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{{Short description|Numbered U.S. Highway in the United States}}
{{Short description|Numbered U.S. Highway in the United States}}
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| country = USA
| country = USA
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| type = US
| route = 26
| route = 26
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-length=240
| map = US 26 map.png
| type=line|from=U.S. Route 26 in Oregon.map
| length_mi = 1485
| type2=line|from2=U.S. Route 26 in Idaho.map
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| length_ref = {{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
| type3=line|from3=U.S. Route 26 in Wyoming.map
| length_round = 0
| type4=line|from4=U.S. Route 26 in Nebraska.map
| established = 1926{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
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| direction_a = West
| direction_b = East
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = US 26 highlighted in red
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| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=OR|US|101}} near [[Seaside, Oregon|Seaside, OR]]
| length_mi = 1479<!--471.56+402.5+454+150.79-->
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| junction = {{plainlist|
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| established = 1926{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
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| direction_a = West
| direction_b = East
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| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=OR|US|101}} near [[Seaside, Oregon|Seaside, OR]]
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| junction = {{plainlist|
* {{Jct|state=OR|I|5}} at [[Portland, Oregon|Portland, OR]]
* {{Jct|state=OR|I|5}} at [[Portland, Oregon|Portland, OR]]
* {{Jct|state=ID|I|84}} at [[Boise, Idaho|Boise, ID]]
* {{Jct|state=ID|I|84}} at [[Boise, Idaho|Boise, ID]]
* {{Jct|state=ID|I|15}} at [[Idaho Falls, Idaho|Idaho Falls, ID]]
* {{Jct|state=ID|I|15}} at [[Idaho Falls, Idaho|Idaho Falls, ID]]
* {{Jct|state=WY|I|25}} at [[Casper, Wyoming|Casper, WY]]}}
* {{Jct|state=WY|I|25}} at [[Casper, Wyoming|Casper, WY]]}}
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=NE|I|80|NE|61}} at [[Ogallala, Nebraska|Ogallala, NE]]
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=NE|I|80|NE|61}} at [[Ogallala, Nebraska|Ogallala, NE]]
| states = [[Oregon]], [[Idaho]], [[Wyoming]], [[Nebraska]]
| states = [[Oregon]], [[Idaho]], [[Wyoming]], [[Nebraska]]
| previous_type = US
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'''U.S. Highway 26''' ('''US 26''') is an east–west [[United States Numbered Highway]] that runs from [[Seaside, Oregon]], to [[Ogallala, Nebraska|Ogallala]], [[Nebraska]]. When the [[U.S. Numbered Highway System]] was first defined, it was limited to [[Nebraska]] and [[Wyoming]]; by the 1950s, it continued into [[Idaho]] and [[Oregon]]. The highway's eastern terminus is in [[Ogallala, Nebraska|Ogallala]] at an intersection with [[Interstate 80]] (I-80). Its western terminus is south of [[Seaside, Oregon|Seaside]] at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 101|US&nbsp;101]]. Prior to 2004, the route's last {{Convert|20|mi|km}} were cosigned with US&nbsp;101 from the highways' junction south of Seaside north to [[Astoria, Oregon|Astoria]] where its intersection with [[U.S. Route 30|US&nbsp;30]] was also US&nbsp;30's western terminus.<ref name="termini">{{cite web|url=http://www.usends.com/astoria.html|title=Endpoints of US highways|access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref> Long segments of the highway follow the historic [[Oregon Trail]]. At its peak, immediately before the establishment of the [[Interstate Highway System]], US&nbsp;26 was {{Convert|1557|mi|km}} in length and terminated in Astoria.

