Maine State Route 26
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| Maintained by MaineDOT | ||||
| Length: | 96.7 mi (155.6 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1926 – present | |||
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| South end: |
 SR 77 in Portland
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.svg){kind=small}  I-295 / US 1 in Portland SR 9 in Portland.svg){kind=small} I-95 / Maine Turnpike in Falmouth    US 202 / SR 4 / SR 100 / SR 115 in Gray SR 11 in Poland  US 2 / SR 5 in Bethel
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| North end: |
 NH 26 in Cambridge, NH
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| Counties: | Cumberland, Androscoggin, Oxford | |||
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| Location: | Gray |
| Length: | 1.6 mi (2.6 km) |
| Existed: | 2006–present |
State Route 26 (abbreviated SR 26) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways. It is a major regional route running for 96.7 miles (155.6 km) from downtown Portland to the New Hampshire border near Upton, where it continues as New Hampshire Route 26. It is a multi-state route along with NH 26 and its short extension into Vermont.
The multi-state highway was first designated in 1922 as part of the New England road marking system as NEI 26. When the system was supplanted by the United States Numbered Highways in 1926, it was redesignated as state highways retaining the original number.
SR 26 begins in Portland. State route logs show its southern terminus at SR 77 in the western end of the city center at the intersection of Cumberland Avenue and State Street (southbound SR 77). From there it heads northeast along Cumberland Avenue, then turns north onto Washington Avenue. In the field, the southern terminus is signed at the intersection of Congress Street, Washington Avenue, and Mountfort Street in the eastern end of the city center, one block south of the Cumberland Avenue intersection with Washington Avenue. From here, SR 26 follows Washington Avenue northward and joins with I-295 / US 1 over Tukey's Bridge, splitting off immediately on the other side of the bridge to continue northwest on Washington Avenue. SR 100 joins at Allen Avenue, and the two routes turn north onto Auburn Street and continue together as far as the town of Gray. En route, the highway passes through the town of Falmouth, paralleling Interstate 95 (the Maine Turnpike) for the entire 13-mile (21 km) stretch.
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