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A roads in Zone 7 of the Great Britain numbering scheme

October 26, 2023

List of A roads in the zone 7 in Great Britain starting north of the Solway Firth/Eden Estuary, west of the A7 and south of the A8 (roads beginning with 7). Data from Openstreetmap.

The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain
A726 in East Kilbride

Single and double digit roads Edit

Road From To Notes
  A7 Carlisle Edinburgh 92 miles (148 km) long. One of the longest trunk routes in Scotland.
  A70 Ayr Edinburgh 74 miles (119 km) long.

The 2012 Collins Big Road Atlas shows the A70 as one of the five most dangerous roads in Scotland based on serious and fatal accidents between 2007 and 2009 in proportion to traffic.[1]

  A71 Irvine Edinburgh Around 70 miles (112 km) long.
  A72 Hamilton Galashiels 63 miles (101 km) long.
  A73 Abington Cumbernauld 37 miles (60 km) long.
  A74 Viewpark Glasgow Used to continue down the modern day B7078 and B7076 all the way to Gretna. However, this task is now completed by the M74.
  A75 Gretna Stranraer
  A76 Dumfries Kilmarnock
  A77 Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway Glasgow
  A78 Greenock Monkton
  A79 Ayr Glasgow Prestwick Airport 7.5 miles (12.1 km) long, making it the second shortest 2-digit A-road in the UK.

Three and four digit numbers Edit

Road From To Notes
  A700 Sciennes, Edinburgh New Town, Edinburgh
  A701 Dumfries Edinburgh Originally went south from Leadburn via current A703 to Peebles; road was rerouted later.
  A702 St. John's Town of Dalry Edinburgh
  A703 Peebles Edinburgh City Bypass junction 6, Lothianburn Runs as A701 between Bilston and Leadburn, Midlothian.

Route primarily within Scottish Borders Council district, southeastern Scotland.

  A704 Miller's Moss West Calder
  A705 Whitburn Livingston
  A706 Lanark Bo'ness Replaced by A801 between Torphichen and Standhill. Formerly A8 between Standhill and Whitburn. The former alignment is now the B8084.
  A707 Selkirk Clovenfords
  A708 Moffat Selkirk The 2012 Collins Big Road Atlas shows the A708 as one of the five most dangerous roads in Scotland based on serious and fatal accidents between 2007 and 2009 in proportion to traffic.[1] Formerly continued south to Dumfries; this section became part of the A701.[2]
  A709 Lockerbie Dumfries
  A710 Dumfries Dalbeattie
  A711 Dumfries Argrennan
  A712 Crocketford Newton Stewart via New Galloway
  A713 Castle Douglas Ayr
  A714 Kirkinner Girvan
  A715 Unused Ran from Dunragit to Sandhead (now B7084).
  A716 Whiteleys Drummore
  A717 Stranraer Stranraer
  A718 Stranraer Kirkcolm
  A719 Turnberry North of Fenwick Passes over the Electric Brae.
  A720 Musselburgh South Gyle Edinburgh City Bypass. Number formerly applied to a road from A702 north of Abington to A72 in Symington; this is now part of the A73.
  A721 Kirkdean (Peeblesshire) Broomhouse Formerly continued west concurrent with the A74 to Hamilton Road, and then followed Hamilton Road and Tollcross Road to the A89.
  A722 Wishaw Newmains
  A723 Strathaven Holytown
  A724 Rutherglen Hamilton Number formerly applied to a road from A721 to A74 in Hamilton; this became part of the A74 (now B7071), and the number was reassigned to the old route of the A74.
  A725 Coatbridge East Kilbride at A726 Also known as the “Bellshill Bypass" from Shawhead to the Raith Interchange and the "East Kilbride Expressway" from the Raith to East Kilbride.
  A726 Erskine at A898 and B815 / Newton Mearns at M77 and A77 Darnley at M77 and A727 / Strathaven at A71 Re-routed via Glasgow Southern Orbital route in 2006 between East Kilbride and Newton Mearns. Other section runs via centre of Paisley. Both sections connect to the M77, but at different junctions two miles apart. Former A726 between Peel Park and Deaconsbank now renumbered A727.
  A727 Philipshill, East Kilbride at A726 Darnley at A726 and M77 Number formerly (pre-1980s) applied to a road from A8 (now Trongate) in Gorbals Cross to A726 (now A727) in Clarkston; this is now Stockwell Street, A8, A730, Pollokshaws Road, Victoria Road, Queen's Drive, Langside Road, Grange Road, Battlefield Road, Holmlea Road, B762, and B767. A727 number recreated in 2006 following opening of Glasgow Southern Orbital route from Newton Mearns to East Kilbride, with new A727 taking over what would have been formerly numbered A726.
  A728 Shawfield / Simshill Parkhead / Gorbals One part of the A728 forms the southern section of the Glasgow East End Regeneration Route, between Parkhead and Polmadie, roughly following the course of the abandoned Glasgow Outer Ring Road motorway proposals of the 1960s. The road was completed in 2012 as part of the Clyde Gateway project in preparation for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The other part is separate, running south from near Glasgow city centre, passing Hampden Park. Ends at B roads - the B766/B762, which is unusual for an A road.

