Saskatchewan Highway 56

Highway 56 marker
Highway 56
Highway 56 highlighted in red
Hwy 56 Standing Buffalo IR.jpg
Hwy 56 through the Standing Buffalo IR
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length55.4 km (34.4 mi)
Major junctions
South end Highway 1 (TCH) at Indian Head
Major intersections Highway 10 / Highway 35 at Fort Qu'Appelle
North end Highway 210 in Echo Valley Provincial Park
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalitiesIndian Head, Abernethy, North Qu'Appelle
Highway system
    ← Highway 55→ Highway 57

    Highway 56 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The highway runs from Highway 1 near Indian Head to Highway 210 within Echo Valley Provincial Park. It is about 55 kilometres (34 mi) long.

    Highway 56 travels along the eastern shore of Katepwa Lake and the northern shores of Mission and Echo Lakes of the Fishing Lakes.

    Major intersections

    From south to north:

    Rural municipalityLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
    Indian Head No. 156Indian Head0.00.0 Highway 1 (TCH) (Hwy 619 south) – Regina, WinnipegSouthern terminus; southern end of Hwy 619 concurrency
    ↑ / ↓Katepwa South24.215.0Crosses the Qu'Appelle River
    Abernethy No. 186Katepwa Beach26.916.7
     Highway 619 north – Balcarres    		Northern end of Hwy 619 concurrency
    North Qu'Appelle No. 187Fort Qu'Appelle44.227.5 Highway 35 to Highway 10 – Yorkton, Regina, Wadena
    Fort San49.030.4
    ​54.333.7
     Highway 727 west
    Echo Valley Provincial Park54.834.1Crosses the Qu'Appelle River
    55.434.4 Highway 210 – Fort Qu'Appelle, Hwy 10Northern terminus
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Highway 56 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
    2. ↑ MapArt (2007). Saskatchewan Road Atlas (Map) (2007 ed.). 1:540,000. Oshawa, ON: Peter Heiler Ltd. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.

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