# Alberta Highway 56

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.

## 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 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. 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 municipality | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Wheatland County | ​ | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 1 (TCH) – Calgary, Medicine Hat | Hwy 56 southern terminus; continues as Range Road 201 to Crowfoot Ferry |
| Wheatland County | ​ | 19.5 | 12.1 | Highway 561 east | South end of Hwy 561 concurrency |
| Wheatland County | Hussar | 22.7 | 14.1 | Highway 561 west – Standard | North end of Hwy 561 concurrency |
| Wheatland County | ​ | 39.4 | 24.5 | Highway 564 | |
| Wheatland County | Dalum | 52.4 | 32.6 | Highway 569 | |
| Town of Drumheller | Town of Drumheller | 64.7 | 40.2 | Highway 10 east (Hoodoo Trail) – East Coulee | South end of Hwy 10 concurrency |
| Town of Drumheller | Town of Drumheller | 66.1 | 41.1 | Highway 10X south – Wayne | Rosedale |
| Town of Drumheller | Town of Drumheller | 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 |
| Town of Drumheller | Town of Drumheller | 73.7 | 45.8 | Highway 575 west (South Dinosaur Trail) / 2 Street SW – Nacmine | |
| Town of Drumheller | Town of Drumheller | 74.3 | 46.2 | Crosses Red Deer River | Crosses Red Deer River |
| Town of Drumheller | Town of Drumheller | 74.8 | 46.5 | Highway 838 west (North Dinosaur Trail) – Royal Tyrrell Museum | |
| Town of Drumheller | Town of Drumheller | 75.1 | 46.7 | Highway 576 east | |
| Starland County | Munson | 85.4 | 53.1 | Township Road 302 | |
| Starland County | ​ | 95.0 | 59.0 | Highway 9 east – Hanna, Saskatoon Highway 27 west – Morrin, Three Hills | North end of Hwy 9 concurrency |
| Starland County | ​ | 117.7 | 73.1 | Highway 585 – Rumsey, Trochu | |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | ​ | 130.6 | 81.2 | Highway 589 east – Byemoor, Endiang | |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | Big Valley | 137.0 | 85.1 | Highway 590 west – Innisfail | |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | Big Valley | 138.6 | 86.1 | UAR 55 west | |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | ​ | 156.4 | 97.2 | Highway 594 west | |
| Town of Stettler | 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 | |
| Camrose County | ​ | 223.8 | 139.1 | Highway 609 west – Edberg, Ferintosh | South end of Hwy 609 concurrency |
| Camrose County | ​ | 224.1 | 139.2 | Crosses Battle River | Crosses Battle River |
| Camrose County | ​ | 227.0 | 141.1 | Highway 609 east – Rosalind | North end of Hwy 609 concurrency |
| Camrose County | ​ | 245.6 | 152.6 | Highway 13 – Camrose, Provost | Former Hwy 56 northern terminus; formerly Hwy 834 |
| Camrose County | ​ | 249.8 | 155.2 | Highway 26 – Camrose, Viking | Hwy 56 northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||