Route 26
From route 7 in Marietta to route 148, 8 miles north of Jerusalem.
Counties:
Washington, Monroe, Belmont
Length:
65 miles
General Direction:
North/South
Intersections:
0: 7,60; 23: 260; 33: 537; 42: 800S;
45: 78,800N; 57: 145; 65: 148
History of route 26:
Original state highway.
Originally routed from Dunlap to Woodsfield along current route 126
from Dunlap to Milford, route 50 from Milford to Athens, route 33 from
Athens to 2 miles north of Athens, route 550 from Athens to Marietta, and
route 26 from Marietta to Woodsfield.
Dunlap to Milford certified as route 126 in 1926.
Milford to Athens certified as route 50 in 1926.
Athens to Marietta certified as route 50N in 1926.
Truncated at Marietta in 1926.
Extended to Morristown in 1938.
Truncated at Bethesda by 1969.
Truncated at route 148 in 1981.
Last updated by John Simpson
on 7-20-97 at 17:55 EDT.