California State Route 26

"CA 26" redirects here. For the congressional district, see California's 26th congressional district.

For earlier highways signed as Route 26, see California State Route 26 (1934) and California State Route 26 (1937-1964).

State Route 26
Route information
Defined by S&HC § 326
Maintained by Caltrans
Length:	62.162 mi (100.040 km) This route is broken into pieces, and the length does not reflect the overlaps that would be required to make the route continuous.
Major junctions
West end:	SR 99 near Stockton
	SR 12 at Valley Springs SR 49 at Mokelumne Hill
East end:	SR 88 near Pioneer
Highway system
State highways in California(list • pre-1964) History • Unconstructed • Deleted • Freeway • Scenic ← SR 25 SR 27 →

State Route 26 (SR 26) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, running from Stockton to State Route 88 near Pioneer.

Route description

This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System.

The route begins at an interchange with SR 99 in eastern Stockton. SR 26 then exits Stockton after crossing a canal and heads eastward. After crossing Jack Tone Road, the direction of the highway turns slightly more northeasterly. The road then briefly enters the city of Linden, before intersecting Escalon-Bellota Road. Following another intersection with Jenny Lind Road, the route enters the city of Rancho Calaveras. It turns slightly more northeastward as it passes through the area. The highway passes by the New Hogan Lake before entering Valley Springs. Here, the route makes an abrupt right turn onto SR 12. The route run concurrent and turn back northeastward as they exit Valley Springs. Shortly after exiting the city limit, SR 26 veers away from SR 12 and heads north. East of Paloma, the roadway meets Paloma Road and again turns northeastward. At Mokelumne Hill, the route intersects SR 49, taking a slightly more winded path. SR 26 enters and exits the city of West Point before making an extremely long hairpin turn. Heading westward, the route enters Amador County to its terminus at SR 88.

The segment between the community of Mokelumne Hill and West Point is named the Stephen P. Teale Highway. Bridge 30-0052, crossing the Middle Fork of the Mokelumne River, near West Point, is named the Tom Taylor Bridge.

History

CA 26 was formerly known as California State Route 8 in 1934 – 1964.

Major intersections

Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.

County	Location	Postmile	Destinations	Notes
San Joaquin SJ 1.11-20.51		1.11	Fremont Street	Continuation beyond SR 99
		1.11	SR 99 – Sacramento, Fresno	Interchange
		6.85	CR J5 (Jack Tone Road)
			Fine Road – Clements, Peters
	Bellota	15.06	CR J6 (Escalon-Bellota Road) – Farmington, Escalon, Modesto
Calaveras CAL 0.00-38.33		R4.38	CR J14 (Jenny Lind Road)
	Valley Springs	10.44 9.93	SR 12 west / Laurel Street – Lodi	West end of SR 12 overlap
		13.87 14.46	SR 12 east / Toyon Circle – San Andreas	East end of SR 12 overlap
	Mokelumne Hill	18.07	SR 49 – San Andreas, Jackson
Amador AMA 0.00-4.64		4.64	SR 88 – Pine Grove, Volcano, Silver Lake
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

External links

• Caltrans: Route 26 highway conditions
• California Highways: Route 26