State Route 56 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length | 27.696 mi[1] (44.572 km) | |||
| Existed | 1940–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  MS 42 at Mississippi state line | |||
 SR 17 at Chatom | ||||
| East end |  US 43 at Wagarville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Counties | Washington | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 56 (SR 56) is a 27.696-mile-long (44.572 km) state highway completely within Washington County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. The western terminus of the highway is at the Mississippi state line at an intersection with U.S. Route 45 (US 45) and Mississippi Highway 42 (MS 42). The eastern terminus of the highway is at Wagarville, where it intersects US 43.
SR 56 was part of US 84 until 1958, when the Coffeeville Bridge opened over the Tombigbee River.
Route description
SR 56 enters Alabama at the Mississippi state line where Mississippi Highway 42 intersects US 45. The highway heads eastward as it approached Chatom, the county seat of Washington County. East of Chatom, the highway travels through rural areas until it reaches its eastern terminus at US 43 in Wagarville. The highway is aligned along a two-lane road for its entirety.
History
Major intersections
The entire route is in Washington County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.000 | 0.000 |  MS 42 west – State Line | Mississippi state line | |
| Chatom | 13.369 | 21.515 |  SR 17 north – Butler | West end of SR 17 concurrency | |
| 13.418 | 21.594 |  SR 17 south – Mobile | East end of SR 17 concurrency | ||
| Wagarville | 27.696 | 44.572 | US 43 (SR 13) – Jackson, Mobile | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- 1 2 Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.