Interstate 26
88991
225197560
2008-07-12T12:12:03Z
75.47.152.237
{{Infobox road
|type=I
|route=26
|map=Interstate 26 map.png
|length_mi=349
|length_round=2
|length_ref=<ref name="IG">{{cite web|publisher=Interstate Guide|url=http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-026.html|title=Interstate 26 @ Interstate-Guide.com|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|established=
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=TN|US|11W|US|23|SR|1|SR|137}} in [[Kingsport, TN]]
|junction={{Jct|state=TN|I|81}} in [[Kingsport, TN]]<br>{{Jct|state=NC|I|40}} in [[Asheville, NC]]<br>{{Jct|state=SC|I|85}} near [[Spartanburg, SC]]<br>{{Jct|state=SC|I|20}} near [[Columbia, SC]]<br>{{Jct|state=SC|I|77}} in [[Cayce, South Carolina|Cayce, SC]]<br>{{Jct|state=SC|I|95}} near [[Rosinville, South Carolina|Rosinville, SC]]
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=SC|US|17}} in [[Charleston, SC]]
}}
'''Interstate 26''' (I-26) is a nominally east/west (but physically more south/north) main route of the [[Interstate Highway System]] in the [[Southeastern United States]]. I-26 runs from the junction of [[U.S. Route 11W]] and [[U.S. Route 23]] in [[Kingsport, Tennessee]], generally south and southeast to [[U.S. Route 17]] in [[Charleston, South Carolina]].<ref name="Google">{{cite web|publisher=[[Google Maps]]|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=6310337734879748054,36.588650,-82.574130%3B14384335689451893313,32.799754,-79.945133&saddr=Exit+57+%4036.588650,+-82.574130&daddr=32.799721,-79.945064&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&sll=32.799703,-79.942682&sspn=0.008153,0.014462&ie=UTF8&ll=34.759666,-80.057373&spn=4.079227,7.382813&z=7|title=Overview Map of I-26|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref> The portion from [[Mars Hill, North Carolina]], east (compass south) to [[Interstate 240 (North Carolina)|Interstate 240]] in [[Asheville, North Carolina]], is signed as <small>FUTURE</small> I-26 because it does not yet meet [[Interstate Highway standards]]; a short realignment is also planned in Asheville.
Prior to [[August 5]], [[2003]], the western terminus was at [[Interstate 40]] on the southwest side of Asheville, where it continued on to make a clockwise loop around downtown as [[Interstate 240]]. At that time, it was decided to extend the route west of Asheville into [[Tennessee]]. Thus the final section of [[freeway]] in [[North Carolina]], from Mars Hill north to the [[Tennessee]] state line, replaced the old two-lane U.S. Route 23. I-26 was extended into Tennessee on the US 23 freeway, taking over approximately half of the former '''Interstate 181''' from [[U.S. Route 321]]/[[State Route 67 (Tennessee)|State Route 67]] in [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City]], to [[Interstate 81]] south of [[Kingsport, Tennessee|Kingsport]]. The [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] (AASHTO) denied an extension of I-26 along the remainder of I-181 to Kingsport, since it would give a main interstate route a stub end (not connecting to another interstate). The extension was finally achieved by the [[Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users]], signed into law [[August 10]], [[2005]]. Thus the I-26 designation now ends about two miles (3 km) south of the [[Virginia]] state line, while the [[freeway]] itself continues to the state line as US 23.
North of Kingsport, US 23 continues north to [[Portsmouth, Ohio]], as [[Corridor B (Appalachian Development Highway System)|Corridor B]] of the [[Appalachian Development Highway System]], and beyond to [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], as [[Corridor C (Appalachian Development Highway System)|Corridor C]]. In conjunction with the Columbus-[[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]] corridor formed by [[Interstate 75]], U.S. 23, and [[State Route 15 (Ohio)|State Route 15]], I-26 forms part of a mostly high-speed four-lane highway from the [[Great Lakes]] to the Southeast. There are no plans for further I-26 extensions into [[Virginia]], [[Kentucky]] and farther north.