  A729 Unused Proposed for Gorbals side of A728. Number formerly (pre-1980s) applied to a road on Cathcart Street from A730 to Pollokshaws Road (then part of the A727) in Glasgow.
  A730 Cathkin Bypass (Whitlawburn) Gorbals Cross
  A731 Unused Ran via Glasgow Road/Shawfield Road and Main Street from A730 to A749 in Rutherglen.
  A732 Unused Used to be used for London Road from Bridgeton east to A721 (now Hamilton Road); this is now part of the A74.
  A733 Unused Ran from A77 northeast of Fenwick to east of Ayr (now part of the A719).
  A734 Unused Ran from Hurlford to Riccarton (now the A71 and B7072; at the same time, the old A71 became the B7073).
  A735 Kilmarnock Lugton
  A736 Braehead Irvine Formerly (from its junction with the B762) went east via what is now the B762, B769 and Pollokshaws Road to the A77. Runs from the A8 near Braehead, via Crookston, Barrhead and Shilford, into Irvine.
  A737 Irvine Paisley Formerly continued from Hollywood to Milliken Park (now B787), round the south east of Johnstone (now Beith Road; unclassified), to Elderslie (now B789) and onto Paisley to Glasgow (now A761 & A8), making it the road in the UK which has changed route the most times. Even in the present day, there are 3 new bypasses being built which will change the route of this road even further.
  A738 Ardrossan Kilwinning Formerly A78 through Ardeer Square. Number formerly applied to a road from Stevenston to Ardrossan; this became the B780 in 2004 and the number was reused on the current routing.
  A739 Cardonald Bearsden Incorporates the Clyde Tunnel in Glasgow. Designated as a primary route only through the tunnel and its approaches. Number formerly applied to a road from A78 (now A738) Ardrossan southwest to Ardrossan Harbour; this became part of the A738 and a spur of the A738, and is now part of the B780 and a spur of the B780.
  A740 Unused Ran from Glasgow Airport to Johnstone (Now A737; old A737 became B787, Beith Road, B789, A761, and A8). Original route ran from Paisley to Old Kilpatrick (became part of the A726, which the westernmost portion later became A898).
  A741 Paisley Renfrew
  A742 Unused Ran from Greenock to Inverkip (became A78; old A78 became A770).
  A743 Lanark Ravenstruther
  A744 Unused Ran from Strathaven to Kirkfieldbank (section west of Kirkmuirhill became the A726; the entire route is now the B7086).
  A745 Dalbeattie Castle Douglas
  A746 Glasserton Kirkinner
  A747 Glasserton Glenluce
  A748 Unused Ran from A75 east of Dunragit to A715 (now B7084).
  A749 Glasgow East Kilbride
  A750 Unused Ran from Whithorn to Isle of Whithorn (now B7004).
  A751 Aird, A75 Innermessan, A77 Link road connecting traffic between A75 and A77 bypassing Stranraer.
  A752 Thorniewood Muirhead Number formerly applied to a road from A72 south of Kirkdean to Moffat (became part of the A701)
  A753 Unused Ran from Carnwath to Kirkdean (now A721).
  A754 Unused Ran from A8 north of Hillington south to A736 (now part of A736; the old route of the A736 east to A77, now B769, is now the B762). Original route ran from Carluke to Carstairs (now A721).
  A755 Kirkcudbright Girthon
  A756 Dumfries Maxwelltown Route became a spur of the A75, but reverted to its original number when the A75 was rerouted.
  A757 Unused Ran from Genoch Square to Lochans (now B7077).
  A758 Unused Ran from Ayr to Mauchline (now A719 and B743).
  A759 Troon Kilmarnock
  A760 Largs Lochwinnoch
  A761 Ibrox Port Glasgow Southern end formerly at Elderslie where it met the original A737.
  A762 Tongland Bridge St John's Town of Dalry
  A763 Cambuslang Carmyle
  A764 Unused Ran from Portpatrick to Portslogan (now B738).
  A765 Unused Ran from Ballantrae to Pinwherry (now B734).
  A766 Nine Mile Burn Penicuik
  A767 Unused Ran from Uphall to Mid Calder (now B8046).
  A768 Bilston Eskbank
  A769 Unused Ran from Bogue to Balmaclellan (now B7075).
  A770 Inverkip Greenock Comprising the former western end of the A8 and former northern end of the A78.
  A771 Cardwell Road, Gourock Gourock Ferry Terminal Using part of a former siding from Gourock railway station.
  A772 Eskbank Edinburgh
  A775 Mossend Newhouse
  A776 Unused Ran from East Kilbride to Burnbank; this became part of an extended A725, which was later rerouted onto the bypass.
  A778 Unused Ran from A78 south via Main Street to Monkton.
  A779 Livingston Bathgate
  A780 Dumfries Douievale
  A781 Buccleuch St, Dumfries Dockhead, Dumfries
  A7002 Unused Ran from A706 and A7066 to A705 in East Whitburn (this was a renumbering of part of the B7002); now part of the A801.
  A7066 Boghall Standhill Formerly part of the A8 road (see also A89 and B7066).
  A7071 Bothwell Bothwell New road created 2017; numbered as a spur of the B7071.

