Texas State Highway 26
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| State Highway 26 |
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| Length: | 28.7[1] mi (46.2 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1990 (1959) | ||||||||
| Southwest end: |  SH 183 |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-820 |
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| Northeast end: |  SH 121 |
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State Highway 26 is a state highway completely within the confines of Tarrant County, Texas.
[edit] History
SH 26 was the last of the 26 original Texas highways proposed in 1917. The original route was to be a short route from Tyler through Henderson to Nacogdoches. By 1933, the stretch from Tyler to Henderson was reassigned to SH 64. SH 26 was instead routed northward to Longview over part of SH 43. By 1939, it had been extended north to the Oklahoma border via a proposed section of Texas SH 149 and SH 11. In 1962, SH 26 was cancelled when U.S. Highway 259 was routed over its entire length.
In 1980, it was redesignated along the Fort Worth Spur and the old route of SH 121 from Haltom City to I-820, then northeastward through Colleyville and Grapevine. This is its current route.
[edit] Counties and junctions
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| Tarrant |  SH 183 – Haltom City |
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| I-820 – North Richland Hills |
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 SH 114 – Grapevine |
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 SH 121 – Grapevine |