==Route description==
{{lengths table}}
|-
|[[Tennessee|TN]]
|55
|89
|-
|[[North Carolina|NC]]
|71
|114
|-
|[[South Carolina|SC]]
|220.95
|355.58
|-
|Total
|347
|558
|}
{| class="infobox" width="230px"
!style="background: #ccf;"|<big>Major cities</big><br><small>'''Bolded cities''' are officially-designated [[control city|control cities]] for signs</small>
|-
|
*[[Kingsport, Tennessee]]
*'''[[Johnson City, Tennessee]]'''
*'''[[Asheville, North Carolina]]'''
*'''[[Spartanburg, South Carolina]]'''
*'''[[Columbia, South Carolina]]'''
*'''[[Charleston, South Carolina]]'''
|}
I-26 is a diagonal interstate, running northwest/southeast; most other routes in the area are odd numbers running northeast/southwest. The extension past Asheville is mainly north/south. Where I-26 crosses the [[French Broad River]] in Asheville at the Smoky Park Bridge, the highway runs in opposite directions from its designations. (I-26 West actually goes east. I-26 is coterminous with I-240, so that I-240 '''East''' and I-26 '''West''' are the same route.) When the extension was made in 2003, the [[exit number]]s in North Carolina were increased by 31 to reflect the new [[mile-log|mileage]]. The part that it shares with [[I-240 (NC)|I-240]] has not had the numbers changed yet, although most signs now indicate I-26 instead of I-240.
I-26 is signed with an extra <small>FUTURE</small> sign above (and in the same style as) the <small>EAST</small> and <small>WEST</small> signs from Asheville north to [[Mars Hill, North Carolina|Mars Hill]], because the older U.S. Route 23 [[freeway]] does not meet [[interstate standards]]. [[Shoulder (road)|Shoulders]] remain substandard or nonexistent along short sections of the route, and a realignment is planned in Asheville to bypass some tight [[interchange (road)|interchanges]].
[[Exit number]]s in Tennessee were formerly numbered "backwards", increasing from "east" (physically south) to "west" (physically north), because the road was formerly Interstate 181 & U.S. Route 23, two north/south roads. Although this is consistent with the south-to-north numbering that drivers expect, this exit numbering was changed to be consistent with the rest of the east-to-west-numbered highway in [[March 2007]] on all 284 signs along the I-26 route; the remaining I-181 signs north of I-81 were also replaced by I-26 signs at that time. The old exit numbers will be displayed on signs with the new ones until March 2009.
Beginning in the city of Charleston, South Carolina, I-26 travels northwest over mostly flat plains with little urbanization (and few traffic jams) past North Charleston. After the junction with [[Interstate 95 in South Carolina|Interstate 95]] just inside of Orangeburg County, the terrain becomes somewhat hilly. Orangeburg is the first major stop outside Charleston with several exits bearing its name. Between Orangeburg and the junction with [[Interstate 77]] just outside of Cayce the road goes up and down a few very long hills averaging about 100 feet or 30 meters high. After I-77 is the Columbia[[ metropolitan area]] to which I-26 offers good shopping and dining access. The metropolitan area ends after exit 101, past which the terrain becomes hilly once again. The next major city is Spartanburg, where I-26 junctions the [[I-85 Corridor|Interstate 85 corridor]], popular for international business.
[[Image:Skyuka Mountain.JPG|thumb|I-26 in [[Polk County, NC]]]]
About 20 miles after [[Spartanburg]] one reaches the [[foothills]] of the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]]. After crossing the [[North Carolina]] border into [[Polk County, North Carolina|Polk County]], I-26 intersects [[U.S. Route 74]], a limited-access freeway near [[Columbus, North Carolina|Columbus]] and heads up a 6% grade for the next three miles through Howard Gap. Then it passes over the highest bridge in [[North Carolina]], the [[Peter Guice]] Memorial Bridge, 225 feet or nearly 70 meters above [[Green River (North Carolina)|Green River]] between [[Saluda, North Carolina|Saluda]] and [[Flat Rock, North Carolina|Flat Rock]] in [[Henderson County, North Carolina|Henderson County]] and crosses the [[Eastern Continental Divide]] at an elevation of 2130 feet or 650 meters, having climbed from around 1100 feet or 335 meters at the U.S. 74 interchange. The land flattens substantially after entering the [[French Broad River]] [[drainage basin|basin]] from [[Flat Rock, North Carolina|Flat Rock]] to [[Hendersonville, North Carolina|Hendersonville]], [[Fletcher, North Carolina|Fletcher]] and [[Arden, North Carolina|Arden]].