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ a b "Collins atlas rates five Scottish A roads 'high risk'". BBC News. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ "A708 - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki". www.sabre-roads.org.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

October 26, 2023
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List of A roads in the zone 7 in Great Britain starting north of the Solway Firth Eden Estuary west of the A7 and south of the A8 roads beginning with 7 Data from Openstreetmap The numbering zones for A roads in Great BritainA726 in East Kilbride Contents 1 Single and double digit roads 2 Three and four digit numbers 3 See also 4 ReferencesSingle and double digit roads EditRoad From To Notes nbsp A7 Carlisle Edinburgh 92 miles 148 km long One of the longest trunk routes in Scotland nbsp A70 Ayr Edinburgh 74 miles 119 km long The 2012 Collins Big Road Atlas shows the A70 as one of the five most dangerous roads in Scotland based on serious and fatal accidents between 2007 and 2009 in proportion to traffic 1 nbsp A71 Irvine Edinburgh Around 70 miles 112 km long nbsp A72 Hamilton Galashiels 63 miles 101 km long nbsp A73 Abington Cumbernauld 37 miles 60 km long nbsp A74 Viewpark Glasgow Used to continue down the modern day B7078 and B7076 all the way to Gretna However this task is now completed by the M74 nbsp A75 Gretna Stranraer nbsp A76 Dumfries Kilmarnock nbsp A77 Portpatrick Dumfries and Galloway Glasgow nbsp A78 Greenock Monkton nbsp A79 Ayr Glasgow Prestwick Airport 7 5 miles 12 1 km long making it the second shortest 2 digit A road in the UK Three and four digit numbers EditRoad From To Notes nbsp A700 Sciennes Edinburgh New Town Edinburgh nbsp A701 Dumfries Edinburgh Originally went south from Leadburn via current A703 to Peebles road was rerouted later nbsp A702 St John s Town of Dalry Edinburgh nbsp A703 Peebles Edinburgh City Bypass junction 6 Lothianburn Runs as A701 between Bilston and Leadburn Midlothian Route primarily within Scottish Borders Council district southeastern Scotland nbsp A704 Miller s Moss West Calder nbsp A705 Whitburn Livingston nbsp A706 Lanark Bo ness Replaced by A801 between Torphichen and Standhill Formerly A8 between Standhill and Whitburn The former alignment is now the B8084 nbsp A707 Selkirk Clovenfords nbsp A708 Moffat Selkirk The 2012 Collins Big Road Atlas shows the A708 as one of the five most dangerous roads in Scotland based on serious and fatal accidents between 2007 and 2009 in proportion to traffic 1 Formerly continued south to Dumfries this section became part of the A701 2 nbsp A709 Lockerbie Dumfries nbsp A710 Dumfries Dalbeattie nbsp A711 Dumfries Argrennan nbsp A712 Crocketford Newton Stewart via New Galloway nbsp A713 Castle Douglas Ayr nbsp A714 Kirkinner Girvan nbsp A715 Unused Ran from Dunragit to Sandhead now B7084 nbsp A716 Whiteleys Drummore nbsp A717 Stranraer Stranraer nbsp A718 Stranraer Kirkcolm nbsp A719 Turnberry North of Fenwick Passes over the Electric Brae nbsp A720 Musselburgh South Gyle Edinburgh City Bypass Number formerly applied to a road from A702 north of Abington to A72 in Symington this is now part of the A73 nbsp A721 Kirkdean Peeblesshire Broomhouse Formerly continued west concurrent with the A74 to Hamilton Road and then followed Hamilton Road and Tollcross Road to the A89 nbsp A722 Wishaw Newmains nbsp A723 Strathaven Holytown nbsp A724 Rutherglen Hamilton