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'''U.S. Route 26''' ('''US 26''') is an east–west [[United States highway]] that runs from [[Seaside, Oregon]] to [[Ogallala, Nebraska|Ogallala]], [[Nebraska]]. When the U.S. highway system was first defined, it was limited to Nebraska and [[Wyoming]]; by the 1950s, it continued into [[Idaho]] and Oregon. The highway's eastern terminus is in [[Ogallala, Nebraska]] at an intersection with [[Interstate 80]]. Its western terminus is south of [[Seaside, Oregon]] at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 101 in Oregon|U.S. Route 101]]. Prior to 2004, the route's last 20 miles (32&nbsp;km) were co-signed with U.S. Route 101 from the highways' junction south of Seaside north to [[Astoria, Oregon|Astoria]] where its intersection with [[U.S. Route 30 in Oregon|U.S. Route 30]] was also U.S. 30's western terminus.<ref name="termini">{{cite web|url=http://www.usends.com/astoria.html|title=Endpoints of US highways|access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref> Long segments of the highway follow the historic [[Oregon Trail]]. At its peak, immediately before the establishment of the [[Interstate Highway System]], US 26 was 1,557 miles (2506&nbsp;km) in length, and terminated in [[Astoria, Oregon]].


==Route description==
==Route description==
{{Lengths table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 26 in Oregon|OR]]
|{{Convert|472<!--471.56-->|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 26 in Idaho|ID]]
|{{Convert|403<!--402.5-->|mi|km|disp=table}}<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/apps/milepointlog/logs/usHW/US_26_MPLog.pdf |work = Idaho Transportation Department Milepoint Log |title = State Highway System Route: 0026 |publisher = [[Idaho Transportation Department]] |date = January 25, 2016 |access-date = November 7, 2020 }}</ref>
|-
|WY
|{{Convert|454|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 26 in Nebraska|NE]]
|{{Convert|151<!--150.79-->|mi|km|disp=table}}<ref name="ndor">{{Cite web |title=Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book |url=http://www.roads.nebraska.gov/media/6920/logbook.pdf |url-status=dead |publisher=[[Nebraska Department of Roads]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102171736/http://www.roads.nebraska.gov/media/6920/logbook.pdf |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |access-date=January 7, 2017 |pages=86–90 |date=2015}}</ref>
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|Total
|{{Convert|1479<!--471.56+402.5+454+150.79-->|mi|km|disp=table}}
|}

===Oregon===
===Oregon===
{{Main|U.S. Route 26 in Oregon}}
{{Main|U.S. Route 26 in Oregon}}
[[Image:US26JohnDayRiver.jpg|thumb|US 26 at the entrance to Picture Gorge in Eastern Oregon. The [[John Day River]] is to the right of the roadway.]]
[[File:Start of US 26 in Oregon.jpg|thumb|left|Start of US&nbsp;26 in Oregon]]
[[Image:US26JohnDayRiver.jpg|thumb|right|US&nbsp;26 at the entrance to Picture Gorge in Eastern Oregon. The [[John Day River]] is to the right of the roadway.]]
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Starting at a junction with [[U.S. Route 101|US&nbsp;101]] near [[Seaside, Oregon|Seaside]], US&nbsp;26 heads southeast through the [[Oregon Coast Range|Coast Range]] to [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. In the western Portland area, US&nbsp;26 is a [[freeway]] known as the [[Sunset Highway (Oregon)|Sunset Highway]]. After passing through the [[Vista Ridge Tunnels]], heading into [[Downtown Portland, Oregon|Downtown Portland]], it intersects with [[Interstate 405 (Oregon)|I-405]] and runs along the Interstate southbound for about a half-mile ({{Convert|0.5|mi|km|disp=output only}}) before exiting onto surface streets at the waterfront, meeting [[Oregon Route 43]] (OR&nbsp;43) at Macadam Avenue before crossing [[Interstate 5|I-5]]. After crossing the [[Willamette River]] and meeting at an incomplete interchange with [[Oregon Route 99E|OR&nbsp;99E]], US&nbsp;26 then heads east on Powell Boulevard where it crosses [[Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington)|I-205]] and continues east to [[Sandy, Oregon|Sandy]] on what is known as the [[Mount Hood Highway No. 26]], a four-lane divided highway that was supposed to be the [[Mount Hood Freeway]], which was never built just south of Division Street.
[[File:Start of US 26 in Oregon.jpg|thumb|left|Start of US 26 in Oregon]]
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Starting at a junction with [[U.S. Route 101|U.S. Highway 101]] near [[Seaside, Oregon]], U.S. Highway 26 heads southeast through the [[Oregon Coast Range|Coast Range]] to [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. In the western Portland area, US 26 is a [[Controlled-access highway|freeway]] known as the [[Sunset Highway (Oregon)|Sunset Highway]]. After passing through the [[Vista Ridge Tunnel]], heading into downtown Portland, it intersects with [[Interstate 405 (Oregon)|Interstate 405]] and runs along the interstate southbound for about a half-mile before exiting onto surface streets at the waterfront, meeting [[Oregon Route 43]] at Macadam Avenue before crossing Interstate 5. After crossing the [[Willamette River]] and meeting at an incomplete interchange with [[Oregon Route 99E]], US 26 then heads east on Powell Boulevard where it crosses [[Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington)|Interstate 205]] and continues east to Sandy on what is known as the '''Mount Hood Highway No. 26''' (see ''Oregon Routes and Highways''), a four-lane divided highway that was supposed to be the [[Mount Hood Freeway]], which was never built just south of Division St.


