[1]