The A99road is entirely within the former county of Caithness in the Highland of Scotland. It runs generally north/northeast from the A9 at Latheron to Wick and to the A836 at John o' Groats.[1] It was part of the A9 until the A9 classification was transferred to what had been the A895-A882 link between Latheron and Thurso. Between Latheron and Wick it follows, mostly, the route of one of Telford's roads.
In June 2008, the Road Safety Foundation announced that the most dangerous road in Scotland was the 27 km stretch of the A99 between the A9 at Latheron and Wick. With twelve fatal and serious casualty accidents in three years between 2004 and 2006, the road was one of only four roads in Great Britain rated as Black—the highest risk band—in the EuroRAP report.[2]
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^. scothighlands.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
^Highest risk road sections in each UK Government Office Region (2004–2006) 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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road, entirely, within, former, county, caithness, highland, scotland, runs, generally, north, northeast, from, latheron, wick, a836, john, groats, part, until, classification, transferred, what, been, a895, a882, link, between, latheron, thurso, between, lath. The A99 road is entirely within the former county of Caithness in the Highland of Scotland It runs generally north northeast from the A9 at Latheron to Wick and to the A836 at John o Groats 1 It was part of the A9 until the A9 classification was transferred to what had been the A895 A882 link between Latheron and Thurso Between Latheron and Wick it follows mostly the route of one of Telford s roads A99Click map to enlargeMajor junctionsSouth endLatheronMajor intersectionsA9 A836 A882North endJohn o GroatsLocationCountryUnited KingdomPrimarydestinationsInverness Wick John o GroatsRoad networkRoads in the United KingdomMotorways A and B road zones Contents 1 Towns villages and junctions 2 Road safety 3 References 4 External linksTowns villages and junctions edit nbsp Bridge of Wick carrying the A99 over Wick RiverThe A99 runs through or near towns and villages listed below Junctions listed are with other classified roads Places and junctions Ordnance Survey grid references and other notesLatheron A9 ND199335 From Latheron the A9 runs generally 1 south to Inverness Perth and Falkirk and 2 north to Thurso Thrumster ND336452Wick A882 ND362506 From Wick the A882 runs west northwest to the A9 in the Georgemas area Lochshell B874 ND353526 From Lochshell the B874 runs west to a crossroads with the A9 in the Georgemas area then to Halkirk and then north to the A9 in Thurso Reiss B876 ND333547 From Reiss the B876 runs northwest to the A836 at Castletown John o Groats A836 ND380727 From John o Groats the A836 runs generally west to Castletown Thurso and Tongue and then south to Lairg and Bonar Bridge then the A9 near Tain Road safety editIn June 2008 the Road Safety Foundation announced that the most dangerous road in Scotland was the 27 km stretch of the A99 between the A9 at Latheron and Wick With twelve fatal and serious casualty accidents in three years between 2004 and 2006 the road was one of only four roads in Great Britain rated as Black the highest risk band in the EuroRAP report 2 References edit Scothighlands Drive from Inverness to John O Groats scothighlands com Archived from the original on 25 June 2022 Retrieved 25 November 2019 Highest risk road sections in each UK Government Office Region 2004 2006 Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to A99 road Scotland EuroRAP GB Tracking Survey Results 2008 Road Safety Foundation 58 25 20 N 3 06 03 W 58 42218 N 3 10083 W 58 42218 3 10083 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A99 road amp oldid 1170116879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
