North Carolina Highway 56

North Carolina Highway 56 (NC 56) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway travels east-west, connecting the cities of Butner, Creedmoor, Franklinton and Louisburg.

Route description

NC 56 is a predominantly two-lane rural highway connecting the three counties of Granville, Franklin and Nash. Acting as a spur route, it begins at the intersection of Central Avenue/C Street, in Butner, and goes northeast to connect with Interstate 85 (exit 191). Going southeasterly, it enters Creedmoor and has two brief concurrencies with US 15 and NC 50. Going in an easterly direction, it crosses NC 96, in Wilton, halfway before reaching Franklinton, where it connects with both US 1 and US 1A. Continuing east for 8.5 miles (13.7 km), it reaches Louisburg, where it has another short concurrency with US 401 and NC 39 along Bickett Boulevard. At the intersection of East Nash Street, NC 56 begin its concurrency with NC 581 to Mapleville. Continuing east for another 9.3 miles (15.0 km), it reaches its eastern terminus at NC 58, just over the Franklin/Nash county line and north of Castalia.