After passing through Sandy, Highway 26 (known there as the Mount Hood Highway) continues on towards Government Camp and Bennett Pass, where it eventually meets up with [[Oregon Route 35]]. The Mount Hood Highway continues north along [[Oregon Route 35]], while Highway 26 heads southeast towards Madras, where it intersects with [[U.S. Route 97]]. It then continues southeast to [[Prineville]], where it meets [[Oregon Route 126]] and heads east through [[John Day, Oregon|John Day]] where it meets [[U.S. Route 20]] in [[Vale, Oregon|Vale]]. The remainder of Highway 26 follows [[U.S. Route 20]] to the [[Idaho]] state line.
After passing through Sandy, US&nbsp;26 (known there as the Mount Hood Highway) continues on toward Government Camp and Bennett Pass, where it eventually meets up with [[Oregon Route 35|OR&nbsp;35]]. The Mount Hood Highway continues north along OR&nbsp;35, while US&nbsp;26 heads southeast toward [[Madras, Oregon|Madras]], where it intersects with [[U.S. Route 97|US&nbsp;97]]. It then continues southeast to [[Prineville, Oregon|Prineville]], where it meets [[Oregon Route 126|OR&nbsp;126]] and heads east through [[John Day, Oregon|John Day]] where it meets [[U.S. Route 20|US&nbsp;20]] in [[Vale, Oregon|Vale]]. The remainder of US&nbsp;26 follows US&nbsp;20 to the [[Idaho]] state line.


