Alberta Highway 56

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Highway 56

Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation
Length245.6 km[1] (152.6 mi)
Major junctions
South end Hwy 1 (TCH) near Crowfoot
Major intersections
North end Hwy 26 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 near the locality of Crowfoot, 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Bassano at Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway). It continues through Drumheller and Stettler before ending at Highway 26, 6 km (4 mi) east of Camrose.[2][3]

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.

In September 2021, a 4.0 km (2.5 mi) section of Highway 834 was renumbered to Highway 56, extending its northern terminus from Highway 13 to Highway 26. The renumbering was a response to local requests to align the numbering of the short portion of highway with the pre-existing portions of Highway 56.[3] It also rendered the 5.2 km (3.2 mi) Highway 26 / Highway 834 concurrency obsolete.

Major intersections

Starting from the south end of Highway 56:

Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Wheatland County0.00.0 Hwy 1 (TCH) – Calgary, Medicine HatHwy 56 southern terminus; continues as Range Road 201 to w:Crowfoot Ferry
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 Drumheller64.740.2 Hwy 10 east (Hoodoo Trail) – East CouleeSouth end of Hwy 10 concurrency
66.141.1 Hwy 10X south – WayneRosedale
72.845.2 Hwy 10 ends
Hwy 9 west / 5 Street SE – Calgary
North end of Hwy 10 concurrency; south end of Hwy 9 concurrency
73.745.8 Hwy 575 west (South Dinosaur Trail) / 2 Street SW – Nacmine
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. 6130.681.2 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, Consort
County of Stettler No. 6180.8112.3 Hwy 601 – White Sands, Red Willow
↑ / ↓200.2124.4 Hwy 53 – Bashaw, 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, ProvostFormer Hwy 56 northern terminus; formerly Hwy 834
249.8155.2 Hwy 26 – Camrose, VikingHwy 56 northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi


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.
  3. ^ a b "Renumbering the Portion of Highway 834 Between Highways 13 and 26 To Highway 56" (PDF). Camrose County Outlook. Camrose County: 7. October 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2024. Effective mid-September the 2.5 mile portion of Highway 834 between Highways 13 and 26 was renumbered to Highway 56.