For all practical purposes, I-26 ends at the [[interchange (road)|junction]] with [[I-40]] in [[Asheville]]; however the Future I-26 may be brought up to Interstate standards very soon. Between [[Mars Hill, North Carolina|Mars Hill]] and the [[Tennessee]] state line, the new section of Interstate is a designated North Carolina [[scenic route|Scenic Highway]]. It climbs from 2200 feet or 670 meters in elevation to 3800 feet or 1158 meters at [[Sam's Gap]] (the state line); two major climbing sections exist along this stretch along with major cuts through the mountains and the 220-foot (67m) [[Laurel Creek Gorge Bridge]]. The North Carolina [[welcome center]], encountered when traveling eastbound, has an overlook with views of the highest mountain range in the [[Appalachians]], the [[Black Mountains (North Carolina)|Black Mountains]]. The [[Appalachian Trail]] passes under the Interstate at Sam's Gap as well.
==Exit list==
===Tennessee===
''Note that there were also previous "old" numbers from I-126 not listed here.''
{|class=wikitable
!rowspan=2|County
!rowspan=2|Location
!rowspan=2|Mile
!colspan=2|[[Exit number|Exit #]]
!rowspan=2|Destinations
!rowspan=2|Notes
|-
!Old
!New
|-
|rowspan=9|[[Sullivan County, Tennessee|Sullivan]]
|rowspan=9|[[Kingsport, Tennessee|Kingsport]]
|
|
|
|{{jct|state=VA|US|23|dir1=north|city1=Gate City}}
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|
|57
|
|{{jct|state=TN|sec|36|dir1=south|name1=Lynn Garden Drive}}
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|
|55
|1
|{{jct|state=TN|US|11W|name1=West Stone Drive, [[SR-1 (TN)|SR-1]]}}
|West end of I-26; south end of [[Tennessee State Route 137|SR-137]]
|-
!colspan=5|Bridge over the [[Holston River]]
|-
|
|52
|3
|Meadowview Parkway
|
|-
|
|51
|4
|{{jct|state=TN|SR|93|name1=Wilcox Drive, [[Tennessee State Route 126|SR-126]]}}
|Signed as exits 4A (south) and 4B (north) eastbound
|-
|
|49
|6
|{{jct|state=TN|sec|347|name1=Rock Springs Road}}
|
|-
|
|46
|8
|{{jct|state=TN|I|81|city1=Knoxville|city2=Bristol}}
|Signed as exits 8A (south) and 8B (north)
|-
|
|45
|10
|Eastern Star Road
|
|-
|rowspan=7|[[Washington County, Tennessee|Washington]]
|rowspan=7|[[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City]]
|
|42
|13
|{{jct|state=TN|sec|75|name1=Suncrest Drive, Bobby Hicks Highway|city1=Gray}}
|
|-
|
|38
|17
|{{jct|state=TN|sec|354|name1=Boones Creek Road|city1=Jonesborough}}
|
|-
|
|36
|19
|{{jct|state=TN|SR|381|name1=State of Franklin Road|city1=Bristol}}
|
|-
|
|35
|20
|{{jct|state=TN|US|11E|US|19W|dir2=north|name2=Roan Street, [[Tennessee State Route 34|SR-34]]/[[Tennessee State Route 36|SR-36]] north}}
|West end of US-19W/SR-36 overlap; signed as exits 20A (south) and 20B (north) westbound
|-
|
|33
|22
|{{jct|state=TN|sec|400|name1=Unaka Avenue, Watauga Avenue}}
|
|-
|
|32
|23
|{{jct|state=TN|sec|91|name1=Market Street, Main Street}}
|
|-
|
|31
|24
|{{jct|state=TN|US|321|SR|67|city1=Elizabethton}}
|
|-
|[[Carter County, Tennessee|Carter]]
|
|
|28
|27
|{{jct|state=TN|sec|359|dir1=north|name1=Okolona Road}}
|
|-
|rowspan=8|[[Unicoi County, Tennessee|Unicoi]]
|[[Unicoi, Tennessee|Unicoi]]
|
|23
|32
|{{jct|state=TN|sec|173|name1=Unicoi Road}}
|
|-
|
|
|21
|34
|Tinker Road
|
