Interstate 26

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Interstate 26 (abbreviated I-26) is an east-west main route of the Interstate Highway System in the Southeastern United States. It runs from the junction of U.S. Route 11W and U.S. Route 23 in Kingsport, Tennessee generally south and southeast to U.S. Route 17 in Charleston, South Carolina. The portion from Mars Hill, North Carolina east (compass south) to Interstate 240 in Asheville is signed as Future I-26, as it does not yet meet Interstate standards; a short realignment is also planned in Asheville.

Prior to August 5, 2003, I-26's western terminus was at Interstate 40 and Interstate 240 southwest of Asheville, North Carolina. At that time, the final section of freeway in North Carolina, from Mars Hill north to the Tennessee state line, replaced the old two-lane U.S. Route 23. I-26 was extended into Tennessee on the US 23 freeway, taking over approximately half of the former Interstate 181 from U.S. Route 321/Tennessee State Route 67 in Johnson City to Interstate 81 south of Kingsport. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials denied an extension of I-26 along the remainder of I-181 to Kingsport, as it would give a main Interstate route a stub end (not connecting to another interstate). The extension was finally achieved by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, signed into law August 10, 2005. Thus I-26 now ends about two miles south of the Virginia state line, where the freeway continues to the state line as U.S. Route 23.

North of Kingsport, US 23 continues north to Portsmouth, Ohio as Corridor B of the Appalachian Development Highway System, and beyond to Columbus as Corridor C. In conjunction with the Columbus-Toledo corridor formed by US 23, Ohio State Highway 15 and Interstate 75, I-26 forms part of a mostly high-speed four-lane highway from the Great Lakes to the Southeast. At this point, there are no immediate plans for further I-26 extensions into Virginia, Kentucky and farther north.

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Length

Miles km State
55 89 Tennessee
71* 114* North Carolina
220.95 355.58 South Carolina
347 558 Total

* partly designated as future

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Major cities

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.

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Intersections with other interstates

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Auxiliary routes

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Notes

I-26 is a diagonal Interstate, running northwest-southeast; most other routes in the area are odd numbers running northeast-southwest. The extension past Asheville is mainly north-south. When the extension was made in 2003, the exit numbers in North Carolina were increased by 31 to reflect the new mileage. The part that it shares with I-240 has not had the numbers changed yet, although most signs now indicate I-26 instead of I-240.

I-26 is signed with an extra FUTURE sign above (and in the same style as) the EAST and WEST signs from Asheville north to Mars Hill, as the older U.S. Route 23 freeway does not meet Interstate standards. Shoulders remain substandard or nonexistant along short sections of the route, and a realignment is planned in Asheville to bypass some tight interchanges.

Exit numbers in Tennessee are numbered backwards, increasing from east to west, as the road was formerly U.S. Route 23 and Interstate 181, two north-south roads. This exit numbering will flip-flop to the correct way in 2006; the major roadblock preventing this was the I-181 issue.

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Exit list

Shields are shown at intersections with other Interstates.

Number Mile Destinations Notes
Old
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Tennessee

57 State Route 36 south - Lynn Garden Drive westbound exit and eastbound entrance
55 0 U.S. Route 11W - West Stone Drive I-26 begins eastbound and ends westbound along U.S. Route 23
52 3 Meadowview Parkway
51 4 State Route 93 split into 51A and 51B eastbound
49 6 State Route 347 - Rock Springs Road
46 9 Image:I-81.svg Interstate 81 - Knoxville/Bristol, Virginia split into 46A and 46B
45 10 Eastern Star Road
42 13 State Route 75 - Suncrest Drive/Gray
38 17 State Route 354 - Boones Creek Road/Jonesborough
36 19 State Route 381 - State of Franklin Road/Bristol
35 20 U.S. Route 11E/U.S. Route 19W north - Roan Street split into 35A and 35B westbound; US 19W joins eastbound and leaves westbound
33 22 State Route 400 - Unaka Avenue/Watauga Avenue
32 23 State Route 91 - Market Street/Main Street Johnson City
31 24 U.S. Route 321/State Route 67 - Elizabethton
28 27 State Route 359 north - Okolona Road
23 32 State Route 173 - Unicoi Road
19 36 Main Street - Erwin
18 37 State Route 81/State Route 107 - Erwin/Jonesborough
15 40 Jackson-Love Highway - Erwin
12 43 U.S. Route 19W/State Route 352 - Temple Hill Road US 19W joins westbound and leaves eastbound
9 46 Clear Branch Road
5 50 Flag Pond Road
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North Carolina