===Idaho===
===Idaho===
{{Main|U.S. Route 26 in Idaho}}
{{Main|U.S. Route 26 in Idaho}}
From the Oregon state line, US 26 continues to follow [[U.S. Route 20|US 20]] to [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]], with short concurrencies with [[U.S. Route 95|U.S. Highway 95]] near Parma and [[Interstate 84 (west)|Interstate 84]] at [[Caldwell, Idaho|Caldwell]]. At Boise, US 26/US 20 merges with I-84 for about 40 miles until [[Mountain Home, Idaho|Mountain Home]], where US 20 splits from US 26/I-84. About 41 miles later in [[Bliss, Idaho|Bliss]], US 26 splits from I-84, joining [[U.S. Route 93|US 93]] at [[Shoshone, Idaho|Shoshone]] with the concurrent routes joining US 20 at [[Carey, Idaho|Carey]]. US 26/20/93 skirt the north edge of [[Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve|Craters of the Moon National Monument]] and then through [[Arco, Idaho|Arco]] where US 93 splits north. Near [[Idaho National Engineering Laboratory]], US. 26 again splits from US 20 to the southeast, proceeding to [[Blackfoot, Idaho|Blackfoot]], where US 26 joins [[Interstate 15]] for about 20 miles before splitting just south of [[Idaho Falls, Idaho|Idaho Falls]] toward [[Alpine, Wyoming]].
From the Oregon state line, US&nbsp;26 continues to follow [[U.S. Route 20|US&nbsp;20]] to [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]], with short concurrencies with [[U.S. Route 95|US&nbsp;95]] near Parma and [[Interstate 84 (Oregon–Utah)|I-84]] at [[Caldwell, Idaho|Caldwell]]. At Boise, US&nbsp;26/US&nbsp;20 merges with I-84 for about {{Convert|40|mi|km}} until [[Mountain Home, Idaho|Mountain Home]], where US&nbsp;20 splits from US&nbsp;26/I-84. About {{Convert|41|mi|km}} later in [[Bliss, Idaho|Bliss]], US&nbsp;26 splits from I-84, joining [[U.S. Route 93|US&nbsp;93]] at [[Shoshone, Idaho|Shoshone]] with the concurrent routes joining US&nbsp;20 at [[Carey, Idaho|Carey]]. US&nbsp;20/US&nbsp;26/US&nbsp;93 skirt the north edge of [[Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve]] and then through [[Arco, Idaho|Arco]] where US&nbsp;93 splits north. Near [[Idaho National Laboratory]], US&nbsp;26 again splits from US&nbsp;20 to the southeast, proceeding to [[Blackfoot, Idaho|Blackfoot]], where US&nbsp;26 joins [[Interstate 15|I-15]] for about {{Convert|20|mi|km}} before splitting just south of [[Idaho Falls, Idaho|Idaho Falls]] toward [[Alpine, Wyoming]].


===Wyoming===
===Wyoming===
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[[File:HellsHalfAcreWyoming.jpg|thumb|US 20/26 at the entrance to [[Hell's Half Acre (Wyoming)]].]]
[[File:HellsHalfAcreWyoming.jpg|thumb|right|US&nbsp;20/US&nbsp;26 at the entrance to [[Hell's Half Acre (Wyoming)]]]]

