Alberta Highway 56

Highway 56
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Route information
Length:	247 km (153 mi)
Major junctions
North end:	Hwy 13 / Hwy 834 southeast of Camrose
	Hwy 53 west of Donalda Hwy 12 in Stettler Hwy 9 / Hwy 27 east of Morrin Hwy 10 at Rosedale
South end:	Hwy 1 (TCH) (Trans-Canada Highway) near Bassano
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	Wheatland County, Starland County, Stettler No. 6 County, Camrose County
Towns:	Stettler, Drumheller
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 55 Hwy 58 →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 56 is a north-south highway in central Alberta, Canada. It begins 9 km (5.6 mi) southeast of the City of Camrose at its intersection with Highway 13 and Highway 834. It continues through Stettler and Drumheller before ending at its intersection with Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) west of Bassano.

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Intersection of Highway 56 and Highway 10

History

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

Highway 56 runs in a north-south direction for 247 kilometres (153 mi), with a few west to eastward jogs.

Municipality	km	Description	Coordinates
Wheatland County	0	Starts at Trans-Canada Highway at Crowfoot, west of Bassano
	20	Highway 561 branches east Highway 561 concurrency begins
	23	Highway 561 branches west near Hussar Highway 561 concurrency ends
	40	Intersects Highway 564
	53	Intersects Highway 569 in Dalum
Town of Drumheller	65	Turns northwest onto Highway 10 east of Rosedale Highway 10 concurrency begins
	74	Turns north onto Highway 9 near downtown Drumheller Highway 10 concurrency ends Highway 9 concurrency begins
Starland County	96	Highway 27 branches west towards Morrin Highway 9 branches east towards Delia Highway 56 concurrency ends
	118	Highway 585 branches west toward Rumsey
County of Stettler No. 6	131	Highway 589 branches east
	138	Highway 590 branches west towards Big Valley
	157	Highway 594 branches west
Town of Stettler	171	Intersects Highway 12 in Stettler Highway 12 concurrency begins
	172	Highway 56 branches north in Stettler Highway 12 concurrency ends
County of Stettler No. 6	182	Intersects Highway 601
Camrose County	201	Intersects Highway 53 between Bashaw and Donalda
	213	Passes Meeting Creek
	225	Highway 609 branches west toward Edberg Highway 609 concurrency begins
	226	Bridge over Battle River
	228	Highway 609 branches east toward Rosalind Highway 609 concurrency ends
	247	Ends at Highways 13 and 834
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• List of Alberta provincial highways

External links

• 2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart (map, 8 MB) by Alberta Transportation.