Number formerly applied to a road from A721 to A74 in Hamilton this became part of the A74 now B7071 and the number was reassigned to the old route of the A74 nbsp A725 Coatbridge East Kilbride at A726 Also known as the Bellshill Bypass from Shawhead to the Raith Interchange and the East Kilbride Expressway from the Raith to East Kilbride nbsp A726 Erskine at A898 and B815 Newton Mearns at M77 and A77 Darnley at M77 and A727 Strathaven at A71 Re routed via Glasgow Southern Orbital route in 2006 between East Kilbride and Newton Mearns Other section runs via centre of Paisley Both sections connect to the M77 but at different junctions two miles apart Former A726 between Peel Park and Deaconsbank now renumbered A727 nbsp A727 Philipshill East Kilbride at A726 Darnley at A726 and M77 Number formerly pre 1980s applied to a road from A8 now Trongate in Gorbals Cross to A726 now A727 in Clarkston this is now Stockwell Street A8 A730 Pollokshaws Road Victoria Road Queen s Drive Langside Road Grange Road Battlefield Road Holmlea Road B762 and B767 A727 number recreated in 2006 following opening of Glasgow Southern Orbital route from Newton Mearns to East Kilbride with new A727 taking over what would have been formerly numbered A726 nbsp A728 Shawfield Simshill Parkhead Gorbals One part of the A728 forms the southern section of the Glasgow East End Regeneration Route between Parkhead and Polmadie roughly following the course of the abandoned Glasgow Outer Ring Road motorway proposals of the 1960s The road was completed in 2012 as part of the Clyde Gateway project in preparation for the 2014 Commonwealth Games The other part is separate running south from near Glasgow city centre passing Hampden Park Ends at B roads the B766 B762 which is unusual for an A road nbsp A729 Unused Proposed for Gorbals side of A728 Number formerly pre 1980s applied to a road on Cathcart Street from A730 to Pollokshaws Road then part of the A727 in Glasgow nbsp A730 Cathkin Bypass Whitlawburn Gorbals Cross nbsp A731 Unused Ran via Glasgow Road Shawfield Road and Main Street from A730 to A749 in Rutherglen nbsp A732 Unused Used to be used for London Road from Bridgeton east to A721 now Hamilton Road this is now part of the A74 nbsp A733 Unused Ran from A77 northeast of Fenwick to east of Ayr now part of the A719 nbsp A734 Unused Ran from Hurlford to Riccarton now the A71 and B7072 at the same time the old A71 became the B7073 nbsp A735 Kilmarnock Lugton nbsp A736 Braehead Irvine Formerly from its junction with the B762 went east via what is now the B762 B769 and Pollokshaws Road to the A77 Runs from the A8 near Braehead via Crookston Barrhead and Shilford into Irvine nbsp A737 Irvine Paisley Formerly continued from Hollywood to Milliken Park now B787 round the south east of Johnstone now Beith Road unclassified to Elderslie now B789 and onto Paisley to Glasgow now A761 amp A8 making it the road in the UK which has changed route the most times Even in the present day there are 3 new bypasses being built which will change the route of this road even further nbsp A738 Ardrossan Kilwinning Formerly A78 through Ardeer Square Number formerly applied to a road from Stevenston to Ardrossan this became the B780 in 2004 and the number was reused on the current routing nbsp A739 Cardonald Bearsden Incorporates the Clyde Tunnel in Glasgow Designated as a primary route only through the tunnel and its approaches Number formerly applied to a road from A78 