From Alpine, US 26 is co-signed with [[U.S. Route 89]] east and north to Hoback Junction, then co-signed with US 89, [[U.S. Route 189]], and [[U.S. Route 191]] to [[Jackson, Wyoming|Jackson]]. US 189 ends in Jackson, and the other three highways continue their concurrency through [[Grand Teton National Park]] up to Moran. At "Glacier View Turnout," a view of [[Teton Glacier]], on the north of [[Grand Teton]], can be seen.<ref>{{cite book | title=Grand Teton National Park Photographer's Map & Guide | publisher=Earthwalk Press | year=2008 | isbn=978-0-915749-25-6}}</ref> At Moran, US 26 turns east, concurrent with [[U.S. Route 287]]. Crossing the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|Continental Divide]] at [[Togwotee Pass]], US 26 passes through [[Dubois, Wyoming]], the end of the [[Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway]], and at Diversion Dam Junction, US 26 and US 287 separate; US 26 continues southeast to [[Riverton, Wyoming|Riverton]], then northeast to [[Shoshoni, Wyoming|Shoshoni]]. From Shoshoni to [[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]], US 26 is co-signed with [[U.S. Highway 20 (Wyoming)|U.S. Highway 20]]. US 20-26 has a bypass north of Casper, the eastern half of which is concurrent with [[Interstate 25 (Wyoming)|Interstate 25]] and [[U.S. Route 87]]. US 20-26-87 parallels I-25 from Casper to [[Glenrock, Wyoming|Glenrock]]; east of Glenrock, US 26 (along with US 20 and US 87) is co-signed on I-25. US 26 follows I-25 to Dwyer Junction, where it turns east to continue along the Old [[Oregon Trail]]. US 26 passes through [[Guernsey, Wyoming|Guernsey]], [[Fort Laramie, Wyoming|Fort Laramie]], [[Lingle, Wyoming|Lingle]], and [[Torrington, Wyoming|Torrington]] before entering Nebraska. [[U.S. Route 85]] is concurrent with US 26 between Lingle and Torrington.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aaroads.com/west/us-026_wy.html|title=Wyoming @ AARoads - U.S. Highway 26|access-date=9 October 2014}}</ref>
From Alpine, US&nbsp;26 is cosigned with [[U.S. Route 89|US&nbsp;89]] east and north to Hoback Junction, then cosigned with US&nbsp;89, [[U.S. Route 189|US&nbsp;189]], and [[U.S. Route 191|US&nbsp;191]] to [[Jackson, Wyoming|Jackson]]. US&nbsp;189 ends in Jackson, and the other three highways continue their concurrency through [[Grand Teton National Park]] up to [[Moran, Wyoming|Moran]]. At "Glacier View Turnout", a view of [[Teton Glacier]], on the north of [[Grand Teton]], can be seen.<ref>{{cite book | title=Grand Teton National Park Photographer's Map & Guide | publisher=Earthwalk Press | year=2008 | isbn=978-0-915749-25-6}}</ref> At Moran, US&nbsp;26 turns east, concurrent with [[U.S. Route 287|US&nbsp;287]]. Crossing the [[Continental Divide]] at [[Togwotee Pass]], US&nbsp;26 passes through [[Dubois, Wyoming|Dubois]], the end of the [[Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway]], and at Diversion Dam Junction, US&nbsp;26 and US&nbsp;287 separate; US&nbsp;26 continues southeast to [[Riverton, Wyoming|Riverton]], then northeast to [[Shoshoni, Wyoming|Shoshoni]]. From Shoshoni to [[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]], US&nbsp;26 is cosigned with [[U.S. Route 20|US&nbsp;20]]. US&nbsp;20/US&nbsp;26 has a bypass north of Casper, the eastern half of which is concurrent with [[Interstate 25|I-25]] and [[U.S. Route 87|US&nbsp;87]]. US&nbsp;20/US&nbsp;26/US&nbsp;87 parallels I-25 from Casper to [[Glenrock, Wyoming|Glenrock]]; east of Glenrock, US&nbsp;26 (along with US&nbsp;20 and US&nbsp;87) is cosigned on I-25. US&nbsp;26 follows I-25 to Dwyer Junction, where it turns east to continue along the Old [[Oregon Trail]]. US&nbsp;26 passes through [[Guernsey, Wyoming|Guernsey]], [[Fort Laramie, Wyoming|Fort Laramie]], [[Lingle, Wyoming|Lingle]], and [[Torrington, Wyoming|Torrington]] before entering Nebraska. [[U.S. Route 85|US&nbsp;85]] is concurrent with US&nbsp;26 between Lingle and Torrington.{{cn|date=November 2024}}


===Nebraska===
===Nebraska===
{{Main|U.S. Route 26 in Nebraska}}
{{Main|U.S. Route 26 in Nebraska}}
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US&nbsp;26 runs southeastward parallel to the [[North Platte River]]. The largest city US&nbsp;26 runs through in Nebraska is [[Scottsbluff, Nebraska|Scottsbluff]], which is just 22 miles (35&nbsp;km) from the Wyoming border. US&nbsp;26 also goes past [[Chimney Rock National Historic Site]]. US&nbsp;26 intersects with [[U.S. Route 385|US&nbsp;385]] in [[Bridgeport, Nebraska|Bridgeport]] and then continues to its eastern terminus in Ogallala, Nebraska at [[Interstate 80|I-80]]. All told, there are {{Convert|150.79|mi|km}} of US&nbsp;26 in the state of Nebraska.

