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The M26 motorway is a motorway in Kent, England. It is a short link between Junction 5 of the M25 at Sevenoaks and the M20 near Wrotham.

Route of the M26

The road starts at its junction with the M20 at Junction 3 of that motorway. The M26 has its own junction, numbered 2a to fit in with the M20's junction before heading west. 8 miles later it merges in with the M25 at Junction 5 - there is no access off the motorway and all traffic must join the clockwise M25. Traffic joining the M26 at Junction 2a must therefore remain on motorway for 18 miles until Junction 6 of the M25 - the longest distance between motorway exits in Britain.

List of Junctions

History

The M26 was opened in 1980, but was originally planned to be part of the M25, as part of the "Ringway 4" project. Before opening though, it was decided to make the M25 the London Orbital, so the M25 was planned to head towards Dartford at J5 and the "remainder" became the M26 (as it happens, until 1986 the M25 merely became the M26 at J5, as the section of M25 between J5 and J3 was not opened until 1986).

Kent County Council have been in talks with the Highways Agency over a possible new junction with the A225, allowing direct access to Sevenoaks - or access to the A21 at the M25 junction.

v t e Motorways in the United Kingdom
Great Britain	M1 M11 M18 M180 M181 A1(M) A167(M) A194(M) A1077(M) M2 M20 M23 M25 M26 M27 M271 M275 M3 M32 A3(M) A38(M) A308(M) A329(M) M4 M40 M42 M45 M48 M49 A48(M) A404(M) M5 M50 M53 M54 M55 M56 M57 M58 A57(M) A58(M) M6 M6 Toll M60 M61 M62 M65 M66 M67 M69 M602 M606 M621 A64(M) A66(M) A627(M) M73 M74 M77 A74(M) M8 M80 M876 M898 A8(M) A823(M) M9 M90
Northern Ireland	M1 M2 M3 M5 M12 M22 A8(M)
Former	M10 M41 M63 M85 A18(M) A40(M) A41(M) A102(M) A601(M) A6144(M)
Unbuilt	M12 M15 M16 M31 M64 M4 relief road
Junctions ( Category)	Almondsbury Broxden Catthorpe Charing Cross, Glasgow Denton Island Handy Cross Longbridge Lydiate Ash Scotch Corner Spaghetti Junction Switch Island Thorney Thorpe Thurcroft
Bridges	Auchenshuggle Avonmouth Bromford Don Friarton Gathurst Kingston Medway to Nowhere Ouse Rakewood Scammonden Prince of Wales Severn Thames Thelwall Tinsley Queensferry Usk Weaver
Related articles	National Highways Traffic officers South Wales Trunk Road Agent Traffic officers Transport Scotland DfI Roads Preston By-pass Smart motorway Motorway service area List
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