 State Road 26 | ||||
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 SR 26 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length | 150.100 mi[1] (241.563 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1926[2]–present | |||
| Western segment | ||||
| Length | 29.857 mi[1] (48.050 km) | |||
| West end |   SR 352 / IL 9 near Ambia | |||
| Major intersections |  US 41 west of Pine Village | |||
| East end |   US 52 / US 231 near West Lafayette | |||
| Eastern segment | ||||
| Length | 120.243 mi[1] (193.512 km) | |||
| West end |  I-65 at Lafayette | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |  SR 119 east of Portland | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
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State Road 26 (IN 26 or SR 26) is an east–west discontinuous state road in the central part of the US state of Indiana. The western end of the western segment is at the Illinois border, where it continues as Illinois Route 9. The highway passes through rural areas of Warren and Tippecanoe counties, before ending near West Lafayette. The eastern segment begins at an interchange with Interstate 65 (I-65) and heads east passing through the cities of Kokomo, Hartford City, and Portland, before ending at the Ohio border, where it continues east as Ohio State Route 119. The road covers a distance of about 150.1 miles (241.6 km), passing through mostly rural areas.
The originally designated road along modern SR 26 was SR 29, running between Lafayette and US 31, with SR 26 being routed between Bloomington and Madison. In the mid-1920s the state of Indiana renumbered its state road system and the SR 26 designated was moved to its contemporary alignment. During the early 1930s the route was extended, with several segments of SR 26 added to the state system. The last major addition happen in the late 1930s between SR 9 and Hartford City. The entire roadway was paved in the 1960s. In December 2013, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) relinquished the road through West Lafayette and Lafayette to the two cities.
- ^ a b c Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
