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]
Highway 56 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Alberta Ministry of Transportation | ||||
| Length | 245.6 km[1] (152.6 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Hwy 1 (TCH) near Bassano | |||
| North end |   Hwy 13 / Hwy 834 near Camrose | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | Wheatland County, Starland County, Stettler No. 6 County, Camrose County | |||
| Towns | Stettler, Drumheller | |||
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History edit
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 edit
Starting from the south end of Highway 56:
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Wheatland County | | 0.0 | 0.0 |  Range Road 201 – Crowfoot Ferry Hwy 1 (TCH) – Calgary, Medicine Hat | Hwy 56 southern terminus; becomes Range Road 201 |
| 19.5 | 12.1 |  Hwy 561 east | South end of Hwy 561 concurrency | ||
| Hussar | 22.7 | 14.1 | Hwy 561 west – Standard | North end of Hwy 561 concurrency | |
| | 39.4 | 24.5 |  Hwy 564 | ||
| Dalum | 52.4 | 32.6 |  Hwy 569 | ||
| Town of Drumheller | | 64.7 | 40.2 |  Hwy 10 east – East Coulee | Hwy 56 branches northwest; south end of Hwy 10 concurrency |
| Rosedale | 66.1 | 41.1 |  Hwy 10X south – Wayne | ||
| Drumheller (Townsite) | 72.8 | 45.2 |  Hwy 9 west – Calgary | North end of Hwy 10 concurrency; south end of Hwy 9 concurrency | |
| 73.7 | 45.8 |  Hwy 575 west (South Dinosaur Trail) – Nacmine2 Street SW | Hwy 9/56 branches north | ||
| 74.3 | 46.2 | Crosses Red Deer River | |||
| 74.8 | 46.5 |  Hwy 838 west (North Dinosaur Trail) – Royal Tyrrell Museum | |||
| 75.1 | 46.7 |  Hwy 576 east | |||
| Starland County | Munson | 85.4 | 53.1 | Township Road 302 | |
| | 95.0 | 59.0 | Hwy 9 east – Hanna, Saskatoon Hwy 27 west – Morrin, Three Hills | North end of Hwy 9 concurrency | |
| 117.7 | 73.1 |  Hwy 585 – Rumsey, Trochu | |||
| County of Stettler No. 6 | | 130.6 | 81.2 |  Hwy 589 east – Byemoor, Endiang | |
| Big Valley | 137.0 | 85.1 |  Hwy 590 east – Innisfail | ||
| 138.6 | 86.1 | UAR 55 east | |||
| | 156.4 | 97.2 |  Hwy 594 west | ||
| Town of Stettler | 170.0 | 105.6 |  Hwy 12 – Lacombe, Coronation, Consort | ||
| 170.6 | 106.0 | 51 Avenue | Hwy 56 branches east | ||
| 171.7 | 106.7 | 46 Street | Hwy 56 branches north | ||
| County of Stettler No. 6 | | 180.8 | 112.3 |  Hwy 601 – White Sands, Red Willow | |
| ↑ / ↓ | | 200.2 | 124.4 |  Hwy 53 – Bashaw, Ponoka, Donalda, Forestburg | |
| Camrose County | Meeting Creek | 212.4 | 132.0 | UAR 210 east | |
| | 223.8 | 139.1 |  Hwy 609 west – Edberg, Ferintosh | South end of Hwy 609 concurrency | |
| 224.1 | 139.2 | Crosses Battle River | |||
| 227.0 | 141.1 | Hwy 609 east – Rosalind | North end of Hwy 609 concurrency | ||
| 245.6 | 152.6 | Hwy 13 – Camrose, Provost Hwy 834 north – Tofield | Hwy 56 northern terminus; becomes Hwy 834 | ||
| 249.8 | 155.2 |  Hwy 26 – Camrose, Viking | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References edit
- ^ a b Google (December 19, 2017). "Highway 56 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ "2016 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.