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Alberta Highway 56

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Highway 56 marker
Highway 56
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length245.6 km[1] (152.6 mi)
Major junctions
South end Highway 1 (TCH) near Bassano
Major intersections
North end Highway 13 / Highway 834 near Camrose
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesWheatland County, Starland County, Stettler No. 6 County, Camrose County
TownsStettler, Drumheller
Highway system
Highway 55 Highway 58

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 56, commonly referred to as Highway 56, is a north-south highway in central Alberta, Canada. It begins 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Bassano at its intersection with Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway). It continues through Drumheller and Stettler and before ending at intersection with Highway 13 and Highway 834 9 km (6 mi) southeast of Camrose.[2]

History

Intersection of Highway 56 and Highway 10

In the early 1990s, there was talk of extending Highway 56 from the Highway 1 to the US border. This was due in large part to then Alberta Premier Don Getty, who at the time was also the MLA for Stettler. All talk of this endeavor stopped once Getty retired from politics and was succeeded as Premier by Ralph Klein.

Major intersections

Starting from the south end of Highway 56:

Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Wheatland County0.00.0 Range Road 201 – Crowfoot Ferry
Highway 1 (TCH) – Calgary, Medicine Hat
Hwy 56 southern terminus; becomes Range Road 201
19.512.1 Highway 561 eastSouth end of Hwy 561 concurrency
Hussar22.714.1 Highway 561 west – StandardNorth end of Hwy 561 concurrency
39.424.5 Highway 564
Dalum52.432.6 Highway 569
Town of Drumheller64.740.2 Highway 10 east – East CouleeHwy 56 branches northwest;
south end of Hwy 10 concurrency
Rosedale66.141.1 Highway 10X south – Wayne
Drumheller
(Townsite)
72.845.2 Highway 9 west – CalgaryNorth end of Hwy 10 concurrency;
south end of Hwy 9 concurrency
73.745.8 Highway 575 west (South Dinosaur Trail) – Nacmine
2 Street SW
Hwy 9/56 branches north
74.346.2Crosses Red Deer River
74.846.5 Highway 838 west (North Dinosaur Trail) – Royal Tyrrell Museum
75.146.7 Highway 576 east
Starland CountyMunson85.453.1Township Road 302
95.059.0 Highway 9 east – Hanna, Saskatoon
Highway 27 west – Morrin, Three Hills
North end of Hwy 9 concurrency
117.773.1 Highway 585 – Rumsey, Trochu
County of Stettler No. 6130.681.2 Highway 589 east – Byemoor, Endiang
Big Valley137.085.1 Highway 590 east – Innisfail
138.686.1UAR 55 east
156.497.2 Highway 594 west
Town of Stettler170.0105.6 Highway 12 – Lacombe, Coronation, Consort
170.6106.051 AvenueHwy 56 branches east
171.7106.746 StreetHwy 56 branches north
County of Stettler No. 6180.8112.3 Highway 601 – White Sands, Red Willow
↑ / ↓200.2124.4 Highway 53 – Bashaw, Ponoka, Donalda, Forestburg
Camrose CountyMeeting Creek212.4132.0UAR 210 east
223.8139.1 Highway 609 west – Edberg, FerintoshSouth end of Hwy 609 concurrency
224.1139.2Crosses Battle River
227.0141.1 Highway 609 east – RosalindNorth end of Hwy 609 concurrency
245.6152.6 Highway 13 – Camrose, Provost
Highway 834 north – Tofield
Hwy 56 northern terminus; becomes Hwy 834
249.8155.2 Highway 26 – Camrose, Viking
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Concurrency terminus


References

  1. ^ a b "Highway 56 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.