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New Hampshire Route 26

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NEI 26 was clearly intended to be a north–south highway, which SR 26 in Maine illustrates. However, NH 26 is signed as an east–west highway, reflecting its orientation within the state. This means that, in driving the old Interstate route from south to north, mileposts on NH 26 will actually be
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supplanted the New England Interstate system and NEI 26 was redesignated as a set of state highways bearing the number 26. The New Hampshire (and by extension, Vermont) section of the roadway has not undergone any significant changes since then.
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but was closed in 2011, is also located along NH 26. After leaving Dixville (which the "Notch" is a part of) NH 26 nicks the northeastern corner of the township of
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The entire length of Vermont Route 26 as viewed from the western end. The eastern terminus of the route is a town line marker 1/3 of the way across the bridge.
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introduced in 1922, following nearly the same exact route as today. NEI 26 was known as the Dixville Notch Way and originally stretched from
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NH 26 is a mostly isolated highway which runs through mountainous terrain. The highway begins in the west at the state line between
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and the New Hampshire state line. It is only 0.013 mi (68.64 ft) long, but is signed and recognized by
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via the short stub highway VT 26. The highway runs east into downtown Colebrook where it intersects with
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as a state route. It is by far the shortest state route in Vermont. The next shortest,
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The number 26 dates from 1922, when the multi-state route was first designated
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at an altitude of approximately 1,800 feet (550 m), which has its own
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border in the east. NH 26 is a multi-state route with both states.
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Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance (February 20, 2015).
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decreasing since mileposts normally increase from west to east.
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