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Erwin, Tennessee|Erwin]]
|
|19
|36
|Main Street - [[Erwin, Tennessee|Erwin]]
|
|-
|
|18
|37
|{{jct|state=TN|SR|81|sec|107|city1=Erwin|city2=Jonesborough}}
|
|-
|
|15
|40
|Jackson-Love Highway - [[Erwin, Tennessee|Erwin]]
|
|-
|
|
|12
|43
|{{jct|state=TN|US|19W|dir1=south|to2=to|sec|352|name1=Temple Hill Road, [[Tennessee State Route 36|SR-36]] south}}
|East end of US-19W/SR-36 overlap
|-
|
|
|9
|46
|Clear Branch Road
|
|-
|
|
|5
|50
|Flag Pond Road
|
|}
===North Carolina===
{|class=wikitable
!rowspan=2|County
!rowspan=2|Location
!colspan=2|[[Exit number|Exit #]]
!rowspan=2|Destinations
!rowspan=2|Notes
|-
!Old
!New
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Madison County, North Carolina|Madison]]
|
|
|3
|{{jct|state=NC|US-Alt|23|dab1=Wolf Laurel|city1=Wolf Laurel}}
|
|-
|
|
|9
|{{jct|state=NC|US|19|dir1=north|city1=Burnsville|city2=Spruce Pine}}
|West end of US 19 overlap
|-
|[[Mars Hill, North Carolina|Mars Hill]]
|
|11
|{{jct|state=NC|NC|213|city1=Mars Hill|city2=Marshall}}
|-
!colspan=6|Temporary east end of I-26 at NC 213
|-
|rowspan=24|[[Buncombe County, North Carolina|Buncombe]]
|
|
|13
|[[Forks of Ivy, North Carolina|Forks of Ivy]]<!--is it still signed this way?-->
|
|-
|
|
|15
|{{jct|state=NC|NC|197|city1=Jupiter|city2=Barnardsville}}
|
|-
|
|
|17
|[[Flat Creek, North Carolina|Flat Creek]]
|
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Weaverville, North Carolina|Weaverville]]
|
|18
|{{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|19|dab1=Asheville|dir1=south|city1=Weaverville|road=Monticello Road}}
|
|-
|
|19
|{{jct|state=NC|US|25|dir1=north|US|70|dir2=west|city1=Marshall|city2=Weaverville}}
|West end of US 25/US 70 overlap; signed as exits 25A (north/west) and 25B (Weaverville) westbound
|-
|
|21
|New Stock Road - [[Weaverville, North Carolina|Weaverville]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Woodfin, North Carolina|Woodfin]]
|
|23
|Merrimon Avenue ([[US 25 (NC)|US 25]] south) - [[North Asheville, North Carolina|North Asheville]], [[New Bridge, North Carolina|New Bridge]]
|East end of US 25 overlap
|-
|
|24
|Elk Mountain Road - [[Woodfin, North Carolina|Woodfin]]
|
|-
|rowspan=11|[[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]]
|
|25
|{{jct|state=NC|NC|251|city1=University of North Carolina-Asheville}}
|
|-
|
|
|Hill Street
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|
|
|{{jct|state=NC|I|240|dir1=east|US|70|dir2=east|name2=[[U.S. Route 74 Alternate (Asheville, North Carolina)|US 74 Alt.]] east}}
|East end of US 70 overlap; west end of I-240/US 74 Alt. overlap
|-
!colspan=4|Temporary west end of I-26; west end of I-240 overlap
|-
|4B
|
|Patton Avenue - [[Downtown Asheville, North Carolina|Downtown Asheville]]
|
|-
|3B
|
|Westgate, Holiday Inn Drive
|
|-
|3A
|
|{{jct|state=NC|US|19|dir1=south|US|23|dir2=south|name2=[[U.S. Route 74 Alternate (Asheville, North Carolina)|US 74 Alt.]] west}}
|East end of US 19/US 23/US 74 Alt. overlap; west end of US 19 Bus./US 23 Bus. overlap
|-
|2
|
|{{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|19|dir1=south|US-Bus|23|dir2=south|dab1=Asheville|dab2=Asheville|city1=West Asheville}}
|U.S. 19 Business and U.S. 23 Business join westbound and leave eastbound.