now A738 Ardrossan southwest to Ardrossan Harbour this became part of the A738 and a spur of the A738 and is now part of the B780 and a spur of the B780 nbsp A740 Unused Ran from Glasgow Airport to Johnstone Now A737 old A737 became B787 Beith Road B789 A761 and A8 Original route ran from Paisley to Old Kilpatrick became part of the A726 which the westernmost portion later became A898 nbsp A741 Paisley Renfrew nbsp A742 Unused Ran from Greenock to Inverkip became A78 old A78 became A770 nbsp A743 Lanark Ravenstruther nbsp A744 Unused Ran from Strathaven to Kirkfieldbank section west of Kirkmuirhill became the A726 the entire route is now the B7086 nbsp A745 Dalbeattie Castle Douglas nbsp A746 Glasserton Kirkinner nbsp A747 Glasserton Glenluce nbsp A748 Unused Ran from A75 east of Dunragit to A715 now B7084 nbsp A749 Glasgow East Kilbride nbsp A750 Unused Ran from Whithorn to Isle of Whithorn now B7004 nbsp A751 Aird A75 Innermessan A77 Link road connecting traffic between A75 and A77 bypassing Stranraer nbsp A752 Thorniewood Muirhead Number formerly applied to a road from A72 south of Kirkdean to Moffat became part of the A701 nbsp A753 Unused Ran from Carnwath to Kirkdean now A721 nbsp A754 Unused Ran from A8 north of Hillington south to A736 now part of A736 the old route of the A736 east to A77 now B769 is now the B762 Original route ran from Carluke to Carstairs now A721 nbsp A755 Kirkcudbright Girthon nbsp A756 Dumfries Maxwelltown Route became a spur of the A75 but reverted to its original number when the A75 was rerouted nbsp A757 Unused Ran from Genoch Square to Lochans now B7077 nbsp A758 Unused Ran from Ayr to Mauchline now A719 and B743 nbsp A759 Troon Kilmarnock nbsp A760 Largs Lochwinnoch nbsp A761 Ibrox Port Glasgow Southern end formerly at Elderslie where it met the original A737 nbsp A762 Tongland Bridge St John s Town of Dalry nbsp A763 Cambuslang Carmyle nbsp A764 Unused Ran from Portpatrick to Portslogan now B738 nbsp A765 Unused Ran from Ballantrae to Pinwherry now B734 nbsp A766 Nine Mile Burn Penicuik nbsp A767 Unused Ran from Uphall to Mid Calder now B8046 nbsp A768 Bilston Eskbank nbsp A769 Unused Ran from Bogue to Balmaclellan now B7075 nbsp A770 Inverkip Greenock Comprising the former western end of the A8 and former northern end of the A78 nbsp A771 Cardwell Road Gourock Gourock Ferry Terminal Using part of a former siding from Gourock railway station nbsp A772 Eskbank Edinburgh nbsp A775 Mossend Newhouse nbsp A776 Unused Ran from East Kilbride to Burnbank this became part of an extended A725 which was later rerouted onto the bypass nbsp A778 Unused Ran from A78 south via Main Street to Monkton nbsp A779 Livingston Bathgate nbsp A780 Dumfries Douievale nbsp A781 Buccleuch St Dumfries Dockhead Dumfries nbsp A7002 Unused Ran from A706 and A7066 to A705 in East Whitburn this was a renumbering of part of the B7002 now part of the A801 nbsp A7066 Boghall Standhill Formerly part of the A8 road see also A89 and B7066 nbsp A7071 Bothwell Bothwell New road created 2017 numbered as a spur of the B7071 See also EditB roads in Zone 7 of the Great Britain numbering scheme List of motorways in the United Kingdom Transport in Edinburgh Road network Transport in Glasgow Other Roads Transport in Scotland RoadReferences Edit a b Collins atlas rates five Scottish A roads high risk BBC News 19 August 2011 Retrieved 11 November 2017 A708 Roader s Digest 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