Statistics:

Length:
123 km
Termini:
Eastern: Barrier Hwy (NR32), Ucolta
Western: Port Wakefield Rd (NH1), Winninowie
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
Winninowie, Wilmington, Willowie, Orroroo, Peterborough and Ucolta

Route Numbering:

Current: B56
Former: 56
Multiplexed with: 83

General Information:

National Route 56 was a rural route linking South Australia's Spencer Gulf region with the greater Flinders Ranges region.

Multiplexes along the route include:
NR83, for 13 km, between Orroroo and Black Rock.

History:

1998: NR64 replaced by B64.
Post-1998 photos presented below are remnants, missed during alphanumeric conversion.

Winninowie to Ucolta

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Wilmington approaching Main North Road, December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

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Black Advance Directional Sign:

Black AD sign on Hammond Rd at Willowie approaching Willowie Rd (NR56), December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade