Saskatchewan Highway 56

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.^[1]

Highway 56
Hwy 56 through the Standing Buffalo IR
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length	55.4 km[1] (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
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural municipalities	Indian Head, Abernethy, North Qu'Appelle
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan
← Highway 55 → Highway 57

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:^[2]

Rural municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Indian Head No. 156	Indian Head	0.0	0.0	Highway 1 (TCH) – Regina, Winnipeg	Southern terminus
↑ / ↓	​	24.2	15.0	Crosses the Qu'Appelle River
Abernethy No. 186	Katepwa Beach	26.9	16.7	Highway 619 north – Balcarres
North Qu'Appelle No. 187	Fort Qu'Appelle	44.2	27.5	Highway 35 to Highway 10 – Yorkton, Regina, Wadena
	Fort San	49.0	30.4
	​	54.3	33.7	Highway 727 west
	Echo Valley Provincial Park	54.8	34.1	Crosses the Qu'Appelle River
		55.4	34.4	Highway 210 – Fort Qu'Appelle, Hwy 10	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Photo gallery

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  Hwy 56 through Lebret, facing east
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  Hwy 56 through Lebret, facing west

See also

• Transportation in Saskatchewan
• Roads in Saskatchewan

References

1. "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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