The road measures 13.58 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 20 minutes to travel its length.
The B5056 is a B Road and is located in the Zone 5 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like Fenny Bentley, Bradbourne, Parwich, Brassington, Grange Mill, MATLOCK, Winster, Elton, Birchover, Stanton-in-the-Peak, and Alport.
The road is located entirely within Derbyshire.