A26 road
A26 | ||
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Northeast end | Maidstone | |
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Southwest end | Newhaven | |
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The A26 road is a primary route in the southeast of
The road runs for a total distance of some 50 miles (80 kilometres) and provides access to the North Kent area and its industrial base with the
History
The A26 was originally classified in 1922 due to the
Route
Maidstone to Tonbridge
The road starts as a non-primary route at a gyratory with the A20, in Maidstone, and then heads west to the A228, through Barming, Barming Heath, Teston, Wateringbury, and Mereworth where it becomes a primary route.
It then turns southwest towards Tonbridge and shares the route of the A228 until the next roundabout with Seven Mile Lane. The A26 passes through Hadlow and the edge of Tonbridge. Since 1970[7] it has formed an eastern bypass of Tonbridge town centre, which terminates at the Vauxhall roundabout where there are slip roads to the A21 dual carriageway. From this roundabout, the A2014 Pembury Road runs into Tonbridge. The A26 route resumes at the west end of Pembury Road and heads south as Quarry Hill, forming a grade-separated junction with the A21.
Tonbridge to Maresfield
South of Tonbride the A26 passes through Bidborough, Southborough, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Eridge Green, and Boarshead. The road then passes through Crowborough, going past the B2100, and then goes towards Maresfield, where it is interrupted by the A22.[8][9]
Ridgewood to Newhaven
Again heading south-west, the road meets with the A2029 in Lewes after passing Little Horsted and leaves Lewes heading south via Cuilfail Tunnel until it is interrupted again, this time by the A27.
After a short stretch of road where it is merged with the
Distinguishing features
When entering Lewes from the direction of Uckfield, one is met with a view of the chalk cliffs at the very edge of the South Downs. Continuing, you enter the Cuilfail Tunnel, constructed in 1983, which leaves at the roundabout The Culfail Spiral, a sculpture created by Peter Randall-Page.
Junctions
County | Location | mi | km | Coord | Destinations | Notes |
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Kent | Maidstone | 0 | 0 | [coord 1] | ||
— | 3.4 | 5.4 | [coord 2] | B2163 - West Farleigh, Coxheath | ||
4.3 | 6.9 | [coord 3] | B2015 - East Peckham | |||
6.6 | 10.6 | [coord 4] | ||||
Tonbridge | 14.4 | 23.2 | [coord 5] | B2017 - Tudeley | ||
15 | 24 | [coord 6] | A2014 - Tonbridge
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Continues as A2014 | ||
concurrency with the A2014 | ||||||
15.7 | 25.3 | [coord 7] | Continues from A2014 | |||
16.4 | 26.4 | [coord 8] | No eastbound entry to A21 or westbound exit from A21 | |||
Royal Tunbridge Wells | 17.3 | 27.8 | [coord 9] | B2176 - Penshurst | ||
20.1 | 32.3 | [coord 10] | A264 - Langton Green, Pembury
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20.5 | 33.0 | [coord 11] | B2023 - Royal Tunbridge Wells | |||
25.6 | 33.1 | [coord 12] | A267 - Frant
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East Sussex | Crowborough | 27.2 | 43.7 | [coord 13] | B2100 - Rotherfield | |
— | 33.4 | 53.8 | [coord 14] | A272 - Buxted
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33.8 | 54.4 | [coord 15] | A22 - East Grinstead
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Continues as A22 | ||
Uckfield | concurrency with the A22 | |||||
36.6 | 58.9 | [coord 16] | A22 - Hailsham
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Continues from A22 | ||
Lewes | 42.5 | 68.4 | [coord 17] | B2192 - Rotherfield | ||
43.2 | 69.5 | [coord 18] | A2029 - Lewes
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44.0 | 70.9 | [coord 19] | Continues as A27 | |||
— | concurrency with the A27 | |||||
45.5 | 73.2 | [coord 20] | A27 - Eastbourne
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Continues from A27 | ||
Newhaven
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49.9 | 80.3 | [coord 21] | Newhaven
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50.6 | 81.4 | [coord 22] | A259 - Peacehaven, Seaford
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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- Coordinate list
- ^ 51°16′14″N 0°30′46″E / 51.2705°N 0.5128°E
- ^ 51°15′16″N 0°26′40″E / 51.2545°N 0.4445°E
- ^ 51°15′19″N 0°25′23″E / 51.2554°N 0.4231°E
- ^ 51°15′15″N 0°22′40″E / 51.2543°N 0.3779°E
- ^ 51°11′08″N 0°17′38″E / 51.1855°N 0.2938°E
- ^ 51°10′54″N 0°16′58″E / 51.1818°N 0.2828°E
- ^ 51°11′23″N 0°16′11″E / 51.1898°N 0.2697°E
- ^ 51°10′54″N 0°15′47″E / 51.1818°N 0.2630°E
- ^ 51°10′16″N 0°15′12″E / 51.1712°N 0.2534°E
- ^ 51°07′57″N 0°15′32″E / 51.1324°N 0.2588°E
- ^ 51°07′39″N 0°15′35″E / 51.1274°N 0.2598°E
- ^ 51°07′36″N 0°15′32″E / 51.1268°N 0.2590°E
- ^ 51°03′38″N 0°09′42″E / 51.0605°N 0.1616°E
- ^ 50°59′32″N 0°05′40″E / 50.9922°N 0.0945°E
- ^ 50°59′17″N 0°05′26″E / 50.9880°N 0.0906°E
- ^ 50°57′06″N 0°05′44″E / 50.9516°N 0.0955°E
- ^ 50°53′03″N 0°01′17″E / 50.8843°N 0.0214°E
- ^ 50°52′33″N 0°01′11″E / 50.8759°N 0.0196°E
- ^ 50°51′53″N 0°01′29″E / 50.8646°N 0.0248°E
- ^ 50°51′14″N 0°03′10″E / 50.8538°N 0.0527°E
- ^ 50°48′17″N 0°03′11″E / 50.8048°N 0.0531°E
- ^ 50°47′45″N 0°03′21″E / 50.7959°N 0.0557°E
References
- ^ 51°05′05″N 0°11′53″E / 51.0848°N 0.1981°E
- ^ "Ministry of Transport Act 1919".
- ^ "SABRE – Maps". sabre-roads.org.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "SABRE – Maps". sabre-roads.org.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "View map: Sussex LIV.SW – Ordnance Survey Six-inch England and Wales, 1842–1952". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "SABRE – Maps". sabre-roads.org.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ SABRE https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Network_changes_-_1970s
- ^ a b "A26". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b "A26 – Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki". sabre-roads.org.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
External links
Media related to A26 road (England) at Wikimedia Commons