State Route 26 (SR 26) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Oakville Road, the state highway runs 12.83 miles (20.65 km) from U.S. Route 460 (US 460), SR 24, and US 460 Business in Appomattox north to US 60 in Bent Creek.
 State Route 26 | ||||
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| Oakville Road | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by VDOT | ||||
| Length | 12.83 mi[1] (20.65 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1933[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |    US 460 / SR 24 / US 460 Bus. in Appomattox | |||
| North end |   US 60 / SR 605 in Bent Creek | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Virginia | |||
| Counties | Appomattox | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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SR 26 begins as a four-lane divided highway at a diamond interchange with US 460 and SR 24 (Richmond Highway) just north of the town of Appomattox. The roadway continues south of the expressway bypass of the town as US 460 Business (Confederate Boulevard), which leads to the Appomattox Historic District. SR 26 reduces to a two-lane undivided road and heads north as Oakville Road through northwestern Appomattox County. The state highway passes through the hamlet of Oakville. Near the northern end of SR 26, the highway descends into the narrow valley of Bent Creek. The state highway crosses the stream just south of the stream's mouth at the James River. A short distance to the north, SR 26 reaches its terminus at US 60 (James Anderson Highway) in the hamlet of Bent Creek just south of the U.S. Highway's crossing of the James River.[1][3]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Appomattox County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Appomattox | 0.00 | 0.00 |  US 460 / SR 24 (Richmond Highway) / US 460 Bus. east (Oakville Road) – Appomattox, Farmville, Lynchburg, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park | Interchange; southern terminus | |
| Bent Creek | 12.83 | 20.65 |  US 60 (Anderson Highway) / SR 605 north (Riverside Drive) – Amherst, Buckingham CH, James River State Park | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
History
editThe route originally continued south of Appomattox through to Charlotte and Halifax Counties, passing by what is now VA 40 in Phenix and ending at what is now VA 92 in the former town of Clover. The Appomattox-Phenix portion is now SR 727, while the Phenix-Clover portion is now SR 746.
References
edit- ^ a b c "2009 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- Appomattox County (PDF)
- ^ "New Numbers of Va. Highways Effective July 1". The Richmond Times-Dispatch. May 10, 1933. p. 5. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia State Route 26" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
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