WV 26
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From: Fellowsville (Preston County)
To: Pennsylvania State Line near Glade Farms (Brooke County)
Total Length: 41.2 miles  
The route continues 45 miles as PA 281 to end at US 30 Stoystown PA
ROUTE LOG
US 50: 0 - 0
WV 72 ALT: 15.3 - 15.3
WV 7: 0.9 - 16.2
I-68 (exit ): 15.2 - 31.4
Pennsylvania State Line: 9.8 - 41.2
Creation: Appeared in 1922 as new primary routing, running generally as it does today. This is the only WV 26.
Adjustments: Althought state officials don't show this until after at least 1946, WV 26 is shown as bypassing Kingwood between 1933-35 on county maps. The old route is CR 26/64, CR 43 and WV 7.
In 1936 or 1937, WV 26 was removed from CR 26/73 through Howesville and Boardman
Between 1938-46, WV 26 was removed from CR 59 through Camp Ground near Tunnelton; also WV 26 was removed from CR 26/72 south of Kingwood and CR 26/74 east of Howesville.

1922 Official
WV 26
1922 Official
1933 Preston County
WV 26 original routings
1933 Preston County
1935 Preston County
WV 26 bypasses Kingwood
1935 Preston County
1946 Preston County
WV 26 rerouted at Tunnelton
1946 Preston County

Improvements: By 1923, WV 26 was paved from Tunnelton to Albright
By 1928, WV 26 was paved in the Bruceton Mills vicinity.
Between 1929-31, WV 26 was paved from Fellowsville to Tunnelton; Albright to Bruceton Mills
In 1932, WV 26 was paved from Bruceton Mills to Pennsylvania.
The Tunnelton reroute was not paved right away.
WV 26 has no multilane segments
Comment: N-S corridor for eastern Preston County


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