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Alberta Highway 56

Highway in Alberta

Field	Value
province	AB
type	Hwy
route	56
map
map_custom	yes
map_notes	Highway 56 highlighted in red
length_km	249.8
length_ref
direction_a	South
direction_b	North
terminus_a	near Crowfoot
junction	{{plainlist
*{{jct	state	AB	Hwy	10}} in Drumheller
*{{jct	state	AB	Hwy	9}} in Drumheller
*{{jct	state	AB	Hwy	9	Hwy	27}} near Morrin
*{{jct	state	AB	Hwy	12}} in Stettler
*{{jct	state	AB	Hwy	53}} near Donalda
*{{jct	state	AB	Hwy	13}} near Camrose}}
terminus_b	near Camrose
rural_municipalities	Wheatland County, Starland County, Stettler No. 6 County, Camrose County
towns	Stettler, Drumheller
previous_type	Hwy
previous_route	55
next_type	Hwy
next_route	58

in Drumheller
in Drumheller
near Morrin
in Stettler
near Donalda
near Camrose}}

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 northwest of Bassano, at Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway). It continues through Drumheller and Stettler before ending at Highway 26, 6 km east of Camrose.

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 endeavour stopped once Getty retired from politics and was succeeded as premier by Ralph Klein.

In September 2021, a 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. It also rendered the 5.2 km Highway 26 / Highway 834 concurrency obsolete.

Major intersections

Starting from the south end of Highway 56:

References

(March 2016). "2016 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart". Alberta Transportation.
(October 2021). "Renumbering the Portion of Highway 834 Between Highways 13 and 26 To Highway 56". [[Camrose County]].
"Highway 56 in Alberta".

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