|-
|1C
|
|Amboy Road
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|1B
|
|{{jct|state=NC|NC|191|to2=to|I|40|dir2=east|name1=Brevard Road}}
|
|-
!colspan=5|East end of I-240 overlap at I-40
|-
|
|1B
|32B
|{{jct|state=NC|I|40|dir1=west|US|74|dil2=west|city1=Canton}}, [[Knoxville, TN|Knoxville]]
|West end of US 74 overlap; signed as exit 1A eastbound
|-
|
|1A
|32A
|{{jct|state=NC|I|40|dir1=east|city1=Hickory}}
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|
|2
|33
|{{jct|state=NC|NC|191|road=[[Blue Ridge Parkway]]}}
|
|-
|
|6
|37
|{{jct|state=NC|NC|146|city1=Skyland}}
|
|-
|
|9
|40
|{{jct|state=NC|NC|280|city1=Asheville Regional Airport|city2=Arden}}
|
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Henderson County, North Carolina|Henderson]]
|
|13
|44
|{{jct|state=NC|US|25|US-Bus|25|dir1=north|dir2=south|dab2=Hendersonville|city1=Fletcher|city2=Mountain Home}}
|West end of US 25 overlap
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Hendersonville, North Carolina|Hendersonville]]
|18
|49
|{{jct|state=NC|US|64|city1=Hendersonville|city2=Bat Cave}}
|Signed as exits 49A (east) and 49B (west)
|-
|22
|53
|Upward Road - [[Hendersonville, North Carolina|Hendersonville]]
|
|-
|
|23
|54
|{{jct|state=NC|US|25|dir1=south|to2=to|US|176|NC|225}} - [[Greenville, SC|Greenville]]
|East end of US 25 overlap
|-
!colspan=5|[[Peter Guice Memorial Bridge]] over the [[Green River (North Carolina)|Green River]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Polk County, North Carolina|Polk]]
|
|28
|59
|[[Saluda, North Carolina|Saluda]]
|
|-
|[[Columbus, North Carolina|Columbus]]
|36
|67
|{{jct|state=NC|US|74|dir1=east|NC|108|city1=Columbus|city2=Rutherfordton|city3=Tryon}}
|East end of US 74 overlap
|}
===South Carolina===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!County
!Location
![[Exit number|#]]
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=16|[[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg]]
|
|1
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|14|city1=Landrum}}
|
|-
|
|5
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|11|city1=Campobello|city2=Chesnee}}
|
|-
|
|10
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|292|city1=Inman}}
|
|-
|
|15
|{{jct|state=SC|US|176|city1=Inman|city2=Spartanburg}}
|
|-
|
|16
|John Dodd Road - [[Wellford, South Carolina|Wellford]]
|
|-
|
|17
|New Cut Road - [[Sigsbee, South Carolina|Sigsbee]]
|
|-
|
|18
|{{jct|state=SC|I|85|city1=Greenville}}, [[Charlotte, NC|Charlotte]]
|Signed as exits 18A (south) and 18B (north)
|-
|
|19
|{{jct|state=SC|BL|85|dab1=Spartanburg|city1=Spartanburg}}
|Signed as exits 19A (south) and 19B (north)
|-
|
|21
|{{jct|state=SC|US|29|city1=Greer|city2=Spartanburg}}
|Signed as exits 21A (south) and 21B (north)
|-
|
|22
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|296|name1=Reidville Road|city1=Roebuck|city2=Spartanburg}}
|
|-
|
|28
|{{jct|state=SC|US|221|city1=Spartanburg|city2=Moore|city3=Woodruff}}
|
|-
|
|35
|Road 50 - [[Woodruff, South Carolina|Woodruff]]
|
|-
|
|38
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|146|city1=Cross Anchor|city2=Woodruff}}
|
|-
|
|41
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|92|city1=Enoree}}
|
|-
|
|44
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|49|city1=Laurens|city2=Cross Anchor|city3=Union}}
|
|-
!rowspan=2 colspan=4|Bridge over the [[Enoree River]]
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Laurens County, South Carolina|Laurens]]
|-
|
|51
|{{jct|state=SC|I|385|city1=Laurens|city2=Greenville}}
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|
|52
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|56|city1=Cross Anchor|city2=Clinton}}
|
|-
|
|54
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|72|city1=Clinton|city2=Whitmire}}
|
|-
|
|60
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|66|city1=Joanna|city2=Whitmire}}
|
|-
|rowspan=6|[[Newberry County, South Carolina|Newberry]]
|
|66
|Road 32 - [[Jalapa, South Carolina|Jalapa]]
|
|-
|
|72
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|121|city1=Newberry|city2=Whitmire|city3=Union}}
|
|-
|
|74
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|34|city1=Newberry|city2=Winnsboro}}
|
|-
|
|76
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|219|city1=Newberry|city2=Pomaria}}
|
|-
|
|82
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|773|city1=Prosperity|city2=Pomaria}}
|
|-
|
|85
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|202|city1=Pomaria|city2=Little Mountain}}
|
|-
