A26 road
For the road in Northern Ireland see A26 road (Northern Ireland)
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| North east end: | Maidstone |
 A20 road A21 road A22 road A227 road A228 road A264 road A267 road A272 road A2014 road |
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| South west end: | Newhaven |
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Tunbridge Wells Lewes |
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The A26 road is one of the three[dubious ] cross-country two-digit numbered roads in the southeast of England, the others being the A25 road and A27 road. It carries traffic from Maidstone in Kent in a generally south-westerly direction to Tunbridge Wells and then on to Newhaven in East Sussex. It begins its journey up the Medway valley to Tonbridge; from there it crosses the Weald through Tunbridge Wells to Uckfield, and thence follows the River Ouse to its mouth at Newhaven, bypassing Lewes by means of a road tunnel. The road is almost entirely single carriageway resulting in congestion. The original[when?] A26 at Lewes headed to Brighton following the modern day A27[citation needed].
The road runs for a total distance of some 50 miles (80 km) and provides access to the North Kent area and its industrial base with the ferry port of Newhaven. In consequence it has a large Heavy Goods Vehicle usage.
External links [edit]
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Coordinates: 51°03′20″N 0°09′17″E / 51.05542°N 0.15484°E
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