Texas State Highway 26

State Highway 26
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 28.7 mi[1] (46.2 km)
Existed: 1980 (1959) – present
Major junctions
Southwest end: SH 183
  I-820
Northeast end: SH 121
Location
Counties: Tarrant
Highway system

Highways in Texas
Interstate • U.S. • TX (LoopsSpursRecFM)

SH 25 I-27

State Highway 26 is a state highway completely within the confines of Tarrant County, Texas.

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 1926, 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.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Tarrant County.

Location Junction Notes
Haltom City SH 183
North Richland Hills I-820
Grapevine SH 114
SH 121

References

  1. ^ Texas Department of Transportation, [1]