A26 road
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A26 road | |
Direction | North east - South west |
Start | Maidstone |
Primary destinations1 |
Tunbridge Wells Uckfield Lewes Brighton |
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End | Newhaven |
Roads joined | A20 road A21 road > A22 road A227 road A228 road A264 road A267 road A272 road A2014 road |
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The A26 road is one of the two cross-country two-digit numbered roads in the southeast of England. It carries traffic from Maidstone in Kent in a generally south-westerly direction 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 resuting in congestion.
The road runs for a total distance of some 50 miles (80km) 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.
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