Alabama State Route 56

Infobox road
state=AL
type=AL
route=56
length_mi=28
length_ref= [ [http://colepages.com/routes5175.html Highway Route Info Routes 51 - 75 ] ]
length_round=
established=1940
direction_a=West
direction_b=East
starting_terminus= state line
junction=
ending_terminus=
counties=Washington
previous_type=AL
previous_route=55
next_type=AL
next_route=57

State Route 56 is a 28-mile long 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.

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 Wagerville. The route is aligned along a two-lane road for its entirety.

Counties traversed

*Washington County

Cities and towns along the route

*Chatom
*Wagerville

Major intersections

*State Route 17 at Chatom

References