The road measures 11.47 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 22 minutes to travel its length.
The A956 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 9 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like Blairs, Portlethen, Banchory Devenick, Nigg, Cove, ABERDEEN, Altens, Altens Industrial Estate, West Tullos Industrial Estate, Old Aberdeen, and Bridge Of Don.
The road connects Kincardineshire and City of Aberdeen.