3 to US 23 (Alternate) - Wolf Laurel
9 U.S. 19 north - Burnsville/Spruce Pine US 19 joins eastbound and leaves westbound
11 NC 213 - Mars Hill/Marshall
13 Forks of Ivy
15 NC 197 - Jupiter/Barnardsville
17 Flat Creek
18 US 19 Business - Monticello Road Weaverville
19 U.S. 25 north/U.S. 70 west - Marshall US 25 and US 70 join eastbound and leave westbound; split into 19A and 18B westbound
21 New Stock Road
23 U.S. 25 - North Asheville/Merrimon Avenue/New Bridge US 25 joins westbound and leaves eastbound
24 Elk Mountain Road - Woodfin
25 NC 251 - University of North Carolina-Asheville
Hill Street westbound exit and eastbound entrance
4A Image:I-240.svg Interstate 240 east/US 70 east/US 74-A east to Interstate 40 US 70 joins westbound and leaves eastbound; US 74-A joins eastbound and leaves westbound
3B Westgate/Holiday Inn Drive
3A US 19 south/US 23 south US 19, US 23 and US 74-A join westbound and leave eastbound; US 19 Business and US 23 Business join eastbound and leave westbound
2 US 19 Business/US 23 Business - West Asheville US 19 Business and US 23 Business join westbound and leave eastbound
1C Amboy Road westbound exit and eastbound entrance
1B NC 191 to Image:I-40.svg Interstate 40 east - Brevard Road
31B 1A Image:I-40.svg Interstate 40 west/US 74 west - Canton/Knoxville, Tennessee US 74 joins eastbound and leaves westbound; was exit 1A on I-240 and exit 1B on I-26
31A 1A Image:I-40.svg Interstate 40 east - Hickory westbound exit and eastbound entrance
33 2 NC 191 to Blue Ridge Parkway
37 6 NC 146 - Skyland
40 9 NC 280 - Asheville Regional Airport/Arden
44 13 US 25 - Fletcher/Mountain Home
49 18 US 64 - Hendersonville/Bat Cave split into 49A and 49B
53 22 Hendersonville - Upward Road
54 23 NC 225 to US 176/US 25 - Greenville, South Carolina
59 28 Saluda
67 36 US 74 east/NC 108 - Columbus/Tryon/Rutherfordton US 74 joins westbound and leaves eastbound
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South Carolina