|[[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington]]
|
|91
|Columbia Avenue - [[Chapin, South Carolina|Chapin]]
|
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland]]
|
|97
|{{jct|state=SC|US|176|city1=Ballentine|city2=White Rock|city3=Peak}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Irmo, South Carolina|Irmo]]
|101
|{{jct|state=SC|US|76|dir1=west|US|176|name2=Broad River Road|city1=Ballentine|city2=White Rock}}
|West end of US 76 overlap; signed as exits 101A (west) and 101B (east)
|-
|102
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|60|name1=Lake Murray Boulevard|city1=Irmo}}
|Signed as exits 102A (west) and 102B (east)
|-
|
|103
|Harbison Boulevard
|Exit to reach the Columbiana Mall.
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington]]
|
|104
|Piney Grove Road
|
|-
|
|106
|St. Andrews Road
|Signed as exits 106A (west) and 106B (east-along with Fernandina Road and Burning Tree Road) westbound.
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland]]
|
|107
|{{jct|state=SC|I|20}} - [[Augusta, GA|Augusta]], [[Florence, SC|Florence]]
|Signed as exits 107A (west) and 107B (east)
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]]
|108A
|Bush River Road
|
|-
|108B
|{{jct|state=SC|I|126|city1=Downtown Columbia|name1=[[US 76 (SC)|US 76]] east}}
|East end of US 76 overlap
|-
!rowspan=2 colspan=4|Bridge over the [[Saluda River]]
|-
|rowspan=7|[[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington]]
|-
|
|110
|{{jct|state=SC|US|378|city1=Lexington|city2=West Columbia}}
|
|-
|
|111
|{{jct|state=SC|US|1|city1=Lexington|city2=West Columbia}}
|Signed as exits 111A (south) and 111B (north)
|-
|[[Springdale, South Carolina|Springdale]]
|113
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|302|city1=Columbia Airport|city2=Cayce}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Cayce, South Carolina|Cayce]]
|115
|{{jct|state=SC|US|21|US|176|US|321|city1=Gaston|city2=Cayce|city3=Columbia}}
|
|-
|116
|{{jct|state=SC|I|77|dir1=north}} - [[Charlotte, NC|Charlotte]]
|
|-
|
|119
|{{jct|state=SC|US|21|US|176|city1=St. Matthews|city2=Dixiana}}
|
|-
|[[Calhoun County, South Carolina|Calhoun]]
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|125
|Old Sandy Run Road (Road 31) - [[Gaston, South Carolina|Gaston]]
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|[[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington]]
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|129
|{{jct|state=SC|US|21}}
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|[[Calhoun County, South Carolina|Calhoun]]
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|136
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|6|city1=North|city2=St. Matthews|city3=Swansea}}
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|rowspan=7|[[Orangeburg County, South Carolina|Orangeburg]]
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|139
|Burke Road - [[St. Matthews, South Carolina|St. Matthews]]
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|145
|{{jct|state=SC|US|601|city1=Orangeburg|city2=St. Matthews}}
|Signed as exits 145A (south) and 145B (north)
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|149
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|33|city1=Orangeburg|city2=Cameron}}
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|154
|{{jct|state=SC|US|301|city1=Orangeburg|city2=Santee}}
|Signed as exits 154A (south) and 154B (north)
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|159
|Road 36 - [[Bowman, South Carolina|Bowman]]
|Exit to reach [[Sandy Run, South Carolina|Sandy Run]]
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|165
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|210|city1=Bowman|city2=Vance}}
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|169
|{{jct|state=SC|I|95}} - [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]], [[Florence, SC|Florence]]
|Signed as exits 169A (south) and 169B (north)
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|rowspan=4|[[Dorchester County, South Carolina|Dorchester]]
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|172
|{{jct|state=SC|US|15|city1=St. George|city2=Holly Hill|city3=Santee}}
|Signed as exits 172A (south) and 172B (north)
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|177
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|453|city1=Harleyville|city2=Holly Hill}}
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|187
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|27|city1=Ridgeville|city2=St. George}}
