New Hampshire Route 26
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Route 26 | ||
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 Route 26 highlighted in red | ||
| Route information | ||
| Maintained by NHDOT | ||
| Length | 30.860 mi (49.664 km)
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| Existed | 1925–present | |
| Major junctions | ||
| West end |  Lemington, VT | |
| East end |  Upton, ME | |
| Location | ||
| Country | Coos | |
| Highway system | ||
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New Hampshire Route 26 (abbreviated NH 26) is a 30.860-mile-long (49.664 km) state highway located in northern New Hampshire. It runs across the state in a roughly northwest-to-southeast trajectory, stretching from the Vermont border in the west to the Maine border in the east. NH 26 is a multi-state route with both states.
At its western end, NH 26 connects to Vermont Route 102 in Lemington via the extremely short, yet fully designated Vermont Route 26 (VT 26). At 0.013 miles (21 m; 69 ft) in length, it is by far the shortest state route in Vermont. At its eastern end, NH 26 meets Maine State Route 26 which connects with the city of Portland in the south.
The number 26 dates from 1922, when the multi-state route was first designated
Route description
NH 26 is a mostly isolated highway which runs through mountainous terrain. The highway begins in the west at the state line between
Vermont Route 26
Vermont Route 26 | |
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| Location | Lemington[1] |
| Length | 0.013 mi[1] (21 m) |
Originally the Lemington State Highway, Vermont Route 26 is the short connection between
History
The entirety of modern NH 26, VT 26 and
NEI 26 was clearly intended to be a north–south highway, which SR 26 in Maine illustrates. However, NH 26 is signed as an east–west highway, reflecting its orientation within the state. This means that, in driving the old Interstate route from south to north, mileposts on NH 26 will actually be decreasing since mileposts normally increase from west to east.
Major intersections
| State | County | Location[1][2][3] | mi[1][2][3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Vermont | Essex | Lemington | 0.000 | 0.000 | VT 102 – Canaan, Bloomfield | Western terminus |
| Connecticut River | 0.013 0.000 | 0.021 0.000 | Vermont–New Hampshire state line | |||
| Western end of concurrency with US 3 | ||||||
| 0.751 | 1.209 |   US 3 south (Main Street) – Lancaster | Eastern end of concurrency with US 3 | |||
| Errol | 22.287 | 35.867 |  NH 16 south (Berlin Road) – Milan, Berlin | Western end of concurrency with NH 16 | ||
| 22.583 | 36.344 |  NH 16 north (Dam Road) – Wentworth Location, Rangeley ME | Eastern end of concurrency with NH 16 | |||
| Cambridge | 30.847 | 49.643 | SR 26 south (Thistle Street) – Upton | Continuation into Maine | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c d e Traffic Research Unit (May 2013). "2012 (Route Log) AADTs for State Highways" (PDF). Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ a b c Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance (February 20, 2015). "NH Public Roads". Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ a b Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance (April 3, 2015). "Nodal Reference 2015, State of New Hampshire". New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2015.[permanent dead link]