Interstate 26

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Interstate 26
Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Length: 347 mi (558 km)
West end: US 11W/US 23 in Kingsport, TN
Major
junctions:		 I-81 in Colonial Heights, TN
I-40 in Asheville, NC
I-85 in Spartanburg, SC
I-20 near Columbia, SC
I-77 near Columbia, SC
I-95 near Rosinville,SC
East end: US 17 in Charleston, SC

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, North Carolina, is signed as Future I-26 because it does not yet meet Interstate standards; a short realignment is also planned in Asheville.

Prior to August 5, 2003, the western terminus was at Interstate 40 and Interstate 240 southwest of Asheville. 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/State Route 67 in Johnson City, Tennessee, to Interstate 81 south of Kingsport, Tennessee. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials denied an extension of I-26 along the remainder of I-181 to Kingsport, since 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 (3 km) south of the Virginia state line, and the freeway continues to the state line as US 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, State Route 15 and Interstate 75, I-26 forms part of a mostly high-speed four-lane highway from the Great Lakes to the Southeast. There are no plans for further I-26 extensions into Virginia, Kentucky and farther north.

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[edit] Length

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

* partly designated as future

[edit] Major cities

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.

[edit] Intersections with other interstates

[edit] Auxiliary routes

 Auxiliary routes of Interstate 26
Current and Future (F) Former
I-126 South Carolina
I-526 South Carolina
  • Interstate 126 is a spur into Columbia, South Carolina from the northwest.
  • Interstate 326 was a temporary unsigned designation for part of what is now Interstate 77 south of Columbia.
  • Interstate 526 is a partial beltway of Charleston, South Carolina, running from U.S. Route 17 west of the city north to I-26 and back east and south to US 17 east of Charleston.

[edit] 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, because the older U.S. Route 23 freeway does not meet interstate standards. Shoulders remain substandard or nonexistent along short sections of the route, and a realignment is planned in Asheville to bypass some tight interchanges.

Exit numbers in Tennessee were formerly numbered backwards, increasing from east to west, because the road was formerly U.S. Route 23 and Interstate 181, two north-south roads. This exit numbering was flip-flopped to the correct way in March 2007 when exit numbers were changed on all 284 signs along the I-26 route; the remaining I-181 signs north of I-81 were also replaced by I-26 signs at that time. The old exit numbers will be displayed on signs with the new ones until March 2009.

[edit] Exit list

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Number Mile Destinations Notes
New Old

[edit] Tennessee
57 State Route 36 south - Lynn Garden Drive Johnson City Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
1 55 0 U.S. Route 11W - West Stone Drive I-26 begins eastbound and ends westbound along U.S. Route 23
3 52 3 Meadowview Parkway
4 51 4 State Route 93 Split into 4A and 4B eastbound
6 49 6 State Route 347 - Rock Springs Road
8 46 9 Interstate 81 - Knoxville/Bristol, Virginia Split into 8A and 8B
10 45 10 Eastern Star Road
13 42 13 State Route 75 - Suncrest Drive/Gray
17 38 17 State Route 354 - Boones Creek Road/Jonesborough
19 36 19 State Route 381 - State of Franklin Road/Bristol
20 35 20 U.S. Route 11E/U.S. Route 19W north - Roan Street Split into 20A and 20B westbound; US 19W joins eastbound and leaves westbound
22 33 22 State Route 400 - Unaka Avenue/Watauga Avenue
23 32 23 State Route 91 - Market Street/Main Street Johnson City
24 31 24 U.S. Route 321/State Route 67 - Elizabethton exits to Elizabethton; University Parkway to East Tennessee State University and U.S. Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
27 28 27 State Route 359 North - Okolona Road
32 23 32 State Route 173 - Unicoi Road
36 19 36 Main Street - Erwin Erwin
37 18 37 State Route 81/State Route 107 - Erwin/Jonesborough
40 15 40 Jackson-Love Highway - Erwin
43 12 43 U.S. Route 19W/State Route 352 - Temple Hill Road US 19W joins westbound and leaves eastbound
46 9 46 Clear Branch Road
50 5 50 Flag Pond Road

[edit] 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/New Bridge/Weavervile Highway Woodfin US 25 joins westbound and leaves eastbound
24 Elk Mountain Road - Woodfin
25 NC 251 - University of North Carolina-Asheville Asheville
Hill Street Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
4A ALT 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 Interstate 40 east - Brevard Road
31B 1A 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 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 Hendersonville 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

