State Route 56 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by VDOT | ||||
| Length | 60.87 mi[1] (97.96 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930–present | |||
| Tourist routes |  Virginia Byway | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 11 / SR 851 at Steeles Tavern | |||
 US 29 in Lovingston | ||||
| East end |  US 60 at Alcoma | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Virginia | |||
| Counties | Augusta, Rockbridge, Nelson, Buckingham | |||
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State Route 56 (SR 56) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 60.87 miles (97.96 km) from U.S. Route 11 (US 11) at Steeles Tavern east to US 60 near Buckingham. SR 56 is the main east–west highway of Nelson County. The state highway connects the county seat of Lovingston with Buckingham to the east and the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah Valley to the west.