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!colspan=4|Bridge over the [[Ashley River]] ([[Wassamassaw Swamp]])
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|rowspan=2|[[Berkeley County, South Carolina|Berkeley]]
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|194
|Road 16 - [[Jedburg, South Carolina|Jedburg]], [[Pinopolis, South Carolina|Pinopolis]]
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|199
|{{jct|state=SC|US-Alt|17|city1=Summerville|city2=Moncks Corner}}
|Signed as exits 199A (south) and 199B (north)
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|rowspan=18|[[Charleston County, South Carolina|Charleston]]
|[[Ladson, South Carolina|Ladson]]
|203
|College Park Road - [[Goose Creek, South Carolina|Goose Creek]], [[Ladson, South Carolina|Ladson]]
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|rowspan=10|[[North Charleston, South Carolina|North Charleston]]
|205
|{{jct|state=SC|US|78|to2=to|US|52|city1=Goose Creek}}
|Signed as exits 205A (west) and 205B (east)
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|209A
|{{jct|state=SC|US|52|name1=[[US 78 (SC)|US 78]]|city1=Goose Creek|city2=Moncks Corner}}
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
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|209B
|Ashley Phosphate Road
|Signed as exit 209A eastbound
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|211
|West Aviation Avenue - [[Charleston AFB]]
|Signed as exits 211A (west) and 211B (east)
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|212A
|Remount Road
|Eastbound exit is via exit 211B
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|212
|{{jct|state=SC|I|526}} - [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]], [[Charleston International Airport]], [[Mt. Pleasant, SC|Mt. Pleasant]]
|Signed as exits 212B (west) and 212C (east)
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|213
|Montague Avenue, Mall Drive
|Signed as exits 213A (west) and 213B (east) eastbound
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|215
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|642|name1=Dorchester Road}}
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|216
|{{jct|state=SC|SC|7|to2=to|US|17|dir2=south|name1=Cosgrove Avenue|city1=Charleston Naval Base}}
|Signed as exits 216A (south) and 216B (north)
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|217
|{{jct|state=SC|US|52|name1=North Meeting Street}}
|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
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|rowspan=7|[[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]
|218
|Spruill Avenue - [[Charleston Naval Base]]
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
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|219A
|Rutledge Avenue - [[The Citadel (Charleston)|The Citadel]]
|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
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|219B
|Morrison Drive, East Bay Street ([[U.S. Route 52 Spur (Charleston, South Carolina)|US 52 Spur]])
|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
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|220A
|Romney Street
|Westbound exit only
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|220B
|{{jct|state=SC|US|17|dir1=north|city1=Mt. Pleasant|city2=Georgetown}}
|Signed as exit 220 eastbound
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|221A
|{{jct|state=SC|US|17|dir1=south}} - [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
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|221B
|Meeting Street ([[US 52 (SC)|US 52]])
|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
|}
==Auxiliary routes==
{{3di|26}}
*[[Interstate 126]] is a spur into [[Columbia, South Carolina]] from the northwest.
*[[Interstate 77 in South Carolina|Interstate 326]] was a temporary unsigned designation for part of what is now [[Interstate 77]] south of Columbia.
*[[Interstate 526]] is a partial [[beltway]] of Charleston, South Carolina, running from U.S. Route 17 west of the city north to I-26 and back east and south to US 17 east of Charleston.
==External links==
*[http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/ FHWA Route Log and Finder List]
*[http://www.mountainx.com/news/2003/0716tennessee.php Political History of I-26]
*[http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/news.apx.-content-articles-TRI-2007-03-02-0001.html News article listing new I-26 exit numbers published March 2, 2007]
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