U.S. Route 26
Route information | ||||
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Length | 1,479 mi (2,380 km) | |||
Existed | 1926[citation needed]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 101 near Seaside, OR | |||
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East end | I-80 / N-61 at Ogallala, NE | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
States | Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Highway 26 (US 26) is an east–west
Route description
mi | km
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OR | 472 | 760 |
ID | 403 | 649[2] |
WY | 454 | 731 |
NE | 151 | 243[3] |
Total | 1,479 | 2,380 |
Oregon
Starting at a junction with
After passing through Sandy, US 26 (known there as the Mount Hood Highway) continues on toward Government Camp and Bennett Pass, where it eventually meets up with OR 35. The Mount Hood Highway continues north along OR 35, while US 26 heads southeast toward Madras, where it intersects with US 97. It then continues southeast to Prineville, where it meets OR 126 and heads east through John Day where it meets US 20 in Vale. The remainder of US 26 follows US 20 to the Idaho state line.
Idaho
From the Oregon state line, US 26 continues to follow US 20 to Boise, with short concurrencies with US 95 near Parma and I-84 at Caldwell. At Boise, US 26/US 20 merges with I-84 for about 40 miles (64 km) until Mountain Home, where US 20 splits from US 26/I-84. About 41 miles (66 km) later in Bliss, US 26 splits from I-84, joining US 93 at Shoshone with the concurrent routes joining US 20 at Carey. US 20/US 26/US 93 skirt the north edge of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve and then through Arco where US 93 splits north. Near Idaho National Laboratory, US 26 again splits from US 20 to the southeast, proceeding to Blackfoot, where US 26 joins I-15 for about 20 miles (32 km) before splitting just south of Idaho Falls toward Alpine, Wyoming.
Wyoming
From Alpine, US 26 is cosigned with
Nebraska
US 26 runs southeastward parallel to the North Platte River. The largest city US 26 runs through in Nebraska is Scottsbluff, which is just 22 miles (35 km) from the Wyoming border. US 26 also goes past Chimney Rock National Historic Site. US 26 intersects with US 385 in Bridgeport and then continues to its eastern terminus in Ogallala, Nebraska at I-80. All told, there are 150.79 miles (242.67 km) of US 26 in the state of Nebraska.
History
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Location | Shoshoni–Riverton, Wyoming |
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Existed | 1926–1938 |
U.S. Highway 320 (US 320) was part of the initial 1926 system, connecting
Major intersections
- Oregon
- US 101 south of Seaside
- I-405 in Portland. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- I-205 in Portland
- US 97 in Madras. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- US 395 in Mount Vernon. The highways travel concurrently to John Day.
- US 20 in Vale. The highways travel concurrently to Mountain Home.
- Idaho
- US 95 north-northwest of Parma. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of Parma.
- I-84 / US 30 north of Caldwell. The highways travel concurrently to Caldwell.
- I-184 in Boise. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- I-84 / US 30 in Boise. I-84/US 26 travel concurrently to Bliss. US 26/US 30 travel concurrently to west-northwest of Bliss.
- US 93 in Shoshone. The highways travel concurrently to Arco.
- US 20 in Carey. The highways travel concurrently to northwest of Atomic City.
- I-15 in Blackfoot. The highways travel concurrently to Idaho Falls.
- US 91 in Idaho Falls
- Wyoming
- US 89 on the Alpine Northwest–Alpine Northeast line. The highways travel concurrently to Moran.
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- US 287 in Moran. The highways travel concurrently to west-northwest of Morton.
- US 20 in Shoshoni. The highways travel concurrently to Orin.
- I-25 / US 87 on the Casper–Hartrandt city line. I-25/US 26 travel concurrently into Casper proper. US 26/US 87 travel concurrently to west-southwest of Dwyer.
- I-25 southeast of Glenrock. The highways travel concurrently to west-southwest of Dwyer.
- US 18 in Orin
- US 85 in Lingle. The highways travel concurrently to Torrington.
- Nebraska
- US 385 in Bridgeport. The highways travel concurrently to Northport.
- US 30 west of Ogallala. The highways travel concurrently to Ogallala.
- I-80 in Ogallala. The roadway continues as N-61.
See also
- List of United States Numbered Highways
- U.S. Route 126
References
- ^ "Endpoints of US highways". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "State Highway System Route: 0026" (PDF). Idaho Transportation Department Milepoint Log. Idaho Transportation Department. January 25, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. pp. 86–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-915749-25-6.
- ^ "Wyoming @ AARoads - U.S. Highway 26". Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ^ "Former U.S. 320". AARoads. September 22, 2005. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-528-00771-2.
External links
- Media related to U.S. Route 26 at Wikimedia Commons
Browse numbered routes | ||||
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← SH-25 | ID | → SH-27 | ||
← NE | → N-27 | |||
← OR | → OR 27 | |||
← WYO 26 |