A76 road
Road in Scotland
The A76 road is a major trunk road in south west Scotland.
Starting at Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire, the A76 goes through or immediately by-passes Hurlford, Mauchline, Auchinleck, Cumnock, Pathhead and New Cumnock before entering Dumfries and Galloway and continuing through Kirkconnel, Sanquhar, Mennock, Enterkinfoot, Carronbridge, Thornhill, Closeburn, Kirkpatrick, Auldgirth and Holywood before terminating at Dumfries. For the majority of its length (the portion from New Cumnock to Dumfries) it follows the valley of the River Nith which also lends its name to the historic district of Nithsdale.
01Junction list
| Council area | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumfries and Galloway | Dumfries | 0.0 | 0.0 | Galloway Street (A780) to A75 / A710 / A711 , Town centre, Stranraer, Solway Coast, Dalbeattie | Southern terminus |
| 0.8 | 1.3 | A75 to M6 / M74 / A74(M) / A701 / A709 , Stranraer, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Lockerbie | To M74 signed northbound only, To M6 and A74(M) southbound only | ||
| Thornhill | 14.1 | 22.7 | A702 south (Gill Road) , Penpont, Moniaive | Southern terminus of A702 concurrency | |
| Carronbridge | 15.5 | 24.9 | A702 north to M74 , Glasgow, Edinburgh, Durisdeer, Dalveen Pass, Elvanfoot | Northern terminus of A702 concurrency | |
| East Ayrshire | Cumnock boundary | 43.1 | 69.4 | A70 (Ayr Road) to M74 , Ayr, Prestwick Airport, Cumnock, Edinburgh, Coylton, Ochiltree, Muirkirk | Prestwick Airport signed northbound only, To M74 southbound only |
| Kilmarnock | 56.0 | 90.1 | A71 (Riccarton Road) / A77 / A735 north (Queen's Drive) to A759 , Edinburgh, Irvine, Troon, Ayr, Glasgow, Kilmarnock | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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- UK road A76.svg by Fredddie (talk · contribs), OGL 3
- Drumlanrig Street, Thornhill (A76) - geograph.org.uk - 1402927.jpg by G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0
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