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US 26 runs southeastward parallel to the [[North Platte River]]. The largest city US 26 runs through in Nebraska is [[Scottsbluff, Nebraska|Scottsbluff]], which is just 22 miles (35&nbsp;km) from the Wyoming border. US 26 also goes past the [[Chimney Rock National Historic Site]]. US 26 intersects with [[U.S. Route 385|U.S. Highway 385]] in [[Bridgeport, Nebraska|Bridgeport]] and then continues to its eastern terminus in Ogallala, Nebraska at [[Interstate 80]]. All told, there are 145 miles (233&nbsp;km) of US 26 in the state of Nebraska.


==History==
==History==
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|route=320
|location=[[Shoshoni, Wyoming|Shoshoni]]&ndash;[[Riverton, Wyoming|Riverton]]
|location=[[Shoshoni, Wyoming|Shoshoni]]–[[Riverton, Wyoming|Riverton]], Wyoming
|established=1926
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'''U.S. Highway&nbsp;320''' ('''US&nbsp;320''') was part of the initial 1926 system, connecting [[U.S. Route 20 in Wyoming|US&nbsp;20]] in [[Shoshoni, Wyoming|Shoshoni]] with [[U.S. Route 87W in Wyoming|US&nbsp;87W]] in [[Riverton, Wyoming]]. It became [[Wyoming Highway 320|WYO&nbsp;320]] in 1938, which was extended southwest to [[Lander, Wyoming|Lander]] in 1940 when [[U.S. Route 287 in Wyoming|US&nbsp;287]] (which had replaced US&nbsp;87W) was realigned. The original part of US&nbsp;320/WYO&nbsp;320 became part of an extension of US&nbsp;26 in 1950, and the rest of WYO&nbsp;320 became part of [[Wyoming Highway 789|WYO&nbsp;789]] in 1954.<ref>[http://www.aaroads.com/west/us-320_wy.html Wyoming @ AARoads.com - U.S. Highway 320 (Decommissioned)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><!--not reliable, but it's where I got the info from-->
'''U.S. Highway&nbsp;320''' ('''US&nbsp;320''') was part of the initial 1926 system, connecting [[U.S. Route 20|US&nbsp;20]] in [[Shoshoni, Wyoming|Shoshoni]] with [[U.S. Route 87W|US&nbsp;87W]] in [[Riverton, Wyoming]]. It became [[Wyoming Highway 320]] (WYO&nbsp;320) in 1938, which was extended southwest to [[Lander, Wyoming|Lander]] in 1940 when [[U.S. Route 287|US&nbsp;287]] (which had replaced US&nbsp;87W) was realigned. The original part of US&nbsp;320/WYO&nbsp;320 became part of an extension of US&nbsp;26 in 1950, and the rest of WYO&nbsp;320 became part of [[Wyoming Highway 789|WYO&nbsp;789]] in 1954.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|30}} west of [[Ogallala, Nebraska|Ogallala]]. The highways travel concurrently to Ogallala.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|30}} west of [[Ogallala, Nebraska|Ogallala]]. The highways travel concurrently to Ogallala.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|80}} in Ogallala. The roadway continues as {{jct|state=NE|NE|61}}.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|80}} in Ogallala. The roadway continues as {{jct|state=NE|NE|61}}.
<ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 31, 62, 84–85, 116|isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://usends.com/26.html Endpoints of U.S. Highway 26]
* [http://usends.com/26.html Endpoints of U.S. Highway 26]


Latest revision as of 08:04, 5 November 2024

U.S. Route 26 marker
U.S. Route 26
Map
US 26 highlighted in red
Route information
Length1,479 mi (2,380 km)
Existed1926[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
West end US 101 near Seaside, OR
Major intersections
East end I-80 / N-61 at Ogallala, NE
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesOregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska
Highway system
← US 25→ US 27

