Eastern Terminus:  Pre-1997:  At the Highway 11/27 junction in downtown Barrie.

                                      Current: Highway 26 now ends at the Highway 400 interchange in Barrie.

Length:  Pre-1997: 117.0 km.  Current: 115.7 km.

Multiplexes:  There was a 7.2 km multiplex with Highway 27 before Highway 27 was decommissioned in 1998.

Freeway:  No

AADT (2002):  Highest:  19,600, from Highway 27 easterly to Barrie;

                             Lowest:  5,100, from Owen Sound easterly to Meaford.

Road info:  Many sections along Highway 26 are in need of attention and some new pavement, fortunately the worst of these sections was totally reconstructed in the 2005 and 2006 construction season.  East of Collingwood the route is plagued with chronic congestion during peak tourist season; the new alignment between Collingwood and Wasaga Beach cannot be constructed soon enough.  The rural speed limit along Highway 26 is 80km/h.

EB:  Take the short ramp to the right onto 16th Street.  WB:  Turn left onto 9th Avenue as 16th Street Ends

At the First Street Extn:  EB: Turn Left onto First Street.  WB: Take the ramp to the right onto High Street

At the end of the Pretty River Parkway.  EB: Turn Left towards Barrie.  WB: Turn right towards downtown Collingwood

At Highway 91 in Stayner:  EB: Turn Left towards Barrie.  WB: Turn Right towards Collingwood

At Midhurst:  EB: Take the Ramp to the Right towards Barrie.  WB: Turn Left towards Collingwood

CURRENT (Since 1997) EASTERN END OF HIGHWAY 26

East of Highway 400, Highway 26 is now known only as Bayfield Street.

Approaching the Highway 11 junction.  Highway 26 splits into two unidirectional routes.  Traveling EB Stay on Bayfield Street to Dunlop Street.  WB: From Highway 11, Head north, on Clapperton Street, turn left onto Collier Street, then a quick right onto Bayfield Street.