Alabama State Route 56

State Route 56
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length:	27.696 mi (44.572 km)
Existed:	1940 – present
Major junctions
West end:	MS 42 at Mississippi state line
	SR-17 at Chatom
East end:	US-43 at Wagarville
Location
Counties:	Washington
Highway system
Alabama State Routes Interstate • US State ← SR-55 SR-57 →

State Route 56 is a 28-mile-long (45 km) route in Washington County in the southwestern part of the state. The route’s western origin is at the Mississippi state line at a junction with U.S. Highway 45 and Mississippi Highway 42. The eastern terminus of the route is at Wagerville, where it junctions U.S. Highway 43.

Route description

State Route 56 enters Alabama at a junction at the Mississippi state line where Mississippi Highway 42 junctions U.S. Highway 45. The route heads eastward as it approached Chatom, the county seat of Washington County. East of Chatom, the route passes through rural areas until it reaches its eastern terminus at Wagarville. The route is aligned along a two-lane road for its entirety.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Washington County.

Location	Mile	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.000	0.000	MS 42 west	Continuation into Mississippi
Chatom	13.369	21.515	SR-17 north	West end of SR-17 overlap
	13.418	21.594	SR-17 south	East end of SR-17 overlap
Wagarville	27.696	44.572	US-43 (SR-13)
Concurrency terminus       Closed/former       HOV only       Incomplete access       Tolled/ETC       Unopened