U.S. Highway 26 (US 26) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs from Seaside, Oregon, to Ogallala, Nebraska. When the U.S. Numbered Highway System was first defined, it was limited to Nebraska and Wyoming; by the 1950s, it continued into Idaho and Oregon. The highway's eastern terminus is in Ogallala at an intersection with Interstate 80 (I-80). Its western terminus is south of Seaside at an intersection with US 101. Prior to 2004, the route's last 20 miles (32 km) were cosigned with US 101 from the highways' junction south of Seaside north to Astoria where its intersection with US 30 was also US 30's western terminus.[1] Long segments of the highway follow the historic Oregon Trail. At its peak, immediately before the establishment of the Interstate Highway System, US 26 was 1,557 miles (2,506 km) in length and terminated in Astoria.

Route description

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Lengths
  mi km
OR 472 760
ID 403 649[2]
WY 454 731
NE 151 243[3]
Total 1,479 2,380

Oregon

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Main article: U.S. Route 26 in Oregon
Start of US 26 in Oregon
US 26 at the entrance to Picture Gorge in Eastern Oregon. The John Day River is to the right of the roadway.

Starting at a junction with US 101 near Seaside, US 26 heads southeast through the Coast Range to Portland. In the western Portland area, US 26 is a freeway known as the Sunset Highway. After passing through the Vista Ridge Tunnels, heading into Downtown Portland, it intersects with I-405 and runs along the Interstate southbound for about a half-mile (0.80 km) before exiting onto surface streets at the waterfront, meeting Oregon Route 43 (OR 43) at Macadam Avenue before crossing I-5. After crossing the Willamette River and meeting at an incomplete interchange with OR 99E, US 26 then heads east on Powell Boulevard where it crosses I-205 and continues east to Sandy on what is known as the Mount Hood Highway No. 26, a four-lane divided highway that was supposed to be the Mount Hood Freeway, which was never built just south of Division Street.

After passing through Sandy, US 26 (known there as the Mount Hood Highway) continues on toward Government Camp and Bennett Pass, where it eventually meets up with OR 35. The Mount Hood Highway continues north along OR 35, while US 26 heads southeast toward Madras, where it intersects with US 97. It then continues southeast to Prineville, where it meets OR 126 and heads east through John Day where it meets US 20 in Vale. The remainder of US 26 follows US 20 to the Idaho state line.

Idaho

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Main article: U.S. Route 26 in Idaho

From the Oregon state line, US 26 continues to follow US 20 to Boise, with short concurrencies with US 95 near Parma and I-84 at Caldwell. At Boise, US 26/US 20 merges with I-84 for about 40 miles (64 km) until Mountain Home, where US 20 splits from US 26/I-84. About 41 miles (66 km) later in Bliss, US 26 splits from I-84, joining US 93 at Shoshone with the concurrent routes joining US 20 at Carey. US 20/US 26/US 93 skirt the north edge of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve and then through Arco where US 93 splits north. Near Idaho National Laboratory, US 26 again splits from US 20 to the southeast, proceeding to Blackfoot, where US 26 joins I-15 for about 20 miles (32 km) before splitting just south of Idaho Falls toward Alpine, Wyoming.

Wyoming

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US 20/US 26 at the entrance to Hell's Half Acre (Wyoming)

From Alpine, US 26 is cosigned with US 89 east and north to Hoback Junction, then cosigned with US 89, US 189, and US 191 to Jackson. US 189 ends in Jackson, and the other three highways continue their concurrency through Grand Teton National Park up to Moran. At "Glacier View Turnout", a view of Teton Glacier, on the north of Grand Teton, can be seen.[4] At Moran, US 26 turns east, concurrent with US 287. Crossing the Continental Divide at Togwotee Pass, US 26 passes through Dubois, the end of the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway, and at Diversion Dam Junction, US 26 and US 287 separate; US 26 continues southeast to Riverton, then northeast to Shoshoni. From Shoshoni to Casper, US 26 is cosigned with US 20. US 20/US 26 has a bypass north of Casper, the eastern half of which is concurrent with I-25 and US 87. US 20/US 26/US 87 parallels I-25 from Casper to Glenrock; east of Glenrock, US 26 (along with US 20 and US 87) is cosigned on I-25. US 26 follows I-25 to Dwyer Junction, where it turns east to continue along the Old Oregon Trail. US 26 passes through Guernsey, Fort Laramie, Lingle, and Torrington before entering Nebraska. US 85 is concurrent with US 26 between Lingle and Torrington.[citation needed]

