Alabama State Route 56

State Route 56
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
Counties:	Washington
Highway system
Alabama State Routes Interstate US State ← SR 55 SR 57 →

State Route 56 (SR-56) is a 28-mile-long (45 km) route in Washington County in the southwestern part of the state. The route's western origin is at the Mississippi state line at a junction with U.S. Highway 45 and Mississippi Highway 42. The eastern terminus of the route is at Wagerville, where it junctions U.S. Highway 43.

SR-56 was part of US-84 until 1958, when the Coffeeville Bridge opened over the Tombigbee River.

Route description

State Route 56 enters Alabama at a junction at the Mississippi state line where Mississippi Highway 42 junctions U.S. Highway 45. The route heads eastward as it approached Chatom, the county seat of Washington County. East of Chatom, the route passes through rural areas until it reaches its eastern terminus at Wagarville. The route is aligned along a two-lane road for its entirety.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Washington County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
	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 overlap
	13.418	21.594	SR 17 south – Mobile	East end of SR-17 overlap
Wagarville	27.696	44.572	US 43 (SR-13) – Jackson, Mobile
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Retrieved June 25, 2011.