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 (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.
Missouri Route 34 Route 34 is a highway in southeastern Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at the Illinois state line on the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau where it overlaps Route 74. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 60 near Van Buren. The road continues into Illinois as Illinois Route 146.