Alberta Highway 56
 Highway 56 | ||||
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| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
| Length | 249.8 km[1] (155.2 mi) | |||
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| South end |  Highway 1 (TCH) near Crowfoot | |||
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| North end |  Highway 26 near Camrose | |||
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| 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
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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 | Highway 1 (TCH) – Calgary, Medicine Hat | Hwy 56 southern terminus; continues as Range Road 201 to Crowfoot Ferry |
| 19.5 | 12.1 |  Highway 561 east | South end of Hwy 561 concurrency | ||
| Hussar | 22.7 | 14.1 | Highway 561 west – Standard | North end of Hwy 561 concurrency | |
| | 39.4 | 24.5 |  Highway 564 | ||
| Dalum | 52.4 | 32.6 |  Highway 569 | ||
| Town of Drumheller | 64.7 | 40.2 |  Highway 10 east (Hoodoo Trail) – East Coulee | South end of Hwy 10 concurrency | |
| 66.1 | 41.1 |  Highway 10X south – Wayne | Rosedale | ||
| 72.8 | 45.2 | Highway 10 ends Highway 9 west / 5 Street SE – Calgary | North end of Hwy 10 concurrency; south end of Hwy 9 concurrency | ||
| 73.7 | 45.8 |  Highway 575 west (South Dinosaur Trail) / 2 Street SW – Nacmine | |||
| 74.3 | 46.2 | Crosses Red Deer River | |||
| 74.8 | 46.5 |  Highway 838 west (North Dinosaur Trail) – Royal Tyrrell Museum | |||
| 75.1 | 46.7 |  Highway 576 east | |||
| Starland County | Munson | 85.4 | 53.1 | Township Road 302 | |
| | 95.0 | 59.0 | Highway 9 east – Hanna, Saskatoon Highway 27 west – Morrin, Three Hills | North end of Hwy 9 concurrency | |
| 117.7 | 73.1 |  Highway 585 – Rumsey, Trochu | |||
| County of Stettler No. 6 | | 130.6 | 81.2 |  Highway 589 east – Byemoor, Endiang | |
| Big Valley | 137.0 | 85.1 |  Highway 590 west – Innisfail | ||
| 138.6 | 86.1 | UAR 55 west | |||
| | 156.4 | 97.2 |  Highway 594 west | ||
| Town of Stettler | 170.0 | 105.6 |  Highway 12 – Lacombe, Consort | ||
| County of Stettler No. 6 | | 180.8 | 112.3 |  Highway 601 – White Sands, Red Willow | |
| ↑ / ↓ | | 200.2 | 124.4 |  Highway 53 – Bashaw, Donalda, Forestburg | |
| Camrose County | Meeting Creek | 212.4 | 132.0 | UAR 210 east | |
| | 223.8 | 139.1 |  Highway 609 west – Edberg, Ferintosh | South end of Hwy 609 concurrency | |
| 224.1 | 139.2 | Crosses Battle River | |||
| 227.0 | 141.1 | Highway 609 east – Rosalind | North end of Hwy 609 concurrency | ||
| 245.6 | 152.6 |  Highway 13 – Camrose, Provost | Former Hwy 56 northern terminus; formerly Hwy 834 | ||
| 249.8 | 155.2 | Highway 26 – Camrose, Viking | 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.