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
Major intersections	SR 17 at Chatom
East end	US 43 at Wagarville
Location
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Counties	Washington
Highway system
Alabama State Highway System Interstate US State
← SR 55 → SR 57

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.^{[citation needed]}