1 S.C. Route 14 - Landrum
5 S.C. Route 11 - Campobello/Chesnee
10 S.C. Route 292 - Inman
15 U.S. Route 176 - Inman/Spartanburg
16 John Dodd Road
17 New Cut Road
18 Image:I-85.svg Interstate 85 - Greenville/Charlotte, North Carolina split into 18A and 18B
19 Image:Business Loop 85.svg Interstate 85 Business - Spartanburg split into 19A and 19B
21 U.S. Route 29 - Greer/Spartanburg split into 21A and 21B
22 S.C. Route 296 - Reidville Road/Spartanburg
28 U.S. Route 221 - Moore/Woodruff/Spartanburg
35 Walnut Grove Road - Woodruff
38 S.C. Route 146 - Cross Anchor/Woodruff
41 S.C. Route 92 - Enoree
44 S.C. Route 49 - Laurens/Cross Anchor/Union
51 Image:I-385.svg Interstate 385 - Laurens/Greenville westbound exit and eastbound entrance
52 S.C. Route 56 - Cross Anchor/Clinton
54 S.C. Route 72 - Clinton/Whitmire
60 S.C. Route 66 - Joanna/Whitmire
66 Road 32 - Jalapa
72 S.C. Route 121 - Whitmire/Union Newberry
74 S.C. Route 34 - Winnsboro
76 S.C. Route 219 - Pomaria
82 S.C. Route 773 - Prosperity/Pomaria
85 S.C. Route 202 - Little Mountain
91 Columbia Avenue - Chapin
97 U.S. Route 176 - Ballentine/White Rock/Irmo
101 U.S. Route 76/U.S. Route 176 - Broad River Road/Ballentine/White Rock split into 101A and 101B; US 76 joins eastbound and leaves westbound
102 S.C. Route 60 - Lake Murray Boulevard/Irmo split into 102A and 102B
103 Harbison Boulevard
104 Piney Grove Road
106 St. Andrews Road split into 106A and 106B westbound
107 Image:I-20.svg Interstate 20 - Augusta, Georgia/Florence split into 107A and 107B
108 Bush River Road
Image:I-126.svg Interstate 126 - Downtown Columbia US 76 joins westbound and leaves eastbound; joined with exit 108 westbound
110 U.S. Route 378 - Lexington/West Columbia
111 U.S. Route 1 - Lexington/West Columbia split into 111A and 111B
113 S.C. Route 302 - Columbia Airport/Cayce
115 U.S. Route 21/U.S. Route 176/U.S. Route 321 - Gaston/Cayce/Columbia
116 Image:I-77.svg Interstate 77 - Charlotte, North Carolina
119 U.S. Route 21/U.S. Route 176 - St. Matthews
125 Road 31 - Gaston
129 U.S. Route 21
136 S.C. Route 6 - North/St. Matthews/Swansea
139 Road 22 - St. Matthews
145 U.S. Route 601 - St. Matthews Orangeburg split into 145A and 145B
149 S.C. Route 33 - Cameron
154 U.S. Route 301 - Santee split into 154A and 154B
159 S.C. Route 36 - Road 36/Bowman
165 S.C. Route 210 - Bowman/Vance
169 Image:I-95.svg Interstate 95 - Savannah, Georgia/Florence split into 169A and 169B
172 U.S. Route 15 - St. George/Holly Hill/Santee split into 172A and 172B
177 S.C. Route 453 - Harleyville/Holly Hill
187 S.C. Route 27 - Ridgeville/St. George
194 Road 16 - Jedburg/Pinopolis
199 U.S. Route 17 Alternate - Summerville/Moncks Corner split into 199A and 199B
203 College Park Road - Goose Creek/Ladson
205 U.S. Route 78 to U.S. Route 52/Goose Creek split into 205A and 205B
208 U.S. Route 52 west/U.S. Route 78 west - Moncks Corner/Kingstree westbound exit and eastbound entrance
209 Ashley Phosphate Road
211 Aviation Avenue to Remount Road - Air Force Base split into 211A and 211B
212A Remount Road westbound exit and eastbound entrance
212B-C Image:I-526.svg Interstate 526 - Savannah, Georgia/Mount Pleasant
213 Montague Avenue/Mall Drive split into 213A and 213B eastbound
215 S.C. Route 642 - Dorchester Road
216 S.C. Route 7 to U.S. Route 17 south - Cosgrove Avenue/Naval Base split into 216A and 216B
217 North Meeting Street eastbound exit and westbound entrance
218 Spruill Avenue westbound exit and eastbound entrance
219A Rutledge Avenue - The Citadel eastbound exit and westbound entrance
219B Morrison Drive/East Bay Street eastbound exit and westbound entrance
221B U.S. Route 17 north - Mount Pleasant eastbound exit and westbound entrance
220 Romney Street westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Meeting Street - Visitor info eastbound exit and westbound entrance
221A U.S. Route 17 south - Savannah, Georgia eastbound exit and westbound entrance
King Street - Downtown eastbound exit and westbound entrance
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References

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