A26 road
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 A26 Cuilfail Tunnel in Lewes | |
| Major junctions | |
| North east end | Maidstone |
| A20 A21 A22  A227 A228 A264 A267 A272 A2014 | |
| South west end | Newhaven |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Primary destinations | Tunbridge Wells Tonbridge Maidstone Lewes |
| Road network | |
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The A26 road is one of the three[dubious – discuss] 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 kilometres) 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
Media related to A26 road (England) at Wikimedia Commons
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51°03′20″N 0°09′17″E / 51.05542°N 0.15484°E
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