Nebraska

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Main article: U.S. Route 26 in Nebraska

US 26 runs southeastward parallel to the North Platte River. The largest city US 26 runs through in Nebraska is Scottsbluff, which is just 22 miles (35 km) from the Wyoming border. US 26 also goes past Chimney Rock National Historic Site. US 26 intersects with US 385 in Bridgeport and then continues to its eastern terminus in Ogallala, Nebraska at I-80. All told, there are 150.79 miles (242.67 km) of US 26 in the state of Nebraska.

History

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U.S. Highway 320 marker
U.S. Highway 320
LocationShoshoni–Riverton, Wyoming
Existed1926–1938

U.S. Highway 320 (US 320) was part of the initial 1926 system, connecting US 20 in Shoshoni with US 87W in Riverton, Wyoming. It became Wyoming Highway 320 (WYO 320) in 1938, which was extended southwest to Lander in 1940 when US 287 (which had replaced US 87W) was realigned. The original part of US 320/WYO 320 became part of an extension of US 26 in 1950, and the rest of WYO 320 became part of WYO 789 in 1954.[citation needed]

Major intersections

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Oregon
US 101 south of Seaside
I-405 in Portland. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
I-205 in Portland
US 97 in Madras. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 395 in Mount Vernon. The highways travel concurrently to John Day.
US 20 in Vale. The highways travel concurrently to Mountain Home.
Idaho
US 95 north-northwest of Parma. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of Parma.
I-84 / US 30 north of Caldwell. The highways travel concurrently to Caldwell.
I-184 in Boise. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
I-84 / US 30 in Boise. I-84/US 26 travel concurrently to Bliss. US 26/US 30 travel concurrently to west-northwest of Bliss.
US 93 in Shoshone. The highways travel concurrently to Arco.
US 20 in Carey. The highways travel concurrently to northwest of Atomic City.
I-15 in Blackfoot. The highways travel concurrently to Idaho Falls.
US 91 in Idaho Falls
Wyoming
US 89 on the Alpine Northwest–Alpine Northeast line. The highways travel concurrently to Moran.
US 189 / US 191 in Hoback Junction. US 26/US 189 travel concurrently to Jackson. US 26/US 191 travel concurrently to Moran.
US 287 in Moran. The highways travel concurrently to west-northwest of Morton.
US 20 in Shoshoni. The highways travel concurrently to Orin.
I-25 / US 87 on the Casper–Hartrandt city line. I-25/US 26 travel concurrently into Casper proper. US 26/US 87 travel concurrently to west-southwest of Dwyer.
I-25 southeast of Glenrock. The highways travel concurrently to west-southwest of Dwyer.
US 18 in Orin
US 85 in Lingle. The highways travel concurrently to Torrington.
Nebraska
US 385 in Bridgeport. The highways travel concurrently to Northport.
US 30 west of Ogallala. The highways travel concurrently to Ogallala.
I-80 in Ogallala. The roadway continues as N-61.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Endpoints of US highways". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "State Highway System Route: 0026" (PDF). Idaho Transportation Department Milepoint Log. Idaho Transportation Department. January 25, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. pp. 86–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  4. ^ Grand Teton National Park Photographer's Map & Guide. Earthwalk Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-915749-25-6.
  5. ^ Rand McNally (2014). The Road Atlas (Walmart ed.). Chicago: Rand McNally. pp. 31, 62, 84–85, 116. ISBN 978-0-528-00771-2.
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