Alberta Highway 56
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
Length | 249.8 km[1] (155.2 mi) | |||
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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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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
[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.
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
[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 | ![]() | Hwy 56 southern terminus; continues as Range Road 201 to Crowfoot Ferry |
19.5 | 12.1 | ![]() | South end of Hwy 561 concurrency | ||
Hussar | 22.7 | 14.1 | ![]() | North end of Hwy 561 concurrency | |
| 39.4 | 24.5 | ![]() | ||
Dalum | 52.4 | 32.6 | ![]() | ||
Town of Drumheller | 64.7 | 40.2 | ![]() | South end of Hwy 10 concurrency | |
66.1 | 41.1 | ![]() | Rosedale | ||
72.8 | 45.2 | ![]() ![]() | North end of Hwy 10 concurrency; south end of Hwy 9 concurrency | ||
73.7 | 45.8 | ![]() | |||
74.3 | 46.2 | Crosses Red Deer River | |||
74.8 | 46.5 | ![]() | |||
75.1 | 46.7 | ![]() | |||
Starland County | Munson | 85.4 | 53.1 | Township Road 302 | |
| 95.0 | 59.0 | ![]() ![]() | North end of Hwy 9 concurrency | |
117.7 | 73.1 | ![]() | |||
County of Stettler No. 6 | | 130.6 | 81.2 | ![]() | |
Big Valley | 137.0 | 85.1 | ![]() | ||
138.6 | 86.1 | UAR 55 west | |||
| 156.4 | 97.2 | ![]() | ||
Town of Stettler | 170.0 | 105.6 | ![]() | ||
County of Stettler No. 6 | | 180.8 | 112.3 | ![]() | |
↑ / ↓ | | 200.2 | 124.4 | ![]() | |
Camrose County | Meeting Creek | 212.4 | 132.0 | UAR 210 east | |
| 223.8 | 139.1 | ![]() | South end of Hwy 609 concurrency | |
224.1 | 139.2 | Crosses Battle River | |||
227.0 | 141.1 | ![]() | North end of Hwy 609 concurrency | ||
245.6 | 152.6 | ![]() | Former Hwy 56 northern terminus; formerly Hwy 834 | ||
249.8 | 155.2 | ![]() | Hwy 56 northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Highway 56 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ "2016 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ 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.