A26 road (Great Britain)
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A26 Cuilfail Tunnel in Lewes
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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 Tonbridge Maidstone Lewes |
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The A26 road is one of the three 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 A26 at Lewes headed to Brighton following the modern day A27.
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.
Coordinates: 51°03′20″N 0°09′17″E / 51.05542°N 0.15484°E
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