[PAR] [TLE] Santa Fe Trail [SEP] The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Independence, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, it served as a vital commercial highway until the introduction of the railroad to Santa Fe in 1880.  Santa Fe was near the end of the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro which carried trade from Mexico City. [PAR] [TLE] U.S. Route 56 [SEP] U.S. Route 56 (US 56) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 640 mi in the Midwestern United States.  The highway's eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 71 in Kansas City, Missouri.  Its western terminus is at Interstate 25 Business in Springer, New Mexico.  Much of it follows the Santa Fe Trail.
[PAR] [TLE] Santa Fe Trail [ SEP ] The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th - century transportation route through central North America that connected Independence , Missouri with Santa Fe , New Mexico . Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell , it served as a vital commercial highway until the introduction of the railroad to Santa Fe in 1880 . Santa Fe was near the end of the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro which carried trade from Mexico City . [PAR] [TLE] U.S. Route 56 [ SEP ] U.S. Route 56 ( US 56 ) is an east – west United States highway that runs for 640 mi in the Midwestern United States . The highway 's eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 71 in Kansas City , Missouri . Its western terminus is at Interstate 25 Business in Springer , New Mexico . Much of it follows the Santa Fe Trail .
The 19th-century transportation route that connected Idependence, Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico runs the same path as what east to west highway?
The 19th - century transportation route that connected Idependence , Missouri and Santa Fe , New Mexico runs the same path as what east to west highway ?
U.S. Route 56
U.S. Route 56