Saskatchewan Highway 56
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Route information | ||||
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Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure | ||||
Length | 55.4 km[1] (34.4 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Hwy 1 (TCH) at Indian Head | |||
Hwy 10 / Hwy 35 at Fort Qu'Appelle | ||||
North end | Hwy 210 in Echo Valley Provincial Park | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Saskatchewan | |||
Rural municipalities | Indian Head, Abernethy, North Qu'Appelle | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Highway 56 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 1 near Indian Head to Highway 210 within the Echo Valley Provincial Park. Highway 56 is about 55 km (34 mi) long.[1]
Highway 56 passes near Pasqua and Echo Lakes of the Fishing Lakes, and so has access to many recreational areas.
Major intersections
From south to north:[2]
Rural municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Indian Head No. 156 | Indian Head | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hwy 1 (TCH) – Regina, Winnipeg | Southern terminus |
↑ / ↓ | | 24.2 | 15.0 | Crosses the Qu'Appelle River | |
Abernethy No. 186 | Katepwa Beach | 26.9 | 16.7 | Hwy 619 north – Balcarres | |
North Qu'Appelle No. 187 | Fort Qu'Appelle | 44.2 | 27.5 | Hwy 35 to Hwy 10 – Yorkton, Regina, Wadena | |
Fort San | 49.0 | 30.4 | |||
| 54.3 | 33.7 | Hwy 727 west | ||
Echo Valley Provincial Park | 54.8 | 34.1 | Crosses the Qu'Appelle River | ||
55.4 | 34.4 | Hwy 210 – Fort Qu'Appelle, Hwy 10 | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Photo gallery
Shelter Belt Centre Hwy 56 junction on Hwy 1 (Trans-Canada Hwy).
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saskatchewan Highway 56.
- ^ a b c Google (February 12, 2018). "Highway 56 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ MapArt (2007). Saskatchewan Road Atlas (Map) (2007 ed.). 1:540,000. Oshawa, ON: Peter Heiler Ltd. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.