| Country: | PHL |
| Type: | N |
| Route: | 56 |
| National Route 56 | |
| Alternate Name: | San Jose–Lupao Road Umingan–Carmen Road |
| Image Notes: | San Jose-Lupao Road |
| Maint: | Department of Public Works and Highways |
| Length Km: | 52.21 |
| Direction A: | East |
| Direction B: | West |
| Terminus A: | in San Jose City |
| Terminus B: | in Carmen, Rosales |
| Junctions: | |
| Previous Type: | N |
| Next Type: | N |
| Previous Route: | 55 |
| Next Route: | 57 |
| Provinces: | Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija |
| Cities: | San Jose |
| Towns: | Lupao, Umingan, Balungao, Rosales |
National Route 56 (N56) of the Philippine highway network, is a 52.21sp=usNaNsp=us major primary road in the provinces of Pangasinan and Nueva Ecija. It traverses and connects through the municipalities of Lupao, Umingan, Balungao, Rosales and the city of San Jose.[1] [2] It consists of two parts, namely, "San Jose–Lupao Road" and "Umingan–Carmen Road".[3]
The road serves as a major highway when going to the city of San Jose and the town of Lupao in Nueva Ecija and the towns of Umingan, Balungao and Rosales in province of Pangasinan and vice versa.
The road starts at the intersection with Pan-Philippine Highway and Rizal–San Jose City Road at San Jose City. Then, it passes through the town of Lupao and crosses the boundary with the province of Pangasinan until it reaches the town proper of Umingan at the intersection with Umingan–San Quintin Road.
The road turn left and then turns westward again, it passes through the town of Balungao and into a junction with the Pangasinan–Nueva Ecija Road, through the town proper of Rosales into a junction with Pangasinan–Nueva Vizcaya Road and ends with the intersection with MacArthur Highway and Carmen–Alcala Road at Barangay Carmen, Rosales.