A26 road

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History

The A26 was originally classified in 1922 due to the Ministry of Transport Act 1919, which in section 19 instructed the classification of all major roads.[2] The original route went from Maidstone to Brighton, along part of what is now the A27.[3] The part of the road going from Lewes was later reclassified to the A27 between 1947 and 1951.[4][5] The road was later extended along the B2109 to Newhaven after 1969.[6]

Route

Maidstone to Tonbridge

The road starts as a non-primary route at a gyratory with the A20, in Maidstone, and then heads west to the A228, through Barming, Barming Heath, Teston, Wateringbury, and Mereworth where it becomes a primary route.

It then turns southwest towards Tonbridge and shares the route of the A228 until the next roundabout with Seven Mile Lane. The A26 passes through Hadlow and the edge of Tonbridge. Since 1970[7] it has formed an eastern bypass of Tonbridge town centre, which terminates at the Vauxhall roundabout where there are slip roads to the A21 dual carriageway. From this roundabout, the A2014 Pembury Road runs into Tonbridge. The A26 route resumes at the west end of Pembury Road and heads south as Quarry Hill, forming a grade-separated junction with the A21.

Tonbridge to Maresfield

South of Tonbride the A26 passes through Bidborough, Southborough, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Eridge Green, and Boarshead. The road then passes through Crowborough, going past the B2100, and then goes towards Maresfield, where it is interrupted by the A22.[8][9]

Ridgewood to Newhaven

Again heading south-west, the road meets with the A2029 in Lewes after passing Little Horsted and leaves Lewes heading south via Cuilfail Tunnel until it is interrupted again, this time by the A27.

After a short stretch of road where it is merged with the A27, it heads south, ending on the A259 in Newhaven, after passing Tarring Neville and South Heighton.[8][9]

Distinguishing features

When entering Lewes from the direction of Uckfield, one is met with a view of the chalk cliffs at the very edge of the South Downs. Continuing, you enter the Cuilfail Tunnel, constructed in 1983, which leaves at the roundabout The Culfail Spiral, a sculpture created by Peter Randall-Page.

Junctions

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References

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County Location mi km Coord Destinations Notes
Kent Maidstone 0 0 [coord 1] Script error: No such module "Jct". - Maidstone, Ditton
— 3.4 5.4 [coord 2] B2163 - West Farleigh, Coxheath
4.3 6.9 [coord 3] B2015 - East Peckham
6.6 10.6 [coord 4] Script error: No such module "Jct". - Kings Hill, East Peckham
B2016 - Wrotham Heath
Tonbridge 14.4 23.2 [coord 5] B2017 - Tudeley
15 24 [coord 6] Script error: No such module "Jct".  - Hastings, Sevenoaks
Script error: No such module "Jct".  - Tonbridge 		Continues as A2014
concurrency with the A2014
15.7 25.3 [coord 7] Script error: No such module "Jct". - Junction with A21
B2260 - Tonbridge 		Continues from A2014
16.4 26.4 [coord 8] Script error: No such module "Jct".  - Sevenoaks, London No eastbound entry to A21 or westbound exit from A21
Royal Tunbridge Wells 17.3 27.8 [coord 9] B2176 - Penshurst
20.1 32.3 [coord 10] Script error: No such module "Jct".  - Langton Green, Pembury
20.5 33.0 [coord 11] B2023 - Royal Tunbridge Wells
25.6 33.1 [coord 12] Script error: No such module "Jct".  - Frant
East Sussex Crowborough 27.2 43.7 [coord 13] B2100 - Rotherfield
— 33.4 53.8 [coord 14] Script error: No such module "Jct".  - Buxted
33.8 54.4 [coord 15] Script error: No such module "Jct".  - East Grinstead Continues as A22
Uckfield concurrency with the A22
36.6 58.9 [coord 16] Script error: No such module "Jct".  - Hailsham Continues from A22
Lewes 42.5 68.4 [coord 17] B2192 - Rotherfield
43.2 69.5 [coord 18] Script error: No such module "Jct".  - Lewes
44.0 70.9 [coord 19] Script error: No such module "Jct".  - Brighton, Worthing Continues as A27
— concurrency with the A27
45.5 73.2 [coord 20] Script error: No such module "Jct".  - Eastbourne Continues from A27
Newhaven 49.9 80.3 [coord 21] B2109 - Newhaven
50.6 81.4 [coord 22] Script error: No such module "Jct".  - Peacehaven, Seaford
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