Virginia State Route 26

For the former State Route 26, see State Route 26 (Virginia 1918-1933).

State Route 26 marker

State Route 26
Oakville Road
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length: 12.83 mi[1] (20.65 km)
Existed: 1933 – present
Major junctions
South end:
US 460 / SR 24 / US 460 Bus. in Appomattox
North end: US 60 / SR 605 in Bent Creek
Location
Counties: Appomattox
Highway system
SR 24SR 27

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, SR 24, and US 460 Business in Appomattox north to US 60 in Bent Creek.

Route description

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 two lanes 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][2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Appomattox County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Appomattox0.000.00
US 460 / SR 24 (Richmond Highway) / US 460 Bus. east (Oakville Road) Appomattox, Farmville, Lynchburg, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Interchange
Bent Creek12.8320.65 US 60 (Anderson Highway) / SR 605 north (Riverside Drive) Amherst, Buckingham CH, James River State Park
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2009 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  2. Google (2011-08-16). "Virginia State Route 26" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-08-16.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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