[edit] South Carolina
1 SC 14 - Landrum
5 SC 11 - Campobello/Chesnee
10 SC 292 - Inman
15 US 176 - Inman/Spartanburg Spartanburg
16 John Dodd Road
17 New Cut Road
18 I-85 - Greenville/Charlotte, North Carolina Split into 18A and 18B
19 I-85 BUS - Spartanburg Split into 19A and 19B
21 US 29 - Greer/Spartanburg Split into 21A and 21B
22 SC 296 - Reidville Road/Spartanburg
28 US 221 - Moore/Woodruff/Spartanburg
35 Walnut Grove Road - Woodruff
38 SC 146 - Cross Anchor/Woodruff
41 SC 92 - Enoree
44 SC 49 - Laurens/Cross Anchor/Union
51 I-385 - Laurens/Greenville Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
52 SC 56 - Cross Anchor/Clinton
54 SC 72 - Clinton/Whitmire
60 SC 66 - Joanna/Whitmire
66 Road 32 - Jalapa
72 SC 121 - Whitmire/Union Newberry
74 SC 34 - Winnsboro
76 SC 219 - Pomaria
82 SC 773 - Prosperity/Pomaria
85 SC 202 - Little Mountain
91 Columbia Avenue - Chapin
97 US 176 - Ballentine/White Rock/Irmo
101 US 76/176 - Broad River Road/Ballentine/White Rock Columbia Split into 101A and 101B; US 76 joins eastbound and leaves westbound
102 SC 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 I-20 - Augusta, Georgia/Florence Split into 107A and 107B
108 Bush River Road
I-126 - Downtown Columbia US 76 joins westbound and leaves eastbound; joined with exit 108 westbound
110 US 378 - Lexington/West Columbia
111 US 1 - Lexington/West Columbia split into 111A and 111B
113 SC 302 - Columbia Airport/Cayce
115 US 21/176/321 - Gaston/Cayce/Columbia
116 I-77 - Charlotte, North Carolina
119 US 21/176 - St. Matthews
125 Road 31 - Gaston
129 US 21
136 SC 6 - North/St. Matthews/Swansea
139 Road 22 - St. Matthews
145 US 601 - St. Matthews Orangeburg Split into 145A and 145B
149 SC 33 - Cameron
154 US 301 - Santee Split into 154A and 154B
159 SC 36 - Road 36/Bowman
165 SC 210 - Bowman/Vance
169 I-95 - Savannah, Georgia/Florence Split into 169A and 169B
172 US 15 - St. George/Holly Hill/Santee Split into 172A and 172B
177 SC 453 - Harleyville/Holly Hill
187 SC 27 - Ridgeville/St. George
194 Road 16 - Jedburg/Pinopolis
199
US 17 ALT - Summerville/Moncks Corner		 Charleston Split into 199A and 199B
203 College Park Road - Goose Creek/Ladson
205 US 78 TO US 52/Goose Creek Split into 205A and 205B
208 US 52 west/US 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 I-526 - Savannah, Georgia/Mount Pleasant
213 Montague Avenue/Mall Drive Split into 213A and 213B eastbound
215 SC 642 - Dorchester Road
216 SC 7 TO US 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
220 221B US 17 north - Mount Pleasant; Georgetown Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
220 Romney Street Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
221B Meeting Street - Visitor Center Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
221A 221A US 17 south - Savannah, Georgia Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
King Street - Downtown Charleston Eastbound exit and westbound entrance

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Main Interstate Highways (multiples of 5 in pink)		 Interstate Highway marker
4 5 8 10 12 15 16 17 19 20 22 24 25 26 27 29 30
35 37 39 40 43 44 45 49 55 57 59 64 65 66 66 (W) 68
69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 (W) 76 (E) 77 78 79 80 81 82
83 84 (W) 84 (E) 85 86 (W) 86 (E) 87 88 (W) 88 (E) 89 90
91 93 94 95 96 97 99 (238) H-1 H-2 H-3
Unsigned  A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 PRI-1 PRI-2 PRI-3
Lists  Main - Auxiliary - Suffixed - Business - Proposed - Unsigned
Gaps - Intrastate - Interstate standards - Replaced
Browse numbered routes
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