Highway 56 marker

Highway 56

Route information
Maintained by Alberta Ministry of Transportation
Length245.6 km[1] (152.6 mi)
Major junctions
South end Hwy 1 (TCH) near Bassano
Major intersections
North end Hwy 13 / Hwy 834 near Camrose
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesWheatland County, Starland County, Stettler No. 6 County, Camrose County
TownsStettler, Drumheller
Highway system
← Hwy 55→ Hwy 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 County​0.00.0 Range Road 201 – Crowfoot Ferry
Hwy 1 (TCH) – Calgary, Medicine Hat		Hwy 56 southern terminus; becomes Range Road 201
19.512.1 Hwy 561 eastSouth end of Hwy 561 concurrency
Hussar22.714.1 Hwy 561 west – StandardNorth end of Hwy 561 concurrency
​39.424.5 Hwy 564
Dalum52.432.6 Hwy 569
Town of Drumheller​64.740.2 Hwy 10 east – East CouleeHwy 56 branches northwest;
south end of Hwy 10 concurrency
Rosedale66.141.1 Hwy 10X south – Wayne
Drumheller
(Townsite)		72.845.2 Hwy 9 west – CalgaryNorth end of Hwy 10 concurrency;
south end of Hwy 9 concurrency
73.745.8 Hwy 575 west (South Dinosaur Trail) – Nacmine
2 Street SW		Hwy 9/56 branches north
74.346.2Crosses Red Deer River
74.846.5 Hwy 838 west (North Dinosaur Trail) – Royal Tyrrell Museum
75.146.7 Hwy 576 east
Starland CountyMunson85.453.1Township Road 302
​95.059.0 Hwy 9 east – Hanna, Saskatoon
Hwy 27 west – Morrin, Three Hills		North end of Hwy 9 concurrency
117.773.1 Hwy 585 – Rumsey, Trochu
County of Stettler No. 6​130.681.2 Hwy 589 east – Byemoor, Endiang
Big Valley137.085.1 Hwy 590 east – Innisfail
138.686.1UAR 55 east
​156.497.2 Hwy 594 west
Town of Stettler170.0105.6 Hwy 12 – Lacombe, Coronation, Consort
170.6106.051 AvenueHwy 56 branches east
171.7106.746 StreetHwy 56 branches north
County of Stettler No. 6​180.8112.3 Hwy 601 – White Sands, Red Willow
↑ / ↓​200.2124.4 Hwy 53 – Bashaw, Ponoka, Donalda, Forestburg
Camrose CountyMeeting Creek212.4132.0UAR 210 east
​223.8139.1 Hwy 609 west – Edberg, FerintoshSouth end of Hwy 609 concurrency
224.1139.2Crosses Battle River
227.0141.1 Hwy 609 east – RosalindNorth end of Hwy 609 concurrency
245.6152.6 Hwy 13 – Camrose, Provost
Hwy 834 north – Tofield		Hwy 56 northern terminus; becomes Hwy 834
249.8155.2 Hwy 26 – Camrose, Viking
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Concurrency terminus


References

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