A26 road

For the road in Northern Ireland, see A26 road (Northern Ireland).

A26 road
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Schematic diagram  Maidstone River Medway One-way traffic Maidstone West railway station Medway Valley Line One-way traffic Fant to Maidstone Hospital Barming railway station Barming to West Farleigh Teston to East Malling Nettlestead Wateringbury Mereworth  B2016  / to West Peckham Hadlow to Golden Green A26 bypasses Tonbridge x20px River Medway Tonbridge Tonbridge railway station South East Main Line to Pembury One-way traffic to Bidborough Southborough to High Brooms to Tunbridge Wells Tunbridge Wells West railway station Spa Valley Railway Eridge Wealden Line Boarshead to Jarvis Brook Crowborough to Ashdown Forest to Uckfield Wealden Line Little Horsted Rose Hill  B2192  to Lewes Cuilfail Tunnel x12px East Coastway Line x12px Beddingham Tarring Neville South Heighton Newhaven / Seaford Branch Line

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.

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